Where the Sea Meets Belgium: De Brasserie in Strand

There’s something rather lovely about a restaurant that lets you watch the sun slip into the sea while sipping a Belgian beer. De Brasserie, perched right on Strand’s beachfront promenade, does exactly that. Family-run since 2012, it carries the unmistakable charm of a European brasserie, all set against the backdrop of False Bay.

A Seafront Setting

Step onto the terrace and you’re greeted by gentle sea air, the murmur of easy conversation, and that particular hush that settles over a place when the view does most of the talking.

Old-World Charm Indoors

Inside, the décor leans into old-world elegance: dark wood, marble touches, soft lighting catching the wine glasses just so. It feels unhurried, the kind of spot where lunch quietly turns into the afternoon without anyone noticing the time slip by.

Continental Flavours That Match the View

The food carries that same continental warmth: fresh oysters, cheese croquettes, a proper bouillabaisse, and crayfish in coriander butter, alongside Belgian beers and Almenkerk wines that anchor the menu firmly in its roots. Order well, and a meal here feels less like dining out and more like being folded into someone else’s family gathering, in the very best way.

How It Makes You Feel

What lingers afterwards isn’t just the food but the sense of having slowed down. De Brasserie has a gift for making an ordinary Tuesday feel a little like a holiday: salt in the air, good wine in hand, and the Cape sun easing gently into the horizon. It’s coastal dining at its most contented.