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Eating out
Gran kaffee de Passage
26 Dweersstraat10/10 traditional Belgian
food
Small family business, amazing people from Medellín, Colombia
Diego is one of the best chefs ! The restaurant is in the Langestraat, you can eat in as well as order for takeaway.
WuaKmole Latin Street Food
93 LangestraatSmall family business, amazing people from Medellín, Colombia
Diego is one of the best chefs ! The restaurant is in the Langestraat, you can eat in as well as order for takeaway.
The Republic
36 Sint-Jakobsstraat't Poatersgat
82 VlamingstraatNoah's
12 Jozef SuvéestraatLes Coquettes Le Café
Best coffee and good cake in Bruges! At lunch time they also have soup
Coffeebar Adriaan
7 Adriaan WillaertstraatNice breakfast & coffee place
Stoepa
124 OostmeersBistro Du Phare
2 SaspleinBezienswaardigheden
Sint-Salvatorskathedraal
8 Sint-SalvatorskoorstraatMost beautiful religious place in Bruges
Sint-Godelieveabdij
45 BoeveriestraatOpen on 10/09/2022 and 11/09/2022 from 14:00 until 18:00
Most romantic place in Bruges: Minnewaterpark, the lake of love ('minnen' translates to 'to love' in Dutch). Make sure to visit the Beguinage (Begijnhof) in silence.
80 locals recommend
Minnewaterpark
1 MinnewaterMost romantic place in Bruges: Minnewaterpark, the lake of love ('minnen' translates to 'to love' in Dutch). Make sure to visit the Beguinage (Begijnhof) in silence.
The St-Johns Hospital now serves as a museum. The building and the exterior (courtyard) are still wonderfully intact. If you visit the museum, you also have acces to the old pharmacy on the site. you don't need a ticket to see the exterior of the building.
27 locals recommend
Old St. John's Hospital
38 MariastraatThe St-Johns Hospital now serves as a museum. The building and the exterior (courtyard) are still wonderfully intact. If you visit the museum, you also have acces to the old pharmacy on the site. you don't need a ticket to see the exterior of the building.
Here you can find one of the most quiet places to picnic or have a walk in Bruges. De Gezelletuin is the garden where poet Guido Gezelle spent a lot of his time writing. I recommend going to spend some time on the benches and walking around the mills in the area.
(Don't visit the museum, not worth it)
open from Tuesday to Sunday 9:30-22:00
Rolweg 64
64 RolwegHere you can find one of the most quiet places to picnic or have a walk in Bruges. De Gezelletuin is the garden where poet Guido Gezelle spent a lot of his time writing. I recommend going to spend some time on the benches and walking around the mills in the area.
(Don't visit the museum, not worth it)
open from Tuesday to Sunday 9:30-22:00
beautiful interior, with a view over the Rozenhoedkaai. They offer a breakfast buffet for €15. Lunch and dinner are quite pricey but you can have a coffee during the afternoon to enjoy the interior that way.
if you do want to have lunch or dinner, make sure to book a table enough time beforehand, to sit next to the windows.
Duc De Bourgogne
12 Huidenvetterspleinbeautiful interior, with a view over the Rozenhoedkaai. They offer a breakfast buffet for €15. Lunch and dinner are quite pricey but you can have a coffee during the afternoon to enjoy the interior that way.
if you do want to have lunch or dinner, make sure to book a table enough time beforehand, to sit next to the windows.
- historical building
- brown café
- recommend going here on early Wednesday mornings to watch people going to the market
- breakfast and larger meals are expensive here
Huis Craenenburg
16 Markt- historical building
- brown café
- recommend going here on early Wednesday mornings to watch people going to the market
- breakfast and larger meals are expensive here
KAAP is a must see arts centre for those interested in performance arts and music. Often in collaboration with Cactus Muziekcentrum they organise events in Bruges and Oostende. In Oostende you can find their beautiful venue, which is also a coffee bar!
Link to their program: https://www.kaap.be/toont
12 locals recommend
KAAP | Vrijstaat O.
10 Koning BoudewijnpromenadeKAAP is a must see arts centre for those interested in performance arts and music. Often in collaboration with Cactus Muziekcentrum they organise events in Bruges and Oostende. In Oostende you can find their beautiful venue, which is also a coffee bar!
Link to their program: https://www.kaap.be/toont
Leopoldpark
Leopold II-laan- Café in Oostende with 1930's interior
Sightseeing
- historical building 'de Poortersloge'
- Genthof area with art galleries
- Spinolarei canal
11 locals recommend
Jan Van Eyckplein
- historical building 'de Poortersloge'
- Genthof area with art galleries
- Spinolarei canal
Make sure to also visit the chapel on the downstairs floor, at the left of the stairs.
35 locals recommend
Basilica of the Holy Blood
13 BurgMake sure to also visit the chapel on the downstairs floor, at the left of the stairs.
Burg
Burg- historical square just around the corner
- city hall
- sacred blood chapel
Rozenhoedkaai
RozenhoedkaaiMost known, picturesque view in Bruges.
City/town information
Damme is a small village at a distance of 6 kilometres from Bruges. You can ask me to use the bikes to go there via the route next to the canal.
In Damme I recommend Tante Marie, de Siphon and Stichting Ijsberg.
97 locals recommend
Damme
Damme is a small village at a distance of 6 kilometres from Bruges. You can ask me to use the bikes to go there via the route next to the canal.
In Damme I recommend Tante Marie, de Siphon and Stichting Ijsberg.
Siphon
1 Damse Vaart-OostFavourite restaurant in Damme
City advice
Ways to save
Don't buy French fries on the market square
Places for French fries I can recommend in the city centre are: Chez Vincent, Frietfarm, De Gentpoorte and Godfriet (nearby the train station. The French fries on the market square are double the regular price and not tasty.
Don't miss
Go for a walk early in the morning
I strongly suggest going outside during the morning to walk and explore Bruges to see the city wake up.
Schools usually start at 8-8:30.
On Wednesday mornings, until 12:00, there is the grocery market on the Market Square.
On Saturday mornings, until 12:00, there is the grocery market on 't Zand, the square next to Concertgebouw.
Don't miss
Wednesday market
There's a grocery market every Wednesday morning from 8:00-12:00 on the market square, definitely worth it to go outside early and have a look!
Ways to save
The butcher on the corner of the street
At the butcher on the corner of the street you can buy relatively cheap large sandwiches! Usually they’ll be around €3,50 and they’re a better option then those of the supermarket.