Epicuriales Plaza The gourmet food court

Successfully launched at the 2025 edition, the’Epicurean Plaza is setting up for its second consecutive year at the entrance to the festival. The concept is simple and effective: nine leading chefs, each behind their counter, offer a Signature dish at a fixed price – 16 euros – which visitors collect themselves before taking a seat as they wish.

The Plaza is located within a large marquee and an adjoining terrace, for a total of 350 seats. In the centre, a central bar serves drinks. You choose your chef, place your order, and then take your seat. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, and the quality of the food is what you would expect from Les Epicuriales.

Nine chefs, nine signature dishes

The Plaza's chefs are selected from the region's most renowned establishments, listed on Gault&Millau. Each person offers a unique dish, conceived for the occasion, served at a fixed price of 16 euros.

• Guest of honour at the Plaza: Julien Malaisse* Near you, Namur
  • Yellow chicken and lobster, peas, shiso & bergamot
    
• The Bacchus Spa
  • Vitello tonnato revisited
    
• Ben & Adé The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4)
  
• Cabal Liège
  • Georgian boat-shaped bread, filled with melted cheese and topped with a runny egg and butter
    
• Case event Traiteur Plaza, Heusy
  • Beef gravlax, waffle crisp and tart condiments
    
• Caillou Villers-le-Bouillet
  • Veal tartare with gochujang, potato mille-feuille, confit and smoked egg yolk 
    
• Pippin Liège
  • Pulled pork croquette, red pepper and piquillo cream, aioli and anchovies
    
• Peter Van Rooij (formerly Vanille, Eijsden)
  • «Bloody Mary with Salmon, Kimchi, Tomato Foam, Dutch Prawns and Togarashi
    
• Hello Liège
  • Ravioli with pancetta and asparagus, parmesan foam

How does it work?

We arrive, we tour the counters, we choose. No reservations, no set menu – just the freedom to compose your break according to your desires. Drinks are available at the central bar, and there's nothing to stop you from coming back the next day to try the chef you missed the first time.

The Plaza is open every day of the festival, free entry, at the same times as the rest of the Épicuriales.

A stopover, not a destination.

The Plaza is conceived as a breathing space within the gastronomic stroll – a way to take a breather between two marquees, or to start the afternoon before diving into the festival. For those who wish for an even more in-depth experience, the 18 restaurants under canvas allow for the composition of a multi-course meal, while the Chefs tent Proposes gourmet meals for lunch and dinner, by reservation only.