Guidebook for Bruxelles

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Guidebook for Bruxelles

Food Scene

Open all year, no indoor seating, morning to afternoon. Great for fresh seafood dishes with a glass of cava or white wine. A local favorite!
208 locals recommend
Mer du Nord
45 Pl. Sainte-Catherine
208 locals recommend
Open all year, no indoor seating, morning to afternoon. Great for fresh seafood dishes with a glass of cava or white wine. A local favorite!
Organic, vegetarian friendly, delicious, great weekend brunch. Make reservations!
20 locals recommend
Yeti
Rue de Bon Secours
20 locals recommend
Organic, vegetarian friendly, delicious, great weekend brunch. Make reservations!
Best place for traditional Belgian food! Trust me it's a good price, huge portions and tasty. No credit cards.
174 locals recommend
La Fin de Siècle
3 Av. de l'Armée
174 locals recommend
Best place for traditional Belgian food! Trust me it's a good price, huge portions and tasty. No credit cards.
Great place with large outdoor terrace when it's sunny right on Sainte Catherine. They also have quick and tasty lunch/ dinner options
12 locals recommend
De Markten Cafe
5 Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains
12 locals recommend
Great place with large outdoor terrace when it's sunny right on Sainte Catherine. They also have quick and tasty lunch/ dinner options
If you like japanese Ramen noodles than don't look no further, this is the spot for you.
25 locals recommend
Umamido St-Catherine
1 Pl. Sainte-Catherine
25 locals recommend
If you like japanese Ramen noodles than don't look no further, this is the spot for you.
A great coffee place tucked right on Sainte Catherine that offers lunch options and tasty coffee and tea
Pipaillon
231 Quai au Bois à Brûler
A great coffee place tucked right on Sainte Catherine that offers lunch options and tasty coffee and tea
Nice Thai place on Saint Gerry island!
24 locals recommend
Fanny Thai
36 Rue Jules Van Praet
24 locals recommend
Nice Thai place on Saint Gerry island!
An authentic and not so expensive like other restaurants right off Grand Place.
13 locals recommend
‘T Kelderke
15 Grand Place
13 locals recommend
An authentic and not so expensive like other restaurants right off Grand Place.
Classic Belgian dishes right on the Grand Place
10 locals recommend
Chez Patrick
6 Rue des Chapeliers
10 locals recommend
Classic Belgian dishes right on the Grand Place
A great classic Belgian food restaurant in the Gallery St. Hubert!
11 locals recommend
Le Marmiton
43 Rue des Bouchers
11 locals recommend
A great classic Belgian food restaurant in the Gallery St. Hubert!
If you want mussels this is the best place!
52 locals recommend
Chez Léon
18 Rue des Bouchers
52 locals recommend
If you want mussels this is the best place!
A great stoemp restaurant, trust me you will not regret it!
Madame Chapeau
94 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
A great stoemp restaurant, trust me you will not regret it!
The best pad thai so far in Belgium!
11 locals recommend
Mam Mam
72 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
11 locals recommend
The best pad thai so far in Belgium!
Very popular Ethiopian restaurant.
61 locals recommend
Kokob
10 Rue des Grands Carmes
61 locals recommend
Very popular Ethiopian restaurant.
A unique bar with a very nice terrace
48 locals recommend
Kolenmarkt 91
91 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
48 locals recommend
A unique bar with a very nice terrace
Probably the best coffee place in Brussels center with very tasty cheesecakes
22 locals recommend
Café Capitale
45 Rue du Midi
22 locals recommend
Probably the best coffee place in Brussels center with very tasty cheesecakes
Excellent Chinese restaurant. Noodles made fresh all day and great Dim Sum!
30 locals recommend
Au bon bol
9 Rue Paul Devaux
30 locals recommend
Excellent Chinese restaurant. Noodles made fresh all day and great Dim Sum!
Affordable, quick & tasty sushi!
131 locals recommend
Makisu
5 Rue du Bailli
131 locals recommend
Affordable, quick & tasty sushi!
Great atmosphere and brunch, often busy!
44 locals recommend
Chicago Café
45 Rue de Flandre
44 locals recommend
Great atmosphere and brunch, often busy!
A large and delicious selection of sweet and savory crepes, good prices!
Le Crachin Crêperie Fine Bretonne
12 Rue de Flandre
A large and delicious selection of sweet and savory crepes, good prices!
A great Portuguese bakery !
46 locals recommend
Forcado Pastelaria (Saint-Gilles)
196 Chau. de Charleroi
46 locals recommend
A great Portuguese bakery !
A great place serving food and rice wraps!
73 locals recommend
Knees to Chin
125 Rue de Livourne
73 locals recommend
A great place serving food and rice wraps!
A great vegetarian restaurant - probably the best in Brussels!
57 locals recommend
Dolma Restaurant
329 Chau. d'Ixelles
57 locals recommend
A great vegetarian restaurant - probably the best in Brussels!
A very cool bar next to Place du Flagey - super cool on weekend as well as they have a great sunny outdoor terrace too!
355 locals recommend
Café Belga
18 Pl. Eugène Flagey
355 locals recommend
A very cool bar next to Place du Flagey - super cool on weekend as well as they have a great sunny outdoor terrace too!
Delicious lunch & tea room in a art deco setting!
7 locals recommend
La Mercerie
7 locals recommend
Delicious lunch & tea room in a art deco setting!
Italian restaurant with an also romantic setting and tasty food
16 locals recommend
Ars Vinorum
6 Rue de la Reinette
16 locals recommend
Italian restaurant with an also romantic setting and tasty food
Maybe the only british cafe with variety of cakes and english food
18 locals recommend
God Save The Cream
131 Rue de Stassart
18 locals recommend
Maybe the only british cafe with variety of cakes and english food
If you are looking for real japanese food (read not sushi) this is the place to go!
11 locals recommend
Izakaya
123 Chau. de Vleurgat
11 locals recommend
If you are looking for real japanese food (read not sushi) this is the place to go!
A very nice and cool brunch place in a fancy setting in the upper Place Brughmann neighbourhood
20 locals recommend
Gaudron
3 Place Georges Brugmann
20 locals recommend
A very nice and cool brunch place in a fancy setting in the upper Place Brughmann neighbourhood
a restaurant in the middle of the lake! super cool place especially when it's sunny!
83 locals recommend
Chalet Robinson
1 Sent. de l'Embarcadère
83 locals recommend
a restaurant in the middle of the lake! super cool place especially when it's sunny!
Veggie friendly and also has cool brunch!
11 locals recommend
Henri & Agnes
48 Rue Véronèse
11 locals recommend
Veggie friendly and also has cool brunch!
Serving veggie burgers! Njam!
27 locals recommend
Ami
13 Rue Lesbroussart
27 locals recommend
Serving veggie burgers! Njam!
tibetan dumplings and soups!
8 locals recommend
Mo Mo
7 Av. des Villas
8 locals recommend
tibetan dumplings and soups!
One of the contenders for best fries in Belgium!
66 locals recommend
Frit Flagey
Place Eugène Flagey
66 locals recommend
One of the contenders for best fries in Belgium!
One of the contenders for best fries in Belgium!
154 locals recommend
Maison Antoine
1 Pl. Jourdan
154 locals recommend
One of the contenders for best fries in Belgium!
Nice burgers!
14 locals recommend
Ellis Gourmet Burger
20 Pl. Jourdan
14 locals recommend
Nice burgers!
A nice greek restaurant!
20 locals recommend
Strofilia
11 Rue du Marché aux Porcs
20 locals recommend
A nice greek restaurant!
One of the tasty fish restaurants right on the St. Catherine
31 locals recommend
Le Vismet
23 Pl. Sainte-Catherine
31 locals recommend
One of the tasty fish restaurants right on the St. Catherine
A bit pricey but if you are meat lover this is the place to be!
8 locals recommend
Jack O’Shea Chophouse
32 Rue Sainte-Catherine
8 locals recommend
A bit pricey but if you are meat lover this is the place to be!
Fish and sea food restaurant
29 locals recommend
Beaucoup Fish
2 Rue Van Gaver
29 locals recommend
Fish and sea food restaurant
One of our favorite burger places before turning vegetarian, however still have veggie burgers too ! ;)
48 locals recommend
Manhattn's Burgers
164 Av. Louise
48 locals recommend
One of our favorite burger places before turning vegetarian, however still have veggie burgers too ! ;)
All you can eat spare ribs
48 locals recommend
Amadeo
26 Rue Sainte-Catherine
48 locals recommend
All you can eat spare ribs
Overlooking the canal this is a unique bar/ coffee place
66 locals recommend
Café Walvis
209 Rue Antoine Dansaert
66 locals recommend
Overlooking the canal this is a unique bar/ coffee place
a nice restaurant in the middle of Sablon area! Bit pricey but worth it
42 locals recommend
Au Vieux Saint Martin
38 Pl. du Grand Sablon
42 locals recommend
a nice restaurant in the middle of Sablon area! Bit pricey but worth it
another pain quotidien, great for brunch and has a very nice inner terrace
73 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
11 Rue des Sablons
73 locals recommend
another pain quotidien, great for brunch and has a very nice inner terrace
An art deco belgian restaurant with exceptional service - bit pricey but totally worth it
27 locals recommend
Les Brigittines
1 Pt Rue des Brigittines
27 locals recommend
An art deco belgian restaurant with exceptional service - bit pricey but totally worth it
Here you can try the belgian invention of pistolet sandwich
23 locals recommend
Pistolet Original - Sablon
26 Rue Joseph Stevens
23 locals recommend
Here you can try the belgian invention of pistolet sandwich
The place to have a beer and lunch before/after your visit to the flea market
38 locals recommend
CHAFF
21 Pl. du Jeu de Balle
38 locals recommend
The place to have a beer and lunch before/after your visit to the flea market
typical belgian cuisine
48 locals recommend
Restobières
9 Rue des Renards
48 locals recommend
typical belgian cuisine
french brunch version and also veggie friendly
10 locals recommend
L'Eau Chaude
25 Rue des Renards
10 locals recommend
french brunch version and also veggie friendly
Organic restaurants with daily fresh menus, also serves brunch during weekends
56 locals recommend
Les Filles
46 Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains
56 locals recommend
Organic restaurants with daily fresh menus, also serves brunch during weekends
Fish and chips on a whole other level - this is a very nice place trust us!
60 locals recommend
Bia Mara
41 Rue du Marché aux Poulets
60 locals recommend
Fish and chips on a whole other level - this is a very nice place trust us!
a very cool place for coffee and food, recently open but very popular
53 locals recommend
Woodpecker 47
47 Rue du Marché aux Poulets
53 locals recommend
a very cool place for coffee and food, recently open but very popular
a thai/ vietnamese restaurant with very good price
10 locals recommend
Le Lotus Bleu
70 Rue du Midi
10 locals recommend
a thai/ vietnamese restaurant with very good price
Great bagel place
26 locals recommend
Rachel (Bagels & Burgers)
100 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
26 locals recommend
Great bagel place

Drinks & Nightlife

This is our favorite bar in Brussels, it's one of the only Flemish bars and has great belgian beers on tap. As extra they have a spaghetti buffet in the back that is really nice!
125 locals recommend
Monk
22 Rue Sainte-Catherine
125 locals recommend
This is our favorite bar in Brussels, it's one of the only Flemish bars and has great belgian beers on tap. As extra they have a spaghetti buffet in the back that is really nice!
This is a great place to go out to with great belgian beers and young crowd.
37 locals recommend
Bar Des Amis
30 Rue Sainte-Catherine
37 locals recommend
This is a great place to go out to with great belgian beers and young crowd.
If you out to party this is a great spot, they also have happy hour cocktails from 18-22h everyday.
7 locals recommend
Mezzo
18 Borgwal
7 locals recommend
If you out to party this is a great spot, they also have happy hour cocktails from 18-22h everyday.
An old wooden bar that has great vibe, outdoor seating when sunny!
30 locals recommend
Mappa Mundo
2 Rue du Pont de la Carpe
30 locals recommend
An old wooden bar that has great vibe, outdoor seating when sunny!
Cocktails, beer, coffee, wine it has it all!
44 locals recommend
Le Roi des Belges
35 Rue Jules Van Praet
44 locals recommend
Cocktails, beer, coffee, wine it has it all!
Great gay bar if that is something you are looking for!
La Reserve
2 Pt Rue au Beurre
Great gay bar if that is something you are looking for!
The most famous bar in Brussels, has more than 2,000 types of beers it's a must for all tourists!
368 locals recommend
Delirium Café
4 Impasse de la Fidélité
368 locals recommend
The most famous bar in Brussels, has more than 2,000 types of beers it's a must for all tourists!
A bar part of the Royal Puppets Theatre
39 locals recommend
Royal Puppet Theater Toone
66 Rue du Marché Aux Herbes
39 locals recommend
A bar part of the Royal Puppets Theatre
A gay bar in the gay district with very nice owners
Le Baroque
44 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
A gay bar in the gay district with very nice owners
A great aperitif place
20 locals recommend
Piola Libri
66 Rue Franklin
20 locals recommend
A great aperitif place
A innovative brewery open Thu-Sun where you can taste their beers
51 locals recommend
Brussels Beer Project
188 Rue Antoine Dansaert
51 locals recommend
A innovative brewery open Thu-Sun where you can taste their beers
a cool cocktail bar
91 locals recommend
Barbeton
114 Rue Antoine Dansaert
91 locals recommend
a cool cocktail bar
a unique bar close by
38 locals recommend
Flamingo
177 Rue de Laeken
38 locals recommend
a unique bar close by
A cocktail bar in the basement with very cool setting
41 locals recommend
Humus x Hortense
2 Rue de Vergnies
41 locals recommend
A cocktail bar in the basement with very cool setting
Wine bar in Sablon area with cosy environment
13 locals recommend
Le Wine Bar des Marolles
198 Rue Haute
13 locals recommend
Wine bar in Sablon area with cosy environment

Sightseeing

An important part of Brussels history. On most days you can find a traditional escargot soup cart, very tasty!
485 locals recommend
Manneken Pis
485 locals recommend
An important part of Brussels history. On most days you can find a traditional escargot soup cart, very tasty!
Simply the best public square on Earth! ;)
913 locals recommend
Grand-Place
913 locals recommend
Simply the best public square on Earth! ;)
Chocolate Museum right off from Grand Place
47 locals recommend
Choco-story Brussels
41 Rue de l'Etuve
47 locals recommend
Chocolate Museum right off from Grand Place
Biggest market in Belgium - diverse with African, Middle-Eastern stands selling everything that you can imagine - only open on Sunday!
63 locals recommend
Bruxelles Midi Market
Avenue Fonsny
63 locals recommend
Biggest market in Belgium - diverse with African, Middle-Eastern stands selling everything that you can imagine - only open on Sunday!
Coudenberg is the ground where the former palace was located - now you can visit the remaining!
24 locals recommend
Coudenberg Palace
7 Pl. des Palais
24 locals recommend
Coudenberg is the ground where the former palace was located - now you can visit the remaining!
The girl version of Manneken Pis!
77 locals recommend
Jeanneke Pis
10-12 Imp. de la Fidélité
77 locals recommend
The girl version of Manneken Pis!

Arts & Culture

Bozar - Palace of Fine Arts, holding various events & exhibitions!
128 locals recommend
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussel
23 Rue Ravenstein
128 locals recommend
Bozar - Palace of Fine Arts, holding various events & exhibitions!
Museum of Art holding art work of Magritte
489 locals recommend
Musée Magritte Museum
1 Pl. Royale
489 locals recommend
Museum of Art holding art work of Magritte
Saxophone was invented in Belgium! So you have to visit this museum too!
427 locals recommend
Musical Instruments Museum
2 Rue Montagne de la Cour
427 locals recommend
Saxophone was invented in Belgium! So you have to visit this museum too!
Flea market for antiques and also a great weekend venue to visit with lots of bars and cafes around!
15 locals recommend
Marolles Flea Market
Place du Jeu de Balle
15 locals recommend
Flea market for antiques and also a great weekend venue to visit with lots of bars and cafes around!
Museum of Horta, the famous Belgian artist/ designer of art deco style!
433 locals recommend
Horta Museum (Musee Horta)
27 Rue Américaine
433 locals recommend
Museum of Horta, the famous Belgian artist/ designer of art deco style!
Brussels Comic Book museum
196 locals recommend
Brussels Comic Book Museum
20 Rue des Sables
196 locals recommend
Brussels Comic Book museum
Cinema that also has English with subtitle in FR/NL movies
115 locals recommend
UGC De Brouckère
38 Pl. De Brouckère
115 locals recommend
Cinema that also has English with subtitle in FR/NL movies

Everything Else

A great park in the middle of the city, perfect for sunny weather and you can also explore the architecture
522 locals recommend
Parc du Cinquantenaire
522 locals recommend
A great park in the middle of the city, perfect for sunny weather and you can also explore the architecture
This is a hot spot on weekend as it also has a market on Sundays, you can buy fresh produce, visit some food trucks and have oysters and champagne if you want too!
265 locals recommend
Place Eugene Flagey
Place Eugène Flagey
265 locals recommend
This is a hot spot on weekend as it also has a market on Sundays, you can buy fresh produce, visit some food trucks and have oysters and champagne if you want too!
A great choice for hot chocolate by this chocolate maker
33 locals recommend
Wittamer sa
12 Pl. du Grand Sablon
33 locals recommend
A great choice for hot chocolate by this chocolate maker

Entertainment & Activities

If you really love nature you will love this park! You can get lost and enjoy the fresh air and the greenery
533 locals recommend
Bois de la Cambre
533 locals recommend
If you really love nature you will love this park! You can get lost and enjoy the fresh air and the greenery

Shopping

Closest pharmacy usually works till 7pm
Universal Pharmacy
1 Rue Antoine Dansaert
Closest pharmacy usually works till 7pm
One of the best chocolate makers of all times
116 locals recommend
Pierre Marcolini
1 Rue des Minimes
116 locals recommend
One of the best chocolate makers of all times