After walking through half of Brussels at night, we were surprised that they were still open and let us order dinner at 11 PM. We're glad we sat down, because, had it not been for the French menu and the rain outside, we would have sworn we were in Italy. This place provides the typical Italian experience, with simple yet decent dishes and closing hours being defined by when the last customer leaves. We started out with spritzes and a breaded parmesan salad to munch on. These were swiftly followed by a pasta that left us full and satisfied. After some conversation in Italian with the waiter, we couldn't help but feel slightly sad that we had to swap our tiny Italian holiday for a rainy night in Brussels. read more