corbu

The strikingly seafearing form of the Zuiderterras, a contemporary restaurant at the end of an elevated walkway along the Schelde River in Antwerpen, is the work of self-named Belgian architect bOb Van Reeth [who describes his buildings as "reminiscent of what has never existed"]. The restaurant is owned by the same fellow who started up the Grand Café Lamot, my favorite Belgian restaurant within one block of my house. I'm not sure about the designation of the awesome elevated interior balcony as non-smoking seating, since the exhaust pumping from the cigarettes below floats upwards. But the food is fantastic, and the service has to dress in Le-Corbusier-era clothing--by far the best part of the dining experience.