Guidebook for Bruxelles
Food Scene
Best place to have moules-frites. Very cozy, not the cheapest place though. Location is very nice!
35 locals recommend
In't Spinnekopke
1 Pl. du Jardin aux FleursBest place to have moules-frites. Very cozy, not the cheapest place though. Location is very nice!
Nice restaurant. Not expensive. Good beers, and swell veggie (and other) burgers among many other things.
74 locals recommend
Houtsiplou
9 Pl. RouppeNice restaurant. Not expensive. Good beers, and swell veggie (and other) burgers among many other things.
Located on the charming Place Saint Catherine. Serving fish and fish-like dishes and soups and white wine outside starting 10-ish in the morning. Not super cheap but definitely worth your while!
208 locals recommend
Mer du Nord
45 Pl. Sainte-CatherineLocated on the charming Place Saint Catherine. Serving fish and fish-like dishes and soups and white wine outside starting 10-ish in the morning. Not super cheap but definitely worth your while!
Nice square with Maison du Peuple and other nice cafés and bars, day and night!
188 locals recommend
Parvis de Saint-Gilles station
Nice square with Maison du Peuple and other nice cafés and bars, day and night!
Great Ethiopian restaurant! Not expensive (but not super cheap either), but amazing food, good service, and most of the time: live music! I greatly recommend it!
61 locals recommend
Kokob
10 Rue des Grands CarmesGreat Ethiopian restaurant! Not expensive (but not super cheap either), but amazing food, good service, and most of the time: live music! I greatly recommend it!
Sightseeing
Beautiful old square. A flea market takes place there every day of every year from 06.00 until noon. Surrounded by nice terraces for a drink on sunny days
364 locals recommend
Vossenplein
Place du Jeu de BalleBeautiful old square. A flea market takes place there every day of every year from 06.00 until noon. Surrounded by nice terraces for a drink on sunny days
Check out the hulking, crumbling Palais de Justice, and sip a beer (brought by u) looking out over the city (sunsets!). An outside elevator takes u down to the old 'Les Marolles' neighbourhood.
99 locals recommend
Poelaertplein
Place PoelaertCheck out the hulking, crumbling Palais de Justice, and sip a beer (brought by u) looking out over the city (sunsets!). An outside elevator takes u down to the old 'Les Marolles' neighbourhood.
Somewhat rundown museum, but charming for that reason. The other museums at Cinquantenaire are similarly underfunded, but worth the go anyhow. This is Belgium from the 50's...
90 locals recommend
Autoworld
11 Parc du CinquantenaireSomewhat rundown museum, but charming for that reason. The other museums at Cinquantenaire are similarly underfunded, but worth the go anyhow. This is Belgium from the 50's...
Check out the lobby of the 1895 Hotel Metropole, preferred hotel of many stars, & the only remaining hotel of 19th century Brussels that featured in many movies. You can just walk in and ogle!;)
Hotel Metropole Brussels
31 Pl. De BrouckèreCheck out the lobby of the 1895 Hotel Metropole, preferred hotel of many stars, & the only remaining hotel of 19th century Brussels that featured in many movies. You can just walk in and ogle!;)
Right around the corner from my place, Place des Martyrs is a monument (and actual soldiers' grave) to Belgium's 1830 independence war with the Netherlands.
11 locals recommend
Martyrs' Square
Place des MartyrsRight around the corner from my place, Place des Martyrs is a monument (and actual soldiers' grave) to Belgium's 1830 independence war with the Netherlands.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a dancy place. Mostly Latin music, but RnB and pop as well. Good cocktails, and high temperatures. Not a place to sit still.
22 locals recommend
Havana
4 Rue de l'EpéeThis is a dancy place. Mostly Latin music, but RnB and pop as well. Good cocktails, and high temperatures. Not a place to sit still.
This is the place to go to taste a bunch of artisanal beers. It's not very touristy considering.
164 locals recommend
Moeder Lambic
8 Pl. FontainasThis is the place to go to taste a bunch of artisanal beers. It's not very touristy considering.
Arts & Culture
Botanique is a great concert venue! Check out the line-up on botanique.be... Lots of high-quality independent music. Adjacent is the beautiful "botanical" garden park. Great for a relaxed picnic!
77 locals recommend
Botanique station
Botanique is a great concert venue! Check out the line-up on botanique.be... Lots of high-quality independent music. Adjacent is the beautiful "botanical" garden park. Great for a relaxed picnic!