Outside, the Christmas market chalets light up. Inside, the cheese is melting. For the festive season, our newsroom picked three raclette spots in the heart of Brussels, all a few minutes’ walk from the Grand-Place: a hidden chalet under the roof of a historic house, a Savoyard bistro open all year round and a Swiss mountain hut on a rooftop. Prices, opening hours and bookings were all checked on the official websites on 13 November 2026.
1. Secret Chalet, raclette with a view of the Grand-Place
On the top floor of La Chaloupe d’Or, at number 24 on the Grand-Place, the Secret Chalet is a pop-up restaurant open for the winter season, back since 31 October 2026. Beams, fireplace, furs and candles: the setting has every feature of a mountain chalet, with what the house calls “a breathtaking view of the Christmas market and the most beautiful square in the world”. La Chaloupe d’Or announces its 3rd season, with something new: a lunch service.
The Grand-Place Christmas tree, on the Chaloupe d’Or side. © Secret Chalet – La Chaloupe d’Or
The menu offers two set formulas at €52 per person, buffet included: traditional Swiss raclette and three-cheese fondue (Gruyère AOP, Emmentaler AOP, Sbrinz AOP). Gourmets can add a morel fondue (+€16 for two) or a black truffle fondue (+€20 for two). The buffet includes Grisons meat, bresaola, coppa, chorizo, roasted baby potatoes, gherkins, homemade pickles, winter chutney and truffle mayonnaise. Children’s menu (under 10): €29.
The Secret Chalet’s Swiss raclette. © Secret Chalet – La Chaloupe d’Or
⚠️ Good to know: the venue works by private booking only, for groups of 8 to 20 people. For fewer than 8 guests, the menu states a €300 privatisation fee. Ideal for an end-of-year dinner with friends, family or colleagues.
- 📍 Address: La Chaloupe d’Or, Grand-Place 24, 1000 Brussels (top floor)
- 🕛 Opening hours: lunch 12 pm – 3 pm; dinner 6 pm – 9 pm or 9.30 pm – 12.30 am
- 📩 Bookings: events@bel.rest or +32 499 92 55 92
2. Les Fondus de la Raclette, the Savoyard bistro all year round
A stone’s throw from Manneken Pis, opposite the Jacques Brel Foundation, Les Fondus de la Raclette has run its “alpine bistro” on Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés since 2017, according to the brand founded in Paris in 2005. The concept: stone tables with a built-in grill, where everyone picks their own raclette, fondue or pierrade, even solo.
The dining room of Les Fondus de la Raclette, Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés. © Laetizia Bazzoni / Les Fondus de la Raclette
The menu is built around Raclette de Savoie IGP: the Nature from €25 (€35 all-you-can-eat), spruce-smoked, Morbier, Trio, goat’s cheese, 4 Fromages… For big appetites, the Volonté Dégustation brings unlimited cheese, potatoes and cold cuts for €48 per person, to be ordered by the whole table. Weekday lunch at €24, “P’tit Montagnard” children’s menu at €15 and a vegetarian version of every raclette. The cheeses come short-chain from the Coopérative fruitière du Val d’Arly.
For Christmas, the brand says it has had a chalet at Plaisirs d’Hiver every winter since 2021. The market’s 2026 programme has not been published yet; we will confirm as soon as it is out.
- 📍 Address: Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés 28, 1000 Brussels
- 🕛 Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday 12 – 2 pm and 6 – 10 pm; Friday 12 – 2 pm and 6 – 11.30 pm; Saturday 12 – 3 pm and 6 – 11.30 pm; Sunday 12 – 4 pm; closed Monday
- 📞 Bookings: +32 2 502 24 04 or online, strongly recommended in season
3. Chalet d’Altitude, raclette above VIAGE
Change of scene: head for Boulevard Anspach. On the rooftop of the Grand Casino Brussels VIAGE, the Chalet d’Altitude returns for a third season, this year as a Swiss edition with Switzerland Tourism, Les Fromages de Suisse and Swiss Wine. A heated indoor space, a large terrace with a 180° view over Brussels, vintage skis and fir trees: the alpine hut settles above the city.
The panoramic terrace of the Chalet d’Altitude. © AllanFocus / VIAGE
The star of the winter? The Raclette du Valais AOP from the wheel, heated right at your table and served with potatoes, gherkins, pearl onions and green salad, at €29 per person (minimum 4 people). Alongside: moitié-moitié fondue with Gruyère AOP and Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP (€27), three-cheese fondue in a bread loaf (€30), a box of Vacherin Mont-d’Or AOP (€22) and rösti gratinated with Appenzeller® (€22), with a selection of Swiss wines.
The Raclette du Valais AOP from the wheel. © AllanFocus / VIAGE
The heated interior of the Chalet d’Altitude. © AllanFocus / VIAGE
- 📍 Address: VIAGE rooftop, Boulevard Anspach 30, 1000 Brussels (De Brouckère metro)
- 📅 Dates: from 16 October to 31 December 2026
- 🕛 Opening hours: every day from 5 pm to 1 am
- 📩 Bookings: online at lechaletdaltitude.be, contact info@lechaletdaltitude.be
🎄 Our tip for a cheese-filled Christmas evening
All three venues are in the city centre, close to the Christmas market chalets. Book early: in December, tables go fast. And to combine a stroll, chalets and the Christmas tree, see our guide to the Brussels Christmas market.
Prices and opening hours checked on the official websites on 13 November 2026 and subject to change. Check with the venues before booking.
🔗 Sources & verifiable links
- 🫕 Secret Chalet — site officiel → https://secretchalet.be/
- 🏛️ La Chaloupe d’Or — page Secret Chalet → https://www.restaurantlachaloupedor.be/fr/restaurant-secret-chalet-bruxelles
- 🧀 Les Fondus de la Raclette — restaurant de Bruxelles → https://lesfondusdelaraclette.be/restaurant-bruxelles
- 📋 Les Fondus de la Raclette — carte de Bruxelles → https://lesfondusdelaraclette.be/menu/bruxelles
- 📰 Les Fondus de la Raclette — espace presse → https://lesfondusdelaraclette.be/presse
- 🏔️ Le Chalet d’Altitude — site officiel → https://www.lechaletdaltitude.be/
- 📋 Le Chalet d’Altitude — carte 2026 → https://www.lechaletdaltitude.be/carte
- 📰 VIAGE — communiqué du 9 octobre 2026 → https://viage.prezly.com/le-chalet-daltitude-revient-au-viage-et-invite-la-suisse-sur-les-toits-de-bruxelles
- 🎄 VIAGE — « Notre rooftop au sommet des Alpes » → https://viage.be/fr/actualites/notre-rooftop-au-sommet-des-alpes/149
- 🎄 Plaisirs d’Hiver — site officiel → https://www.plaisirsdhiver.be/
— MannekenPis IA, for BXLpositive.news
Bernard Frisque