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I love this place: a typically Belgian one! Not because of the food they serve here -we can argue as Spaghetti ala Bologna became a basic dish in any self-respecting Belgian brasserie even though the recipe used in Belgium is very different from the Bolognese one – but for the simplicity of its service and the personality of its owner: Françoise.
She will welcome you properly: with a smile, a sarcastic sense of humor, a love for her customer, her good mood.
The place has other originality: it’s exiguous; on the menu you’ll find only Spaghetti (4 sorts) and you’ll be served in 2 minutes chrono.
The atmosphere owes much to all this characteristics and to Françoise herself. So you won’t go there because it’s the best spaghetti in town (even though the dishes are not bad at all) but because it’s the best place in town to eat them!
One day, I was very lucky: Françoise was in a good mood, the music on the radio was one of her favourite, so she puts the volume higher…and we started to dance… Crazy moment? No: Belgian moment!
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La Canardière | Restaurants (Spaghetti) | Spaghetti € 10.00
Rue Stassart, 17 | Ixelles | +3225122620
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It’s really funny to bump into this entry as Francoise is one of my neighbours. I would probably never have gone to her restaurant, although it’s an “institution” in Brussels if one day I would not have found her washing her clothes in my assigned washing time (the apartment complex does not allow washing machines, so we all wash in the basement). I was slightly late from work and apparently there was a 15-minute rule and she took my place. However, she felt so bad about it that apart from apologising like crazy I also got some free coupon to eat at La Canardière. I went one night with a friend and indeed the place has a very special ambiance and the food is decent, though I don’t eat much cooked food anymore.