L.E.S.S Eatery in Bruges, Belgium by Tommy Van den Brandt of Another Office.

After closing their 3 Michelin-star restaurant Hertog Jan at the end of 2018, Belgian culinary duo Gert De Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens have taken their more casual eatery L.E.S.S to new heights, with a new location and interior by Tommy Van den Brandt of Another Office.

Standing for Love, Eat, Share, Smile, L.E.S.S is globally inspired with a menu meant to share. Dishes are bold and diverse, ranging from Peruvian ceviche to dim sum from Hong Kong, so the interiors serve as a mellow, gentle backdrop.

Van den Brandt took a brutalist approach tempered by warm materiality. Exposed services and concrete render are combined with timber tables, textured walls, a Nubuck leather sofa and refined textiles by designer Nathalie Van der Massen.

Belgian designer Christopher Gevers’ iconic 1959 TBA chair was brought back into production specifically for L.E.S.S, the leather and stainless steel design flanking tables and bar seats with a view directly to the open kitchen.

An atrium-style veranda seating area with a sloped skylight roof floods the interior with plenty of natural light, a welcome contrast to the austerity of the dark stained paddock timber that clads the exterior. Specially reinforced glass shields from cold weather. Eclectic playlists by Belgian DJ and producer Buscemi set the tone.

[Images courtesy of L.E.S.S Eatery. Photography by Senne Van der Ven.]