We'd add
Our runner-upCroquettes aux crevettes grises
Croquettes of grey North Sea shrimp, made in the house. Two to share before the mussels.
- Made in the house
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Our dish — the plate we'd order here firstMoules de Zélande marinière
Zeeland mussels cooked marinière, with white wine and shallots, in a pot to yourself. The dish the house built its name on, and our first pot.
Le Pré Salé
Belgian · Brussels brasserie · mussels · Sainte-Catherine (Rue de Flandre), Brussels
Rue de Flandre 18, 1000 Bruxelles
A Rue de Flandre house that has cooked fresh mussels for more than forty years, beside the old Brussels classics. Mussels are what it's known for, and what we'd order.
The proof, in the house's own words
Why the moules marinière
Same plate, other kitchens
Moules marinière: which one?
Le Pré Salé and one other kitchen in Brussels all lead with it. What sets each apart, and who it suits:
Le Pré Salé
This kitchenSainte-Catherine (Rue de Flandre) · Menu checked Oct 2026
Four decades of mussels, with house-made shrimp croquettes before them.
Pick it if you're in the centre near Sainte-Catherine and want the classic marinière; phone ahead.
Schaerbeek (Place de la Patrie) · Menu checked Oct 2026
A named mussel grower, a big pot a head, homemade mayonnaise and dozens of preparations.
Pick it if you'd rather eat in a residential neighbourhood away from the centre, or try a less usual preparation, the Brabançonne with chicory or the Bruxelloise with Cantillon gueuze.
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