Guidebook for Bruxelles
Drinks & Nightlife
For me, the bar with the best music in Brussels! Probably I say this cause I am the artistic director :)
Always open until 8am, this is THE music café in town, with live concerts and DJs every day!
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Bonnefooi
8 Rue des PierresFor me, the bar with the best music in Brussels! Probably I say this cause I am the artistic director :)
Always open until 8am, this is THE music café in town, with live concerts and DJs every day!
Amazing night venue. They have live concerts and DJ sets on a regular basis.
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Beursschouwburg
20 Auguste OrtsstraatAmazing night venue. They have live concerts and DJ sets on a regular basis.
The place to be for big live concerts in Brussels. AB is a venue with around 2.000 people capacity. They host the best bands and musicians from around the world. Check their website: www.abconcerts.be
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Ancienne Belgique
110 Bd AnspachThe place to be for big live concerts in Brussels. AB is a venue with around 2.000 people capacity. They host the best bands and musicians from around the world. Check their website: www.abconcerts.be
If you like jazz, this is the place to be in the Brussels city centre. They have nice concerts and jam sessions every week.
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Kumiko
7 Rue d'AlostIf you like jazz, this is the place to be in the Brussels city centre. They have nice concerts and jam sessions every week.
The best place to learn about Belgian beers! This cozy bar have a quality-focused selection of beers. Avoid the more touristy version in the city centre (or, even worse, Delirium). A must go!
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Moeder Lambic Original
68 Rue de SavoieThe best place to learn about Belgian beers! This cozy bar have a quality-focused selection of beers. Avoid the more touristy version in the city centre (or, even worse, Delirium). A must go!
A really nicely decorated bar with a good selection of Belgian beers, they offer live concerts and DJs from time to time.
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Bar du Matin
172 Chau. d'AlsembergA really nicely decorated bar with a good selection of Belgian beers, they offer live concerts and DJs from time to time.
Not easy to find a nice wine bar in Brussels somehow... This place serves fantastic tapas and have good wines.
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Pepette & Ronron
53 Rue Léon LepageNot easy to find a nice wine bar in Brussels somehow... This place serves fantastic tapas and have good wines.
Food Scene
Great Belgian restaurant, with an amazing selection of beers. They serve a special carbonnade! Always busy and they don't take reservations. But it's worth the wait!
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Nüetnigenough
25 Rue du LombardGreat Belgian restaurant, with an amazing selection of beers. They serve a special carbonnade! Always busy and they don't take reservations. But it's worth the wait!
One of the best brunches in the city centre. Place is cozy and nicely decorated. Service is sometimes a bit slow, but always friendly.
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Yeti
Rue de Bon SecoursOne of the best brunches in the city centre. Place is cozy and nicely decorated. Service is sometimes a bit slow, but always friendly.
A really small Thai restaurant nobody seems to know but that serves one of the best curry in town. Pretty cheap, and with a really friendly staff!
Thai talk
51 Rue des PierresA really small Thai restaurant nobody seems to know but that serves one of the best curry in town. Pretty cheap, and with a really friendly staff!
Café Le Fontainas is possibly the most known LGBT bar in Brussels. Beautifully decorated, they serve nice cocktails and always have nice playlists.
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Fontainasplein
Place FontainasCafé Le Fontainas is possibly the most known LGBT bar in Brussels. Beautifully decorated, they serve nice cocktails and always have nice playlists.
One of the most popular bars among Brussels' bobo (bourgeois bohémiens), they serve nice cocktails and brunches at a reasonable price.
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Chez Franz
30 Av. du Haut-PontOne of the most popular bars among Brussels' bobo (bourgeois bohémiens), they serve nice cocktails and brunches at a reasonable price.
If you're into organic and fresh seasonal farmer products from small local producers, this is the place to go to! They're cuisine is fresh and creative. Prices are reasonable.
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Les Filles
46 Rue du Vieux Marché aux GrainsIf you're into organic and fresh seasonal farmer products from small local producers, this is the place to go to! They're cuisine is fresh and creative. Prices are reasonable.
My favourite restaurant in Brussels. Dishes are elaborated and simple at the same time. They serve only one menu dégustation with 5/6 dishes, (which they change regularly) for around 50 Euros.
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La Buvette
108 Chaussée d'AlsembergMy favourite restaurant in Brussels. Dishes are elaborated and simple at the same time. They serve only one menu dégustation with 5/6 dishes, (which they change regularly) for around 50 Euros.
The most popular restaurant in Brussels. And for good reasons. Quick service, friendly stuff and good Belgian food, for a reasonable price. Always busy, no reservations: you may need to queue 15 min.
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La Fin de Siècle
3 Av. de l'ArméeThe most popular restaurant in Brussels. And for good reasons. Quick service, friendly stuff and good Belgian food, for a reasonable price. Always busy, no reservations: you may need to queue 15 min.
Great Lebanese restaurant, they serve an amazing hommus, moussaka and especially moutabal. Super cheap, perfect also for vegetarians.
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AL JANNAH
59 Rue BlaesGreat Lebanese restaurant, they serve an amazing hommus, moussaka and especially moutabal. Super cheap, perfect also for vegetarians.
Yuka Espresso Bar
166 Bd AnspachThey serve one of the nicest espresso in town.
A small fries shop on Place Flagey, known for making the best "frites" in Brussels. I pretty agree with this :)
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Frit Flagey
Place Eugène FlageyA small fries shop on Place Flagey, known for making the best "frites" in Brussels. I pretty agree with this :)
Friterie Tabora
2 Rue de TaboraMy favourite "frites" place in the centre of Brussels
They serve pretty decent burgers here, and the place is quite nice.
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l'Amour Fou Comptoir & Bar
185 Chau. d'IxellesThey serve pretty decent burgers here, and the place is quite nice.
Possibly my favourite place in Brussels. The place where I would bring any friend to eat on a (sunny) weekend. Open only for lunch, they cook the best fish in town. Their grilled tuna is a true wonder. Don't miss also their fried "kibbelings"! A real old-school fish market, they'll scream your name when the food is ready, and you'll eat on their high tables in the middle of Saint Catherine (one of the nicest little squares in Brussels).
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Mer du Nord
45 Pl. Sainte-CatherinePossibly my favourite place in Brussels. The place where I would bring any friend to eat on a (sunny) weekend. Open only for lunch, they cook the best fish in town. Their grilled tuna is a true wonder. Don't miss also their fried "kibbelings"! A real old-school fish market, they'll scream your name when the food is ready, and you'll eat on their high tables in the middle of Saint Catherine (one of the nicest little squares in Brussels).
Izakaya
123 Chau. de VleurgatBest Japanese in town!
Super nice Belgian restaurant, famous for moules-frites but much more than that!
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Le Pré Salé
20 Rue de FlandreSuper nice Belgian restaurant, famous for moules-frites but much more than that!
Rachel (Bagels & Burgers)
100 Rue du Marché au Charbon KolenmarktMy favourite burgers in town!
Toukoul
34 Rue de LaekenReally nice Ethiopian restaurant!
This is my favourite restaurant in Brussels! It's a kind of secret place, you won't find it on any guide. Alessio is an Italian chef from Rome, and foodwise he's the closest thing to my Italian grandmother I have in this city :)
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52 Chaussée de VleurgatThis is my favourite restaurant in Brussels! It's a kind of secret place, you won't find it on any guide. Alessio is an Italian chef from Rome, and foodwise he's the closest thing to my Italian grandmother I have in this city :)
Sightseeing
Grand-Place
Simply, one of the nicest squares in Europe!
The elevator connects this square to the amazing neighbourhood of "Les Marolles". From this square you have one of the nicest views of Brussels. In the summer you may stumble upon a big party here :)
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Poelaertplein
Place PoelaertThe elevator connects this square to the amazing neighbourhood of "Les Marolles". From this square you have one of the nicest views of Brussels. In the summer you may stumble upon a big party here :)
My favourite square in Brussels, there is a pretty amazing flea market every day until 13.00 here, where you can find lots of crazy objects... If you're lucky and early, you can find also good records
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Vossenplein
Place du Jeu de BalleMy favourite square in Brussels, there is a pretty amazing flea market every day until 13.00 here, where you can find lots of crazy objects... If you're lucky and early, you can find also good records
One of the nicest squares in Brussels, it's full of restaurants and cafés, and it's especially beautiful when it's sunny. You will also find a market every morning here.
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Parvis de Saint-Gilles station
One of the nicest squares in Brussels, it's full of restaurants and cafés, and it's especially beautiful when it's sunny. You will also find a market every morning here.
Arts & Culture
Brussels is quite a surreal city... No wonder on of the biggest exponents of surrealism lived here. Don't miss this beautiful museum.
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Musée Magritte Museum
1 Pl. RoyaleBrussels is quite a surreal city... No wonder on of the biggest exponents of surrealism lived here. Don't miss this beautiful museum.
A really interesting museum on musical instruments in one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau buildings in the city. They also serve an overpriced brunch on its top floor, with a great view.
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Musical Instruments Museum
2 Rue Montagne de la CourA really interesting museum on musical instruments in one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau buildings in the city. They also serve an overpriced brunch on its top floor, with a great view.
Best museum in Brussels, together with Wiels. An Art Deco masterpiece by Victor Horta, the Centre of Fine Arts is one of the jewels of Belgium's cultural and architectural heritage. Sometimes open at night with great electronic music events.
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Bozar station
Best museum in Brussels, together with Wiels. An Art Deco masterpiece by Victor Horta, the Centre of Fine Arts is one of the jewels of Belgium's cultural and architectural heritage. Sometimes open at night with great electronic music events.
Fantastic contemporary arts museum, one of the two best museums in Brussels together with BOZAR.
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Wiels
354 Av. Van VolxemFantastic contemporary arts museum, one of the two best museums in Brussels together with BOZAR.
This place used to be a brewery, now it hosts one of the most active cultural centres in the city. They host expos, but also nights and concerts on a regular basis.
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Le Brass - Centre Culturel de Forest
364 Av. Van VolxemThis place used to be a brewery, now it hosts one of the most active cultural centres in the city. They host expos, but also nights and concerts on a regular basis.
Shopping
On this stree, and on its higher parallel Rue Haute you have the best furniture and design shops in Brussels. Don't expect anything cheap though!
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Blaesstraat
Rue BlaesOn this stree, and on its higher parallel Rue Haute you have the best furniture and design shops in Brussels. Don't expect anything cheap though!
Essentials
The biggest grocery shop in the centre, if you need to buy anything to eat, this is probably the best place. You can anyway find smaller shops pretty much everywhere around my apartment.
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AD Anspach
63 Bd AnspachThe biggest grocery shop in the centre, if you need to buy anything to eat, this is probably the best place. You can anyway find smaller shops pretty much everywhere around my apartment.
My favourite fruits and vegetables shop in town, they have fresh organic seasonal products for really convenient prices. You can also find pretty amazing bread and delicious cheese!
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De Biomarkt
58 Rue des TanneursMy favourite fruits and vegetables shop in town, they have fresh organic seasonal products for really convenient prices. You can also find pretty amazing bread and delicious cheese!
Parks & Nature
Bois de la Cambre
Brussels Park