Guidebook for Saint-Gilles
Food Scene
Amazing steak, great chicken skewers prepared and cooked to perfection.
16 locals recommend
Le Bistro - Porte de Hal
138 Bd de WaterlooAmazing steak, great chicken skewers prepared and cooked to perfection.
A little cosy place with nice little tables, big windows to make it bright and pleasant. The kitchen is in the space so you can see the chef preparing your meal. Authentic Italian cuisine, the chef feature a different menu everyday that prepare with ingredients of high quality coming from the best makers.
37 locals recommend
Gazzetta
12 Rue de la Longue HaieA little cosy place with nice little tables, big windows to make it bright and pleasant. The kitchen is in the space so you can see the chef preparing your meal. Authentic Italian cuisine, the chef feature a different menu everyday that prepare with ingredients of high quality coming from the best makers.
Delicious, relaxed and accommodating for dietary requirements. Make sure you book so you don't miss out.
52 locals recommend
Le 203
203 Chau. de WaterlooDelicious, relaxed and accommodating for dietary requirements. Make sure you book so you don't miss out.
Best Italian in Brussels. Top quality food and wines. Perfect service. Ambiance cosy and relax. Pasta with truffles which are absolutely divine!
11 locals recommend
Dolce Amaro
115 Chau. de CharleroiBest Italian in Brussels. Top quality food and wines. Perfect service. Ambiance cosy and relax. Pasta with truffles which are absolutely divine!
Kolya
106 Chau. de CharleroiBeautiful elegant place with castle style furniture and decor.
Overall amazing meat. You can choose your cut with some advise from a waiter. Now honnestly the advise is pretty limited but you have an excellent choice.
30 locals recommend
Colonel
24 Rue Jean StasOverall amazing meat. You can choose your cut with some advise from a waiter. Now honnestly the advise is pretty limited but you have an excellent choice.
Premier Comptoir Thaï
39 Chau. de CharleroiGood Thai food, nice and fast service
This is a lovely restaurant, a small intimate place with a menu of Belgian and French dishes.
15 locals recommend
Ma Folle de Soeur
53 Chau. de CharleroiThis is a lovely restaurant, a small intimate place with a menu of Belgian and French dishes.
Drinks & Nightlife
This place is a hoot about 5:00 every day. The locals stream in and the party starts. Reasonable prices, great cocktails, a good variety of beer.
74 locals recommend
supra bailly
77 Rue du BailliThis place is a hoot about 5:00 every day. The locals stream in and the party starts. Reasonable prices, great cocktails, a good variety of beer.
It is a bar with an extensive list of local beers plus their own brewed beer choices. Artsy hipsterish decoration, awesome bartenders and cozy atmosphere. Ideal for couple/small group.
43 locals recommend
L'Amère à boire
8 Rue du BelvédèreIt is a bar with an extensive list of local beers plus their own brewed beer choices. Artsy hipsterish decoration, awesome bartenders and cozy atmosphere. Ideal for couple/small group.
Nice bar where you can try a special Belgian beer. Place often crowded but where we can easily meet people from all over the world.
368 locals recommend
Delirium Café
4 Impasse de la FidélitéNice bar where you can try a special Belgian beer. Place often crowded but where we can easily meet people from all over the world.
Warm and very good advice. The atmosphere is nice. Large selection of beers. After 18h the bar is full, difficult to have a table without reservation. Victim of his own success.
164 locals recommend
Moeder Lambic
8 Pl. FontainasWarm and very good advice. The atmosphere is nice. Large selection of beers. After 18h the bar is full, difficult to have a table without reservation. Victim of his own success.
It's by far the best wine place in town! The owner is very friendly and knows all his products. Don't hesitate to go there, you'll not be disappointed.
28 locals recommend
La Trinquette
3 Rue de l'AqueducIt's by far the best wine place in town! The owner is very friendly and knows all his products. Don't hesitate to go there, you'll not be disappointed.
A map of gin and good advice. Recommended for gin cocktails. The little extra: peanuts at will.
42 locals recommend
De Haus
183 Chau. d'IxellesA map of gin and good advice. Recommended for gin cocktails. The little extra: peanuts at will.
A bit off the beaten track, this bar offers a romantic atmosphere, an impressive range of gins, good beers, and an interesting mix of wonderful and friendly people visiting the bar.
73 locals recommend
La Belladone
17A Rue MorisA bit off the beaten track, this bar offers a romantic atmosphere, an impressive range of gins, good beers, and an interesting mix of wonderful and friendly people visiting the bar.
Parks & Nature
Here you can find a great collection of flowers and plants from all over the world. Its amazing how beautyfull and big this place is.
76 locals recommend
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
61 Avenue du Parc RoyalHere you can find a great collection of flowers and plants from all over the world. Its amazing how beautyfull and big this place is.
If you love nature and parks, this is a must-go. It's a perfect choice for good weather when everyone is outside. You can also enjoy a hockey match with a beer at the Leopold club.
49 locals recommend
Brugmannpark
If you love nature and parks, this is a must-go. It's a perfect choice for good weather when everyone is outside. You can also enjoy a hockey match with a beer at the Leopold club.
This is the biggest green zone in Brussels! The Bois de la Cambre is great if you want to have a walk around the lake, sit in the grass, have an ice cream, or even lunch. Perfect for kids and families, couples, ... On sunny days it can be quite crowded, great, relaxed atmosphere.
533 locals recommend
Bois de la Cambre
This is the biggest green zone in Brussels! The Bois de la Cambre is great if you want to have a walk around the lake, sit in the grass, have an ice cream, or even lunch. Perfect for kids and families, couples, ... On sunny days it can be quite crowded, great, relaxed atmosphere.
Arts & Culture
This museum is a must do. If you'd like to look into the psyche of the Belgian culture, it is a mandatory to go and see this collection. One doesn't only see the great paintings but also the life of one Belgium's greatest painters. Magritte’s life and work are presented in a professional way. The museum has three floors of exhibition, each about a different period in the carreer of the artist. There is a well-packed museum shop with books, postcards, posters, souvenirs.
489 locals recommend
Magritte Museum
1 Pl. RoyaleThis museum is a must do. If you'd like to look into the psyche of the Belgian culture, it is a mandatory to go and see this collection. One doesn't only see the great paintings but also the life of one Belgium's greatest painters. Magritte’s life and work are presented in a professional way. The museum has three floors of exhibition, each about a different period in the carreer of the artist. There is a well-packed museum shop with books, postcards, posters, souvenirs.
If you are a music lover or a musician, you need to spend a few hours here. The history is amazing. You’ll need to get the audio tour to listen how the instruments play.
427 locals recommend
Musical Instruments Museum
2 Rue Montagne de la CourIf you are a music lover or a musician, you need to spend a few hours here. The history is amazing. You’ll need to get the audio tour to listen how the instruments play.
Horta is the Gaudi of Brussels. His architecture is very unique, especially for his time.
433 locals recommend
Horta Museum (Musee Horta)
27 Rue AméricaineHorta is the Gaudi of Brussels. His architecture is very unique, especially for his time.
Essentials
Carrefour Express
106 Bd AnspachEntertainment & Activities
UGC Toison d'Or Cinema
8 Av. de la Toison d'Or