Guidebook for Bruxelles
Essentials
Smalle choice, but closest. Mon-Thurs 7:00 am – 8:30 pm / Fri 7:00 am – 9:00 pm / Sat 7:00 am – 1:00 pm / Sun 1:00–8:30 pm
81 locals recommend
Carrefour express
179 Rue RoyaleSmalle choice, but closest. Mon-Thurs 7:00 am – 8:30 pm / Fri 7:00 am – 9:00 pm / Sat 7:00 am – 1:00 pm / Sun 1:00–8:30 pm
Everything you would need.
Mon-Thu 9:00 am – 8:00 pm / Fri 9:00 am – 9:00 pm / Sat 9:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun Closed
269 locals recommend
Carrefour market
55 Pl. JourdanEverything you would need.
Mon-Thu 9:00 am – 8:00 pm / Fri 9:00 am – 9:00 pm / Sat 9:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun Closed
Average size supermarket, greater choice: Mon -Thu7:00 am – 8:00 pm / Fri 12:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sat Closed / Sun 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
81 locals recommend
Carrefour express
179 Rue RoyaleAverage size supermarket, greater choice: Mon -Thu7:00 am – 8:00 pm / Fri 12:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sat Closed / Sun 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
Koningsstraat 131
131 Rue RoyaleOpen until around 11pm
Sightseeing
Always amazing to see and see again, just 10:30 minutes from the duplex.
913 locals recommend
Grand-Place
Always amazing to see and see again, just 10:30 minutes from the duplex.
Bigger than St Peters' Basilica in Rome, largest building constructed in the 19th century, but get a look at the view over Brussels and the Marolles!
203 locals recommend
Law Courts of Brussels
1 Pl. PoelaertBigger than St Peters' Basilica in Rome, largest building constructed in the 19th century, but get a look at the view over Brussels and the Marolles!
Royal Palace of Brussels
16 Rue BrederodeMust see, but can only be visited in the summer.
Shopping
The best value for money Belgian chocolates in town. Amazing quality and choice. Great for very nice gifts.
Koningsstraat 73
73 Rue RoyaleThe best value for money Belgian chocolates in town. Amazing quality and choice. Great for very nice gifts.
Wittamer sa
12 Pl. du Grand SablonThe Chocolates for the Royal Family.
This beer shop is recommended for whoever is willing to taste Belgian beers. I can organise a genuine 3hrs beer tasting session with the owner.
Delights & Caprices
68 Rue des BouchersThis beer shop is recommended for whoever is willing to taste Belgian beers. I can organise a genuine 3hrs beer tasting session with the owner.
Maison Dandoy
14 Rue Charles BulsBEST SPECULOOS and biscuits place.
Arts & Culture
Ancienne Belgique
110 Bd AnspachGreat place for concerts, 17 minutes walk from home.
Le Botanique
3 KruidtuinlaanAmazing place for concerts, literally just across the street.
Amazing place for concerts, within a very short 2 minutes walk from the duplex
35 locals recommend
Koninklijk Circus
81 Rue de l'EnseignementAmazing place for concerts, within a very short 2 minutes walk from the duplex
Where else in the world would you have a comics museum? Recommended by guests!
196 locals recommend
Brussels Comic Book Museum
20 Rue des SablesWhere else in the world would you have a comics museum? Recommended by guests!
Musical Instruments Museum
2 Rue Montagne de la CourGreat museums, and stunning Art Nouveau architecture.
Intimist museum, but still takes 2 hours to visit (get the audio-guide !). A lot of works from Magritte, but not the most famous.
489 locals recommend
Magritte Museum
1 Pl. RoyaleIntimist museum, but still takes 2 hours to visit (get the audio-guide !). A lot of works from Magritte, but not the most famous.
Many spectacles and exhibitions. https://www.bozar.be/
128 locals recommend
Palace of Fine Arts, Brussels
23 Rue RavensteinMany spectacles and exhibitions. https://www.bozar.be/
Drinks & Nightlife
Bier Circus
57 Rue de l'EnseignementA bar for the beers aficionados. Lovely owner, laid back ambiance.
Wonderful bar, with exquisite Belgian experience, excellent service and advice, and a great choice of beers. MUST.
164 locals recommend
Moeder Lambic
8 Pl. FontainasWonderful bar, with exquisite Belgian experience, excellent service and advice, and a great choice of beers. MUST.
All touristic guides will mention the Delirium. It is worth a detour for the Guinness Record of number of beers available. It is not IMHO a real Belgian beer bar, but great to hang out with friends.
368 locals recommend
Delirium Café
4 Impasse de la FidélitéAll touristic guides will mention the Delirium. It is worth a detour for the Guinness Record of number of beers available. It is not IMHO a real Belgian beer bar, but great to hang out with friends.
Former island, then covered market, now hipster's haven. Cool place with many bars around (also serving cocktails, not only beers!). The Halles itself is a bar.
165 locals recommend
Halles Saint-Géry - Agora bruxelloise
1 Pl. Saint-GéryFormer island, then covered market, now hipster's haven. Cool place with many bars around (also serving cocktails, not only beers!). The Halles itself is a bar.
The crowd sees the Manneken Pis. Locals get a drink at the bar with the most unpronounceable name in history. It could not be a marketing stunt. Good service and ambiance, very wide beer selection.
22 locals recommend
Poechenellekelder
5 Rue du ChêneThe crowd sees the Manneken Pis. Locals get a drink at the bar with the most unpronounceable name in history. It could not be a marketing stunt. Good service and ambiance, very wide beer selection.
The café where Belgian singer Jacques Brel was used to get drunk long ago.
59 locals recommend
Café Mort Subite
7 Rue Montagne aux Herbes PotagèresThe café where Belgian singer Jacques Brel was used to get drunk long ago.
Vrijheidsplaats
Place de la LibertéVery lovely area to have a drink under the shadows of trees.
Food Scene
A restaurant I recommend so much I have their menu at home. Great Belgian experience, excellent cooking, no tourist trap (except if you order water: 10€ for 1L!)
13 locals recommend
‘T Kelderke
15 Grand PlaceA restaurant I recommend so much I have their menu at home. Great Belgian experience, excellent cooking, no tourist trap (except if you order water: 10€ for 1L!)
Nothing Belgian about this small and confidential contemporary cuisine restaurant, but for the Flemish chef. Pricey (30€pp) but extraordinary.
AUB∙SVP
36 Rue de l'EcuyerNothing Belgian about this small and confidential contemporary cuisine restaurant, but for the Flemish chef. Pricey (30€pp) but extraordinary.
This is not the average Belgian restaurant which you find close to a motorway interchange, this is the real deal where it all started. Great for mussles & fries, but service's quality is random.
52 locals recommend
Chez Léon
18 Rue des BouchersThis is not the average Belgian restaurant which you find close to a motorway interchange, this is the real deal where it all started. Great for mussles & fries, but service's quality is random.
BEST FRIES IN THE WORLD. People queue in line up to an hour in the cold to get fries, and they don't complain. Get yours, with some croquettes, sit at a nearby bar to drink a beer. Expect food coma.
154 locals recommend
Maison Antoine
1 Pl. JourdanBEST FRIES IN THE WORLD. People queue in line up to an hour in the cold to get fries, and they don't complain. Get yours, with some croquettes, sit at a nearby bar to drink a beer. Expect food coma.
Fritland
49 Rue Henri MausGood fries and Belgian sandwiches close to the flat.
Recommended by guests for their amazing breakfast, with very good value for money. Think about egg benedicts on waffles.
53 locals recommend
Woodpecker 47
47 Rue du Marché aux PouletsRecommended by guests for their amazing breakfast, with very good value for money. Think about egg benedicts on waffles.
Very good and excellent value for money Belgian restaurant, seats only 25 people.
8 locals recommend
Den Talurelekker
25 Rue de l'EnseignementVery good and excellent value for money Belgian restaurant, seats only 25 people.
Onderrichtsstraat 2
2 Rue de l'EnseignementUsual place for sandwiches, viennoiseries and quick lunch.
Everything Else
Rue de Ligne 29
29 Rue de LigneClosest private parking