Oesterput

One of our best discoveries at the North Sea was a restaurant called "Oesterput". We liked it so much we went there three different days for lunch. We took the tram to get there. We walked on the beach to get there (over 6km each way). We drove there in our rental car.

The restaurant is located in Blankenberge, but just at the bay as you enter Blankenberge from Wenduine. They have an extensive seafood menu with plenty of daily specials. Live seafood is kept in the room that adjoin the dining area. The atmosphere is festive and colorful and plenty of creative art work can be found throughout the restaurant. Patrons are seated at long tables, which creates an even more festive environment.

What we ate? Each time we had lunch here we tried something different. Mussles, the royal seafood platter, lobster, salmon, fish soup - we would have tried everything if we only had the time.

On of the challenges we experiences was how to hand peel the little shrimp from Oostende. Our waiter explained the technique to us, but it took some of us several times before we finally figured out how to do it properly.