Serene in a softer way was Sir Anthony Van Dijck, a restaurant designed by Vervoordt in the 1980's.

CNN: Flanders: Europe's best-kept design secret

Beautiful as Van Dijck was, I opted instead to dine at the French-Japanese Restaurant Roji around the corner.

CNN: Flanders: Europe's best-kept design secret

Belgian style as represented by his earlier Van Dijck restaurant suits the Flemish, whose interiors reflect a fundamentally conservative and private nature stylish but never flamboyant.

CNN: Flanders: Europe's best-kept design secret