How to come to Chez Clément from Brussels or south-east Brussels?

For Brussels-based visitors, Brasserie Chez Clément is one of the easiest gastronomic escapes from the city. From central Brussels (the Grand-Place or the European quarter), the standard route runs via the Ring R0 motorway and the La Hulpe exit, taking roughly twenty-five minutes outside peak traffic. The drive ends ten metres from the La Hulpe communal border, at Rue de la Bruyère 230, the brasserie's address since 1858.

From south-east Brussels neighbourhoods, Auderghem, Watermael-Boitsfort, Boitsfort, Uccle, the route is shorter, typically fifteen to eighteen minutes. Many regulars from these neighbourhoods treat Chez Clément as their natural weekend destination, often crossing the Sonian Forest perimeter for a more scenic drive. The forest, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2017, provides a pleasant green prelude to the brasserie.

For European-quarter expats and London-Brussels Eurostar travellers, the brasserie's combination of proximity, free parking and seven-day-a-week opening makes it a particularly low-friction option. The kitchen, led by chef Vincent Frédéric De Laloy since 1996, runs lunch from noon to 2:30 p.m. and dinner from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with a continuous bar from noon to 1 a.m. The brigade of thirty-two handles 200 to 300 covers per service and more than 1,400 a week.

For business lunches, the south-east Brussels access matters especially: many corporate visitors are based in Auderghem (the European Commission's offices) or in Uccle (private banking and consulting). The brasserie has been quietly used for off-site meetings and discreet client lunches for decades. The free car park ten metres from the entrance is a small but decisive logistical advantage that downtown Brussels addresses cannot match.