Léon de Bruxelles restaurants are known for serving Belgian cuisine inspired menu.

[1][2] In 1867, Léon Vanlancker set up business within a stone's throw distance of Brussels's landmark square, the Grand-Place, to run a five-table restaurant called A la Ville d'Anvers.

In 1893, he moved a few meters from there to 18 rue des Bouchers and opened the larger fr:Chez Léon.

Growth accelerated from 1958 onward when Belgium's reputation as the capital of mussels and French fries was cemented.

[3] In 1989, the inheritor of the family business, Rudy Vanlancker opened the first Léon restaurant at Place de la République in Paris.