By the end of 2010, all of our trains will have been refurbished, so if you are nostalgic about the old furniture, treat yourself to a collector's item!
"PRESTIGIOUS BRUSSELS, WHEN AUTHENTIC RHYMES WITH LAMBIC"
Grand Sablon : gastronomic meeting Chez Richard or at the Café Leffe.
Surrealism at La Fleur en Papier Doré. Then, the comic strip walls and Manneken Pis with the Poechenellekelder.
Next to the Bourse, le Falstaff. On the other side Cirio welcomes you.
La Bécasse, l'Imaige Nostre Dame and the Bon Vieux Temps come right out of a time machine ! La Rose blanche will tickle your taste buds. Meeting in la Brouette, in the Roy d'Espagne or at the brewers of the Grand'Place.
Folklore at Toone Theatre! At the Saint-Hubert galleries, visit Bruxelles en Scène, the Taverne du Passage or the Mokafe. At the end of the gallery: the Mort Subite. Without forgetting the Delirium Café.
Rue Fossé aux Loups : brewery Belga Queen. Meeting at the Café of the Hôtel Métropole.
Last stop: le Corbeau.
Comment:
Grand Sablon, Manneken Pis, Bourse, Grand-Place, Galeries Saint-Hubert, Place de Brouckère, Place des Martyrs. (1 Km) - on foot.
Attractions:
Bruxelles en Scène - Galerie de la Reine, 13-15 te 1000 Brussels.
Open every day except on Mondays from 11 am until 6.30 pm.
Tel: +32 (0)2/512 57 45.
The following locations aren't in the centre but are certainly worth the detour.
Le Biercircus - rue de l'Enseignement, 89 in 1000 Brussels.
The place to be if the diversity of Belgian beers fascinates you. Choose out of hundreds of different beers!
Tel: +32 (0)2/218 00 34 - www.biercircus.com
L'imprimerie - chaussée de Saint-Job, 666 in 1180 Brussels (Uccle).
Open as from 6 pm, closed on Monday. A trendy micro-brewery. Tel.: +32 (0)2/372 93 25 - www.limprimerie.be - info@limprimerie.be
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BRUXELLES EN SCENE (BRUSSELS ON STAGE) (BRUXELLES)Just like Alice in Wonderland, the visitor is plunged into an imaginary world where everything has been designed to evoke emotions, to stimulate one's desire to see, hear and know. BRUSSELS ON STAGE is an exhibit-performance that invites the visitor to discover and rediscover a capital city many times over. Under the Galerie de la Reine in a surprising subterranean passage, the visitor will develop a taste for Brussels' myths before experiencing them in the real city. |
DE BIER TEMPLE (BRUXELLES)
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MUSEUM OF BELGIAN BREWERS (BRUXELLES)The Museum of Belgian Brewers is dedicated to the rich tradition of Belgian beer. You will find material of an old traditional brewery from the 18th century: tubs, boiling kettles, jugs... |
A LA MORT SUBITE (BRUXELLES)Typical Brussels Café. Small traditional dishes: bread with fromage frais and Gueuze, beers ranging from Kriek to the Trappist. |
A L'IMAIGE NOSTRE-DAME (BRUXELLES)This discreet place has preserved its original decor. |
AU BON VIEUX TEMPS (BRUXELLES)They serve the "chevalier", a beer glass with a height of 50 cm. |
BIER CIRCUS (BRUXELLES)If you are fascinated by the diversity of Belgian beer this is the place to be. Here you can choose out of hundreds of different beers. |
CAFE LEFFE (BRUXELLES)Specialities like the four most famous Leffe beers as well as dishes based on beer. |
CAFE TOONE (BRUXELLES)This place is typical for Brussels with its antiquated decor and its small puppet theatre performing all year long. |
CHEZ RICHARD (BRUXELLES)
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CIRIO (BRUXELLES)Nice art deco style; quiet. |
DELIRIUMCAFE (BRUXELLES)Two thousand different beers are served here. |
LA BECASSE (BRUXELLES)One of the few places where one still can drink the real lambic as it was last century. The scenery is colourful and seems not to have changed since 1877. |
LA BROUETTE (BRUXELLES)Nice location on the Grand'Place. |
LA FLEUR EN PAPIER DORÉ (BRUXELLES)Old Café of the Surrealists where poetic meetings take place every month. |
LE CORBEAU (BRUXELLES)In the small rue Saint-Michel, linking the boulevard Adolph Max to the rue Neuve (close to the place des Martyrs) you can find one the oldest breweries (1874) of Brussels. |
LE ROY D'ESPAGNE (BRUXELLES)Magnificently decorated Café in the heart of Brussels, on the Grand'Place. |
LES BRASSEURS DE LA GRAND-PLACE (BRUXELLES)Active artisan brewery. Follow the entire brewing process and taste the "end product" together with some Belgian dishes. In a historical house on the Grand-Place. |
L'IMPRIMERIE (UCCLE)A trendy micro-brewery where you can discover the Ekla, Double Export, Stout and Blanche de St-Job. |
MOKAFE (BRUXELLES)A philosophy bar in the city centre: every 1st and 3rd Monday in the month at 20h. |
POECHENELLEKELDER (BRUXELLES)In front of Manneken Pis there's a typical cafe where one can find postcards, puppets, engravings,... and lots of special beers. |
