This delightful restaurant was the standout of all the places we ate in Brussels. The quaint…read moreatmosphere, dark lighting, clean atheistic and unwillingness to be chain-like all while still delivering quick and effortlessly delicious pasta is a marvel. They truly have trapped magic in a bottle. The menu isn't large but they do also have a rotating seasonal menu that accompanies it. All the dishes on the main menu are Italian classics done right. Most dishes have pork or beef. The pasta tasted very fresh and the portions were what you would want of a good Italian restaurant, plentiful. My "white" ragú was packed full of flavor and the beef was tender. The pecorino cheese used was perfect. All in all, this is the type of place that is always busy and with good reason. Since they don't take reservations lines do form at the front of both sister locations on the same block. Make the line, it moves fairly quickly. And if it doesn't it is still well worth it.

This review is for the location at Nona Flagey (Ixelles) which is not listed yet on Yelp but this…read moreappears to be a small chain with the same menu at each location. NONA PIZZA FLAGEY AVENUE GÉNÉRALE DE GAULLE/GENERAAL DE GAULELAAN 3, 1050 IXELLES, BRUSSELS We had the pizza with spicy pork and it was excellent. As good as Little Italy in the USA. The real deal. One of the best meals we had on vacation in Brussels. Staff was nice and everyone around us was enjoying their food too. Cute little lake out front with a dirt trail around it to walk on after you eat. Will return for more pizza!

A small and unassuming place. BUT the pizza was delicious. The crust was light and the toppings…read morewere close to perfect. And don't forget the Tiramisu!

Wanted to try out their pizza but got lasagna instead. Great customer service, and waitress was…read morevery attentive. The place is small and looks crowded, and food was not all that great. Lasagna tasted like it was microwaved rather then freshly made, and red wine tasted like run down cheap wine. I guess the locals like it, but I DEFINITELY will not be going there next time for sure.

For wood fired pizza in Flemish Belgium, this place was delish! It has been a eight days of…read moretraditional British (in London) and now French- Flemish food here in Belgium, we needed just something easy like pizza. We ordered bruschetta (yum) and my daughter and I shared a margarita pizza (yum) and hubs got a mushroom-sausage and light cheese pizza, he ate it all so it must have been good! The staff speaks a variety of languages, or server was Italian. Good, hot pizza in a freezing winter day!

Great food and swift service. They accommodated me during the dinner rush even though I didn't have…read morea reservation. I tested the original pizza bar: margherita. It. Was. Perfect! Definitely recommend for small groups of no more than four. Great for singletons and couples as well.

Very good pizza, good drinks as well. Lively environment and right by a small playground, which is…read moregreat for families. Only specialty pizzas, so don't expect a pepperoni or Hawaiian here. The crust was fantastic and love the chili oil on the side!

Really good pizza in a fun, lively square with lots of other restaurants nearby. We sat outside,…read more at their table service in the park. Service was excellent and friendly. Pizzas were large...14", fast, and a good deal. Beer choices were good too. A great choice, especially for a low cost, casual night in a fun location of St. CATHERINES.

I was craving pizza while I was in Brussels. We found this place per recommendation from a local…read more So we decided to try it out. Their service was beyond great. I asked for ice thinking they serve ice. But to my surprise they do not normally serve ice. However, the employee ran and found me ice from a close by fellow restaurant. How awesome is that?! That alone gives this restaurant 5 stars. The food was great. You can tell they utilize fresh ingredients. On top of that, you can tell that the ingredients are of high quality. I definitely recommend this restaurant if you are traveling to Brussels.

Rue Dansaert keeps on getting more exciting everyday. Right in front of café Walvis, you can find…read morethe new wine and pizza bar Belle Equipe. Yet another one of Frédéric Nicolay's projects, that is slowly but steadily giving a face to the city. This is allready his 3th project in the Rue Dansaert. The concept of the place is to go hang out with your friends, have a nice wine and share a pizza as you are sitting at a barlike table. I shared a spinach pizza with a friend of mine and had a bio appel juice, but I will definitely come back to try their wines later! Oh and I already can't wait for spring to begin, because they also have a cosy terras in the back... To be continued

We had a wonderful dinner here. The owner of the restaurant and his daughter came and explained the…read moredishes, including their recommendations. Each one of our pasta was homemade and absolutely delicious. I especially recommend the lamb ravioli. We shared the tiramisu, which was also delicious. It tasted like we were in Italy!

We weren't able to get a reservation but we came right as they opened for dinner and we were seated…read moreimmediately. The owner greeted us and told us about the dishes, his wife is the one who makes all of the delicious food! This is right at the center of Brussels so really a great place to eat and we ate outside. There's plenty of seating outside. The pasta was so delicious, fresh, and you could tell it was made with love.

Great! They are good and confident and don't need my review,,,but...here I go anyway! It's small…read morebut very cozy so when I got there...No tables available and they don't take reservations! I left to find something else but tried my luck & coming back. Glad I did! They have wine, but as I was told, beer is their thing. The food was excellent and the staff are colorful and efficient as the flow between tables! I had the meatballs (2 large ones), meals come with a small salad and a side & bread! The beer selection is wide. Mostly Belgium ones. Other tables had what looked like delicious tuna, lasagna and stew which they all seemed to enjoy.

This was a great experience. Nice small place that feels authentically Belgian. Great ambience and…read morefantastic service. In reviewing the menu, everything sounded fantastic. My wife settled on the beef stew with stoemp, I had the confit of beef chuck with a side of fries. They were both very tasty, the servings were perfect for normal appetites and the meal came with bread, and salad as well. We really enjoyed it, in retrospect I wish we had ordered a beef dish and something else, both dishes we had were excellent (the confit of beef practically fell apart with my fork) but the tastes were similar. Oh well, maybe next time. Highly recommended.

A local from the area recommended me to come to this restaurant for some delicious seafood. When I…read morestood at the front entrance, there was literally no one eating here and I had my doubts. Anyways, I sat down and ordered their bucket of mussels with cream and paella with seafood and chicken. The food arrived within 10 minutes or so. My first impression of the bucket of mussels was just wow. There is a lot. I tried one and these are by far the best mussels I've ever had in my life. They were fresh and smooth, along with a amazing mussel taste. Texture and quality were on another level compared to ones I had near newport beach in California. I lost count of how many mussels I had after 40. It came with a side of fries as well. For its price this was an absolute steal. The paella was also my first time trying one. I ordered it based on the picture I saw on their front door and it was also delicious. The chicken was juicy, the mussels were just as fresh as the ones in the bucket. The addition of lemon juice to the rice gave it a nice tingy taste. The squid and shrimp were tiny compared to the picture but still delicious. Overall, I had underestimated this place. My bill also only added up to 33 euros too, which for its price was way better than anything else I've had in Europe. If I am ever back in this city, I will be coming back to this place for some more.

Staff was great however the food not so much. Only had the pizza but was very poor quality. Dough…read moretasted and looked store bought. Bread that was served was cold and a bit stale (I suspect it was day old). I don't understand why so many good reviews.

UPDATE JUNE 2016…read more Worst experience ever in this restaurant. It took already 20min before we could order. They said it is busy today so it would take 40min before our pizzas would come. We said "ok" but if we could get already a antipasti (some cheese etc) we would be very happy. That was no problem. Then the waiting started. First again 20 min for our drinks an other 40 min for some cheese. The waiter was rude. And when we asked for an explanation why other tables had already their food even if they ordered after we did. He went angry etc. He made his excuses after we had our pizzas but the nice atmosphere was already gone. We got the antipasti free but we will never go back again. A pity but respect your clients. ...................... OLD MESSAGE FROM LAST YEAR Lekker gegeten dat mag gezegd worden. We waren met vier op een doordeweekse dag en reserveren is geen overbodige. De voorgerechten en de tonijn als hoofdgerecht waren zalige gerechten. De bediening is mss wat onderbemand dus je moet geen haast hebben. Maar het eten maakt veel goed. Door het drukke (onderbemande) personeel is het soms lang wachten en heb je het gevoel dat je snel moet bestellen of ze zijn alweer weg. Dit zou kunnen verbeteren. Het geeft trouwens ook het gevoel dat ze zoveel mogelijk tafels op een avond willen hebben. Maar goed als dat het enige is dan valt het goed mee. Een klein wijnfoutje zien we door de vingers. (Nieuwe wijn uitschenken in glazen waar nog oude wijn in zit) Goh ik heb genoten hier al maakte het gezelschap ook deel hiervan uit.

Fornostar offers a great place for special occasions. The environment is elegant but not posh and…read morethe atmosphere is neat. The food was lovely, I recommend the "Saltimbocca alla Romana" and also the pizzas looked really good. It is expensive, let's make this clear, and when you make people pay a lot, you cannot afford to make mistakes. The wine we had was certainly kept in the fridge which is a terrible mistake for an expensive Chianti which was in fact spoilt. 6 euros for a tiny side salad is quite outrageous even for such place. This why I can't give more than three stars which is a pity because for occasions like birthdays, Saint Valentines, anniversaries is certainly a good spot.

Get out of the tourist zone and find this off the beaten path gem. Food was excellent. Great wine…read moreselection. Very small place.

Found this little Italian spot on TripAdvisor. We were looking for something cozy, one cold and…read morerainy night and this had exactly the feel we needed. Thought about making reservations, but instead we just got there right when they opened and there would've been no need. Granted it was a work week night, literally for the entire hour we were there only two tables arrived. And I was counting us. Perhaps later you might want a reservation or you might have to wait. There were only about seven or eight tables me entire thing so it's cozy. The one person running the cash register and taking orders, was very kind, but a little distracted on her phone. I wonder if she was doing work. She was very sweet though and gave good recommendations. My friend got the Ragu while I opted for the gnocchi. I actually preferred the Ragu for sure. The meat was tender and delicious, and the noodles were thick and delightful. The gnocchi kind of tasted a little, bland and repetitive. To be honest, I wish we could've shared like five tiny plates. Felt like I was eating way too much gnocchi and didn't get a lot of diversity. The bacon on top did help a little. The dishes were about 25 a piece, but they definitely tasted homemade. We opted for the bruschetta as a starter and I would've skipped that. The tomatoes were super fresh and the bread was good but the olive oil was playing. Don't think it was worth $10. The wine selection was brilliant. Generally pretty affordable for the quality. Some delicious wines there that night. Love love, love the aesthetic. We definitely want to return and try some new things.