Enjoy the taste of living better
Magazine
01 October 2024
We all want the best out of life! At Le Pain Quotidien we believe this is all about finding balance through eating well, sleeping soundly, and staying active. Eating well is so much more than nutrition, it’s about flavorful food made with quality ingredients and enjoyed with the people you care for. No matter how busy life gets, or what the latest food trend is, you will always find a delicious range of “good food” choices at Le Pain Quotidien.
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Enjoy the taste of living better
The taste of living better
Our new menu is based on the wholesome diets and lifestyles of happy, healthy communities around the world. Their approach to living better inspired our chefs to experiment with new ingredient combinations and create delicious, nutritious dishes – to share the taste of living better with you and those you care for.
Chapter 2
Enjoy the taste of living better
Fill your day with better choices
We know that it’s not always easy to eat the way we want to eat, especially in today’s busy world! That’s why we have crafted a menu full of better choices, so you can rest assured that anything you pick from our menu is a great choice, no matter how hectic life gets.
Chapter 3
Enjoy the taste of living better
Eat better with us
We have worked with a nutritionist to define six clear and simple criteria for nutritionally balanced dishes, from being rich in fruit and vegetables to being low in added sugar. Every dish with a ‘better choice’ symbol on our menu meets at least five of the six criteria. Learn more about what makes a ‘better choice’ here.
In the spirit of the communities who inspire us, we invite you to pull up a seat at our communal table and share these dishes with the people closest to you. Enjoy the taste of living better!
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Our tartines
One slice of bread… and countless variations…. The slices of our handmade 2kg bread serve as the canvas for a myriad of seasonal ingredients. They come together to become our tartines, the Belgian take on the sandwich. Other than the closed-faced sandwich, a tartine is an open-faced version popular in Belgium. At once simple and elegant, our tartines bring taste to the table and delight to the palate. Did you know the word tartine etymologically stems from the old French, diminutive of tarte (tart)? The word tartiner in French literally means “to spread”; in our case: to spread butter, cheese, and ingredients on a slice of sourdough bread.
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Relationships forged around a communal table
Our first communal table on Rue Dansaert in Brussels was made out of wood recovered from the floors of Belgian trains that had been taken out of service. Those simple planks became a tradition. Today, this same rough, reclaimed wood continues to bring rustic comfort to our restaurants, and the communal tables have become our centerpieces. We believe that the community is what nurtures, inspires, and feeds the soul. Our tables are long enough for all to fit and narrow enough for all to talk; they are where friends reconnect, and new friendships, relationships, and career paths are forged over the shared appreciation of delicious food and good company. For every new table, the old wood is planed and sanded until it feels completely smooth, and the surface only gets better after years of guests’ hands touching it and hosts cleaning it.
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Welcome homeLe Pain Quotidien means "the daily bread". And to us, that means everything. It’s much more than mere sustenance; it’s a way of life.
Simple. Fresh. Honest.
Our dishesOur menu celebrates natural, honest ingredients, prepared freshly every day. And at the heart of it all is the bread that brings everything together.