Guidebook for Etterbeek

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Ann-Charlotte
Guidebook for Etterbeek

Food Scene near the house

Probably the best Italian restaurant in Brussels! Amazing pizzas, amongst other things.
Il Vesuvio
1 Rue Mont du Chêne
Probably the best Italian restaurant in Brussels! Amazing pizzas, amongst other things.
Absolutely delicious bread, cakes, croissants, pain au chocolat, etc.
25 locals recommend
La Fleur du Pain - Flagey
24 Pl. Eugène Flagey
25 locals recommend
Absolutely delicious bread, cakes, croissants, pain au chocolat, etc.
The best fries in Brussels!!
Fritkot Bompa
71 Av. de la Couronne
The best fries in Brussels!!
Great Irish pub with a huge atmosphere!
20 locals recommend
de Valera's
17 Place Eugène Flagey
20 locals recommend
Great Irish pub with a huge atmosphere!
Apparently the best ice cream parlour in town!
7 locals recommend
Capoue Flagey
2 Rue Lesbroussart
7 locals recommend
Apparently the best ice cream parlour in town!
It is situated behind a beautiful Art Deco façade. The best pastels de nata in town. Apparently they make thousands a day and distribute them all over Brussels!!
34 locals recommend
Pâtisserie Garcia
75 Av. de la Couronne
34 locals recommend
It is situated behind a beautiful Art Deco façade. The best pastels de nata in town. Apparently they make thousands a day and distribute them all over Brussels!!
Great Vietnamese restaurant. Closed on Mondays! There are a few tables outside to soak up the Belgian sun!
Ô Banh Mi
140 Rue Philippe Baucq
Great Vietnamese restaurant. Closed on Mondays! There are a few tables outside to soak up the Belgian sun!
8 locals recommend
Dea's Pizza
9 Rue de Germoir
8 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Very trendy bar with a huge terrace, deck chairs, music
355 locals recommend
Café Belga
18 Pl. Eugène Flagey
355 locals recommend
Very trendy bar with a huge terrace, deck chairs, music
Great place to dance, in the middle of a huge park, Le Bois de la Cambre
68 locals recommend
Jeux d'Hiver
1 Chem. du Croquet
68 locals recommend
Great place to dance, in the middle of a huge park, Le Bois de la Cambre
43 locals recommend
L'Amère à boire
8 Rue du Belvédère
43 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Le Bar à Vins
27 Chau. de Vleurgat
9 locals recommend
The place de drink gin!
42 locals recommend
De Haus
183 Chau. d'Ixelles
42 locals recommend
The place de drink gin!
Planchette - Wine Bar
18 Place Saint-Antoine

Sightseeing

The Royal Palace
222 locals recommend
Royal Palace of Brussels
16 Rue Brederode
222 locals recommend
The Royal Palace
Beautiful Church - Notre Dame au Sablon. Very old square where there is an antiques market every weekend. All around the square there are restaurants, shops and bars. Trendy place
117 locals recommend
Place du Grand Sablon
Place du Grand Sablon
117 locals recommend
Beautiful Church - Notre Dame au Sablon. Very old square where there is an antiques market every weekend. All around the square there are restaurants, shops and bars. Trendy place
The oldest square in Brussels. Absolutely stunning. Cannot go by car, everything is on foot, which adds to the charm.
913 locals recommend
Grand-Place
913 locals recommend
The oldest square in Brussels. Absolutely stunning. Cannot go by car, everything is on foot, which adds to the charm.
A beautiful street that links the place Stephanie, near the Palais de Justice, with the Bois de la Cambre. Good for shopping.
263 locals recommend
Avenue Louise
263 locals recommend
A beautiful street that links the place Stephanie, near the Palais de Justice, with the Bois de la Cambre. Good for shopping.
Where a lot of the kings and queens of Belgium have been married.
91 locals recommend
St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral, Brussels
Esplanade de la Sainte-Gudule
91 locals recommend
Where a lot of the kings and queens of Belgium have been married.

Parks & Nature

Very big park with an island in the middle where there is a great restaurant!
533 locals recommend
Bois de la Cambre
533 locals recommend
Very big park with an island in the middle where there is a great restaurant!
There is a great mini golf course for old and young!
6 locals recommend
Étangs Mellaerts
6 locals recommend
There is a great mini golf course for old and young!
A stunning old Abbey surrounded by small lakes where a lot of fishing goes on. There are also ateliers where you can go and see people paint, create jewelry with glass, eat a bite, climb on a huge wooden boat with slides, or just have a picnic.
20 locals recommend
Roodklooster station
20 locals recommend
A stunning old Abbey surrounded by small lakes where a lot of fishing goes on. There are also ateliers where you can go and see people paint, create jewelry with glass, eat a bite, climb on a huge wooden boat with slides, or just have a picnic.
This parc is rather big with two museums: Musée de l'Armée and Musée de la voiture. There is also a parc with swings, sand pit and more for the little ones. There are often activities on the weekends in the park!
522 locals recommend
Cinquantenaire Park
522 locals recommend
This parc is rather big with two museums: Musée de l'Armée and Musée de la voiture. There is also a parc with swings, sand pit and more for the little ones. There are often activities on the weekends in the park!

Arts & Culture

The biggest collection of Magritte's in one place!
489 locals recommend
Magritte Museum
1 Pl. Royale
489 locals recommend
The biggest collection of Magritte's in one place!
Musee Magritte Museum - Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
3 Rue de la Régence
216 locals recommend
Art, Ethnology and History Museum
10 Parc du Cinquantenaire
61 locals recommend
427 locals recommend
Musical Instruments Museum
2 Rue Montagne de la Cour
427 locals recommend

Vegetarian Restaurants near the house

I have been asked many times about vegetarian restaurants. Not being vegetarian myself, I have not yet had the pleasure of trying them. They are, however, close to the house!
27 locals recommend
Ami
13 Rue Lesbroussart
27 locals recommend
Dream & Food
27 Rue Defacqz
Fourchette À Bicyclette
57 locals recommend
Dolma Restaurant
329 Chau. d'Ixelles
57 locals recommend

Vegan restaurants

41 locals recommend
Humus x Hortense
2 Rue de Vergnies
41 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
Liu Lin
20 Rue Haute
6 locals recommend
Be Nuts
232 Rue de la Victoire
Le Botaniste
2 Rue Franklin
Copper Branch Orban
9 Sq. Frère-Orban