What are the exact opening hours of Brasserie Chez Clément?

Chez Clément runs on a clear two-track schedule that is worth understanding before you visit. The restaurant operates two distinct service windows: lunch from 12:00 to 14:30, and dinner from 19:00 to 22:30. Both shifts run every day of the week without exception. The bar is on a different rhythm: it stays open continuously from noon until 1 a.m., including the afternoon hours between lunch and dinner, when the dining room is closed but the bar continues to welcome guests for a coffee, an aperitif or a beer.

This dual scheduling reflects the broader cultural reality of the place. A brasserie in the Belgian tradition is not a restaurant in the narrow French sense; it is a public room with food, drink and conversation woven together throughout the day. Chez Clément, founded in 1858 as a coaching inn by Henri and Sidonie Clément, has been operating in that mixed mode for nearly 170 years. The bar continuum from noon to 1 a.m. is the modern expression of the old inn logic: travellers should never find a closed door during waking hours.

The seven-day commitment is unusual in the Belgian sector, where Mondays are traditionally a closing day. The brasserie covers this through a brigade of thirty-two in the kitchen, headed by chef Vincent Frédéric De Laloy since 1996, and a stable front-of-house team, the kitchen porter alone has been on the staff for twenty years. With 200 to 300 covers per service and more than 1,400 covers a week, the operation runs on rotation rather than weekly closure.

For Christmas Day (25 December) and New Year's Day (1 January), specific arrangements may apply, see the public holidays FAQ for confirmation. Outside those exceptional dates, you can plan a visit at any time within the published windows, with reservations encouraged at peak moments (Sunday lunch, Friday and Saturday evenings, Thursday-night “Thursday disco nights”). Thursday disco night exception: on Thursdays, the bar's activity can extend until 4-5 AM, well beyond the usual 1 AM closing time. It is the only night of the week that stretches that late.