Food Scene
- behind the Flemish Library and next to the Opera house, Classy and modern. - Chill environment and outlets and plugs to do work daytime - The best free jazz weekend venue friday nights as jazz students and musicians go there to jam.
10 locals recommend
Muntpunt Library
6 Pl. de la Monnaie- behind the Flemish Library and next to the Opera house, Classy and modern. - Chill environment and outlets and plugs to do work daytime - The best free jazz weekend venue friday nights as jazz students and musicians go there to jam.
Authentic Thai restaurant - Small and cozy, make sure to book - Order the "Pad See Ew" with beef, my personal fav (thick rice noodle sauté with soy sauce)
Thai talk
51 Rue des Pierres Authentic Thai restaurant - Small and cozy, make sure to book - Order the "Pad See Ew" with beef, my personal fav (thick rice noodle sauté with soy sauce)
- Traditional belgian brasserie / brewery combo - 10 seconds away , say the Asian neighbour sends you - Historically protected interior, cannot even change a nail in there. - opens until late
59 locals recommend
Café Mort Subite
7 Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères- Traditional belgian brasserie / brewery combo - 10 seconds away , say the Asian neighbour sends you - Historically protected interior, cannot even change a nail in there. - opens until late
1.5 euro m'semen (Moroccan crêpe), with feta cheese and spinach / nutella / honey and cheese - very filling and unbeatable price
Boulangerie Agadir
174 Bd Maurice Lemonnier1.5 euro m'semen (Moroccan crêpe), with feta cheese and spinach / nutella / honey and cheese - very filling and unbeatable price
- Fresh fish grilled by your selection - 20 euros per kilo - 15 euros per person with drinks - order the fish mix with sauce
Jouhara Fish Shop
157 Bd Maurice Lemonnier- Fresh fish grilled by your selection - 20 euros per kilo - 15 euros per person with drinks - order the fish mix with sauce
- Excellent Fish and Chips - Good price - 12 euros fish and chips - Freshly made, using seasonal sustainable fish catch - Wide range of interesting sauces - Very nice fries
60 locals recommend
Bia Mara
41 Rue du Marché aux Poulets- Excellent Fish and Chips - Good price - 12 euros fish and chips - Freshly made, using seasonal sustainable fish catch - Wide range of interesting sauces - Very nice fries
- Authentic Belgian Brasseries - 16h30 - 00h00 - peculiar menu price changes according to Swiss Franc - Always trustworthy, never disappoint - Pork knuckles, Speculoos Tiramisu.
174 locals recommend
La Fin de Siècle
3 Av. de l'Armée- Authentic Belgian Brasseries - 16h30 - 00h00 - peculiar menu price changes according to Swiss Franc - Always trustworthy, never disappoint - Pork knuckles, Speculoos Tiramisu.
- 6 euros fresh Chinese plat du jour - Nice authentic Chinese restaurant - Chinese Embassy would order from them for takeaways! - Order the Salt and Pepper Ribs / Squids!
Shao Shan Restaurent
49 Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères- 6 euros fresh Chinese plat du jour - Nice authentic Chinese restaurant - Chinese Embassy would order from them for takeaways! - Order the Salt and Pepper Ribs / Squids!
Drinks & Nightlife
- Chandeliers, old French records, random floating Buddha head, random paintings, walls etched with couples' names, a grumpy owner and an air of decay and dreaminess. - "Third or Second date bar", you bring the girl there to make out because the cushions old beat up couch there would just sink and you two just ends up ... mushed in the center.
70 locals recommend
Goupil Le Fol
22 Rue de la Violette- Chandeliers, old French records, random floating Buddha head, random paintings, walls etched with couples' names, a grumpy owner and an air of decay and dreaminess. - "Third or Second date bar", you bring the girl there to make out because the cushions old beat up couch there would just sink and you two just ends up ... mushed in the center.
Tourist must-go, just to say I've been there - 2000 beers available from all around the world - chaotic alleyway - drunk people kissing, flirting - interesting energy on groundfloor, filled with tourists - absinth available
368 locals recommend
Delirium Café
4 Impasse de la FidélitéTourist must-go, just to say I've been there - 2000 beers available from all around the world - chaotic alleyway - drunk people kissing, flirting - interesting energy on groundfloor, filled with tourists - absinth available
Famous jazz bar - Expensive drinks - Saturday DJ with 70s / 80s dance music - Weekdays chill classy jazz concerts
146 locals recommend
L'Archiduc
6 Rue Antoine Dansaert Famous jazz bar - Expensive drinks - Saturday DJ with 70s / 80s dance music - Weekdays chill classy jazz concerts
A recently renovated factory / depot, industrial interior - boardgames freely available to be borrowed - high ceilings
56 locals recommend
ViaVia Brussels
74 Quai aux BriquesA recently renovated factory / depot, industrial interior - boardgames freely available to be borrowed - high ceilings
- A cross between night club and bar - A peculiar atmosphere, previously a freakshow / berlsque venu. - smoking room inside
142 locals recommend
Madame Moustache
7 Quai au Bois à Brûler- A cross between night club and bar - A peculiar atmosphere, previously a freakshow / berlsque venu. - smoking room inside
- super nice atmosphere - adorable interior in the belgian traditions - reasonable prices - tuesday swing band plays for free, weekend DJs
44 locals recommend
Le Roi des Belges
35 Rue Jules Van Praet- super nice atmosphere - adorable interior in the belgian traditions - reasonable prices - tuesday swing band plays for free, weekend DJs
Occasional music / jazz performance in weekends, - Grand piano free to play - Authentic Flemish Bar - Sunday nice chill out spot for family
124 locals recommend
Monk
22 Rue Sainte-Catherine Occasional music / jazz performance in weekends, - Grand piano free to play - Authentic Flemish Bar - Sunday nice chill out spot for family
Sightseeing
- Most beautiful spot for taking Panorama photo - The huge palace of justice just next to it
99 locals recommend
Poelaertplein
Place Poelaert- Most beautiful spot for taking Panorama photo - The huge palace of justice just next to it
- the best flea market I have ever been to and I have been to 20+ around europe - a lot of stuff i have in my apartment are taken from there - must go early in the morning to have a chance to get something cool - everything is unique there - must bargain, always say either 5 euros or 30 percent of the offered price.
364 locals recommend
Vossenplein
Place du Jeu de Balle- the best flea market I have ever been to and I have been to 20+ around europe - a lot of stuff i have in my apartment are taken from there - must go early in the morning to have a chance to get something cool - everything is unique there - must bargain, always say either 5 euros or 30 percent of the offered price.
Essentials
Bergstraat 46
46 Rue de la MontagneNight shop that opens until 0400. Last resort if everything is closed
Only Carrefour supermarket in Brussels that opens 365 days a year - extended hours 07h00 till 23h00
Kiekenmarkt 40
40 Rue du Marché aux PouletsOnly Carrefour supermarket in Brussels that opens 365 days a year - extended hours 07h00 till 23h00