Guidebook for Bruxelles

Nicolas
Guidebook for Bruxelles

Food Scene

Family owned Italian restaurant. The food is excellent! Our favorite!
La Marchigiana
85 Av. Emile Max
Family owned Italian restaurant. The food is excellent! Our favorite!
Friday = market day! It's not very big, but it's bursting of life! Lots of choice for having a drink or eating something. It starts in the early afternoon and remains open until 21h00.
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Ardense Jagersplein
Place des Chasseurs Ardennais
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Friday = market day! It's not very big, but it's bursting of life! Lots of choice for having a drink or eating something. It starts in the early afternoon and remains open until 21h00.
The best "fritkot' in Brussels. They serve french fries in a traditional paper cone. Their fame went international when Angela Merkel (German Prime Minister) went for a late night snack in between Brexit negotiations...
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Maison Antoine
1 Pl. Jourdan
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The best "fritkot' in Brussels. They serve french fries in a traditional paper cone. Their fame went international when Angela Merkel (German Prime Minister) went for a late night snack in between Brexit negotiations...
"La Bourse" is the former stock exchange and is surrounded by great bars and restaurants.
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Brussels Stock Exchange
Place de la Bourse
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"La Bourse" is the former stock exchange and is surrounded by great bars and restaurants.
One of our favourite lunch spots in Brussels. They serve brunch all day and have some excellent home made lemonades!
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Woodpecker 47
47 Rue du Marché aux Poulets
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One of our favourite lunch spots in Brussels. They serve brunch all day and have some excellent home made lemonades!
A good compromise for meat lovers and pasta lovers. It combines excellent Argentinean meat and home made pasta in a nice and cozy setting.
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Mi Tango
31 Rue de Spa
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A good compromise for meat lovers and pasta lovers. It combines excellent Argentinean meat and home made pasta in a nice and cozy setting.
Another great "fritkot" at walking distance from the Guest Suite. Their fries are excellent!
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Friterie Saint-Josse
99 Chau. de Louvain
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Another great "fritkot" at walking distance from the Guest Suite. Their fries are excellent!
The Sainte-Catherine neighbourhood is packed with nice bars and restaurants.
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Sint-Katelijneplein
Place Sainte-Catherine
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The Sainte-Catherine neighbourhood is packed with nice bars and restaurants.
Nice Sushi in Sainte-Catherine neigbourhood
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Makisu
5 Rue du Bailli
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Nice Sushi in Sainte-Catherine neigbourhood
Nice Irish Pub where you'll often enjoy some live music while having dinner.
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The Wild Geese
2 Livingstonelaan
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Nice Irish Pub where you'll often enjoy some live music while having dinner.
A must for chocolate lovers. They organise tastings for groups. Check it out at: http://choco-story-brussels.be/en/Homepage-en
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Choco-story Bruxelles
41 Rue de l'Etuve
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A must for chocolate lovers. They organise tastings for groups. Check it out at: http://choco-story-brussels.be/en/Homepage-en
Nona is a high end pizzeria with exquisite... pizzas :). There's often a huge line of people waiting, so you'd better make a reservation.
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NONA Pizza
17/19 Rue Sainte-Catherine
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Nona is a high end pizzeria with exquisite... pizzas :). There's often a huge line of people waiting, so you'd better make a reservation.
Cosy restaurant famous for their pastas. Not "haute cuisine" but good value for money.
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Monk
22 Rue Sainte-Catherine
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Cosy restaurant famous for their pastas. Not "haute cuisine" but good value for money.
Our favourite Thaï restaurant.
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Fanny Thai
36 Rue Jules Van Praet
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Our favourite Thaï restaurant.
Typical Belgian cuisine. Beware... huge portions!
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La Fin de Siècle
3 Av. de l'Armée
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Typical Belgian cuisine. Beware... huge portions!
Enjoy brunch on the rooftop terrace of one of the nicest buildings of Brussels. Beware: splendid view!
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Mim Restaurant
2 Hofberg
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Enjoy brunch on the rooftop terrace of one of the nicest buildings of Brussels. Beware: splendid view!

Arts & Culture

The "Art Nouveau" building from Horta (famous architect in Brussels) is already worth a visit. Plenty of old and new instruments are on exhibit. But our favourite events are the "Concerts du Midi". Every Wednesday you can experience a nice classical concert for €5-9 only. The restaurant has quite a reputation and I heard their brunch is exquisite!
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Muzeul Instrumentelor Muzicale
2 Rue Montagne de la Cour
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The "Art Nouveau" building from Horta (famous architect in Brussels) is already worth a visit. Plenty of old and new instruments are on exhibit. But our favourite events are the "Concerts du Midi". Every Wednesday you can experience a nice classical concert for €5-9 only. The restaurant has quite a reputation and I heard their brunch is exquisite!

Essentials

Doing groceries at "The Barn" is an experience. Most goods are sold in bulk to reduce plastic waste consumption. Their fruit & vegetables are excellent! Containers are sold separately, so bring your own if you can!
The Barn Bio Market
38 Pl. Saint-Pierre
Doing groceries at "The Barn" is an experience. Most goods are sold in bulk to reduce plastic waste consumption. Their fruit & vegetables are excellent! Containers are sold separately, so bring your own if you can!

Getting Around

STIB bus station
Ambiorixsquare
Square Ambiorix
STIB bus station
Schuman metro & train station is just below the EU commission building.
Berlaymont, European Commission headquarters
200 Rue de la Loi
Schuman metro & train station is just below the EU commission building.

Drinks & Nightlife

The St-Géry Neighbourhood is our favourite nightlife scene. Plenty of bars to choose from and a lot of restaurants as well.
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Saint-Géry Island
Place Saint-Géry
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The St-Géry Neighbourhood is our favourite nightlife scene. Plenty of bars to choose from and a lot of restaurants as well.
Probably one of the most famous bars in Brussels with over 2000 different beers. Often very crowded, but it's a nice stop when visiting the "Grand Place".
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Delirium Café
4 Impasse de la Fidélité
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Probably one of the most famous bars in Brussels with over 2000 different beers. Often very crowded, but it's a nice stop when visiting the "Grand Place".
Less famous as Delirium Café but their beer collection is still very impressive! The bar is located in an old puppet theatre where they still play shows.
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Royal Puppet Theater Toone
66 Rue du Marché Aux Herbes
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Less famous as Delirium Café but their beer collection is still very impressive! The bar is located in an old puppet theatre where they still play shows.
Closer to our place than Delirium & Toone, this place offers a smaller but very well chosen selection of beers. They have 7 beers on draft and more than an enough bottled beers for you to choose from. The barman provides very good advice based on your taste.
Python - Beer Cellar
55 Av. Emile Max
Closer to our place than Delirium & Toone, this place offers a smaller but very well chosen selection of beers. They have 7 beers on draft and more than an enough bottled beers for you to choose from. The barman provides very good advice based on your taste.
If you're in to dance all night, this is the perfect place. Just stay away from the Tequila shots ;)...
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Madame Moustache
7 Quai au Bois à Brûler
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If you're in to dance all night, this is the perfect place. Just stay away from the Tequila shots ;)...

Parks & Nature

The "Cinquentenaire" park is the biggest park in the city centre. It hosts the art & history museum as well as some military collections. The park itself provides plenty of space to pick-nick, walk or play some sports. If you brought your shoes you can join the many runners and run around the park. The distance of the outer circumference is 2,5km.
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Parcul Cinquantenaire
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The "Cinquentenaire" park is the biggest park in the city centre. It hosts the art & history museum as well as some military collections. The park itself provides plenty of space to pick-nick, walk or play some sports. If you brought your shoes you can join the many runners and run around the park. The distance of the outer circumference is 2,5km.

Sightseeing

The "Grand Place" is a typical example of Northern Europe's city squares. It is surrounded by corporation houses, each decorated with their own tools etc... Don't expect to see too many Brusseleirs here, but tourists love it! The lighting makes it a wonderful stop at night.
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Grand Place
Grote Markt
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The "Grand Place" is a typical example of Northern Europe's city squares. It is surrounded by corporation houses, each decorated with their own tools etc... Don't expect to see too many Brusseleirs here, but tourists love it! The lighting makes it a wonderful stop at night.
Walk from the "parc royal" to the "grande place" by passing the "place albertine" and the "mont des arts". You'll enjoy a wonderful panoramic view over Brussels.
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Mont des Arts
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Walk from the "parc royal" to the "grande place" by passing the "place albertine" and the "mont des arts". You'll enjoy a wonderful panoramic view over Brussels.