Guidebook for City of Brussels

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Guidebook for City of Brussels

Buurten

Trendy neighbourhood with nice restaurants, terraces and fashion stores.
30 locals recommend
Dansaert
30 locals recommend
Trendy neighbourhood with nice restaurants, terraces and fashion stores.

Coffee, brunch & bakeries

Best coffee bar in town. Great avocado toast.
27 locals recommend
MOK Specialty Coffee Roastery & Bar
196 Rue Antoine Dansaert
27 locals recommend
Best coffee bar in town. Great avocado toast.
Good bread, pastries. Nice place for breakfast or brunch.
76 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
16 Rue Antoine Dansaert
76 locals recommend
Good bread, pastries. Nice place for breakfast or brunch.
Good coffee and breakfast.
43 locals recommend
OR Coffee
9 Rue Auguste Orts
43 locals recommend
Good coffee and breakfast.
Best bakery in the area!
16 locals recommend
C'est Si Bon
46 Quai des Charbonnages
16 locals recommend
Best bakery in the area!
Delicious bread and pastries! Local favourite!
118 locals recommend
Charli
34 Rue Sainte-Catherine
118 locals recommend
Delicious bread and pastries! Local favourite!
All day breakfast.
10 locals recommend
Velvet Peck
27 Quai au Bois à Brûler
10 locals recommend
All day breakfast.

Restaurants and food

Nice bar to hang out. Good food and nice vegetarian options. Sunny terrace.
66 locals recommend
Café Walvis
209 Rue Antoine Dansaert
66 locals recommend
Nice bar to hang out. Good food and nice vegetarian options. Sunny terrace.
Great restaurant.
52 locals recommend
Henri
113 Rue de Flandre
52 locals recommend
Great restaurant.
Best pizza in town!
54 locals recommend
La Belle Equipe
202 Rue Antoine Dansaert
54 locals recommend
Best pizza in town!
Super nice terrace under the trees.
17 locals recommend
Gemeenschapscentrum De Markten
5 Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains
17 locals recommend
Super nice terrace under the trees.
Great pizza, nice place. A bit too popular these days, be prepared to queue (but it goes fast).
52 locals recommend
NONA Pizza
17/19 Rue Sainte-Catherine
52 locals recommend
Great pizza, nice place. A bit too popular these days, be prepared to queue (but it goes fast).
Great ramen!
25 locals recommend
Umamido St-Catherine
1 Pl. Sainte-Catherine
25 locals recommend
Great ramen!
Belgian fries 🍟
Chouke
2 Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains
Belgian fries 🍟
Great food!
42 locals recommend
Le Selecto
95 Rue de Flandre
42 locals recommend
Great food!
Super nice restaurant with a fixed course menu. A bit expensive but worth it!
20 locals recommend
Gramm
86 Rue de Flandre
20 locals recommend
Super nice restaurant with a fixed course menu. A bit expensive but worth it!
Sushi and rolls.
131 locals recommend
Makisu
5 Rue du Bailli
131 locals recommend
Sushi and rolls.
Delicious spring rolls, also takeway.
73 locals recommend
Knees to Chin
125 Rue de Livourne
73 locals recommend
Delicious spring rolls, also takeway.
Delicious seafood!
29 locals recommend
Beaucoup Fish
2 Rue Van Gaver
29 locals recommend
Delicious seafood!
Good food and nice terrace.
15 locals recommend
La Guinguette en ville
9 Rue du Béguinage
15 locals recommend
Good food and nice terrace.
Ethiopian food.
55 locals recommend
Toukoul
34 Rue de Laeken
55 locals recommend
Ethiopian food.
Typical Belgian food.
48 locals recommend
Nüetnigenough
25 Rue du Lombard
48 locals recommend
Typical Belgian food.
Charming little place with Belgian classics. Great mussels & fries!
35 locals recommend
In't Spinnekopke
1 Pl. du Jardin aux Fleurs
35 locals recommend
Charming little place with Belgian classics. Great mussels & fries!
Best icecream in the area 🍦
27 locals recommend
Gaston
86 Quai aux Briques
27 locals recommend
Best icecream in the area 🍦
Cosy place with Belgian classics and other options
29 locals recommend
9 et Voisins
1 Rue Van Artevelde
29 locals recommend
Cosy place with Belgian classics and other options
Delicious food.
10 locals recommend
Harvest Restaurant Bruxelles
14 Pl. du Samedi
10 locals recommend
Delicious food.
Best vegetarian restaurant in town. Pricey but worth it. Beautiful interior too.
41 locals recommend
Humus x Hortense
2 Rue de Vergnies
41 locals recommend
Best vegetarian restaurant in town. Pricey but worth it. Beautiful interior too.
Nice seafood restaurant 🦀
19 locals recommend
Crab Club
7 Chaussée de Waterloo
19 locals recommend
Nice seafood restaurant 🦀
Asian fusian restaurant, popular so make a reservation.
18 locals recommend
OLD BOY
110 Rue de Tenbosch
18 locals recommend
Asian fusian restaurant, popular so make a reservation.

Bars and cafés

Good coffee and breakfast in the morning. Nice cocktails and busy in the evening. Sunny terrace 😎
91 locals recommend
Barbeton
114 Rue Antoine Dansaert
91 locals recommend
Good coffee and breakfast in the morning. Nice cocktails and busy in the evening. Sunny terrace 😎
Typical Brussels bar with terrace. Super friendly owners, always ready to help.
7 locals recommend
Midpoint
189 Rue de Flandre
7 locals recommend
Typical Brussels bar with terrace. Super friendly owners, always ready to help.
Nice bar with cool patio. Great cocktails and ramen.
48 locals recommend
Kumiko
7 Rue d'Alost
48 locals recommend
Nice bar with cool patio. Great cocktails and ramen.
Local Brussels brewery with bar just in front of the apartment building.
51 locals recommend
Brussels Beer Project
188 Rue Antoine Dansaert
51 locals recommend
Local Brussels brewery with bar just in front of the apartment building.
Local bar, nice atmosphere & great spaghetti!
125 locals recommend
Monk
22 Rue Sainte-Catherine
125 locals recommend
Local bar, nice atmosphere & great spaghetti!
Pop-up rooftop bar with amazing view!
Jardin rooftop
7 Rue du Marché aux Poulets
Pop-up rooftop bar with amazing view!
Albert Summer Rooftop! A bit hidden, entrance via the old library building! Google “albert summer rooftop”.
Place du Musée 1
1 Place du Musée
Albert Summer Rooftop! A bit hidden, entrance via the old library building! Google “albert summer rooftop”.
Nice area to get drinks in the old market hall or in the bars around it.
165 locals recommend
Halles Saint-Géry - Agora bruxelloise
1 Pl. Saint-Géry
165 locals recommend
Nice area to get drinks in the old market hall or in the bars around it.
Hip café
38 locals recommend
Flamingo
177 Rue de Laeken
38 locals recommend
Hip café

Squares, parks and chill areas

When it’s a warm afternoon or evening : go sit by the water, have some drinks or bring some food and meet lots of people :)
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When it’s a warm afternoon or evening : go sit by the water, have some drinks or bring some food and meet lots of people :)
Beautiful local park.
Parc de la Senne
129 Rue Jolly
Beautiful local park.
Local park.
Park Ninoofsepoort
13 Rechthoekstraat
Local park.
Amazing view over the city!
Place Poelaert
Place Poelaert
Amazing view over the city!
New park. Great skyline view from the northwest side!
8 locals recommend
Parc Tour et Taxis
86C Av. du Port
8 locals recommend
New park. Great skyline view from the northwest side!
Beautiful green area.
173 locals recommend
Duden Park
173 locals recommend
Beautiful green area.
Nice place to hang out with lots of bars and terraces.
29 locals recommend
Sint-Gillis
29 locals recommend
Nice place to hang out with lots of bars and terraces.

Arts & Culture

Fashion and design institute. Nice expositions, great architecture. Look for the roof terrace!
MAD Brussels Fashion and Design Platform
10 Pl. du Nouveau Marché aux Grains
Fashion and design institute. Nice expositions, great architecture. Look for the roof terrace!
Cultural centre in a beautifully restored building, check the calendar for great concerts and performances. Tip: get up to the roof terrace for a great view over Brussels!
73 locals recommend
Beursschouwburg
20 Auguste Ortsstraat
73 locals recommend
Cultural centre in a beautifully restored building, check the calendar for great concerts and performances. Tip: get up to the roof terrace for a great view over Brussels!
The Flemish Royal Theatre!
37 locals recommend
KVS - Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg
7 Quai aux Pierres de Taille
37 locals recommend
The Flemish Royal Theatre!
Street art museum in an old brewery. Nice view of the canal from the roof terrace.
111 locals recommend
Mima
41 Quai du Hainaut
111 locals recommend
Street art museum in an old brewery. Nice view of the canal from the roof terrace.
Music venue with the coolest concerts in town
133 locals recommend
Ancienne Belgique
110 Bd Anspach
133 locals recommend
Music venue with the coolest concerts in town
Nice expositions.
iMAL, Center for digital cultures and technology
30 Quai des Charbonnages
Nice expositions.
New contemporary art museum, construction will start soon but in the meantime there are temporary exhibitions “KANAL BRUT”.
30 locals recommend
KANAL - Centre Pompidou
21 Sq. Sainctelette
30 locals recommend
New contemporary art museum, construction will start soon but in the meantime there are temporary exhibitions “KANAL BRUT”.
Art Deco villa with contemporary art exhibitions.
26 locals recommend
Villa Empain
67 Av. Franklin Roosevelt
26 locals recommend
Art Deco villa with contemporary art exhibitions.
Art nouveau classic, only opened to the public in 2021. Must see but make a reservation!
Hotel Solvay
224 Av. Louise
Art nouveau classic, only opened to the public in 2021. Must see but make a reservation!
Nice art gallery on als brewery.
198 locals recommend
Wiels
354 Av. Van Volxem
198 locals recommend
Nice art gallery on als brewery.

Supermarkets and shops

Local supermarkt, has vertraging you need.
21 locals recommend
Okay Compact
23 Jezusstraat
21 locals recommend
Local supermarkt, has vertraging you need.
118 locals recommend
AD Anspach
63 Bd Anspach
118 locals recommend
178 locals recommend
Carrefour Express
106 Bd Anspach
178 locals recommend
Great wine shop!
yves winegallery
102 Rue Antoine Dansaert
Great wine shop!
Famous butcher should you be into meat.
13 locals recommend
Dierendonck Sainte Catherine
24 Rue Sainte-Catherine
13 locals recommend
Famous butcher should you be into meat.
Organic grocery store ☘️
57 locals recommend
färm.saintecatherine
43 Quai au Bois à Brûler
57 locals recommend
Organic grocery store ☘️
Biological grocery store
11 locals recommend
The Food Hub
29 Quai du Hainaut
11 locals recommend
Biological grocery store