The Best By-the-Glass Lists in Belgium 2025

Gold Stars were awarded to the best wine lists of Belgium and the Netherlands at a ceremony hosted at Zalmhuis restaurant, Rotterdam, on 29 September. This is the lists with the most impressive selections of wine served by the glass in Belgium.

The Best By-the-Glass List in Belgium 2025 can officially be found at Antwerp’s Zilte (for “providing the consumer with a range of options”).

This category was presented by renowned New Zealand producer Cloudy Bay, with Moët Hennessy’s Brecht Hubar and Caitlin Maree joining our celebration in Rotterdam.

Our Gold Star recipient has automatically been entered into June’s Star Wine List of the Year International Final. Explore the full list of winners across Belgium and the Netherlands here, and locate them all on our map.

Gold Star

Zilte, Antwerp

Judges’ comments:
“The by-the-glass selection here is extremely diverse, with an impressive array of producers, providing the consumer with a wide range of options – from benchmark classics to quaffable, progressive wines.”
– Jonathan Gouveia MS

Silver Star

Pazzo, Antwerp
Racines Bruxelles, Brussels
Robijn Wine&Food, Genk
Tablàvins, Knokke-Heist
Vrijmoed, Ghent
Wijnbar ONA, Ghent

Expert jury panel

• Nina Jensen – Second-Best Sommelier of the World, 2019 and 2023 (ASI)
  
• Mikk Parre – Best Sommelier of Europe, Africa and Middle East 2024 (ASI)
  
• Toru Takamatsu – Master Sommelier
  
• Jonathan Gouveia – Master Sommelier
  

Rules

The rules of the Star Wine List of the Year competition can be read in full, here.