Knokke-knokke... Did you hear the one about the world's best Italian restaurant?
Yep – right here in Belgium's monied coastal haven of Knokke-Heist, just this side of the Dutch North Sea border.
The Gambero Rosso equivalent of France's Michelin gastro-guide gave its 2022 award for the best Italian restaurant outside Italy to 'Gellius'.
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Opened in 2017 and already named Belgium's best Italian in 2020, top chef Alessandro Breda pipped a New York rival to the title with a dish of spaghetti cooked in tomato sauce sealed with pesto and served with burrata.
"Simply an explosion of taste," the inspectors said according to Belgian tabloid La Derniere Heure.
