• RESTAURANT INSOLITE DANS LE NOIR BRUSSELS

    Dans le Noir ? BRUSSELS

    Unusual Restaurant
    • Dans le Noir ? Brussels is happy to welcome you for a unique sensory experience.
  • Dans le Noir ? BRUSSELS

    Dans le Noir ? BRUSSELS

    Convivial, inclusive, unusual
    • Dans le Noir ? Brussels is happy to welcome you for a unique sensory experience.
  • A sensory experience

    Dans le Noir ? BRUSSELS

    One of the 10 most original restaurants in the world
    • Dans le Noir ? Brussels is happy to welcome you for a unique sensory experience.
DANS LE NOIR ? BRUSSELS

THE MOST ORIGINAL GIFT

Looking for an original gift idea? Offer an unforgettable experience with Dans le Noir ? Brussels gift cards. An amazing culinary adventure like no other in Brussels.

DANS LE NOIR ?, RANKED AMONG THE 10 MOST ORIGINAL RESTAURANTS IN THE WORLD

A UNIQUE SENSORY AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE

The Dans le Noir ? restaurant

Since 2004, Dans le Noir ? restaurant offers all over the world the opportunity to taste gourmet, creative and seasonal cuisine in complete darkness, accompanied and served by unexpected guides. Dinner or lunch in pitch darkness is an original experience that allows us to re-evaluate our perception of taste while reclaiming our senses, to reinvigorate our relationship with the world and others and to experience a surprising encounter with something different.

Dans le Noir ? Brussels, located within the Warwick Brussels, welcomes you to provide you with an unforgettable experience.

BOOK DANS LE NOIR ? BRUSSELS

THE DANS LE NOIR? RESTAURANT IN BRUSSELS

UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE

Regularly ranked among the 10 most original restaurants in the world, Dans le Noir ? is a unique venue where we care about our social and environmental responsibility

INNOVATIVE & GOURMET

The Head Chef’s delightful and creative cuisine is based on the selection of high quality ingredients, especially fresh fruits and vegetables. All our menus are tested and improved through tastings by sensory experts in pitch darkness.

Blog

Follow our news & events

Wednesday 01 June 2022

RE-DISCOVER THE EXPERIENCE DANS LE NOIR ? BRUSSELS WITH A NEW MENU FULL OF SURPRISES

in Blog

by chanael

Our chef Grégory Lauwaert invites you to (re)discover the Dans le Noir? experience through a brand-new seasonal menu, composed of fresh and local ingredients, but also inspired by his recent trip to Peru!

Let yourself be surprised by a unique gustatory adventure in the heart of Brussels, only 3 minutes’ walk from the Grand Place. Deprived of the view, enjoy a moment of total disconnection (phones and light sources remain in the cloakroom) and use your other senses to guess the 100% surprise* content of your plates.

As always, the menu has been tested and approved by a team of sensory experts, in complete darkness. Discover the play of textures, surprising combinations, and elaborate ingredients to surprise our customers.

THE LAST MENU IN EXCLUSIVITY

STARTER

danslenoir brussels menu starter

Quinoa base with coriander - Salmon marinated with beetroot and coarse salt - Grapefruit slices - Tarragon - Sesame oil - Mustard mayonnaise - Balsamic vinegar

Vegan alternative

Quinoa base with coriander - Tofu cubes - Grapefruit slices - Tarragon leaves - Sesame oil - Mustard and curry mayonnaise - Balsamic vinegar

 

MAIN

plat

Chicken breast cooked at low temperature - vegetable sauce (shallot, celery, tomato, carrot) and shellfish - Baked butter and rosemary potato - Butternut flan - Basil pesto - Cherry tomato

Vegan alternative

 Vegetarian steak () - sesame oil - Baked rosemary and butter potato - Butternut flan - Basil pesto - Cherry tomato

DESSERT

danslenoir brussels menu dessert

Jonagold apple roasted with Honey - Granola (dried grape, cinnamon, chocolate, oatmeal) - Vanilla crème brulée - cream espuma - Dark chocolate and hazelnut stick

 

A FRESH AND SEASONAL MENU

Dans le Noir ? is proud to offer you a new menu  in line with our values, as all products are seasonal and fresh as usual. The chef always ensures that the dishes we serve you in the dark are well presented and as faituful as possible to the pictures that we reveal you at the end of the experience.

Would you like to surprise with an unusual and eco-responsible gift? Offer a dinner at the restaurant Dans le Noir ? Brussels: chose the formula that will delight your loved ones by clicking here.

*For people with allergies or special dietary restrictions, our kitchen team offers carefully selected alternative foods to respect the flavours created by the chef.

4772 hits

Thursday 14 April 2022

Easter in Brussels - chocolate surprises Dans le Noir ? Brussels x NAO

in Blog

by Aurore

The bells are ringing at Dans le Noir ? Brussels


Easter, the most eagerly awaited holiday for food lovers, is approaching and allows us to fall back into childhood for a weekend. This year, Dans le Noir ? Brussels offers you the opportunity to celebrate it in an original way with family and friends. For the occasion, your Brussels restaurant is not planning a treasure hunt in the dark (for obvious safety reasons 😊) but little chocolate surprises during the week-end!


We have chosen to collaborate with NAO chocolate makers, on the Belgian market since 2015, which offers organic and unpackaged chocolates. Dans le Noir ? Brussels is proud to collaborate with a concept sharing similar values and acommon objective of satisfying our customers' taste buds:

  • An eco-responsible initiative: NAO favours short distribution channels; Dans le Noir ? works on a 100% surprise menu with fresh, local and seasonal products.
  • An awakening of the senses: Whatever its shape, colour or texture, chocolate is above all a moment of pure indulgence, and this is what NAO transmits through its productions; in the absence of sight, dining in the dark in our restaurant allows you to challenge all your other senses thanks to different flavours, textures, smells, and temperatures.
  • A desire to spread joy to our customers: by giving in to a moment of pleasure and greed with NAO chocolates; and through a unique experience at Dans le Noir ? Brussels


Will you find NAO chocolates in the dark at Dans le Noir ? Brussels? 


Be clever once in the room to find the chocolates hidden in unlikely places on the shared tables: a good opportunity to develop your team spirit and to exchange with your table neighbours, thus accentuating the social aspect of our experience! Your guides will of course be on hand to give you some clues...

Book your table now to live this unique experience and maybe be one of the lucky ones who will leave with their chocolate bar: https://brussels.danslenoir.com/en/booking-brussels.html

Know more abour our partner NAO chocolate makers: https://www.nao.bio/chocolat-bio-nao/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nao.chocolates/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nao.chocolates
 

5232 hits

Wednesday 06 April 2022

Interview with Grégory Lauwaert, Chef of the restaurant Dans le Noir ? Brussels

in Blog

by chanael

To help you learn more about our concept, we interviewed Grégory Lauwaert, the Chef of Warwick Brussels and Dans le Noir ?.  Indeed, we do not only eat in total darkness, but we also offer you a full-fledged tasting experience: a 100% surprise menu with a combination of textures and flavours as well as local and seasonal products. We tell you more about Chef Grégory Lauwaert and his new challenge.

 

chef dans le noir brussels

Hello Chef, to begin with we would like to know what your background is?

First of all, I trained as an apprentice for 5 years in a starred restaurant in Brussels and then became a kitchen clerk. I finally became a Chef when I was 26 years old. I am currently working at the Warwick and for the "Dans le Noir” concept.

How would you describe your cooking and your culinary style?

I have a Belgian-French cooking style, but I can cook a bit of everything. With the Warwick Hotel and the Dans le Noir? restaurant, my cooking is very much focused on gastronomy.

In 2021, the restaurant Dans le Noir opened at the Warwick, and you became the chef of this innovative concept, how did you see this new challenge?

I took it as a totally different and new experience because serving food that will be tasted in the dark forces me to work differently. We have to do some studies and tests around this experience to get an idea of how tastes and flavours change in the dark without confusing the customers too much.

Did you enjoy having this freedom in the making of these new types of menus and beyond the cuisine, in the Dans le Noir experience?

For me, I consider Dans le Noir ? to be a very nice life experience as much as a cooking experience since it is totally different to work with with visually impaired people. You must re-think your organisation so that we can work in symbiosis with the guides and for the full experience to work well.

Do you have any inspirations in the kitchen such as chefs or a particular culinary style?

My first chef himself was an excellent mentor who taught me how to appreciate the French gastronomy and that's why I like to associate it with Belgian food in this surprise menu. I like to work with seasonal products, and the fact that we change the menu every three months at Dans le Noir ? reinforces this habit.

To finish and come back to our concept, we would like to know what Dans le Noir? means to you?

It's something I could never have imagined doing, making meals that will be tasted blind is in my opinion something that goes far beyond the kitchen, the whole infrastructure around the experience is to be lived once. I wish it to any chef to try this way of working because as I said, you can have so much fun in the kitchen and always go further!

Finally, here are a few of our last tripadvisor reviews:

Very nice experience!

"An experience to try, the meal was delicious, thanks to our guide Carmen! We didn't see the time pass..." Eva R. 02/2022

Excellent experience!

"Warm welcome, excellent food, very convivial moment and full of discoveries, we warmly recommend!" Vbkalizee 02/2002

 
"Great!

"I had the opportunity to eat in this restaurant with a friend, the was very good, and the staff is very nice!" Esteller 01/2022

5449 hits

Thursday 10 February 2022

Love makes you blind on Valentine's Day at Dans le Noir ? Brussels.

in Blog

by Aurore

How to please your partner for Valentine's Day with an original idea? Why not going on an adventure together by offering her/him a unique sensory experience they will never forget.

Our restaurant offers you the opportunity to experience romantic evening with your partner over a 100% surprise dinner in the dark. Located in the prestigious 5* Warwick Brussels hotel in the center of Brussels, a stone's throw from the Grand Place, the environment of our restaurant is unique and perfect to (re)discover your partner without any distractions (the phones stay in the cloak room). 

Dans le Noir ? Brussels offers you special opening dates to not miss your chance to celebrate these precious moments.

The restaurant will be be open from Friday evening 11/02 to Monday evening 14/02 included, but will be closed on Thursday 10/02.

 

A selection of SENSational gifts just for you

 

Our restaurant Dans le Noir ? Brussels allows you to live a special experience to share with your loved ones or to live by yourself! 

To find out more about Gift Voucher gift ideas, click here.

People who have not yet found their soul mate are not forgotten at Dans le Noir? We have observed that in the dark, without any visual judgements, communication becomes easier, and a more friendly/intimate atmosphere is created. It is also an opportunity to meet new people and why not to find love thanks to the shared tables.

Also offer you the duo gift cards to invite your friends or family. You can find our different offers below: 

- The tasting menu including three courses (starter, main course, dessert) at 56€.

- The degustation menu with an assortment of drinks (wine or beer) matched with the food at 71€.

- The BOB menu will allows you to find a wide range of soft drinks at 68€.

- The degustation & crémant menu at 80€ with three glasses of Veuve du Vernay brut (rosé option +6€)

- The prestige and champagne menu at 101€ with three glasses of champagne (rosé option +15€)

 

To find out more about Dans le Noir ? Brussels, contact us or visit our website.

5621 hits

Tuesday 14 December 2021

MAKE A MEANINGFUL GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS

in Blog

by Aurore

Christmas is coming, and you are still looking for THE great gift idea to surprise your loved ones? Being original is not always that easy, so what if you’d go for an experiential gift this year? A unique sensory and social moment to live in Brussels city centre, next to the Grand-Place. You can find our gift vouchers online. They suit different budgets depending on which menu you chose: wine/beer matching or  alcohol-free and for how many peope you book. In any case, you can personalize them with a little message, and they are valid for 1 year at Dans le Noir ? Brussels. 

 

5 GOOD REASONS TO OFFER A DANS LE NOIR? GIFT VOUCHER:

  • More than a gift, it’s a powerful experience.
  • It’s an original idea, Dans le Noir ? ranks among the most unusual restaurants in the world.
  • It’s an amazing gift that creates unforgettable memories.
  • It’s a meaningful gift: sustainable and inclusive, it challenges our perception of the world, our relationship with others and it’s also a true encounter with diversity.
  • It’s an experiential gift that won’t take any space under the tree or in the closet.

ARE YOU READY? CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN JUST A FEW CLICKS!

1. Go to our online shop by clicking here,

2. Find the gift voucher to offer,

3. Personalize your gift with a message,

4. Create your account and make your secure online payment,

5. Your gift voucher arrives in your mail box instantly,

6. Put it under the Christmas tree.

We take this opportunity to wish you a beautiful and sparkling holiday season with your loved ones

5862 hits

DANS LE NOIR ? BRUSSELS BLOG

Like 2 million people
around the world,
DARE TO TRY THIS MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE!

UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE DANS LE NOIR ?

AN
ORIGINAL
AND
UNFORGETTABLE GIFT

Offer an unusual gift dinning at the Dans le Noir ? restaurant in Brussels. To buy a gift voucher or gift box, visit our online shop. All you have to do is choose the best formula for you!

If you are a business committee, if you manage a team and want to reward your employees or motivate them, Dans le Noir ? is the perfect gift, different and full of meaning! Contact our team for group purchases or for more information.

OFFRIR DANS LE NOIR ?

ONE OF THE MOST AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANT BRANDS IN THE WORLD


LES PRIX DANS LE NOIR ?

Follow us on Instagram @danslenoirgroup