Fodor's Expert Review La Roue d'Or

Bright orange and yellow murals pay humorous homage to the Surrealist René Magritte in this well-known Art Nouveau brasserie. Below these, brass plaques record the names of respected customers and famous diners gone by. This place just oozes old-fashioned charm. The excellent cuisine includes traditional Belgian fare—a generous chicken waterzooi and homemade frites—as well as old-school brasserie staples like andouillette (a coarse tripe sausage), fried duck foie gras with caramelized apples, and rabbit with prunes. Perhaps as a result of its slick trade in tourists, service tends to err decidedly on the dour side. Menus in English are on hand.