Vegan
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Taiwanese

Small Asian restaurant serving edamame, wakame, spring rolls, dim sums and a variety of baos. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-15:00, 18:00-21:30.


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179 Reviews

First Review by stayxfree

GonzaloSantamaría

Points +12

Vegan
05 May 2025

Super good food, really tasty

Super good baos, really tasty! Loved the different ones I tried. Also very good options apart from the baos, would totally recommend

IrenevK

Points +72

Vegan
01 May 2025

Fabaolous 💝

We hebben gesmuld van verschillende bao buns, edamame-boontjes en wontons. De broodjes waren zó fluffie en de smaken van de vullingen waren verrukkelijk! Daarbij nog home made lychee limonade gedronken. Jammie!
En niet vergeten: super aardig personeel!
Echt een aanrader!!

Pros: Super fluffie bao's, Verrukkelijke vullingen, Heerlijke lychee limonade

Pzzachu

Points +144

Vegan
19 Apr 2025

Bāo Chicky Wow Wow

Wow, I don't even know where to start! Lil bāo didn't just exceed our expectations, it blew right past them and left them in the dust 😍

We ordered the Hot Chick, the Rambāo, and the Deep Sea Baby. The Rambāo was deeply flavourful, if you miss hamburgers this is the bāo for you. The Deep Sea Baby had a crunch-to-chew ratio that made me audibly moan. But the star of the show was The Hot Chick, the fried chicky was unreal - hands down the best vegan chicken we've ever had!

The staff were so sweet and friendly, too! This place is such a gem and a must-visit when in Brussels!

Pros: Flavours, Textures, Decor

Míriam27

Points +2086

Vegan
15 Apr 2025

"Asombaoso"

Todo muy bueno y muy interesante, tanto los baos como sus otras opciones.

MaxineVeganWorld

Points +24

Vegan
13 Apr 2025

Pas mal !

Les imitations de viandes sont vraiment bonnes😄

AllanaAlves

Points +115

Vegan
06 Apr 2025

Amazing food

I ordered a "hot chick", "rambao", lil dims and lil wontons. All of them were absolutely amazing, especially the wontons! Maybe the food is a little bit expensive, but it is worth it! Can't wait to come back to try the other options :)

Pros: Excellent food, Friendly staff, Nice vibe

Marie-LaureKerschot

Points +19

Vegetarian
06 Apr 2025

Aanrader

Heerlijk gegeten, spontane en vriendelijke ontvangst. Leuke sfeer.

ElianeV

Points +20

Vegan
05 Apr 2025

Delicious, great meat replacements

Delicious buns, good portion sizes, meat replacements are actually filling and protein packed.

ella_happy_vegan

Points +61

Vegan
29 Mar 2025

delicious baos

we came there some minutes before they closed in the afternoon, but they were so friendly and welcoming and made us quickly two baos for takeaway - hercules baos with gyros, vegan feta and cucumber. was very tasty and delicious!

Updated from previous review on 2025-03-29

Pros: delicious baos, very friendly staff, all vegan

EmmyVD

Points +5073

Vegan
26 Mar 2025

Must visit!

What a lovely place! I had visited their other restaurant Liu lin several times and loved it. So this was high on my wish list since they opened and it did not disappoint.

The restaurant was filled, and even though I didn’t make a reservation they did their utmost best to accommodate me. I enjoyed a coconut water, smashed cucumber and miso soup. The miso soup had a nice umami taste and had interesting bacon shaped tofu. It was a good combo with the smashed cucumber, which was fresh and had a little kick to it. As a dessert I got the mochi which were very tasty, a little bit dry inside but that made it the best combination with dipping it in the coconut sauce.

I also ordered two baos to go and they were very helpful in determining which ones would be best to consume later and would fit my own lunchbox.

Updated from previous review on 2025-03-26

Pros: they kindly accepted my own box for to go

onidom

Points +56

Vegetarian
13 Mar 2025

Delicious, but expensive

Tried a few types of baos, miso soup and "coco loco" - everything tasted amazing.

Staff was also extremely friendly, and more than that: looked excited to be working there, something I don't see often. :D

The only downside is the price: if you're hungry, you'll need multiple dishes to get full, so it gets expensive quite fast.

Chelseachernobyl

Points +978

Vegan
08 Mar 2025

Aubergine was very good

Delicious eggplant boa bun. Would eat here again.

PiselloPatata

Points +184

Vegan
05 Mar 2025

Comfort food! Taiwanese fluffy baod

Delicious baos and starters, the wontons are surprising! Nice place, super friendly staff. Not cheap but good is fresh and good.

Klouplant

Points +570

Vegan
22 Feb 2025

Tasty food!

This is a really nice spot for a quick bite. They specialise in bao buns so you have to get at least one of these! I went for the aubergine one. I also got some dim sums and calamari on the side. Everything was tasty - especially the calamari. Quick service, my only small thing is it is a little expensive here.

AlasdairR

Points +483

Vegan
18 Feb 2025

Fast and tasty

We dropped in for a quick dinner before heading to a concert. Food came quickly and was delicious. We had an aubergine bao and a jerky bao plus some dim sum. 🥟

myrsky

Points +770

Vegan
17 Feb 2025

Good stuff!

People were lining up outside Liu Lin (as usual😉) so we decided to try out their sister restaurant instead, which I hadn't tried earlier. A little bit less packed, but still full, we managed to get a table which just became vacant. No regrets!

Baos were great, as were the Wontons. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, quick delivery of the food (ordered via QR code that you can find on the table.)

Updated from previous review on 2025-02-17

Lily.Blue

Points +753

Vegan
15 Feb 2025

Top !

De bons petits plats, service sympathique et rapide.
C'est un peu cher au vu des quantités mais c'est trop bon !

Je ne manquerais pas de revenir.

Pros: 100% vegan, Service rapide

Wendy’s

Points +206

Vegan
11 Feb 2025

Heerlijke gerechten en bao‘s

Mooie gerechtjes en lekkere smaakvolle bao‘s. Anders dan anders en helemaal vegan natuurlijk 🌱

Pros: Bijzondere smaken; dims en bao‘s, Leuk gezellig restaurantje , Vriendelijke bediening

VeganBloodbath

Points +26

Vegan
10 Feb 2025

lil wāo!

Lil place with lots of heart! Delicious menu, full of flavour. Come one, come all to lil bāo!

Pros: Good variety , Good company, Good times

D.Lin

Points +13

Vegetarian
10 Feb 2025

Simply Amazing

The food feels both authentic and new. As someone who is Taiwanese, I am glad to tried this adaptation of Taiwanese food! The service was great and the people were really friendly :)

veganhat

Points +2034

Vegan
03 Feb 2025

The reference in Brussels

Choose from a wide variety of tasty Baos served by friendly staff.

PaolaPaniz

Points +212

Vegan
29 Jan 2025

Incroyable !!!

Nous sommes venues des l'ouverture sans réservation, mais mieux vaut toujours réserver.
Les bao étaient un délice !! Nous avons pris des nems, et surtout des wuntons : bluffant. Nous avons rechecker la carte pour être sur que c'était bien vegan tellement le goût était proche.
Même mon amie omni était surprise ! (Attention si vous n'aimez pas/n'êtes plus habitué.e.s au goût de la viande, perso ça m'a fait bizarre)
Endroit et personnel tops ! Peut être un peu overpriced mais ça va

Pros: Savoureux

Cons: A bit overpticed

majka24

Points +222

Vegan
11 Jan 2025

unique idea

we have never encountered a place that would be so devoted to serving vegan bao buns before! very nice idea, the food is flavourful. apart from bao buns we really recommend the dumplings! we loved the design, drinks (particularly lychee lemonade!).

LilBao

12 Jan 2025

Dziekujemy bardzo i zapraszamy ponownie ☺️

Ginger_Spice

Points +38

Vegan
06 Jan 2025

Meilleure comfort food !

Commandé à domicile donc je ne peux noter que la nourriture; et c'était juste parfait !

tofuextremist

Points +53

Vegan
04 Jan 2025

Fantastic food, super service

We had some Bao, a rice bowl, the miso soup and the fried bao dessert and everything was fantastic. Prices are absolutely fine and the staff was super nice to us. We really felt they cared about us, were proactively asking whether we needed forks since we struggled with chopsticks and were just kind in general. Definitely a must visit.

hkling

Points +16

Vegan
03 Jan 2025

Just delicious and special!

Had a 4 hour transfer from train to Eurostar and new to come here from our last trip to Brussels. Makes it all worth it!

The baos are fluffy and the fillings are simply perfect.

Pros: Unique, Tasty, Friendly

LaurenceDeBruyn

Points +244

Vegan
08 Dec 2024

Unique concept

Each bao has its original taste and the ingredients combine so well together ! Meats and sauces are especially oustanding. I recommend 3 to 4 baos or side dish per person. Don't miss it !

Updated from previous review on 2024-12-08

Pros: Food made with love and passion, Cute decor

Cons: Drinks are pricey, A little too noisy




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