Here are the 8 California Stars in Belgium
Want to drink Californian wine in Belgium?
Our California Stars are the wine bars and restaurants featuring the great selections of wine from California on their lists.
Check them out!
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Presented by The California Wine Institute
California Wine Institute is an association of 1,000 California wineries and wine-related businesses that initiate and advocate public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible production, consumption and enjoyment of wine.
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![The Butcher's Son, a restaurant in Antwerp, Belgium.]()
Phone: +32 3 230 16 38
Address: Boomgaardstraat 1, Antwerpen
California Wine List of the Year Belgium & Netherlands, presented by Pahlmeyer 2025
Chef Bert Jan Michielsen and sommelier Luc Dickens have been friends for a long time and worked together for ten years before opening their own restaurant, The Butcher's Son. The restaurant is located on the site of the De Koninck brewery in the Harmonie district of Antwerp. Next to the restaurant, there is a world-famous butcher who supplies the restaurant with meat. This, together with the cooking skills of Bert Jan, ensures excellent dishes. The food menu offers both classics and ever-changing seasonal suggestions. One of the signature dishes not to be missed is the videe with veal sweetb...
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![Paul de Pierre, a restaurant in Maarkedal, Belgium.]()
Phone: +32 55 31 94 31
Address: Nederholbeekstraat 135, Maarkedal
Austrian Wine List of the Year Belgium & Netherlands, presented by Austrian Wine 2025
Paul de Pierre is not just a cosy and stylish restaurant, but a fantastic event location, too. It is situated in Maarkedal, a picturesque village nestled among the fields in the Flemish Ardennes. Paul-Henri is the owner – one of the best maître d'hôtels in Belgium and a very good sommelier. He is passionate about wine, and that has translated into an extensive wine list with over 1,200 references. In the restaurant, host Paul-Henri also values the experience and this ranges from decanting wine to opening bottles with port tongs. Paul de Pierre recently won the famous Copa Jerez competition a...
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![Sir Kwinten, a restaurant in Lennik, Belgium.]()
Phone: +32 2 582 89 92
Address: Markt 9, Lennik
Austrian Wine List of the Year Belgium & Netherlands, presented by Austrian Wine 2025
Just awarded ‘Sommelier of the Year 2023’ by Michelin, Yanick Dehandschutter has his own restaurant in a beautiful mansion on the market of Lennik in the Pajottenland, a region close to Brussels. Sir Kwinten is a gastronomic restaurant awarded two Michelin stars. The chef is Glenn Verhasselt who brings a very pure and refined cuisine where the essence of taste is most important. This is not only true in the kitchen but also in the glass where Yanick chooses pure and elegant wines. In addition to a wine list of around 300 references, there are always about twenty wines available by the glass....
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![Interior of restaurant Schatteman, Oostkamp, Belgium.]()
Phone: +32 479 823 109
Address: Kruisstraat 13, Oostkamp
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![Exterior of De Kleinen Bistro, Malle, Belgium.]()
Phone: +32 331 217 32
Address: Antwerpsesteenweg 190, Malle
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![Interior of The Neck, Mechelen, Belgium.]()
Phone: +32 479 92 42 88
Address: Begijnenstraat 23, Mechelen
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![Restaurant Hert, a restaurant in Turnhout, Belgium.]()
Phone: +32 014 73 61 25
Address: Turnovatoren 18, Turnhout
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![VINES by maQUINZE, a wine bar in Ostend, Belgium.]()
Phone: 0475 62 34 34
Address: Madridstraat 15, Oostende
