Fuse
It's one of the city's techno temples, and the biggest names in the field (without exception) play DJ sets there: le Fuse is a must for any decent, self-respecting clubber. The unique atmosphere attracts those in the know, and they come from far and wide. The end-of-the-night crescendos, as things approach hysteria, are legendary. The gay evenings on Sundays are as good as they are famous. Supervised cheap car park available.
Fuse
C12
C12 is a new multidisciplinary platform run by the Deep in House collective. Located at the heart of Brussels, C12 is tucked in the depths of the Horta Gallery next to the Grand Place and the Central Station. C12 is a safe place where freedom, diversity, creativity and alternative culture are protected from the restrictive and normative outside world. It is a safe place where the passion for art & music in all its forms unites all identities. The project will include concerts, art installations, lives, club nights and last but by no means least, a local market.
C12
Mirano Brussels
The “Ciné Mirano” cinema opened its doors in 1934, closed down in 1978 to then be transformed into a nightclub in 1981. In 2017, it closed its doors again for 2 years for a major makeover and re-opened in 2019 under new management.
From the gold/black colour codes to the choice of materials such as limestone or wooden panelling and the (re)introduction of neon lights, everything possible has been done to return the place to its former glory.
Now open every weekend.
Fridays, expect techno and house music with Moskow Diskow.
Saturdays, expect Hip-Hop and Dancehall with MORE+.
Mirano Brussels
Bloody Louis
In a few years, the club managed to host some of the greatest parties of the city. Bloody Louis has had the opportunity to welcome some of the biggest names in the music industry.
Bloody Louis stands for unforgettable Belgian nightlife’s memories, because « We don’t sleep we dream ».
Bloody Louis
Spirito Brussels
Spirito Brussels, the temple of the night, located in Brussels, in an old anglican church.
In an innovative decor made of crystal and gold, SPIRITO BRUSSELS offers a huge dance floor in an incredible ambience. Tinted glass railings, mirrors and clean lines make the place’s exceptional environment. Particular attention was paid to the lighting of the club, where the 'RGB lights' created a unique and mysterious atmosphere. Indeed, in a report by the edge channel 7, SPIRITO BRUSSELS has been ranked as one of the most beautiful clubs in the world.
The Club is open every Friday, Saturday and public holiday eve from 11p
Spirito Brussels
La Cabane
La Cabane is an hybrid club with a capacity of 300 people; It offers three different spaces : a large and fully covered terrace, a cozy bar area and a club area.
It is hybrid in the sense that it serves not only as a club, but as a bar and
an art space as well. A small-capacity club with a warm atmosphere, a homemade vinyl library, an unique light display designed by AC3 Studio and a quality soundsystem powered by Genelec. Artistic direction is focused on House music in the broad sense
La Cabane
Madame Moustache
Madame Moustache ... We can barely imagine what life was like before this very quirky, temperamental, and moustachioed lady docked on the “Quai au Bois à Brûler”. Rockabilly and, for anyone who has had enough of electronic beats and wants go back to the era of rock‘n roll, lindyhop and swing - but also garage, soul, funk, etc ... A cosy, hot dance bar with a very American interior.
Madame Moustache
Les Jeux d’Hiver
Historical venues
Les Jeux d’Hiver
Jalousy
Jalousy: a speakeasy by Jérémie Renier. Actor Jérémie Renier, a cocktail enthusiast and night owl, has opened Jalousy, a club and speakeasy with a cocktail bar upstairs and a private club hidden in the vaulted cellars. Can you find this insider's secret?
Jalousy
BIRDY Brussels
Set on the city heights, the BIRDY Brussels is a Bar-Club where you can pose with sophistication and without moderation. Cosmopolitan and hype, from a Mojito Royal at the start of the evening to a glass of champagne after midnight, more than a landmark it’s a “place to live" for all night owls who want to party in an cozy and eclectic atmosphere.
Open on Saturday from 11pm till 6am.
BIRDY Brussels
Chez Maman
Open since 3 December 1994, “Chez Maman” has become the drag cabaret par excellence in Brussels. Every weekend, Maman and her girls would perform on this mythical stage. When we talk about stage, we mean bar, because at “Chez Maman”, the bar of the main room is the stage. It’s true when they say that size doesn’t matter! Thanks to this tiny marble bar, hundreds of people can come and enjoy the magical experiences that happen at Chez Maman.
Many things have changed since, Maman is no longer there, but Sugar Love has taken over. Every Friday and every Saturday, she puts on her make-up and high heels and there she is, alongside her fabulous girls, performing all night long in front of many admirers. So what are you waiting for? Take a walk on the wild side. Get in and brace yourself for a fabulous drag show and an unforgettable night in one of the most famous gay bars in Brussels.
Chez Maman
Les Halles de Schaerbeek
Les Halles showcase their independence right in the heart of Brussels, the European capital, in a metal and glass structure dating back to 1901, which has been saved from destruction and wonderfully renovated. Its space is unrivalled and perfectly suited for celebrations, extraordinary projects, as well as both artistic and human adventures. Ever since their beginnings, Les Halles have captured and crystallised movements stemming right from the edges of art and society, in an unprecedented alliance of both learned and popular culture.
It is an ideal space to create new performative formats, going beyond the classic partition between creators and spectators. Unconcerned with the barriers separating disciplines, willing to shake up the norms, Les Halles resonate with a desire for participation and involvment, be it individually or collectively, thus characterising the digital age.
Open to contemporary hopes and upheavals spanning from the neighbourhood right out to the world at large, Les Halles keep on looking for what Europe, still on a quest for its own destiny, has to offer: exploration of new passions, reason seeking out adventure, the utmost freedom of style.
Les Halles de Schaerbeek
Sounds Jazz Club
The Sounds Jazz Club has been a major player in the history of jazz in Brussels. After a break, two non-profit organisations are taking over the reins. With no less than 160 concerts per year, the Matongé-based venue will feature the diversity of the Belgian and international jazz scene, including jam sessions and residencies. Expect high-quality organic food and drinks in a welcoming atmosphere in this venue dedicated to jazz and its discovery.
Sounds Jazz Club
Share & Fun
Share & Fun
Kings of Comedy Club
Modelled on the comedy clubs of New York, the Kings of Comedy Club (KOCC) is the new hotspot for comedians and comedy fans in Brussels. A stage, more than 70 seats, a bar and a kitchen make up this extraordinary venue that's like no other. The comedians come on stage and face an audience that has come to enjoy an evening of humour and good-natured fun. A cosy atmosphere, a red brick wall, a wall of fame... the KOCC is a little slice of America in the heart of the Ixelles cemetery neighbourhood.
Kings of Comedy Club
LionCity
A temporary multidisciplinary project offering spaces for a wide range of projects.
Event organisers
LionCity
Comedy Ket
Comedy Ket
Le Jardin de ma Soeur
The desire to present theater amongst people; as if a performance is nothing but a conversation, in a place somewhere in between the large halls and the streets, half living room, half pub, in a warm ambiance where one can sip a glass while watching a performance. That's cafe-theater "Le Jardin de ma Soeur", at the edge of the ancient "Grand Béguinage de Bruxelles", alongside one of the quays of the old port of Brussels where the spirit of the dock workers lingers and where one can still feel the presence of the beguines with their long black robes.
Le Jardin de ma Soeur
Crix Café
Crix Café
Café Roskam
From cocktails to authentic Belgian beers: you’ll find it all in this cosy and unpretentious pub in the Sainte-Catherine area. And a typical Belgian pub too: very loud and lively! They have a excellent programmation of free jazz concerts, usually on Sundayevenings, so take a look at their website for the upcoming events.
Café Roskam
Théâtre de Toone
During the Spanish occupation of the Netherlands all theaters were closed to prevent the actors from raising satirical pieces against the Spanish rulers. As a result, doll shows came into play: it was easier to tolerate the fierce dialogues when pronounced by lifeless dolls. About 1830 Antoine "Toone" Genty opened a puppet theater, then in the Marolles. More than 180 years later, this popular entertainment has grown into a Royal Puppet Theater. After Genty, his (unrelated) successors would also be called Toone (Antoine).
The classics are performed in the local Brussels dialect with wooden puppets (the so-called poechenel), sometimes in Dutch or in French. The puppet theater and museum has been located near the Grand Place for four decades. The theater is located on the upper floors of the building, on the ground floor there is a pub. The museum contains old dolls, including 19th century specimens.
Théâtre de Toone
Café Des Halles Saint-Géry
Café Des Halles is located in a fully renovated ancient covered market place at the very lively Place Saint-Géry. You can chill and chat in the black leather chairs, and party in the club in the vaulted cellars.
Café Des Halles Saint-Géry
Brasserie de La Senne
At the origin of the craft beer revival in Brussels, the brewery de la Senne has worked to bring well-hopped beers back to the forefront. Its range also includes mixed fermentation beers barreled in oak barrels, as well as beers refermented with local Brettanomyces yeast.
The Senne brewery offers tours to better understand the craft brewing production. The visit ends with a commented tasting of four of the brewery's flagship beers.
Brasserie de La Senne
Le TRAC
Le TRAC
Brasserie de l'Ermitage
Discover an independent, urban brewery in the heart of Brussels that favors short circuits. Original recipes with beers brewed on site.
Brasserie de l'Ermitage
La Fleur en Papier Doré
The Gilt Paper Flower, a listed building since 1997, has for decades been a meeting place for locals and tourists alike, whether curious about or fascinated by the history of this 17th-century building. An estaminet for a long time under the premonitory name of Café des artistes, the Flower soon became what it is famous for today: the place where artists, particularly the Surrealists (Marcel Mariën, René Magritte, Louis Scutenaire, etc.) and the Cobras (Dotremont, Alechinski, etc.), met in an infernal flea market setting.
Open Monday to Sunday from 8am to midnight, La Fleur en Papier Doré offers a range of local produce (including Verschueren saison, beers from the De Ranke brewery, and Stouterik on draught from Brasseries de la Senne), which can be enjoyed with a portion of cheese or sausage. Since its reopening in May 2023, The Gilt Paper Flower has closed its kitchen to concentrate on its role as a café.
The venue also has two rooms where the public can enjoy a programme of lectures, concerts, poetry and literature...
La Fleur en Papier Doré
RITCS Cinema
Situated in the bustling heart of Brussels, at the Antoine Dansaertstraat near the Oude Graanmarkt, RITCS is the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound. It is the ultimate meeting place for film aficionados.
CINEMA
Equipped with state-of-the-art digital film projectors and a magical silver screen seven metres in width, CINEMA RITCS offers 123 seats (+2 wheelchair accessible ones) to experience a fascinating world of moving images. On top of that, many of our screenings are professionally introduced by RITCS-professors, filmmakers, cinephiles, students or other high-profile foreign or domestic guests.
CAFE
The RITCS Café is a cultural café that is housed in the buildings of RITCS | Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound. During the day students can go to the café for a drink, a cosy chat, or use it as a workplace. From 5 p.m. everybody is welcome. RITCS Café organizes events weekly: comedy nights, live performances, debates, quizzes, and many more. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for the upcoming events!
www.facebook.com/ritcscafe/
RITCS Cinema
Café Bizon
In this rustic and smoky establishment, spread over two floors and with an unbeatable atmosphere, litres of Bison vodka and gin are downed. On Monday there is traditionally a blues jam session on the programme from 9.30 p.m.
Café Bizon
Lord Byron
One of those little gems in the heart of the city centre. The Lord Byron is the perfect place for an intimate chat arrosed by an half en half, or a nice cognac or whisky.
Lord Byron
La Source Beer Co
Based in Brussels, La Source is a creative craft microbrewery active since October 2019. IPAs, sour & wild beers, seasonal, barrel-aged or revisited classic styles make up the variety of their production.
La Source Beer Co
Brasserie de la Mule
Brasserie de la Mule was born in 2020 with a desire to return to Schaerbeek's brewing grounds and add a special touch.
Brasserie de la Mule
Le Plattesteen
Plattesteen: a landmark in Brussels' LGBTQIA+ community. A symbol of queerculture in Belgium, whether you're there for a drink or a date, you're welcomed as you are, with whoever you are.
Le Plattesteen
Café de la Presse
A coffee corner making you daydream about Paris … or was it New York? Pop in for the best coffee, tea or hot chocolate around, and enjoy your beverage either inside or outside – on the tiny little terrace – as you watch the people walking by.
This cosy place was decorated by François Lafontaine, inspired by the many coffee bars he visited at home and abroad. Advantage: open every day from 7 a.m. (!) to 8 p.m. Extra advantage: offers brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:30 a.m. onwards The ideal start of a day or weekend in Brussels.
Café de la Presse
The Sister Brussels Café
Build in 2015, The Sister comes out an association of friends passionate with events organisation, food and beverage, driven by a common idea: make healthier consumption and entertainment.
Regarding the quality as a duty, The Sister is dedicated to bring a delicious mix of organic fresh food & drinks, a large room for workshops happenings or celebrations and pleasant music downtown Brussels.
Located 20 feet away from "The Grand Place", also known as one of the most prestigious "place" in Europe, The Sister also presents an exceptional wide range of local and european products, gluten free, soy free, lactose free, not pasteurized or vegan. A customized offer will fulfill all your requirements for you or your group to spend an enjoyable moment.
The Sister Brussels Café
Brussels Beer Project
This young Brussels company offers atypical beers created in participation with a community of passionate beer lovers. Since a few years, a new wave has come up - bold, creative, collaborative - that challenges the idea of flavours and taste. Professional brewers from around the world are welcome in Brussels to create new flavours and push the boundaries of beer. On the menu: the whole spectrum from Russian Imperial Stouts to a mix of ‘Old School’ Belgian with influences from the New World. The all stars are : Delta, Saison IPA – a tropical view on Brussels; Dark Sister, Black IPA - maleficent sister of the Delta; Grosse Bertha, Belgian Hefeweizen - a Weizenbeer and the Babylone, Bread Bitter - the first beer brewed with recycled bread. Brussels Beer Project breaths contemporary Brussels, a cosmopolitan city that lives and evolves.
Brussels Beer Project
Beurscafé
The floor is one gigantic chess board and there are at least four dark corners where you can hide (the perfect spot for your first kiss). Often the music is so great that everyone spontaneously starts to dance. The bar staff are jovial, you want to stay and drink. The brick walls are authentic, you’re instantly in the groove. Ah, this is simply the perfect place! At regular intervals the beurscafé is the setting for great parties, profound bar conversations, record fairs, fascinating wall paintings and that’s only a start.
Open from Wednesday until Saturday from 5pm.
Beurscafé
Rainbowhouse
The Rainbowhouse Brussels is home to various French and Dutch speaking LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, etc.) associations in the Brussels area. Member associations - also non LBGTQIA - meet there and organise meetings at the bar. They are at your disposal to help you find your way to legal, social, psychological or medical assistance. The RainbowHouse is also a café open in the evening, where LGBTQIA+ people and their friends can receive information, enjoy a warm welcome or simply meet each other. Every Friday, starting at 10pm, the RainbowHouse invites a DJ to make you dance.
Rainbowhouse
GC De Markten
Welcome to De Markten, the Flemish cultural centre in the heart of Brussels. De Markten is right in the very centre of Brussels on the Oude Graanmarkt in the most lively area of the city. Within walking distance of Brussels' best cafés, theatres, shops, restaurants, markets as well as the major stations, the cultural centre is surrounded by the beautiful squares, boulevards and buildings that make Brussels what it is. They also have a great café which looks out onto the leafy Oude Graanmarkt square, the ideal place to begin a tour of the town or to sit back and rest for a while whilst taking in the atmosphere.
GC De Markten
Celtica
Celtica is a large Irish pub with a disco upstairs and eight screens downstairs for sports fans. It's extremely popular with young tourists, students and Brussels singles. It offers music shows and DJ sets at the weekend.
Celtica
Mylène
Mylène is a flexible venue in Ixelles, ideal for meetings, seminars and corporate events.
Their advantages :
1) Immediate proximity to public transport and the highway
2) 4–5 highly flexible spaces that can be made completely private
3) Unique setting
Modular spaces can be arranged for coworking, presentations or networking.
Enjoy tailored lunch options, a unique urban terrace, and extend your event with an afterwork or evening gathering.
Mylène
Flamingo
Flamingo
Le Roi des Belges
Le Roi des Belges
Scott's Bar
Located in the heart of Brussels, opposite the Galeries Royales Saint Hubert and next to the famous "La Cycliste" statue, Scott’s Bar is the perfect base for your visit to Brussels. With its spacious interior including a mezzanine and an outdoor terrace, Scott’s Bar is ready to welcome groups of all sizes.
Every weekend, enjoy the best live music thanks to our local bands playing internationally inspired classics. Our Main Bar accommodates up to 60 seated guests, 100 for a walking dinner, or 200 standing, while the Mezzanine provides a more private space for 50 seated or 70 standing. For smaller gatherings, our Stage Area is perfect for 15-20 guests, though availability may vary due to live performances. Open daily from 11 AM, Scott’s Bar is the ideal venue for any occasion.
Our kitchen is open daily from 12pm and serves sandwiches, salads and various snacks. We pride ourselves on serving some of the best pizza you'll find in town, including our unforgettable "Giant", a 50cm monster that is impossible to finish alone (or almost!).
We offer a diverse range of barista drinks, local and international beers, whiskeys and of course some of the best cocktails in Brussels.
Scott's Bar
Le Poste
Le Poste
Au Bassin
A bar in the heart of Brussels: a beast of concrete and plants serving you a selection of Belgian and Brussels beers, organic softs, cocktails, coffee, some finger food, and so much more. Enjoy the inside, the upstairs, and one of the many inside-out terraces.
What started out as a traveler’s café in Brussels grew to become a unique meeting place, multilingual and open to both townsfolk and people visiting. Travel books are there to inspire you for a future adventure, and board games contribute to good
old school human contact. The offer includes an extensive organic range of drinks and a spectacular homemade ginger ale. But also local specialties like the famous Zinnebir and a selection of Brussels Beer Project star on the menu.
The building and its location offer you so many possibilities for memorable experiences and new stories. Above the bar there is an event hall and conference room, where all kind of events are possible for both profit and non-profit
organizations. We sometimes open it ourselves for a party or a quiet little secret bar.
Thanks to the lively atmosphere you'll be doing more than discovering Brussels, you'll be a part of it.
Au Bassin
Le Belgica
A Brussels institution since the mid-eighties, Le Belgica is a compact, lively bar in the heart of Brussels just a few steps from the Grand-Place. Under the same ownership for the past 21 years, the bar is one of Brussels’ most popular hangouts attracting an international and diverse crowd... everyone is welcome! Le Belgica is famous for its house drink, the Belgica, a home-made secret recipe served semi-frozen. With its celebrated distressed interior, Le Belgica is a warm and welcoming place that guarantees a fun night with excellent music played by live DJs.
A great hangout for post-dinner or pre-clubbing.
Le Belgica
Brasserie de l'Union
A little place where life is good, where you feel at home, with good food and a multicolored atmosphere... The true face of Brussels, quality and atmosphere!
Brasserie de l'Union
Stammbar
Stammbar is the meeting place for partygoers, freaks, adventurers, creative personalities and people who shape the night. This bar, a real melting pot for night owls in search of fun, offers a relaxed atmosphere in an immaculate, modern setting.
Both a daytime bar and a cruising spot, Stammbar hosts exhibitions and themed nights in addition to music shows.
Present on the Brussels scene for several years now, every night its doors open to friends and strangers looking for a memorable experience.
Open 7 nights a week, with an additional daytime session from 3pm on Sundays.
Stammbar
Brasserie Le Central
Brasserie Le Central
o'reilly's irish pub
Located in the city centre at a few minutes walk from La Grand Place, o'reilly's irish pub offers a warm welcome, sporting coverage, some hearty sandwiches and loads of Guinness of course!
o'reilly's irish pub
La Porte Noire
Bar in a 16th-century vaulted cellar offering over 100 beers, around 80 whiskies and live music in the evenings.
La Porte Noire
The Wild Geese
Located just a stone's throw from the European Commission in the heart of the EU Quarter of Brussels, The Wild Geese is a pub with history and stories amongst the expats of the European capital. Now re-opened after a few years break by a young and passionate team, they also serve seasonal food (bar snacks and meals) but the traditional pub atmosphere remains. Enjoy a tipple from The Geese's stellar range of beers, wines and award winning whiskeys while watching your favourite team with your mates or celebrating with your loved one(s).
The Wild Geese
BB Bar
B.B. Bar is two floors of queer energy. On the ground floor, the evening begins with relaxed apéro vibes — cocktails, laughs, and good company — before turning up the energy for late-night dancing and party beats.
The upstairs floor offers a different world: themed nights during the weekend, private events, or birthday celebrations, each with its own music and ambiance. Two floors, two experiences, one unforgettable night — all under one roof.
Run by nightlife lovers Tom Swerts and DJ Andrei Stan, B.B. Bar is a fresh, vibrant playground for Brussels’ queer community, honoring the memories of a legendary venue while creating a space entirely its own.
Fierce. Fun. Free.
From first cocktail to last dance — B.B. Bar is the place to be seen, heard, and celebrated.
BB Bar
Le Bar du matin
“Bar du Matin” is the place to be in the neighbourhood. With its wonderful outdoor indoor atmosphere through its large windows it's always pleasant to be at “Bar du Matin”, regardless of the time and weather. During the day there are good breakfasts, a selection of international newspapers, free WIFI and fresh snacks and meals at noon to seduce you, and at nights live performances, concerts, DJ-sets and tons of atmosphere make you stay until the early hours.
Le Bar du matin
GC Elzenhof
GC Elzenhof
Goupil Le Fol
Goupil le Fol is a true classic, a lush, dimly-lit boudoir close to the Grand'Place and yet miles away from present times. As soon as you pass the door you'll find yourself wrapped in a cocoon of French chanson and yesteryear spleen. Candle wax is dripping on the tables and comfortable armchairs in which one surrenders without regret will seduce you to try one of the alcohol free coctails or fruit wines.
Goupil Le Fol
Le Tavernier
Le Tavernier is located in the heart of the student district of Ixelles, so no lack of ambiance here. Open 7/7, with an attractive covered and heated terrace during wintertime and expanded considerably in the open in summer. Parties and concerts are regularly organised.
Le Tavernier
Dali's Bar
With its surreal colorful decor, house, soul or acid jazz, and delicious cocktails, an evening dancing in Dali’s bar is a delight for the senses. This dark but cosy bar is one of Brussels' treasures where you can sit on Dali's lap and disappear into the depths of the lip-shaped sofas.
Dali's Bar
Cobra Gallery/Bar
Cobra borrows its name from the 1950s avant-garde art movement which inspired the owner, Fitim Pagarusha, to let artists display paintings on the walls of the bar. The warm wooden interior combined with soft jazzy tunes creates a relaxing bubble in which you can enjoy some of the best whiskies and cocktails in town. After more than two decades Cobra continues to provide a cozy escape from the hectic streets of Brussels.
Cobra Gallery/Bar
Floris Bar
The Floris is the little brother of Delirium Café. You won't find over 2000 beers here, but 500 different kinds of the famous Absinth spirit and some 400 Whiskies, Pastis and more!
Floris Bar
Cartagena Salsa Bar
The place to be if you want to taste some of that typical Latin American party atmosphere. Check for dance lessons and shake without shame on salsa, merengue, bachata and cumbia rithmes. Open every night from 8pm, on Sundays from 7pm.
Cartagena Salsa Bar
Mappa Mundo
The Mappa Mundo's clientele is cosmopolitan and diverse. A lot of ambiance, beautiful interior with colored glass windows, wood and lots of ambient lights, and not to mention the terrace where you can observe the fauna of the Saint-Géry Square on sunny days.
Mappa Mundo
Le Corbeau
This typical Brussels pub is one of the oldest in town (1874).
Open 7/7, this place changes atmosphere according to the time, the day and the public. It shifts from cozy "brasserie" where you can eat a tasty Stoemp (smashed potatoes mixed with vegetables and served with bacon or sausages) into a wild place where you can let off steam after a long week of work or study. Dancing on the tables is not only allowed then, but even encouraged!
Le Corbeau
La touche d'ivoire
La Touche d'Ivoire is a music bar in the heart of the Châtelain district in Ixelles, is the ideal place for party lovers unwilling to go home until the morning glow. The eclectic musical atmosphere is especially vintage rock'n'roll with weekly DJ swaps. The thirsty are served with a wide selection of beers and cocktails.
La touche d'ivoire
Roxi
Roxi
LR6
LR6
Les Gens Que J'aime
Charming restaurant / bar decorated with objects creating a fifties atmosphere with Parisian accents
Les Gens Que J'aime
London Calling
London Calling is a bar, but also a music bar situated in Brussels. They organise funk and soul concerts two or more times a week.
London Calling
Baroque Café
This bear bar is located in Brussels’ gay neighbourhood and has been around for 11 years. It has been a gay bar since at least the 1980s, under different names such as, Big Noise or Zoom café. Hospitality is paramount and that is partly thanks to the host Tarek and his team. The bar links East and West and represents the cosmopolitan Brussels we know and love.
Baroque Café
Winery
Limpide et lumineux, le bar. Quelques planches hautes rehaussées qui font office de tables, des étagères pour installer l'ambiance avec ses joyeux flacons. Pas de carte, Frédéric affichenau tableau ses idées, vineuses ou gourmandes, chaque jour. Chaque jour des salaisons, chaque jour des fromages, chaque jour des douceurs, chaque jour des surprises du jour etndésormais des rillettes, des sardines et le fameux Bellota. Le bonheur quoi! Une fois passé le rideau de plastique, c'est le magasin. Autre ambiance, autre lumière, le saintndes Saints. C'est l'endroit oÌ_ l'on choisit les bouteilles qu'on va goÌÈter dans la pièce d'avant, moyennant un droit de bouchon, ou chez soi ou ailleurs. C'est comme on veut.nCôté flacons, on voyage parmi 250 références. Et plutôt mieux que bien. En France, bien sÌÈr. Mais aussi dans d'autres terroirs. Frédéric de Thibault aime proposer des crus joyeux, malinsnet bien faits qu'il a dénichés dans des ailleurs dont il ramène chez lui l'extrême essence. Une valeur sÌÈre.nWinery est un endroit oÌ_ l'on passe à midi, pour déjeuner, ou tout au long de la journée pour se retrouver entre amis autour d'un verre, à l'apéro. Après les heures d'ouverture, on peutnlouer l'endroit pour y fêter un événement. La cave est splendide : inspiration de cadeaux à offrir ou de cadeaux de fin d'année. Le sommelier vous guidera en fonction de vos envies et de votre budget.
Winery
Waff
The Waff is one of those places where you can't say if it is a restaurant, a bar or a small disco. But one thing is sure: people like the concept! Pierre, who previously worked his magic in Barabar, opened this establishment and gave it a style that matches his previous experiences: delicious cocktails, a trendy atmosphere and a direct catering line from the neighbouring restaurant La Mirabelle.
Waff
Le Gauguin
Le Gauguin is a typical Brussels bar, very popular with the neighbourhood's inhabitants. Students from the area's two universities also gather here to have a few drinks. Alumni also return to revisit their glory days. The atmosphere of this bar is unmistakable.
Le Gauguin
Le Corto
Le Corto is a bar in the capital's university quarter. A bar with a typical studenty feel, it is also inspired by the world of Corto Maltese. You can sample all of the great beers our wonderful country has to offer, along with cocktails specially composed by the boss. Naturally, soft drinks are also available and for those who are a little peckish, the bar offers punters real peanuts to shell yourself and little bowls of crisps, on the house!
Le Corto
La Machine
This popular bar in the Saint-Géry area, with a steampunk-inspired decor, serves no fewer than 59 beers, 70 cocktails, and 60 selected spirits. It also lays on great rock, jazz, and soul concerts.
La Machine
Station BXL
This bar located near the Grand-Place welcomes you with friendly staff and a pleasant atmosphere. It has a large choice of beers, a nice selection of shooters and cocktails.
The bar is animated in the afternoon by video clips from the 80s and 90s and later in the evening by urban music and dance. Every Friday and Saturday night, the bar welcomes a DJ.
Station BXL
C’est Ma Tournée
C’est Ma Tournée
Castro Bar
Castro is a classic Belgian café in a quiet and car-free part of the very centre of Brussels. The staff will address you in English, as the owner is an Irishman who has fallen in love with our capital. The menu includes a good range of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, beers, liquors, coffees (or tea’s) and wines. If you’re feeling peckish then some healthy and some less healthy snacks are available too. The atmosphere is relaxed on the large outdoor terrace and the staff is open-minded and ultra-friendly. Everybody’s welcome in this bar, even dogs!
Castro Bar
Ethylo Cocktail Bar
Ethylo Cocktail Bar
Time Out Pub
This pub, which is located at the heart of Brussels, is a perfect place to connect with the city and its locals. Next to an ideal meeting place for friends, Time Out Pub can also be the setting for special events, and offers live broadcasts of various sports (football, tennis, etc.). The urban, rustic style that is characteristic of this place, is only enhanced by their wide selection of European beers.
In short : the new "Time Out Pub", situated where Dépot used to be, is a great place to let your hair down.
Time Out Pub
Picpoul
Picpoul
Café Tulipant
Café Tulipant
Cafe Charbon
Whether you want to enjoy a drink, aperitif or a good meal, on the sundrenched terrace or sitting comfortably inside, Café Charbon - a café, wine bar and bistro - has become a firm favourite of the Saint-Jacques district.
In the heart of Brussel’s central gay district, people come to Café Charbon for the great industrial setting, the quality and freshness of their home-made cuisine, the welcoming team and the smiling table service. It always has a warm and cosy atmosphere that’s perfect for relaxation, meetings and exchanges...
Cafe Charbon
K.NO.P
K.NO.P
Le Chat Pitre
Near the Place du Chatelain behind the Parvis de la Trinité, an ideal spot open every day from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. Live music every Thursday at 9 a.m. and a big jam session every Sunday at 7 p.m., admission free. Closed on Saturday. Fun and jazzy.
Le Chat Pitre
Vertigo
Hidden behind the walls of "L'Estrille Du Vieux Bruxelles", a listed monument and oldest inn in the city, which has been a place of thought, a cabaret and restaurant, the Vertigo is a cocktail bar dedicated to the art of mixology. Alexis Mosselmans, chief mixologist, has gained the confidence of the masters of the discipline by participating in numerous international competitions. For this 24-year-old master mixology is close to gastronomy. The essentials such as juices, syrups and macerations are home made and combined with the best alcohols.
Vertigo
Le Super
Le Super is the new trendy bar ideally located in the Sablon, in the heart of Brussels. We’ll welcome you in a charming setting with a warm atmosphere so that you can create memories with your friends, family or with your colleagues.
The bar's special feature is the selection of cocktails and spirits. The Super has bottles that you won't find anywhere else.
The decoration was done by Arnaud Larguier who put forward his know-how by offering the bar a warm atmosphere.
Le Super welcomes you for any type of events.
Le Super
De Dolle Mol
A cultural café, the Dolle Mol is a place of exchange and discovery. The bar is convivial and offers a menu featuring products from microbreweries in and around Brussels, as well as, of course, a few classics of our brewery gastronomy.
De Dolle Mol
Chaff
Alternatif bar in the heart of les Marolles. Tasty dishes, lots of games, exhibitions, concerts parties,… they have it all. And once it gets sunny you can enjoy the café's terrace.
Chaff
Zebra Bar
20 years ago nobody believed in the resurgence of the neighborhood. The zebra is the first realization of the famous Frédéric Nicolay. With its always crowded terrace, the café is a fixed value on the Saint-Géry square. DJ sets, concerts and occasional sympathetic activities such as petanque and a beach-converted terrace during the summer.
Zebra Bar
KFK Hope
Looking for a place to meet or just party? Then this is the place for you!
A hall is available from Monday to Sunday for socio-cultural organizations, associations, private companies and individuals.
KFK Hope
Supra Bailly
Rendezvous at Supra Bailly for an aperitif on the terrace before enjoying a fine meal a little further afield. Located on rue du Bailli, this café is a local institution. The staff are friendly and the prices democratic. Take your pick from the innumerable beers on offer and mingle with the motley crew in a typically Brussels atmosphere.
Supra Bailly
Stam
This Brussels brasserie’s biggest asset is hands down its enormous terrace.
When the sun’s out, you will need quick reflexes to grab a table. On cloudier days, go in and discover the cosy interior, decorated with wood and metal accents, and an authentic tile floor. STAM exudes the atmosphere of a Parisian brasserie. Come and have lunch, brunch or finger food, or just have a cup of coffee while you read the paper. Tip: try a freshly squeezed juice!
Stam
Murmure Café
Murmure Café
Le Montmartre
Located in the large and busy Cimetière d’Ixelles, the bar “Le Montmartre” is certainly one of the oldest bars in the neighbourhood. Despite its very French name, it is a truly Belgian “bistro”. Musical events follow one another now in the back room converted into real “concert space”.
Le Montmartre
1030 Café
Café opened by two brothers who wanted to bring together everything they like to do, drink, eat and share. Come and discover this unique place offering beers, cocktails and above all a warm welcome.
1030 Café
Dekkera
Come and discover this 2-in-1 venue: both a tasting room and a store selling a selection of local and craft beers.
Dekkera
Café Le Coq
A typical Brussels pub-style café, highly recommended, and not only for the rich range of beers on offer. With occasional live concerts, but most regulars just come here for a good cosy chat on culture, politics or whatever.
Café Le Coq
Le Pantin
Le Pantin
Tigre
A Belgo-Vietnamese brasserie, is that a first? First or not, that's what Thanh, from Brussels himself but with Vietnamese roots, has set up. In corner premises a stone's throw from Flageyplein/place Flagey, he has transformed a former pizzeria into a spacious, pleasant bar/cafe, somewhere in between an old-fashioned Belgian bar and a Vietnamese restaurant. The interior was designed by the Brussels architect Simon de Wrangel. Thanh himself, along with some capable acquaintances, did the work on the retro interior, with its exotic touches. His establishment is called Tigre because the tiger is a kind of symbol of Vietnam. Soon, moreover, you'll be able to get Tiger beer from Vietnam there.
Tigre
Copain
Copain
Délirium Café
No wonder beer lovers from around the world love this place located in a legendary 18th-century basement in the “Ilot Sacré”. In 2004 Delirium Café held the Guinness World Record for the most beers offered with 2004 different beers. Today they are getting close to 2500 beers on the counter!
There's a helpful staff to help you choose between famous Trappists, Belgian Abbeys, strong dark or lighter fruit beers from Belgium, beers from around the world, unusual beers like Chocolate, Banana or Coco beers and many more. Add to that a great decor with thousands of beer memorabilia like old advertising plaques, trays, glasses, and the regular jam sessions and concerts,... and you're ready to enjoy a great time!
Délirium Café
Le Cercueil
In a dark and macabre atmosphere, come and enjoy a variety of beverages, with the added bonus of a skeleton decor!
Le Cercueil
La Famille
La Famille
Poechenellekelder
To enter the Poechenellekelder is to embrace the thousand-year-old history of Brussels... To push open the door of a real estaminet, to meet Manneken Pis, to sit at the table of the heirs of centuries-old gilds and to hear the murmurs of Brussels' plotters against Philip II, King of Spain...
Poechenellekelder
Moeder Lambic Fontainas
Discover hundreds of beers, including a wide selection on draught, in the top 10!
Moeder Lambic Fontainas
Moeder Lambic Original
This pub claims that beer is the answer to everything.
The beer menu changes regularly, so there will always be something new to quench your thirst. The pub specialises in gueuzes, subdivided by production method (such as spontaneous fermentation) and colour. Sit at the long bar for a view of the extensive collection of glasses and the barman or barmaid on duty. And why not ask them about their favourite cheese, because there is a huge range to choose from on the menu. Served with sourdough bread and mustard for serious flavour!
Moeder Lambic Original
À la Mort Subite
We need to go back in time more than 100 years to explore the origin of this unusual name. Around 1910 Mr THEOPHILE VOSSEN ran an establishment called "LA COUR ROYALE". Amongst his many customers were a lot of employees working at the National Bank of Belgium. They would kill their time in the pub playing a dice game called "421". Before returning to the office, the employees would play a quick last game and the loser was called the "MORT SUBITE" or sudden death. Very soon this name became well known and THEOPHILE VOSSEN decided to rename his pub and beer: "A LA MORT SUBITE".
The tradition has been continued ever since. Today, the fourth generation of the VOSSEN family still serves the delicious Gueuze beers in the same establishment with the original 1928' decoration.
À la Mort Subite
Café le Cirio
Just around the corner from the Bourse - right in the heart of the historic centre of Brussels and a stone's throw from the Grand-Place - Cirio is an emblematic Art Nouveau brasserie that has been open since 1886, serving typical Belgian dishes. Customers are welcome seven days a week, in a friendly atmosphere. Why not try their unmistakable "half en half", a typical Brussels blend of white wine and sparkling wine?
Café le Cirio
