Guidebook for Ixelles

Marie-Luce
Marie-Luce
Guidebook for Ixelles

Food Scene

Simply one of the best italian restaurant in Brussels! Don't forget to tell Vito that you rented La Nuit Americaine ;-) and for sure book in advance (or ask us to do it for you!).
11 locals recommend
Ricciocapriccio
90 Rue Américaine
11 locals recommend
Simply one of the best italian restaurant in Brussels! Don't forget to tell Vito that you rented La Nuit Americaine ;-) and for sure book in advance (or ask us to do it for you!).
Fantastic and extremely popular food market every wednesday. At the end of the day, people are coming from everywhere in Brussels to eat and drink in the streets. Must see!
49 locals recommend
Marché de la Place du Châtelain
49 locals recommend
Fantastic and extremely popular food market every wednesday. At the end of the day, people are coming from everywhere in Brussels to eat and drink in the streets. Must see!
Simply the best bakery of Brussels, and it's only 50m away from La Nuit Americaine!
39 locals recommend
Le Saint-Aulaye SA
130 Rue Américaine
39 locals recommend
Simply the best bakery of Brussels, and it's only 50m away from La Nuit Americaine!
Perfect for the breakfast or brunch! Sunny terrace for the apero.
13 locals recommend
La Fabrique Chatelain
122 Rue Américaine
13 locals recommend
Perfect for the breakfast or brunch! Sunny terrace for the apero.
A great furniture and design shop with a beautiful bar ideal for breakfast, brunch and apero.
15 locals recommend
Lulu Home Interior & Café - Bruxelles
101 Rue du Page
15 locals recommend
A great furniture and design shop with a beautiful bar ideal for breakfast, brunch and apero.
La Quincaillerie, a former hardware store, is one of the most famous belgian brasserie of Brussels.
47 locals recommend
La Quincaillerie
45 Rue du Page
47 locals recommend
La Quincaillerie, a former hardware store, is one of the most famous belgian brasserie of Brussels.
The cupcakes of Lilicup are famous!
30 locals recommend
Lilicup
65 Rue du Page
30 locals recommend
The cupcakes of Lilicup are famous!
Gusto is a small, genuine typical Italian trattoria. Francesco rules the place with spontaneity and generosity!
7 locals recommend
GUSTO TRATTORIA
32 Rue Fourmois
7 locals recommend
Gusto is a small, genuine typical Italian trattoria. Francesco rules the place with spontaneity and generosity!
Les Fils à Maman is a retro restaurant. The home-style meals are inspired by their mothers recipes ;-)
35 locals recommend
Restaurant Le Tournant, Cuisine de Saison et Vins Naturels 🍴🍷🍹
168 Chaussée de Wavre
35 locals recommend
Les Fils à Maman is a retro restaurant. The home-style meals are inspired by their mothers recipes ;-)
Magali offers delicious market food lunch in her cute cantine. (only open for lunch).
L’Epicerie - Cuisine du Marché
66 Rue du Page
Magali offers delicious market food lunch in her cute cantine. (only open for lunch).
Excellent brasserie, belgian style!
15 locals recommend
Toucan Brasserie
1 Av. Louis Lepoutre
15 locals recommend
Excellent brasserie, belgian style!
This is THE place for seafood in our area.
15 locals recommend
Toucan Sur Mer
17 Av. Louis Lepoutre
15 locals recommend
This is THE place for seafood in our area.
Excellent korean food in a great atmosphere!
14 locals recommend
Maru Restaurant
510 Chau. de Waterloo
14 locals recommend
Excellent korean food in a great atmosphere!
Le Variétés is found at the foot of the famous Flagey steamship. The place is simply beautiful and largely inspired by the 30's atmosphere of the old Maison de la Radio. Speciality is the rotisserie, roasted chicken à la broche is famous!
17 locals recommend
Le Variétés
4 Place Sainte-Croix
17 locals recommend
Le Variétés is found at the foot of the famous Flagey steamship. The place is simply beautiful and largely inspired by the 30's atmosphere of the old Maison de la Radio. Speciality is the rotisserie, roasted chicken à la broche is famous!
Once an old grocery store and then a wine bar, Delecta is today, a bistro/restaurant with a resolutely vintage décor from the 50’s. Delicious wines and incredible burgers (but that’s not all).
17 locals recommend
Delecta
5 Rue Lannoy
17 locals recommend
Once an old grocery store and then a wine bar, Delecta is today, a bistro/restaurant with a resolutely vintage décor from the 50’s. Delicious wines and incredible burgers (but that’s not all).
Excellent italian restaurant with a very nice hidden garden. Ideal retreat after visiting the buzzling flagey area.
16 locals recommend
Aglio e Olio
25 Chau. de Vleurgat
16 locals recommend
Excellent italian restaurant with a very nice hidden garden. Ideal retreat after visiting the buzzling flagey area.
One of the best burger place of brussels!
58 locals recommend
Les Super Filles du Tram
22 Rue Lesbroussart
58 locals recommend
One of the best burger place of brussels!
Delicious and original italian pizzas. Take a piece to eat it at La Nuit Americaine!
55 locals recommend
MAMMA ROMA
5 Chau. de Vleurgat
55 locals recommend
Delicious and original italian pizzas. Take a piece to eat it at La Nuit Americaine!
The burger Lou is one of our favorite in the area. Great service.
8 locals recommend
Lou
7 Rue du Page
8 locals recommend
The burger Lou is one of our favorite in the area. Great service.
An excellent japanese restaurant. The place is nice but we like to take the food away and have it at home ;-)
Râle-Bol
6 Rue du Page
An excellent japanese restaurant. The place is nice but we like to take the food away and have it at home ;-)
Excellent chinese restaurant in a beautiful setting. Their choice of dim sums is original and delicious.
17 locals recommend
Dam Sum
11 Parv. de la Trinité
17 locals recommend
Excellent chinese restaurant in a beautiful setting. Their choice of dim sums is original and delicious.

Essentials

Grocery store for everything you need, lot of local products and open till 10pm sunday included! DeliTraiteur offers also a great choice of take way food.
21 locals recommend
Delitraiteur Châtelain
10 Rue du Page
21 locals recommend
Grocery store for everything you need, lot of local products and open till 10pm sunday included! DeliTraiteur offers also a great choice of take way food.
in case you need some pain killers after a busy night out, this is the place...
Pharmacie Frenkel
20 Rue du Page
in case you need some pain killers after a busy night out, this is the place...

Getting Around

16 locals recommend
Trinite station
16 locals recommend
Avis Autoverhuur Brussel Centrum Elsene
145 Rue Américaine

Drinks & Nightlife

Our favorite place for the apero in our neighbourhood. Andrea transformed this former butchery and offers delicious Basque tapas plates and a great selection of wines. From the terrace you get a great view on the neighbourhood life.
El Vasco
34 Rue du Page
Our favorite place for the apero in our neighbourhood. Andrea transformed this former butchery and offers delicious Basque tapas plates and a great selection of wines. From the terrace you get a great view on the neighbourhood life.
A very popular bar, always filled with a lot of cool people. Nice terrace on the street.
74 locals recommend
supra bailly
77 Rue du Bailli
74 locals recommend
A very popular bar, always filled with a lot of cool people. Nice terrace on the street.
The largest choice of belgian beers in a cosy atmosphere. Great gin tonic's as well!
L'auBIEREgiste
63 Rue de l'Aqueduc
The largest choice of belgian beers in a cosy atmosphere. Great gin tonic's as well!
Very nice winery in an original setting.
12 locals recommend
OENOTK
31 Rue Africaine
12 locals recommend
Very nice winery in an original setting.
Very nice south-west of France winery, ideal for the apero (great plancahs) or to follow rugby match on tv with a great ambiance.
28 locals recommend
La Trinquette
3 Rue de l'Aqueduc
28 locals recommend
Very nice south-west of France winery, ideal for the apero (great plancahs) or to follow rugby match on tv with a great ambiance.
The bar on the upper floors of this freshly renovated original hotel is a must see on sunny days. Take your swimsuit with you to enjoy a gin tonic in the swimming pool on the 6th floor. The view on Brussels is magic at sunset.
12 locals recommend
Jam Hotel
132 Chau. de Charleroi
12 locals recommend
The bar on the upper floors of this freshly renovated original hotel is a must see on sunny days. Take your swimsuit with you to enjoy a gin tonic in the swimming pool on the 6th floor. The view on Brussels is magic at sunset.

Parks & Nature

Close to our house, the Parc Tenbosch is a hidden heaven in the city.
95 locals recommend
Parc Tenbosch
52 Rue des Mélèzes
95 locals recommend
Close to our house, the Parc Tenbosch is a hidden heaven in the city.

Shopping

Secondhand shop on 3 floors: clothes, furniture, deco, books, ... just next to La Nuit Americaine
22 locals recommend
Les Petits Riens - Magasin central
1 Rue Américaine
22 locals recommend
Secondhand shop on 3 floors: clothes, furniture, deco, books, ... just next to La Nuit Americaine
The beautiful boutique of Le Typographe! This old style printing house sends quality papers, cards, pens, ... mostly created by themselves. Beautiful and great place for gifts.
Le typographe | Qualité typo plomb | Handmade in Brussels
67 Rue Américaine
The beautiful boutique of Le Typographe! This old style printing house sends quality papers, cards, pens, ... mostly created by themselves. Beautiful and great place for gifts.
A great bookstore (and an art gallery). Great choice of fine art books and a lot of reduced prices.
19 locals recommend
Peinture Fraîche (Librairie)
9 & 39 Rue du Tabellion, Notarisstraat
19 locals recommend
A great bookstore (and an art gallery). Great choice of fine art books and a lot of reduced prices.
Rose is a small boutique with a lot of small design stuff. Good place for girls gifts. In front of it they have a second boutique more directed to guys: Bleu.
Rose
56 Rue de l'Aqueduc
Rose is a small boutique with a lot of small design stuff. Good place for girls gifts. In front of it they have a second boutique more directed to guys: Bleu.
You will find a lot of different small boutiques in this street. Fashion, food on the go, restaurants, traiteurs, hairdressers, bookstore, ...
66 locals recommend
Baljuwstraat
Rue du Bailli
66 locals recommend
You will find a lot of different small boutiques in this street. Fashion, food on the go, restaurants, traiteurs, hairdressers, bookstore, ...

Arts & Culture

A masterpiece of the Art Nouveau in our street. Don't miss it!
433 locals recommend
Horta Museum (Musee Horta)
27 Rue Américaine
433 locals recommend
A masterpiece of the Art Nouveau in our street. Don't miss it!
The A. Galerie is a really great photo gallery exposing major artists.
Edelknaapstraat 25
25 Rue du Page
The A. Galerie is a really great photo gallery exposing major artists.