Biga

Back in March 2023, Boentje Café gave way to Biga, a traditional Neapolitan pizzeria besotted with Belgian and Italian producers, and the brainchild of Max Waaub and Narimen Amrani. Feast on fresh mozzarella made in Brussels (from Bella Puglia in Etterbeek) as a starter – as either pesto-stuffed burrata with pine nuts and piennolo del Vesuvio tomatoes, or stracciatella with truffle and homemade bread. Then, hot out of the Visciano oven and served on vintage plates, a Margherita pizza with a crispy yet chewy crust (San Marzano tomatoes, a sprinkling of pecorino and fresh basil grown on the roof of Foodmet in Anderlecht); a Pistacchiosa combining stracciatella, pistachio pesto, smoked ham and Bronte pistachios; or a Micha with yellow tomatoes, capocollo, parmesan, apricot jam and toasted almonds. Before finishing with a lip-smacking pistachio cream calzone, or tiramisu – 100% homemade, down to the biscuits and all. // Britney Spritz

FEELING THIRSTY? Mocktails made using non-alcoholic spirits from Belgium-based Opius (€6.50 to €8.50), Rish kombucha (€4), homemade lemonades (€3.50), natural Italian wines curated in collaboration with neighbors Passion for Wine (Sín Cero Veronese reds from Valentina Cubi at €10.70 a glass, or a Tuscan foglia tonda from Dalle Nostre Mani at €23 a bottle), and Winok coffee (€2.50 to €4).

PRICE: Appetizers €12.50 to €15.50, pizzas €9-20, desserts €5 to €8.50 (calzone to share €16.50).