Michelin adds seven Belgian Bibs

Michelin added seven new Bib Gourmand restaurants to its 2026 Belgium and Luxembourg guide on Monday, and all seven are in Belgium. (guide.michelin.com) The new Bibs are Alley Mian in Brussels, ÔNGBÀ in Ixelles, Stone Dial in Uccle, Basta! in Wanze, Restaurant Coquo in Bierwart, Den Bourgondiër in Wilrijk and Ching Ching in Emblem. Michelin said the Bib Gourmand marks restaurants with especially strong value for money. (guide.michelin.com) Brussels accounted for three of the seven additions, the biggest cluster in this year’s intake. Michelin said those three newcomers all have roots in Asian cooking, from Lanzhou-style noodles at Alley Mian to Vietnamese street food at ÔNGBÀ and Chinese dishes at Stone Dial. (guide.michelin.com) The rest of the list spread across Wallonia and Flanders. Michelin described Basta! as a family-run Italian restaurant with a Sicilian touch, Coquo as product-led contemporary cooking, Den Bourgondiër as classic cuisine from an experienced chef, and Ching Ching as Chinese tradition served with personality. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin used the announcement to sketch a broader shift in the market. The guide’s selection director said Bib Gourmand restaurants are becoming harder to find and that Asian restaurants have adapted better to a difficult period for chefs because their concepts offer more flexibility. (guide.michelin.com) Luxembourg did not receive any new Bib Gourmand restaurants in this round. RTL reported that two Luxembourg restaurants, La Cristallerie and Le Lys, recently entered the main guide as recommended addresses instead. (infos.rtl.lu) The next date on Michelin’s calendar is May 4, 2026, when the new Michelin stars for Belgium and Luxembourg are due to be announced at the Antwerp Stock Exchange building. Michelin said the full 2026 selection will be available in digital form that day. (guide.michelin.com) For now, the clearest signal from Michelin’s Belgium list is where inspectors found affordable ambition: three Asian-leaning newcomers in Brussels, and four more addresses spread across the rest of the country. (guide.michelin.com)