Drinks & Nightlife
Roskam
9 Rue de FlandreClassic Belgian bar... Very nice for drinks and (Belgian) 'tapas'... Sometimes live music and/or DJ's. And in the back is a restaurant where you can have a pretty decent Belgian style Pasta Bolognaise...
124 locals recommend
Monk
22 Rue Sainte-CatherineClassic Belgian bar... Very nice for drinks and (Belgian) 'tapas'... Sometimes live music and/or DJ's. And in the back is a restaurant where you can have a pretty decent Belgian style Pasta Bolognaise...
A real brown Brussels bar... And the best croquettes crevettes in town!
20 locals recommend
Au Laboureur
108 Rue de FlandreA real brown Brussels bar... And the best croquettes crevettes in town!
Café Merlo
80 Quai aux BriquesBelgian people, friendly people, a 'flemish' stronghold...
Essentials
This is the cheapest supermarket in the neighborhood, pretty good for basics and essentials.
49 locals recommend
Lidl
26 Rue Van ArteveldeThis is the cheapest supermarket in the neighborhood, pretty good for basics and essentials.
Delhaize
80 Oudenaardse SteenwegThis is a real city supermarket, it has all the essentials and much more, it's pretty urban, they sell a lot of brands so it isn't very cheap.
269 locals recommend
Carrefour market
55 Pl. JourdanThis is a real city supermarket, it has all the essentials and much more, it's pretty urban, they sell a lot of brands so it isn't very cheap.
Food Scene
A great place for a lot of classic Belgian dishes, and NO tourist trap at all...
29 locals recommend
9 et Voisins
1 Rue Van ArteveldeA great place for a lot of classic Belgian dishes, and NO tourist trap at all...
Not the cheapest, but one of the best places for mussels, carbonades, steak,...
55 locals recommend
Le Pré Salé
20 Rue de FlandreNot the cheapest, but one of the best places for mussels, carbonades, steak,...
Classic, very good, maybe not the cheapest. From mussels to steak and anything in between.
23 locals recommend
Bij den Boer
60 Quai aux BriquesClassic, very good, maybe not the cheapest. From mussels to steak and anything in between.
Beaucoup Fish
2 Rue Van GaverIf fish is your thing, this is the place to be.
If you want to eat the best mussels from Brussels, this is the place to be. Not the cheapest, but the only I know for sure they get them fresh each morning.
16 locals recommend
Restaurant La Marée
99 Rue de FlandreIf you want to eat the best mussels from Brussels, this is the place to be. Not the cheapest, but the only I know for sure they get them fresh each morning.
Sightseeing
Grand-Place
The most beautiful and most famous market squares of them all...
Parks & Nature
In the political and royal center of the city... a great park for walking, jogging,...
305 locals recommend
Brussels Park
In the political and royal center of the city... a great park for walking, jogging,...
A hidden gem in Brussels, only known to Brussels people and now... to you... Great for a picknick!
77 locals recommend
Egmont Park
25 Bd de WaterlooA hidden gem in Brussels, only known to Brussels people and now... to you... Great for a picknick!
Getting Around
From here you get the tram that connects Brussels from North to South and visa versa...
28 locals recommend
Beurs station
From here you get the tram that connects Brussels from North to South and visa versa...
Here's the subway stop... a direct connection to the atomium and much, much more...
59 locals recommend
Sint-Katelijne station
Here's the subway stop... a direct connection to the atomium and much, much more...
Neighborhoods
This square and the streets and squares around it is where you can find most bars and restaurants I'd recommend. This is the neighbourhood where we live. It's very close to our apartment and this is as downtown as Brussels gets.
Sint-Katelijneplein
Place Sainte-CatherineThis square and the streets and squares around it is where you can find most bars and restaurants I'd recommend. This is the neighbourhood where we live. It's very close to our apartment and this is as downtown as Brussels gets.