Guidebook for Bruxelles

Nicolas
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!
61 locals recommend
Bonnefooi
8 Rue des Pierres
61 locals recommend
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!
Amazing night venue. They have live concerts and DJ sets on a regular basis.
73 locals recommend
Beursschouwburg
20 Auguste Ortsstraat
73 locals recommend
Amazing 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
133 locals recommend
Ancienne Belgique
110 Bd Anspach
133 locals recommend
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
If you like jazz, this is the place to be in the Brussels city centre. They have nice concerts and jam sessions every week.
48 locals recommend
Kumiko
7 Rue d'Alost
48 locals recommend
If 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!
179 locals recommend
Moeder Lambic Original
68 Rue de Savoie
179 locals recommend
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!
A really nicely decorated bar with a good selection of Belgian beers, they offer live concerts and DJs from time to time.
203 locals recommend
Bar du Matin
172 Chau. d'Alsemberg
203 locals recommend
A 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.
9 locals recommend
Pepette & Ronron
53 Rue Léon Lepage
9 locals recommend
Not 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!
48 locals recommend
Nüetnigenough
25 Rue du Lombard
48 locals recommend
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!
One of the best brunches in the city centre. Place is cozy and nicely decorated. Service is sometimes a bit slow, but always friendly.
20 locals recommend
Yeti
Rue de Bon Secours
20 locals recommend
One 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 Pierres
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!
Café Le Fontainas is possibly the most known LGBT bar in Brussels. Beautifully decorated, they serve nice cocktails and always have nice playlists.
12 locals recommend
Fontainasplein
Place Fontainas
12 locals recommend
Café 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.
79 locals recommend
Chez Franz
30 Av. du Haut-Pont
79 locals recommend
One 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.
56 locals recommend
Les Filles
46 Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains
56 locals recommend
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.
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.
46 locals recommend
La Buvette
108 Chaussée d'Alsemberg
46 locals recommend
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.
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.
174 locals recommend
La Fin de Siècle
3 Av. de l'Armée
174 locals recommend
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.
Great Lebanese restaurant, they serve an amazing hommus, moussaka and especially moutabal. Super cheap, perfect also for vegetarians.
15 locals recommend
AL JANNAH
59 Rue Blaes
15 locals recommend
Great Lebanese restaurant, they serve an amazing hommus, moussaka and especially moutabal. Super cheap, perfect also for vegetarians.
They serve one of the nicest espresso in town.
10 locals recommend
Yuka Espresso Bar
166 Bd Anspach
10 locals recommend
They 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 :)
66 locals recommend
Frit Flagey
Place Eugène Flagey
66 locals recommend
A small fries shop on Place Flagey, known for making the best "frites" in Brussels. I pretty agree with this :)
My favourite "frites" place in the centre of Brussels
22 locals recommend
Friterie Tabora
2 Rue de Tabora
22 locals recommend
My favourite "frites" place in the centre of Brussels
They serve pretty decent burgers here, and the place is quite nice.
68 locals recommend
l'Amour Fou Comptoir & Bar
185 Chau. d'Ixelles
68 locals recommend
They 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).
208 locals recommend
Mer du Nord
45 Pl. Sainte-Catherine
208 locals recommend
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).
Best Japanese in town!
11 locals recommend
Izakaya
123 Chau. de Vleurgat
11 locals recommend
Best Japanese in town!
Super nice Belgian restaurant, famous for moules-frites but much more than that!
55 locals recommend
Le Pré Salé
20 Rue de Flandre
55 locals recommend
Super nice Belgian restaurant, famous for moules-frites but much more than that!
My favourite burgers in town!
26 locals recommend
Rachel (Bagels & Burgers)
100 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
26 locals recommend
My favourite burgers in town!
Really nice Ethiopian restaurant!
55 locals recommend
Toukoul
34 Rue de Laeken
55 locals recommend
Really 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 :)
Vleurgatsesteenweg 52
52 Chaussée de Vleurgat
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 :)

Sightseeing

Simply, one of the nicest squares in Europe!
913 locals recommend
Grand-Place
913 locals recommend
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 :)
99 locals recommend
Poelaertplein
Place Poelaert
99 locals recommend
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 :)
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
364 locals recommend
Vossenplein
Place du Jeu de Balle
364 locals recommend
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
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.
188 locals recommend
Parvis de Saint-Gilles station
188 locals recommend
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.
489 locals recommend
Musée Magritte Museum
1 Pl. Royale
489 locals recommend
Brussels 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.
427 locals recommend
Musical Instruments Museum
2 Rue Montagne de la Cour
427 locals recommend
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.
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.
215 locals recommend
Bozar station
215 locals recommend
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.
198 locals recommend
Wiels
354 Av. Van Volxem
198 locals recommend
Fantastic 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.
49 locals recommend
Le Brass - Centre Culturel de Forest
364 Av. Van Volxem
49 locals recommend
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.

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!
24 locals recommend
Blaesstraat
Rue Blaes
24 locals recommend
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!

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.
118 locals recommend
AD Anspach
63 Bd Anspach
118 locals recommend
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.
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!
104 locals recommend
De Biomarkt
58 Rue des Tanneurs
104 locals recommend
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!

Parks & Nature

533 locals recommend
Bois de la Cambre
533 locals recommend
305 locals recommend
Brussels Park
305 locals recommend