Guidebook for Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
Food Scene
Henri
113 Rue de FlandreTrendy restaurant, inventive but affordable.
Le Pré Salé
20 Rue de FlandreLooking for mussels or other typical Belgian food? Look no further!
Have a drink in the beautiful Art Déco-café where Réné Magritte used to sit! They serve very good Belgian food too and there's plenty of seating.
34 locals recommend
Greenwich Café Bruxelles
7 Rue des ChartreuxHave a drink in the beautiful Art Déco-café where Réné Magritte used to sit! They serve very good Belgian food too and there's plenty of seating.
Vlaamsesteenweg 97
Delicous French 'Bistronomy'
Stylish Italian restaurant with good prices, one of my favorites. Love the pasta vongole.
22 locals recommend
Le Fornostar
65 Quai au Bois à BrûlerStylish Italian restaurant with good prices, one of my favorites. Love the pasta vongole.
Fritland
49 Rue Henri MausReal Belgian (not French) fries :-)
Ellis Gourmet Burger
4 Pl. Sainte-CatherineSucculent hamburgers and the BEST fries around
Houtsiplou
9 Pl. RouppeDelicious hamburgers and salads, lovely terrace
Delicious Belgian cuisine (lots of dishes are prepared with beer!!) and a lot of kriek, geuze, lambic and other excellent Belgian beers. Small and cosy!
48 locals recommend
Nüetnigenough
25 Rue du LombardDelicious Belgian cuisine (lots of dishes are prepared with beer!!) and a lot of kriek, geuze, lambic and other excellent Belgian beers. Small and cosy!
Have a delicious shrimp-croquette or other delicacies prepared with fish. The small dishes are enjoyed outside, standing up, with a nice glass of white wine.
208 locals recommend
Mer du Nord
45 Pl. Sainte-CatherineHave a delicious shrimp-croquette or other delicacies prepared with fish. The small dishes are enjoyed outside, standing up, with a nice glass of white wine.
The best bread, baguettes, pastries and cakes in the neighbourhood.
6 locals recommend
Rue Sainte-Catherine 34
34 Rue Sainte-CatherineThe best bread, baguettes, pastries and cakes in the neighbourhood.
Antoine Dansaertstraat 16
16 Rue Antoine DansaertVery good bread and excellent breakfasts!
Great place to have lunch and enjoy the colourful sixities-interior. They serve soups, salads, hot meals and delicious home made lemonade.
Boulevard Anspach 181
181 Boulevard AnspachGreat place to have lunch and enjoy the colourful sixities-interior. They serve soups, salads, hot meals and delicious home made lemonade.
Delicious, fresh pizzas made with only the best Italian ingredients. Lovely wine too!
54 locals recommend
La Belle Equipe
202 Rue Antoine DansaertDelicious, fresh pizzas made with only the best Italian ingredients. Lovely wine too!
The best organic food - mostly vegetarian, some vegan dishes too. Cosy and lovely! Oh and great cocktails :-)
Oficina
16 Rue d'AlostThe best organic food - mostly vegetarian, some vegan dishes too. Cosy and lovely! Oh and great cocktails :-)
Chicago Café
45 Rue de FlandreLovely place to have breakfast or lunch. Only open until 17h.
Shopping
Stijl
74 Rue Antoine DansaertThe latest collections of the top Belgian fashion designers under 1 roof
Frederic Blondeel
39 Rue de GanshorenHandmade Belgian chocolates
Pierre Marcolini
1 Rue des MinimesChocolate at its very best.
Wittamer sa
12 Pl. du Grand SablonAnother VERY good chocolatier.
De Biertempel
56 Rue du Marché Aux HerbesThis is a good place to buy just about any Belgian beer
The best know shopping street in Brussels, with all major brands. At the end of the street, you can find Galeria Inno, a huge department store.
279 locals recommend
Rue Neuve
Rue NeuveThe best know shopping street in Brussels, with all major brands. At the end of the street, you can find Galeria Inno, a huge department store.
Essentials
AD Anspach
63 Bd AnspachSupermarket with everything you might need. Open on sundays.
Rue Antoine Dansaert 198
This is the nearest night shop.
The nearest (small) supermarket. Open every day from 07:00–20:30 h (even on Sunday).
178 locals recommend
Carrefour Express
106 Bd AnspachThe nearest (small) supermarket. Open every day from 07:00–20:30 h (even on Sunday).
Ideal Cash & Carry
33 Chau. de GandPakistani/Indian grocery store. Great selection of spices and herbs!
Drinks & Nightlife
Brussels best known jazz/cocktail bad. Just ring the doorbell to enter (really!) and enjoy the cosy interior and atmosphere.
146 locals recommend
L'Archiduc
6 Rue Antoine DansaertBrussels best known jazz/cocktail bad. Just ring the doorbell to enter (really!) and enjoy the cosy interior and atmosphere.
Lovely cosy café with a small food menu and a few daily specials. One of my favorite places in this neighbourhoud. They serve breakfast too.
9 locals recommend
Antoine Dansaertstraat 209
209 Rue Antoine DansaertLovely cosy café with a small food menu and a few daily specials. One of my favorite places in this neighbourhoud. They serve breakfast too.
Funky little café with a good vibe and even better cocktails. They serve breakfast too.
Antoine Dansaertstraat 114
114 Rue Antoine DansaertFunky little café with a good vibe and even better cocktails. They serve breakfast too.
Wonderful café with lots of Geuze (beer) and other Brussels specialties. They even have chocolates filled with beer!
18 locals recommend
La Fleur en Papier Doré
55 Rue des AlexiensWonderful café with lots of Geuze (beer) and other Brussels specialties. They even have chocolates filled with beer!
Moeder Lambic
8 Pl. FontainasBeer, beer and more beer!
Madame Moustache
7 Quai au Bois à BrûlerParty's, music, dj's, drinks, fun!
Brussels best beer & brewery is just around the corner. Try it! (only open on FRI SAT & SUN)
51 locals recommend
Brussels Beer Project
188 Rue Antoine DansaertBrussels best beer & brewery is just around the corner. Try it! (only open on FRI SAT & SUN)
Lovely café with a magnificent beer menu. Great snacks too, and in the back you can enjoy the best spaghetti bolognese in town!
125 locals recommend
Monk
22 Rue Sainte-CatherineLovely café with a magnificent beer menu. Great snacks too, and in the back you can enjoy the best spaghetti bolognese in town!
A very tiny, very typical Belgian café. It was voted one of the best bars in the world (!) by the English newspaper The Guardian. And it is!
21 locals recommend
Daringman
37 Rue de FlandreA very tiny, very typical Belgian café. It was voted one of the best bars in the world (!) by the English newspaper The Guardian. And it is!
Everything Else
BNP Paribas Fortis
32 Chau. de Gandthis is the nearest ATM
KBC Brussels Dansaert
9 Rue du Vieux Marché aux GrainsATM
Sightseeing
The bus stops at this square, on the Rue Dansaert. You'll see the sign next to the street. Yu can buy tickets on the bus.
Nieuwe Graanmarkt
Place du Nouveau Marché aux GrainsThe bus stops at this square, on the Rue Dansaert. You'll see the sign next to the street. Yu can buy tickets on the bus.
Arts & Culture
Brussels newest and coolest museum of contemporary art is just around the corner!
111 locals recommend
Mima
41 Quai du HainautBrussels newest and coolest museum of contemporary art is just around the corner!
Musée Magritte Museum
1 Pl. RoyaleAll of Magritte's classic paintings under one roof.