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English: Stumbled upon Thuis last night as we were searching for a bite to eat on a Monday night. All the other restos in the neighborhood were closed but Thuis was open--success! Fresh and welcoming exterior with a couple tables outside to enjoy the evening breeze. Indoors looked quite nice too, relaxed and clean. The Spanish chef-owner was happy to explain his concept and menu and brought us some delicious olives he had made himself to snack on while we waited for our meal. We tried the tapas formula, one Belgian and one Spanish, which was crazy good. First a BRILLIANT salad (and I am not a salad fan but these salads were each amazing in their own way) of small tomatoes, onion, Bibb lettuce, a perfectly poached egg, topped with homemade garlicky mayo. Then a fragrant paella studded with toasted raisins, almonds, and cashews. Then some little pizzas: one topped with a dollop of goat cheese-flavored cream and sautéed mushrooms, the other with a nice tomato sauce, an anchovy, some homemade olives and a slice of roasted pepper. Served next to the pizzas were two little green pillows of zucchini bread topped with sesame seeds. They had a divine fluffy texture that was a nice contrast to the crunch of the pizzas. Last of all, he brought us each a Cordon Bleu of perfectly seared steak filled with gooey blue cheese, a fine slice of ham and some mushroom, nestled next to 2 tiny roasted potatoes and a creamy spoonful of sweet potato. SO. GOOD. Will be going back often!