At the top of Chaussée d’ Ixelles, a stone’s throw from Place Fernand Cocq, there’s a hidden little paradise where the plates overflow with sunlight and good humour is a prerequisite, an address that is passed from connoisseur to connoisseur, an address that you would like to keep to yourself so that you can always get a table there. Welcome to the Ouzerie Mezedopolio.

You’re hardly over the threshold than you get the impression that you’ve landed in a sleepy port in a remote corner of Greece. The light and the colours warm up the atmosphere, which skilfully juggles with the trendiness of the decor and the authenticity of the furniture.

Ouzerie Mezedopolio

While it’s easy to spot the obvious link between Ouzerie and Ouzo, you need to be a bit of a Sherlock Holmes to isolate the meze from Mezedopolio. Once the analogies have been drawn, there will be no more surprises! So Monsieur Giorgios and his team await you for tasting the delicious mezzés judiciously washed down Ouzo. The secret of this corner of paradise lies in the formula whereby everyone eats as much as he or she desires. A little souvlaki here, a mini feta salad there… And when the bill is so light, the digestion is only better. In fact, have you already noticed that restaurants adopted by their own diaspora are few and far between? No? So take a trip to Ouzerie Mezedopolio. It’s one of them.