Guidebook for Brussels

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Guidebook for Brussels

Drinks & Nightlife

Best bars and terraces inside and around the former market hall of Saint-Géry. Don't forget to go inside the market hall itself: nice bar with comfortable chesterfield seats and city exhibitions.
165 locals recommend
Halles Saint-Géry - Agora bruxelloise
1 Pl. Saint-Géry
165 locals recommend
Best bars and terraces inside and around the former market hall of Saint-Géry. Don't forget to go inside the market hall itself: nice bar with comfortable chesterfield seats and city exhibitions.
The place for Belgium beers. Sunny terrace till end of the afternoon.
164 locals recommend
Moeder Lambic
8 Pl. Fontainas
164 locals recommend
The place for Belgium beers. Sunny terrace till end of the afternoon.
Go for a drink on this great street full of nice bars, shops and restaurants. Ask at La Bellona if it's possible to have a look in the inner court. You will be surprised.
14 locals recommend
Bellone Café
46 Rue de Flandre
14 locals recommend
Go for a drink on this great street full of nice bars, shops and restaurants. Ask at La Bellona if it's possible to have a look in the inner court. You will be surprised.
A must: A drink in Greenwich, a beautiful renovated café. Amazing interior from the last century. The restrooms downstairs have been renovated to the original.
34 locals recommend
Greenwich Café Bruxelles
7 Rue des Chartreux
34 locals recommend
A must: A drink in Greenwich, a beautiful renovated café. Amazing interior from the last century. The restrooms downstairs have been renovated to the original.
The place for jazz music in Brussels. Historic venue with often concerts sent life on the radio. Tiny place, beautiful art deco interior.
146 locals recommend
L'Archiduc
6 Rue Antoine Dansaert
146 locals recommend
The place for jazz music in Brussels. Historic venue with often concerts sent life on the radio. Tiny place, beautiful art deco interior.
Bar for trendy mainly Flemish young professionals. Worth checking begin of the night.
31 locals recommend
Roskam
9 Rue de Flandre
31 locals recommend
Bar for trendy mainly Flemish young professionals. Worth checking begin of the night.
Nice square with two good terraces offering Belgium beers. Nice to sit down, relax and enjoy the architectural setting of this 'Parisian' Brussels square.
7 locals recommend
Vrijheidsplaats
Place de la Liberté
7 locals recommend
Nice square with two good terraces offering Belgium beers. Nice to sit down, relax and enjoy the architectural setting of this 'Parisian' Brussels square.

Food Scene

My favourite hamburgers and bagels in town. Real nice food and friendly, artistic ambiance. Ask for Ferran and say your are staying at my place!
26 locals recommend
Rachel (Bagels & Burgers)
100 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
26 locals recommend
My favourite hamburgers and bagels in town. Real nice food and friendly, artistic ambiance. Ask for Ferran and say your are staying at my place!
My favourite terrace in town. Nice friendly crowd. Most are into design and other arts. Nice music inside and best terrace when sunny weather.
48 locals recommend
Kolenmarkt 91
91 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
48 locals recommend
My favourite terrace in town. Nice friendly crowd. Most are into design and other arts. Nice music inside and best terrace when sunny weather.
Great terrace, friendly service. Good to sit down and see the folks pass by.
8 locals recommend
Plattesteen (Le) sprl
41 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
8 locals recommend
Great terrace, friendly service. Good to sit down and see the folks pass by.
Nice tourist free terraces. Great in the afternoon for coffee and sandwich. Try new venue called Prom, friendly service
Place du Jardin aux Fleurs
Nice tourist free terraces. Great in the afternoon for coffee and sandwich. Try new venue called Prom, friendly service
Great Upper Market restaurant. Not cheap but great culinary experience. Try afternoon set menu during week days: value for money
10 locals recommend
La Manufacture
12 Rue Notre-Dame-du-Sommeil
10 locals recommend
Great Upper Market restaurant. Not cheap but great culinary experience. Try afternoon set menu during week days: value for money
Good bistro in city centre. Nice French cuisine. Not too expensive. For a budget option, try pizzeria next door. Amazing!
33 locals recommend
Bistro du Canal
208 Rue Antoine Dansaert
33 locals recommend
Good bistro in city centre. Nice French cuisine. Not too expensive. For a budget option, try pizzeria next door. Amazing!
Good Belgian cuisine. Value for money.
48 locals recommend
Nüetnigenough
25 Rue du Lombard
48 locals recommend
Good Belgian cuisine. Value for money.
Nice place, good food, trendy crowd. Try to go for lunch and sit on the terrace in the back garden! Visit the thee shop next door, one of the best.
11 locals recommend
Café Novo
37 Pl. de la Vieille Halle aux Blés
11 locals recommend
Nice place, good food, trendy crowd. Try to go for lunch and sit on the terrace in the back garden! Visit the thee shop next door, one of the best.
The place for spare ribs (as much as you can eat). They've got also grilled fish and a vegetarian dish. International crowd. Meanly eurocrats and alike. Friendly service.
48 locals recommend
Amadeo
26 Rue Sainte-Catherine
48 locals recommend
The place for spare ribs (as much as you can eat). They've got also grilled fish and a vegetarian dish. International crowd. Meanly eurocrats and alike. Friendly service.
My favourite restaurant. Good French cuisine, nice wines & beers, not expensive and friendly service. If this place is full try the restaurant at nr 12. Same owner, food & style.
Rue des Chartreux 2
My favourite restaurant. Good French cuisine, nice wines & beers, not expensive and friendly service. If this place is full try the restaurant at nr 12. Same owner, food & style.
Chick & trendy restaurant in Brussels. Good food and wines, portions rather small and hefty prices. But a nice place and modern decoration make it worth.
Brasserie Royal
103 Rue de Flandre
Chick & trendy restaurant in Brussels. Good food and wines, portions rather small and hefty prices. But a nice place and modern decoration make it worth.
Great food, trendy interior and good service. Not cheap but value for money.
52 locals recommend
Henri
113 Rue de Flandre
52 locals recommend
Great food, trendy interior and good service. Not cheap but value for money.
Upper market restaurant rediscovering Belgian cuisine in a new light. Try the set menu at lunchtime during working days: value for money
77 locals recommend
Belga Queen
32 Rue du Fossé aux Loups
77 locals recommend
Upper market restaurant rediscovering Belgian cuisine in a new light. Try the set menu at lunchtime during working days: value for money
Very nice cafe in art deco style featuring pita's and salad's.
48 locals recommend
Le Perroquet
31 Rue Watteeu
48 locals recommend
Very nice cafe in art deco style featuring pita's and salad's.
One of the best (& upper market) restaurant in town featuring French cuisine.
16 locals recommend
L'Idiot du Village
19 Rue Notre-Seigneur
16 locals recommend
One of the best (& upper market) restaurant in town featuring French cuisine.
Same owner than Belgium's chicest restaurant at the other side of the square but affordable menus. Perfect terrace with sun all day.
74 locals recommend
Houtsiplou
9 Pl. Rouppe
74 locals recommend
Same owner than Belgium's chicest restaurant at the other side of the square but affordable menus. Perfect terrace with sun all day.
Great art deco building with original interior. Nice trendy local people. Big terrace. Walk afterwards along the lakes up to the medieval abbey of La Cambre.
355 locals recommend
Café Belga
18 Pl. Eugène Flagey
355 locals recommend
Great art deco building with original interior. Nice trendy local people. Big terrace. Walk afterwards along the lakes up to the medieval abbey of La Cambre.

Sightseeing

Beautiful art deco church. Area is a bit run down, go over day to get inside and enjoy the great forms and proportions.
Medical Center Du Parvis St-Jean-Baptiste
Beautiful art deco church. Area is a bit run down, go over day to get inside and enjoy the great forms and proportions.
Beautiful baroque church in great surroundings.
Room Sales of Beguinage
11 Rue Haute
Beautiful baroque church in great surroundings.
Interesting Free Mason museum. Interesting house and collection.
Belgian Museum of Freemasonry
73 Rue de Laeken
Interesting Free Mason museum. Interesting house and collection.
Rue Sainte Catherine is Brussels Chinatown. Go into the Chinese supermarket at number one. Walk along the street. Restaurant Little Asia is a good one.
Rue Sainte-Catherine 1
Rue Sainte Catherine is Brussels Chinatown. Go into the Chinese supermarket at number one. Walk along the street. Restaurant Little Asia is a good one.
Square and monument dedicated to the uprising giving brth to this country. A nest of peace and beauty in the middle of the business and shopping area. Worth certainly a detour.
Théâtre des Martyrs
22 Pl. des Martyrs
Square and monument dedicated to the uprising giving brth to this country. A nest of peace and beauty in the middle of the business and shopping area. Worth certainly a detour.
Free public transport lift to bring you up the hill to enjoy one of the best views over Brussels. You will see the Atomium, Koekelberg Basiliek, Town Hall, etc.
21 locals recommend
Ascenseur des Marolles
Place Poelaert
21 locals recommend
Free public transport lift to bring you up the hill to enjoy one of the best views over Brussels. You will see the Atomium, Koekelberg Basiliek, Town Hall, etc.
This is my secret tip: Climb up the Arc de Triomf. How? Get into the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire (Free entrance). Ask at the entrance how to get up to the arch.
74 locals recommend
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History
3 Parc du Cinquantenaire
74 locals recommend
This is my secret tip: Climb up the Arc de Triomf. How? Get into the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire (Free entrance). Ask at the entrance how to get up to the arch.
Famous Brussels beer brewery.
47 locals recommend
Brasserie Cantillon
56 Rue Gheude
47 locals recommend
Famous Brussels beer brewery.

Everything Else

Great terraces & bars. Try De Markten, Roskam, Great fish tapas at Nordzee. Go into La crèmerie de Linkebeek for the best cheese in town.
143 locals recommend
Place Ste. Catherine
Place Sainte-Catherine
143 locals recommend
Great terraces & bars. Try De Markten, Roskam, Great fish tapas at Nordzee. Go into La crèmerie de Linkebeek for the best cheese in town.
Kaaitheater, the main building. Check the program in the net. Nice terrace sunny late afternoon.
53 locals recommend
Kaaitheater
19 Sq. Sainctelette
53 locals recommend
Kaaitheater, the main building. Check the program in the net. Nice terrace sunny late afternoon.
My secret parc in centre Brussels. Difficult to find the entrance of this parc but a recompense is waiting inside. Relax lying on the grass, looking the palace and enjoy a meal in the Orangerie.
77 locals recommend
Egmont Park
25 Bd de Waterloo
77 locals recommend
My secret parc in centre Brussels. Difficult to find the entrance of this parc but a recompense is waiting inside. Relax lying on the grass, looking the palace and enjoy a meal in the Orangerie.
Brussels best place for second hand bookshops
Rue du Midi Shopping
Rue du Midi
Brussels best place for second hand bookshops
Yes indeed: My favourite French fries. It's hard to get here. You will have to queue for this street stall. The service will be appalling (is part of the experience). But these fries make it worth!
265 locals recommend
Place Eugene Flagey
Place Eugène Flagey
265 locals recommend
Yes indeed: My favourite French fries. It's hard to get here. You will have to queue for this street stall. The service will be appalling (is part of the experience). But these fries make it worth!
The place for techno music for more than 20 years. Check the agenda on the net. Some nights last till noon...
95 locals recommend
Fuse
208 Rue Blaes
95 locals recommend
The place for techno music for more than 20 years. Check the agenda on the net. Some nights last till noon...

Essentials

Nearest supermarket.
Rue des Fabriques 8
Nearest supermarket.
The nearest bakery and with my favourite croissants: regular, chocolate or extra butter for just 80 cents each. Great for your breakfast on the terrace at home.
Rue de la Senne 41
41 Rue de la Senne
The nearest bakery and with my favourite croissants: regular, chocolate or extra butter for just 80 cents each. Great for your breakfast on the terrace at home.
Small grocery store in the corner. Ahmed is the owner. Always friendly, always convenient.
Zennestraat 43
43 Rue de la Senne
Small grocery store in the corner. Ahmed is the owner. Always friendly, always convenient.

Arts & Culture

This theater and the main building show the best contemporary theater, dance and performances in town. Check www.kaaitheater.be for the last program.
9 locals recommend
KAAISTUDIO'S
81 Rue Notre-Dame-du-Sommeil
9 locals recommend
This theater and the main building show the best contemporary theater, dance and performances in town. Check www.kaaitheater.be for the last program.

Shopping

A textile and fabrics shop. A paradise of designs, colours and forms. Go there and let you inspire by all this.
11 locals recommend
Les Tissus du Chien Vert
2 Rue du Chien Vert
11 locals recommend
A textile and fabrics shop. A paradise of designs, colours and forms. Go there and let you inspire by all this.
Several design stores along this street. An inspiring walk.
Diito Dansaert
19 Rue des Chartreux
Several design stores along this street. An inspiring walk.
Old fashion Herboristerie. One od the best in Brussels.
Herboristerie Desmecht
40 Rue de l'Ecuyer 38 -
Old fashion Herboristerie. One od the best in Brussels.
My favourite home decoration and design store.
6 locals recommend
Flamant
36 Pl. du Grand Sablon
6 locals recommend
My favourite home decoration and design store.
Best street to hunt for affordable antiquities, home decoration, trendy cafés and restaurants.
45 locals recommend
Hoogstraat
Rue Haute
45 locals recommend
Best street to hunt for affordable antiquities, home decoration, trendy cafés and restaurants.
One of the best Belgian chocolates. It's beautifully designed, absolutely delicious, but a bit expensive. An ideal gift from Belgium if you want to treat a gourmet.
Minimenstraat 1
1 Rue des Minimes
One of the best Belgian chocolates. It's beautifully designed, absolutely delicious, but a bit expensive. An ideal gift from Belgium if you want to treat a gourmet.