Despite its Michelin star, don’t expect too much luxury at restaurant Ogst in Hasselt city centre. You will be seated comfortably, but there is no shiny gold. Rather a natural décor with Scandinavian colour tones. The place has an open character and “around the corner” chef Sébastien Wygaerts works on his dishes consisting of surprising flavour combinations such as shrimps, sea urchin and radishes. A fresh play between bitter and sour.
Don’t expect the grand spectacle here, rather the understated but refined work with beautiful flavours. So, for instance, with the lacquered French duck with briefly fried glassy vegetables. In any case, products from the garden play an important role at Ogst, always providing a twist to extend the flavour of the dish. The fairly recent Michelin star is in place.
Host sommelier Diederik Herbots’ wines provide at least as much surprise. He always manages to create unusual and unexpected combinations with the dishes. In doing so, he often looks for wines that are not obvious such as from Slovenia or natural wines, for example, or more often from France. You sometimes wonder where he gets them from, but he does serve them, and with pleasure.
