It is just about impossible to find De Oesterput. This family restaurant lies hidden in the dunes to the west of Blankenberge in a building that looks like a New England clam shack.
You sit inside at long tables next to a huge open tank where Canadian lobsters crawl around. It’s a friendly and lively place where locals and tourists feast on huge plates of dripping wet seafood.
Back in the 19th century, the European aristocracy loved to dine on Ostend oysters. But then this North Sea delicacy lost its appeal.
Now the Devriendt family has revived the cultivation of oysters on the Belgian coast.
It’s worth tracking down their restaurant to taste a plate of dripping wet oysters that could hardly be any more fresh.
Derek Blyth’s hidden secret of the day: Derek Blyth is the author of the bestselling “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Belgium”. He picks out one of his favourite hidden secrets for The Brussels Times every day.
