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The place for techno music for more than 20 years. Check the agenda on the net. Some nights last till noon...
95 locals recommend
Fuse
208 Rue Blaes
95 locals recommend
The place for techno music for more than 20 years. Check the agenda on the net. Some nights last till noon...
Great art deco building with original interior. Nice trendy local people. Big terrace. Walk afterwards along the lakes up to the medieval abbey of La Cambre.
355 locals recommend
Café Belga
18 Pl. Eugène Flagey
355 locals recommend
Great art deco building with original interior. Nice trendy local people. Big terrace. Walk afterwards along the lakes up to the medieval abbey of La Cambre.
Yes indeed: My favourite French fries. It's hard to get here. You will have to queue for this street stall. The service will be appalling (is part of the experience). But these fries make it worth!
265 locals recommend
Place Eugene Flagey
Place Eugène Flagey
265 locals recommend
Yes indeed: My favourite French fries. It's hard to get here. You will have to queue for this street stall. The service will be appalling (is part of the experience). But these fries make it worth!
Brussels best place for second hand bookshops
Zuidstraat
Rue du Midi
Brussels best place for second hand bookshops
My secret parc in centre Brussels. Difficult to find the entrance of this parc but a recompense is waiting inside. Relax lying on the grass, looking the palace and enjoy a meal in the Orangerie.
77 locals recommend
Egmont Park
25 Bd de Waterloo
77 locals recommend
My secret parc in centre Brussels. Difficult to find the entrance of this parc but a recompense is waiting inside. Relax lying on the grass, looking the palace and enjoy a meal in the Orangerie.

Food Scene

Same owner than Belgium's chicest restaurant at the other side of the square but affordable menus. Perfect terrace with sun all day.
74 locals recommend
Houtsiplou
9 Pl. Rouppe
74 locals recommend
Same owner than Belgium's chicest restaurant at the other side of the square but affordable menus. Perfect terrace with sun all day.
One of the best (& upper market) restaurant in town featuring French cuisine.
16 locals recommend
L'Idiot du Village
19 Rue Notre-Seigneur
16 locals recommend
One of the best (& upper market) restaurant in town featuring French cuisine.
My favourite hamburgers and bagels in town. Real nice food and friendly, artistic ambiance. Ask for Ferran and say your are staying at my place!
26 locals recommend
Rachel (Bagels & Burgers)
100 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
26 locals recommend
My favourite hamburgers and bagels in town. Real nice food and friendly, artistic ambiance. Ask for Ferran and say your are staying at my place!
This whole street is full of nice and trendy bars and resto's. Great mixture of styles and flavours. Recommended
44 locals recommend
Sint-Bonifaasstraat
Rue Saint-Boniface
44 locals recommend
This whole street is full of nice and trendy bars and resto's. Great mixture of styles and flavours. Recommended
Underground magic, supersonic, Fun, fun, fun ! Eat, drink and Dance www.facebook.com/mesdemoisellesmonamour Tel +32 2.310.41.24
Van Volxemlaan 316
316 Avenue Van Volxem
Underground magic, supersonic, Fun, fun, fun ! Eat, drink and Dance www.facebook.com/mesdemoisellesmonamour Tel +32 2.310.41.24
Charming Brazilian restaurant Sweet prices
Café Doce Pimenta
298 Chau. de Bruxelles
Charming Brazilian restaurant Sweet prices
Breakfast, lunch or diner Traditional Belgian cuisine & some Spanish / Vietnamese touch in the menu. not expensive book before at +32 2 850 71 39 www.labouledor.be
Parklaan 116
116 Avenue du Parc
Breakfast, lunch or diner Traditional Belgian cuisine & some Spanish / Vietnamese touch in the menu. not expensive book before at +32 2 850 71 39 www.labouledor.be
Delicious fresh and affordable sushis, sashimis, makis and other japanese goodies open 7/7, 11h30>15h00 & 17h30>22h30 www.sushibelrestaurantjaponaisforest.be Tel +32 2 331 16 66
SUSHI BEL
10 Chaussée de Bruxelles
Delicious fresh and affordable sushis, sashimis, makis and other japanese goodies open 7/7, 11h30>15h00 & 17h30>22h30 www.sushibelrestaurantjaponaisforest.be Tel +32 2 331 16 66
Traditional Belgium restaurant. Value for money.
Place de l'Altitude Cent 8
Traditional Belgium restaurant. Value for money.
French-Italian kitchen, Nice interior good service +/- 30 EUR pp
Avenue du Pont de Luttre 179
French-Italian kitchen, Nice interior good service +/- 30 EUR pp
Affordable resto, friendly service, decoration trendy between Expo 58 & modern.
Domeinlaan 150
150 Avenue du Domaine
Affordable resto, friendly service, decoration trendy between Expo 58 & modern.
The cafeteria inside Wiels contemporary art centre is always worth a detour. Great location, nice choice of salads, cakes, etc. Opening times same as the museum.
Van Volxemlaan 354
354 Avenue Van Volxem
The cafeteria inside Wiels contemporary art centre is always worth a detour. Great location, nice choice of salads, cakes, etc. Opening times same as the museum.
One of the best Pizzas in Brussels. Phone:0487 78 00 52 Reservation obligatory
86 locals recommend
La Bottega della Pizza
39 Av. Ducpétiaux
86 locals recommend
One of the best Pizzas in Brussels. Phone:0487 78 00 52 Reservation obligatory

Sightseeing

This is my secret tip: Climb up the Arc de Triomf. How? Get into the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire (Free entrance). Ask at the entrance how to get up to the arch.
Parc du Cinquantenaire 3
This is my secret tip: Climb up the Arc de Triomf. How? Get into the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire (Free entrance). Ask at the entrance how to get up to the arch.
Free public transport lift to bring you up the hill to enjoy one of the best views over Brussels. You will see the Atomium, Koekelberg Basiliek, Town Hall, etc.
21 locals recommend
Ascenseur des Marolles
Place Poelaert
21 locals recommend
Free public transport lift to bring you up the hill to enjoy one of the best views over Brussels. You will see the Atomium, Koekelberg Basiliek, Town Hall, etc.
Square and monument dedicated to the uprising giving brth to this country. A nest of peace and beauty in the middle of the business and shopping area. Worth certainly a detour.
Théâtre des Martyrs
22 Pl. des Martyrs
Square and monument dedicated to the uprising giving brth to this country. A nest of peace and beauty in the middle of the business and shopping area. Worth certainly a detour.
Famous Brussels beer brewery.
47 locals recommend
Brasserie Cantillon
56 Rue Gheude
47 locals recommend
Famous Brussels beer brewery.
Beautiful parc near the house. Worth to walk in all the year round. Recommended.
173 locals recommend
Duden Park
173 locals recommend
Beautiful parc near the house. Worth to walk in all the year round. Recommended.
Fine arts and history museum.
522 locals recommend
Cinquantenaire Park
522 locals recommend
Fine arts and history museum.
Nice and relaxing park in the beautiful setting of the old Abbey building.
8 locals recommend
Forest Abbey
8 locals recommend
Nice and relaxing park in the beautiful setting of the old Abbey building.
Enjoy the view of this beautiful building holding university institutions with great view over the city. Great place for pick nick in sunny days.
Campus Narafi
75 Av. Victor Rousseau
Enjoy the view of this beautiful building holding university institutions with great view over the city. Great place for pick nick in sunny days.
Beautiful pavilion in a green park setting. Worth a stroll on the park.
9 locals recommend
Le Louis XV
44 Av. Wolvendael
9 locals recommend
Beautiful pavilion in a green park setting. Worth a stroll on the park.
Great contemporary art exhibitions in the beautiful setting of one of the best Art Deco villa's in town. Recommended.
Empain station
Great contemporary art exhibitions in the beautiful setting of one of the best Art Deco villa's in town. Recommended.
WIELS, the Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels. Changing exhibitions showing some of the best contemporary art in town.
198 locals recommend
Wiels
354 Av. Van Volxem
198 locals recommend
WIELS, the Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels. Changing exhibitions showing some of the best contemporary art in town.

Shopping

Best street to hunt for affordable antiquities, home decoration, trendy cafés and restaurants.
45 locals recommend
Hoogstraat
Rue Haute
45 locals recommend
Best street to hunt for affordable antiquities, home decoration, trendy cafés and restaurants.
My favourite home decoration and design store.
6 locals recommend
Flamant
36 Pl. du Grand Sablon
6 locals recommend
My favourite home decoration and design store.

Drinks & Nightlife

My place for Belgium beers. Sunny terrace till end of the afternoon.
164 locals recommend
Moeder Lambic
8 Pl. Fontainas
164 locals recommend
My place for Belgium beers. Sunny terrace till end of the afternoon.
Best bars and terraces inside and around the former market hall of Saint-Géry. Don't forget to go inside the market hall itself: nice bar with comfortable chesterfield seats and city exhibitions.
165 locals recommend
Halles Saint-Géry - Agora bruxelloise
1 Pl. Saint-Géry
165 locals recommend
Best bars and terraces inside and around the former market hall of Saint-Géry. Don't forget to go inside the market hall itself: nice bar with comfortable chesterfield seats and city exhibitions.
Nice bar and terrace, nice crowd too. Cool and relaxed people come here for a drink a to talk with friends. One of my favourites in town.
203 locals recommend
Bar du Matin
172 Chau. d'Alsemberg
203 locals recommend
Nice bar and terrace, nice crowd too. Cool and relaxed people come here for a drink a to talk with friends. One of my favourites in town.
In the middle of the forest... a great bar & resto.
Wood Resto Bar
In the middle of the forest... a great bar & resto.

Essentials

Nearest big supermarket
10 locals recommend
Colruyt Forest
208 Av. Victor Rousseau
10 locals recommend
Nearest big supermarket