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It’s the first place I’ve ever eaten in Brussels, so it’s a very special place to me. 5 years, and not much has changed!
Getting more popular by the minute l’Ultime Atome is a typical café restaurant in the heart of Ixelles, squeezed between the shopping street of chaussee d’Ixelles and the African neighborhood in chaussee de Wavre.
It’s a great place to rest after shopping or drink before clubbing. It offers food all day long, and has a very good beer list (seasonal beers, Trappist beers, regional beers,…). They also serve breakfast daily, but unfortunately only ’till 12:00!
I like the pot of fresh mint tea (with liquid sugar!) a lot. One of the specialities is the “chocolat chaud”, the hot chocolate which is served as hot milk and separate chocolate pearls which you mix at your taste. Not to miss is the “molleaux au chocolat” served with custard and the cakes in display on the left of the main entrance.
It has a dozen tables on the terrace, a bit squeezed but great on one of those few warm sunny days. The staff is friendly, prices are average but you’ve got to pay for the loo.
L’Ultime Atome
| Bars, Restaurants (Café) | Beer € 2.0014, rue Saint Boniface | +3225111367
Mon – Fri 08:30 – 01:00, Sat – Sun 10:00 – 01:00
Very nice atmosphere indeed, but the food was unfortunately not really convincing…
Hi J,
I’m glad you enjoyed the atmosphere but sad you were not convinced by the food. I never had any problems, but true now that it got much bigger (few years ago was half the size) it happened I had to wait a bit longer than usual to get my plate. I’ll go there soon again and make sure everthing is all right ;-)
Enjoy Brussels!
Renata
Perhaps the best BAR to eat in town. Of course, this is not a restaurant, hence all complaints. Their strongest points are not price or service (for 10eur perhaps a tea+dessert, expect 12-17 eur per main course). They are successful because there are very FEW places with a non-stop kitchen, a life saver for hungry xpats with hangover, jetlag or both. Besides the normal menu, they have several specials of the day (belgian and world food). Quality of the food is great but don’t try the pasta, they can cook quite well Belgian, French Thai, Mexican, Moroccan, even burgers but not Italian. A mistery.
I’m happy to discover that “The staff here are not friendly” at Utime Atome. (this is not true at all, and if you haven’t time to spend, go to McDonald)
At least, this place will become not too crowded. Thanks to you.
Regarding the loo, you have not to pay all the time, and if you are able to find another cosy place to have a lunch 2 services for 10€, free wifi, good music and international press, don’t hesitate !
Thanks Seoi, I’m glad you enjoyed this spot, it’s still one of my favourites after so many years!
It’s nice of you to share your opinion,could you let others express theirs?
And you gotta pay for the loo. I find it unacceptable that first you pay for your food and beverages and that you have to pay for the toilets too.
They are freee even on Ryanair.
Plus the waiters are rude, as they know that they work in a hip and trendy place.
The staff here are not friendly and are more interested in chatting among themselves. It seems that taking care of guests really cramps their style!