This superbly restored orangery in Parc d’Egmont has huge windows that allow the sunlight to glaze the tables. During the week, it sells healthy lunches like artichoke salad with cheese croquettes and a devilish suikertaart (sugar tart). Its gargantuan weekend brunch buffet includes roast pumpkin, ricotta and spinach ravioli, smoked salmon with dill and all manner of eggs.
La Fabrique
Brussels
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Institut des Sciences Naturelles
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Nearby Brussels attractions
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2. Église Notre-Dame du Sablon
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8. Audrey Hepburn's Childhood Home
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In 1929, My Fair Lady screen superstar Audrey Hepburn was born to a Dutch mother in Brussels. The exterior of their home has a commemorative plaque.