Guidebook for Brussels
Drinks & Nightlife
Great alternative music venue near the port
Check out their agenda on their website www.magasin4.be
15 locals recommend
Magasin 4
158 Av. du PortGreat alternative music venue near the port
Check out their agenda on their website www.magasin4.be
Famous mainstream venue that hosts many events, but you can also enjoy their beautiful garden anytime of the day.
109 locals recommend
Le Botanique
3 KruidtuinlaanFamous mainstream venue that hosts many events, but you can also enjoy their beautiful garden anytime of the day.
Goupil Le Fol
22 Rue de la VioletteCozy bar near Grand-Place, mostly serves fruity wine
You'll probably visit the Delirium bar that has over 2000 different beers, don't miss the Floris bar opposite with a great choice of absinthe, whisky, rhum and tequila if you like stronger drinks.
16 locals recommend
Floris Bar
12 Imp. de la FidélitéYou'll probably visit the Delirium bar that has over 2000 different beers, don't miss the Floris bar opposite with a great choice of absinthe, whisky, rhum and tequila if you like stronger drinks.
Food Scene
Typical Brussels pub next to Manneken Pis with a great choice of local beers
22 locals recommend
Poechenellekelder
5 Rue du ChêneTypical Brussels pub next to Manneken Pis with a great choice of local beers
Woodpecker 47
47 Rue du Marché aux PouletsCool place for brunch
FREE PRALINES : Neuhaus have a factory shop near Erasme hospital. You can taste as many delicious chocolate as you want for free and buy them in bulk for cheaper than in the other shops.
33 locals recommend
Neuhaus
27 Grand PlaceFREE PRALINES : Neuhaus have a factory shop near Erasme hospital. You can taste as many delicious chocolate as you want for free and buy them in bulk for cheaper than in the other shops.
Zebrano
47 Rue de RotterdamNice restaurant
Great and fairly priced Thai and Viet restaurant in the centre.
The place is small and loud, perfect to grab a bite before hitting the pubs, not really for a romantic night.
15 locals recommend
Yaki
52 Rue du MidiGreat and fairly priced Thai and Viet restaurant in the centre.
The place is small and loud, perfect to grab a bite before hitting the pubs, not really for a romantic night.
Pizza Bento
333 Rue Léopold IGreat pizzas ! Take out or (free) delivery.
New brewery which started in 2013. Their beers Delta, Grosse Bertha, Babylone and Dark Sister are quite easy to find but they also have ephemeral beers. You can taste them in the taproom of their new brewery, opened in 2015.
51 locals recommend
Brussels Beer Project
188 Rue Antoine DansaertNew brewery which started in 2013. Their beers Delta, Grosse Bertha, Babylone and Dark Sister are quite easy to find but they also have ephemeral beers. You can taste them in the taproom of their new brewery, opened in 2015.
Bia Mara
41 Rue du Marché aux PouletsExcellent fish and chips.
Best place to get fries to go in the city centre, about 50 sauces available.
22 locals recommend
Friterie Tabora
2 Rue de TaboraBest place to get fries to go in the city centre, about 50 sauces available.
Fish and seafood shop with restaurant upstairs, good and pretty cheap (pay by weight).
Restaurant Cécila
94 Av. de StalingradFish and seafood shop with restaurant upstairs, good and pretty cheap (pay by weight).
Essentials
Big organic store in the centre, perfect place to buy try some local food you won't find in supermarkets (also local beers)
57 locals recommend
färm.saintecatherine
43 Quai au Bois à BrûlerBig organic store in the centre, perfect place to buy try some local food you won't find in supermarkets (also local beers)
Entertainment & Activities
Underground cinema, their bar only serves local beer that you don't find everywhere.
44 locals recommend
Nova
3 Rue d'ArenbergUnderground cinema, their bar only serves local beer that you don't find everywhere.
Awesome tourist office for young travellers. They offer great advice and the best (free !) maps of the city.
8 locals recommend
Use It
25 RavensteingalerijAwesome tourist office for young travellers. They offer great advice and the best (free !) maps of the city.
Mini-Europe
1 Av. du FootballMiniature park with reproductions of famous European monuments.
Brasserie Cantillon is the only brewery that you can visit in Brussels (fee: 7€, beer tasting included) and it’s the oldest one in Brussels. It’s a family brewery founded in 1900 and they make gueuze beer.
47 locals recommend
Brasserie Cantillon
56 Rue GheudeBrasserie Cantillon is the only brewery that you can visit in Brussels (fee: 7€, beer tasting included) and it’s the oldest one in Brussels. It’s a family brewery founded in 1900 and they make gueuze beer.
Arts & Culture
Free entrance, huge museum. Don't miss the display of aircrafts in the aviation hall.
Located in the Cinquantenaire Park which is also great in the summer.
74 locals recommend
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History
3 Parc du CinquantenaireFree entrance, huge museum. Don't miss the display of aircrafts in the aviation hall.
Located in the Cinquantenaire Park which is also great in the summer.
Mima
41 Quai du HainautBrand new Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art.
Museum about the history of industry and labour in Brussels.
La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour
27 Rue RansfortMuseum about the history of industry and labour in Brussels.
Musée René Magritte Museum
135 Rue EsseghemFormer home of Magritte, now a museum about him.
Parks & Nature
Bruxelles-Les-Bains
Brussels Beach. Only open in July and August.