'Pois Chiche': Pois pas plume

Pois Chiche has the best MiddleEastern fast food going.

We started with four perfectly balanced dips; hummus (€6), moutabal (€7.50), labneh (€8), and muhamarra (€8), a lesser-known Syrian dish, each served with a slice of Moroccan-style bread, and moved on to four beautiful and entirely vegetarian dishes: falafel (€6.50), sabih (€7.50), berloumi (€8), and cauliflower shawarma (€7).

We loved the crunchy fritters made with chick peas or cauliflower, and the grilled halloumi, tarator sauce, and vine leaves. They also have homemade organic lemonades (€3), a small but excellent choice of beers, and wines from Les Vignerons d’Estézargues.

• Pois Chiche, Kapellemarkt 15 place de la Chapelle, Brussel/Bruxelles, www.poischiche.be
  di/ma/Tu > vr/ve/Fr 12 > 14.00 & 18 > 21.00, za/sa/Sa 12 > 21.00 & zo/di/Su 11 > 16.00