Hortense & Humus

Brussels


With a Sistine Chapel–style ceiling and gold trimmed furniture, H&H is a real treat that serves haute vegetarian cuisine such as salt-crust baked swede with roasted Jerusalem artichoke and shiitake mushrooms, and chestnut cake topped with poached pears. Most of the herbs and vegetables are grown in the garden, and the rest is locally sourced.

Mixologist Matthieu Chaumont uses kitchen herbs to create mocktails by day and cocktails by night.


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