Michelin names 7 new Bib Gourmand
- Michelin added seven new Bib Gourmand restaurants to its 2026 Belgium and Luxembourg guide on April 27, all seven of them in Belgium. - Brussels accounted for three winners — Alley Mian, ÔNGBÀ and Stone Dial — while Basta!, Coquo, Den Bourgondiër and Ching Ching filled out the list. - The Bib awards came a week before Michelin’s new stars are due on May 4 in Antwerp. (guide.michelin.com)
Michelin on April 27 added seven new Bib Gourmand restaurants to its 2026 Belgium and Luxembourg guide, and every one of them is in Belgium. (guide.michelin.com) (infos.rtl.lu) The new Bib Gourmands 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. (guide.michelin.com) (eating.be) Bib Gourmand is Michelin’s label for restaurants with strong value for money, separate from its star rankings. Michelin said the 2026 star selections for Belgium and Luxembourg will be announced on Monday, May 4, at the Antwerp Stock Exchange. (guide.michelin.com) Brussels had the biggest share of the new picks, with three of the seven. Michelin said all three Brussels additions draw on Asian cuisines, from Lanzhou-style noodles at Alley Mian to Vietnamese street food at ÔNGBÀ and Chinese cooking at Stone Dial. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) Michelin’s Belgium and Luxembourg selection director said Bib Gourmand restaurants are getting harder to find as conditions stay difficult for chefs. He said Asian restaurants have adapted better because their formats leave more room to deliver generous cooking at lower prices. (guide.michelin.com) Outside Brussels, Michelin pointed to Basta! for Sicilian-leaning Italian family cooking in Wanze and Coquo for simple, product-driven food in Bierwart. In Flanders, it highlighted Den Bourgondiër’s classic cooking in Wilrijk and Ching Ching’s Chinese food in Emblem. (guide.michelin.com) Luxembourg did not receive a new Bib Gourmand this year, though Michelin separately added two Luxembourg restaurants to the broader guide selection earlier in April. (infos.rtl.lu) (guide.michelin.com) The Bib list lands before Michelin’s higher-profile star ceremony, but it gives a clear read on where inspectors are finding momentum in 2026: noodle shops, neighborhood dining rooms and family-run places where the bill stays in check. (guide.michelin.com)
