# Chez Léon

Restaurant en Brussels · rue des Bouchers · Brussels

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-eat/chez-leon · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

The mussel house on the rue des Bouchers since 1893: pots of mussels, chips and Brussels dishes, open every day.

Léon Vanlancker opened his "Friture Léon" in 1893 at 18 rue des Bouchers, the street of restaurants that leads off the Saint-Hubert Galleries. Today it occupies several houses on the street and still does the same thing: mussels in a pot with chips and simple Brussels cooking.
The menu
The dish is the pot of Zeeland mussels, with chips, in several preparations. If you do not like mussels, order the meatballs in tomato sauce or the other Belgian dishes on the menu. It is a place for eating well without complications, at a mid-range price for the centre.
When to go
Open every day and you can book on its website. The rue des Bouchers is full of waiters inviting you into other restaurants: here there is no need, and the menu is at the door.
Getting there
Three minutes' walk from the Grand-Place through the galleries, and five from Bruxelles-Central station.

Qué pedir: the pot of Zeeland mussels with chips, or the meatballs in tomato sauce

A tener en cuenta: Open every day · next to the Saint-Hubert Galleries

## Practical details

- Address: Rue des Bouchers 18, 1000 Bruselas
- Phone: +32 2 511 14 15
- Email: welcome@leon1893.com
- Open every day; check the hours on its website
- Cuisine: Belgian, Brussels, mussels
- House specialities: Zeeland mussels with chips, Meatballs in tomato sauce, Typical Belgian dishes
- Bookings: https://www.chezleon.be/en/booking/
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.chezleon.be/en/
- Coordenadas: 50.8478, 4.3538

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hôtel des Galeries](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-stay/hotel-des-galeries), a 60 m
- [Saint-Hubert Galleries, rue des Bouchers and Manneken Pis](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/things-to-do/saint-hubert-galleries-and-manneken-pis), a 70 m
- [À la Mort Subite](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-eat/a-la-mort-subite), a 124 m
- [Plaisirs d'Hiver, the Brussels Christmas Market](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/things-to-do/plaisirs-d-hiver), a 153 m
- [The Grand-Place and the Gothic town hall](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/things-to-do/grand-place), a 157 m
- [Maison Dandoy, tea room on the rue Charles Buls](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-eat/maison-dandoy), a 204 m
- [Belgian Beer World, Belgian beer in the Stock Exchange building](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/things-to-do/belgian-beer-world), a 293 m
- [Hotel Le Dixseptième](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-stay/hotel-le-dixseptieme), a 344 m

## Consejos

### For a first day
Grand-Place, galleries and mussels: all within a radius of 300 metres.

### With children
It is one of the places in the centre with the most space and a family atmosphere.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### What do you eat at Chez Léon?
Mussels in a pot with chips and Brussels dishes such as meatballs in tomato sauce.

### Is it open every day?
Yes, according to its website.

### Can you book?
Yes, on the booking page of its website.

Destino: [Brussels](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels.md)