Guidebook for Bruxelles

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Guidebook for Bruxelles

Food Scene

Best croissant, best bread, best dessert. Run!
118 locals recommend
Charli
34 Rue Sainte-Catherine
118 locals recommend
Best croissant, best bread, best dessert. Run!
If you like fresh seafood, oysters and funny bartenders. This is a must! True Brussels experience. On a sunny day the terrace will be packed so be sure to be there before 1pm. Taste their famous croquette de crevettes.
208 locals recommend
Mer du Nord
45 Pl. Sainte-Catherine
208 locals recommend
If you like fresh seafood, oysters and funny bartenders. This is a must! True Brussels experience. On a sunny day the terrace will be packed so be sure to be there before 1pm. Taste their famous croquette de crevettes.
Hot chocolate!!!
27 locals recommend
Frederic Blondeel
39 Rue de Ganshoren
27 locals recommend
Hot chocolate!!!
Best ice cream in town.
27 locals recommend
Gaston
86 Quai aux Briques
27 locals recommend
Best ice cream in town.
If you want to try one of the fish restaurants along the fountains, this is the one. Attractive lunch prices.
23 locals recommend
Bij den Boer
60 Quai aux Briques
23 locals recommend
If you want to try one of the fish restaurants along the fountains, this is the one. Attractive lunch prices.
Good italian, around the corner.
22 locals recommend
Le Fornostar
65 Quai au Bois à Brûler
22 locals recommend
Good italian, around the corner.
Neo Belgian brasserie. Very good lunch.
52 locals recommend
Henri
113 Rue de Flandre
52 locals recommend
Neo Belgian brasserie. Very good lunch.
Japanese food bar. Yum.
48 locals recommend
Kumiko
7 Rue d'Alost
48 locals recommend
Japanese food bar. Yum.
Nice coffee and lunch place along the canal.
13 locals recommend
Le Phare du Kanaal
40 Quai des Charbonnages
13 locals recommend
Nice coffee and lunch place along the canal.
27 locals recommend
MOK Specialty Coffee Roastery & Bar
196 Rue Antoine Dansaert
27 locals recommend
Best ramen around.
25 locals recommend
Umamido St-Catherine
1 Pl. Sainte-Catherine
25 locals recommend
Best ramen around.
Best fish and chips in town. Always packed be sure to go inbetween hours.
60 locals recommend
Bia Mara
41 Rue du Marché aux Poulets
60 locals recommend
Best fish and chips in town. Always packed be sure to go inbetween hours.
Nice coffee place and cool hangout.
43 locals recommend
OR Coffee
9 Rue Auguste Orts
43 locals recommend
Nice coffee place and cool hangout.
Homemade, organic communal lunch and best brunch around. Some serious good quality food.
56 locals recommend
Les Filles
46 Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains
56 locals recommend
Homemade, organic communal lunch and best brunch around. Some serious good quality food.
My favourite mom and pap viet place. Stay away from the ones around hall st. gery.
Thiên Long
12 Rue Van Artevelde
My favourite mom and pap viet place. Stay away from the ones around hall st. gery.
My favourite coffee hangout.
8 locals recommend
Moka - Coffee & Pastry
5 Rue des Riches Claires
8 locals recommend
My favourite coffee hangout.
If you wanna go local, this is a true Brussels joint where the beer tastes best before noon ;) No tourists guaranteed.
Le Petit Lion
232 Rue Haute
If you wanna go local, this is a true Brussels joint where the beer tastes best before noon ;) No tourists guaranteed.
The only place to get the true Belgian Speculoos cookies.
49 locals recommend
Maison Dandoy
14 Rue Charles Buls
49 locals recommend
The only place to get the true Belgian Speculoos cookies.
One of the most famous belgian chocolates and my personal favourite.
116 locals recommend
Pierre Marcolini
1 Rue des Minimes
116 locals recommend
One of the most famous belgian chocolates and my personal favourite.
Dam Sum Place Sainte-Catherine
51 Quai au Bois à Brûler
16 locals recommend
C'est Si Bon
46 Quai des Charbonnages
16 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Bar du Canal
208 Rue Antoine Dansaert
7 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Where the locals hang out.
21 locals recommend
Daringman
37 Rue de Flandre
21 locals recommend
Where the locals hang out.
Oldest jazz bar in town. Great cocktail. Worth a detour.
146 locals recommend
L'Archiduc
6 Rue Antoine Dansaert
146 locals recommend
Oldest jazz bar in town. Great cocktail. Worth a detour.
Classic Belgian.
20 locals recommend
Au Laboureur
108 Rue de Flandre
20 locals recommend
Classic Belgian.
For a good variety of Belgian beers and the best Bolognese in town (head towards the back of the bar).
125 locals recommend
Monk
22 Rue Sainte-Catherine
125 locals recommend
For a good variety of Belgian beers and the best Bolognese in town (head towards the back of the bar).
This is one of Brussels coolest music/art venue. Check out their program. Great rooftop bar.
73 locals recommend
Beursschouwburg
20 Auguste Ortsstraat
73 locals recommend
This is one of Brussels coolest music/art venue. Check out their program. Great rooftop bar.
Very good selection of wines.
the cask
404 Rue Vanderkindere
Very good selection of wines.
Best cocktails around, coolest barman.
28 locals recommend
Life Is Beautiful, Cocktail Bar
161 Rue Antoine Dansaert
28 locals recommend
Best cocktails around, coolest barman.
Locals. Queer. Good music.
48 locals recommend
Kolenmarkt 91
91 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
48 locals recommend
Locals. Queer. Good music.
Local brewery.
51 locals recommend
Brussels Beer Project
188 Rue Antoine Dansaert
51 locals recommend
Local brewery.

Essentials

The butcher!
13 locals recommend
Dierendonck Sainte Catherine
24 Rue Sainte-Catherine
13 locals recommend
The butcher!
Local and organic supermarket.
57 locals recommend
färm.saintecatherine
43 Quai au Bois à Brûler
57 locals recommend
Local and organic supermarket.
Maximousse for laundry.
Rue de Flandre 51
51 Rue de Flandre
Maximousse for laundry.

Getting Around

Tram 51 towards Van Haelen to go to Brussels Midi, Saint Gilles or Forest.
Ieper station
Tram 51 towards Van Haelen to go to Brussels Midi, Saint Gilles or Forest.
Metro 1 and 5.
59 locals recommend
Sint-Katelijne station
59 locals recommend
Metro 1 and 5.
Tram 3, 4.
28 locals recommend
Beurs station
28 locals recommend
Tram 3, 4.

Sightseeing

913 locals recommend
Grand-Place
913 locals recommend
Must do! Famous flea market everyday of the week until 3pm.
364 locals recommend
Vossenplein
Place du Jeu de Balle
364 locals recommend
Must do! Famous flea market everyday of the week until 3pm.
Wonder around les marolles, the oldest neighbourhood in Brussels and get lost in the antique shops.
45 locals recommend
Hoogstraat
Rue Haute
45 locals recommend
Wonder around les marolles, the oldest neighbourhood in Brussels and get lost in the antique shops.
25 locals recommend
Galerie du roi
3 Galerie du Roi
25 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

111 locals recommend
Mima
41 Quai du Hainaut
111 locals recommend
215 locals recommend
Bozar station
215 locals recommend
Centrale For Contemporary Art.
Place Sainte-Catherine 44
44 Place Sainte-Catherine
Centrale For Contemporary Art.
53 locals recommend
Kaaitheater
19 Sq. Sainctelette
53 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

305 locals recommend
Brussels Park
305 locals recommend