Guidebook for Etterbeek
Food Scene
It has the best pastel de nata and good coffee - perfect place for breakfast.
34 locals recommend
Pâtisserie Garcia
75 Av. de la CouronneIt has the best pastel de nata and good coffee - perfect place for breakfast.
best ice cream in town + you can walk around Uccle - it is nice green and quite neighborhood. You can get there with bus 60 from Blyckaerts
36 locals recommend
Glacier Zizi
57A Rue de la Mutualitébest ice cream in town + you can walk around Uccle - it is nice green and quite neighborhood. You can get there with bus 60 from Blyckaerts
Makisu
5 Rue du Baillirelatively good sushi for very affordable price
Great ramen + affordable price and great cozy atmosphere.
attention - gets really busy in the evenings.
39 locals recommend
Kokuban
53 Rue Vilain XIIIIGreat ramen + affordable price and great cozy atmosphere.
attention - gets really busy in the evenings.
A great bar - very local crowd and you can taste local beers. Also great place to start exploring St Gilles and all its wonders.
84 locals recommend
Brasserie Verschueren
11 Parv. de Saint-GillesA great bar - very local crowd and you can taste local beers. Also great place to start exploring St Gilles and all its wonders.
Drinks & Nightlife
Goupil Le Fol
22 Rue de la VioletteJust an iconic bar where you go back in time
Cheap and cozy bar, they host live music evenings every week with local acts. During day you can get excellent brunch over there.
66 locals recommend
Café Walvis
209 Rue Antoine DansaertCheap and cozy bar, they host live music evenings every week with local acts. During day you can get excellent brunch over there.
Great bar in a lovely neighborhood. They have a big variety of Belgian beers + very local and mostly young crowd.
34 locals recommend
L'Athénée
2 Rue Jules BouillonGreat bar in a lovely neighborhood. They have a big variety of Belgian beers + very local and mostly young crowd.
Parks & Nature
Parc du Cinquantenaire
for jogging/dog walking/reading
Lovely park to read a book.
After you can got to Parliamentarium or a guided EU Parliament tour - it's right next to the park.
43 locals recommend
Leopold Park
Lovely park to read a book.
After you can got to Parliamentarium or a guided EU Parliament tour - it's right next to the park.
Great place to go with a bike/skateboard/roller blades or just jogging - lots of space to go around.
533 locals recommend
Bois de la Cambre
Great place to go with a bike/skateboard/roller blades or just jogging - lots of space to go around.
Big forest area - great for a hike. You can reach in with bus 95 - get off at the end stop Wiener and you can enter the forest from there.
6 locals recommend
Watermael-Boitsfort
Big forest area - great for a hike. You can reach in with bus 95 - get off at the end stop Wiener and you can enter the forest from there.
Getting Around
Rodin station
Bus 95 to Grand Place or to Wiener (stops at Cimetiere d' Ixelles)
Sint-Antoonkerk station
Tram 81 stop - takes you to Flagey, St. Gilles and Merode
Entertainment & Activities
Cinema Flagey - art nouveau style cinema with a great selection of movies. You can get a special abonnement - 5 movies for 20eur - you can share it with other people as well. perfect place for a date;)
153 locals recommend
Flagey
Cinema Flagey - art nouveau style cinema with a great selection of movies. You can get a special abonnement - 5 movies for 20eur - you can share it with other people as well. perfect place for a date;)
Art house cinema with amazing selection. Affordable prices and beautiful building. Next to it you will find Bozar museum - great place for contemporary art.
73 locals recommend
Musée du cinéma de Bruxelles
9 Rue Baron HortaArt house cinema with amazing selection. Affordable prices and beautiful building. Next to it you will find Bozar museum - great place for contemporary art.
Local swimming pool - 2,5 eur for single entrance. 25m pool great for a refreshing swim. Family friendly. Bring your own towels and slippers! Swimming hats are obligatory.
14 locals recommend
Piscine d'Ixelles
10 Rue de la NatationLocal swimming pool - 2,5 eur for single entrance. 25m pool great for a refreshing swim. Family friendly. Bring your own towels and slippers! Swimming hats are obligatory.
ESPADON
69 Rue des ChampsSport complex with a great gym.
Small but great Iyengar yoga studio. My favorite teacher Yannis gives beginners classes Wednesday 18:30 and Saturday 11:30. First class 5 eur!
Before you go check their website for updates https://sites.google.com/site/bruxellesyoga/
Iyengar Yoga Studio - Byoga
30 Place de la Vieille Halle aux BlésSmall but great Iyengar yoga studio. My favorite teacher Yannis gives beginners classes Wednesday 18:30 and Saturday 11:30. First class 5 eur!
Before you go check their website for updates https://sites.google.com/site/bruxellesyoga/
Great Iyengar yoga studio with experienced teacher. 15eur/class. They can give class in English as well.
check their website for class schedule https://www.aumyoga.be/
Iyengar Yoga Center of Brussels
26 Rue de la CuveGreat Iyengar yoga studio with experienced teacher. 15eur/class. They can give class in English as well.
check their website for class schedule https://www.aumyoga.be/
Arts & Culture
Museum of Ixelles
71 Rue Jean Van VolsemGreat temporary exhibitions from local artists.
Shopping
Huge bookstore - great place to find your holiday read as well as get a cup of coffee. pleasant environment
32 locals recommend
Filigranes
39 Av. des ArtsHuge bookstore - great place to find your holiday read as well as get a cup of coffee. pleasant environment
our favorite place to buy Chinese teas - the owner will tell all about it and you can also have a tasting.
Nong Cha
4 Rue Antoine Dansaertour favorite place to buy Chinese teas - the owner will tell all about it and you can also have a tasting.
Another tea shop - has a huge variety of high quality loose teas. I love their tisanes (homemade herbal infusions) as well as black teas (our favorite - Misty Mountains, makes a perfect afternoon brew)
7 locals recommend
Comptoir Florian
17 Rue Saint-BonifaceAnother tea shop - has a huge variety of high quality loose teas. I love their tisanes (homemade herbal infusions) as well as black teas (our favorite - Misty Mountains, makes a perfect afternoon brew)
Second hand book store - you will find big variety french as well as English books there. They also have a comic section.
12 locals recommend
Pêle-Mêle Bruxelles
59 Bd Maurice LemonnierSecond hand book store - you will find big variety french as well as English books there. They also have a comic section.