Café Sjiek — Restaurant in Maastricht

No reservations, so you just walk in, and if it's full (which it regularly is), you wait at the bar with a perfectly poured beer or a glass of wine. The waiting is part of the experience here, not an inconvenience. Sitting at the bar chatting with fellow diners is as normal as having your own table. In summer there's a large terrace in the historic city park. French finesse with a Limburg twist: lobster cocktail with avocado and jalapeño foam, vol-au-vent with cave-grown mushrooms, quail, venison ragout, zoervleis, black pudding, choucroute. The menu plays with the Maastricht dialect with a wink. The wine list is excellent and includes Limburg wines too: a glass of wine with a dessert tart on the staff's recommendation is a classic here.