Drinks & Nightlife
Experts on Belgian beer, you can try over two hundred selected beers, including special brews only available in their estalishment
179 abantu bendawo batusa
Moeder Lambic Original
68 Rue de SavoieExperts on Belgian beer, you can try over two hundred selected beers, including special brews only available in their estalishment
Music cafés, cheap restaurants. A popular and busy market place with a wide range of food stalls, daily except Monday. Go to MAISON SEGERS, butchers specialising in wild game - 181 rue Jordan.
188 abantu bendawo batusa
Parvis de Saint-Gilles station
Music cafés, cheap restaurants. A popular and busy market place with a wide range of food stalls, daily except Monday. Go to MAISON SEGERS, butchers specialising in wild game - 181 rue Jordan.
Food Scene
Child-friendly café serving light food. Live music three nights a week.
Situated close by the Albert tram station.
203 abantu bendawo batusa
Bar du Matin
172 Chau. d'AlsembergChild-friendly café serving light food. Live music three nights a week.
Situated close by the Albert tram station.
Tightly-packed small restaurant with take-away service. Good, large, thin pizzas.
30 abantu bendawo batusa
Cosi Com'e
3 Pl. de l'Altitude CentTightly-packed small restaurant with take-away service. Good, large, thin pizzas.
Recommended only because of the extraordinary, original wall tiles. The food is good tasting but does not fill you up. You'll need a bag of chips afterwards.
Restaurant Vincent
8 Rue des DominicainsRecommended only because of the extraordinary, original wall tiles. The food is good tasting but does not fill you up. You'll need a bag of chips afterwards.
La Page sprl
100 Av. Louis LepoutreVery interesting interior (an old hardware store) and good food. Not for tight budgets.
Vegetarian, macrobiotic, organic. Self-service buffet meal at a set price.
57 abantu bendawo batusa
Dolma Restaurant
329 Chau. d'IxellesVegetarian, macrobiotic, organic. Self-service buffet meal at a set price.
Lunchtime only. Good quality macrobiotic cooking by a renowned Japanese cook. Around 11 euros for the main dish.
Good grocery store downstairs. Very central. Welcomes children.
16 abantu bendawo batusa
Den Teepot (Vegetarian Restaurant)
66 KarthuizerstraatLunchtime only. Good quality macrobiotic cooking by a renowned Japanese cook. Around 11 euros for the main dish.
Good grocery store downstairs. Very central. Welcomes children.
Ze Vimar
70 Place JourdanGood fish restaurant, reasonably priced.
Simple food but an excellent wine selection. You receive a lot of help choosing and an informative menu.
Medium budget.
Le Bar à Gilles
26 Rue de MoscouSimple food but an excellent wine selection. You receive a lot of help choosing and an informative menu.
Medium budget.
Mushroom specialists serving dozens of different kinds of mushroom. Not the most filling of meals, but certainly one of the most interesting.
Medium priced.
100 abantu bendawo batusa
Café des Spores
103 Chau. d'AlsembergMushroom specialists serving dozens of different kinds of mushroom. Not the most filling of meals, but certainly one of the most interesting.
Medium priced.
It's a busy restaurant, popular becuase of the generous servings of simple well-kown dishes. Good value for money.
174 abantu bendawo batusa
La Fin de Siècle
3 Av. de l'ArméeIt's a busy restaurant, popular becuase of the generous servings of simple well-kown dishes. Good value for money.
Shopping
Gamba Poissonnerie
5 Rue DethyThe very best fresh-fish sellers. Open Sunday morning. Closed Monday
My favourite vintage clothes shop. The owner is an expert.
There are a few other shops in the immediate area.
11 abantu bendawo batusa
Gabriele Vintage
27 Rue des ChartreuxMy favourite vintage clothes shop. The owner is an expert.
There are a few other shops in the immediate area.
Entertainment & Activities
An amazing indoor adventure playground with bumper cars and immense climbing frames.
There is a bar for the parents with a view over the play area. Walking distance from home. 54 bus direct.
Stardust Park
36 Av. du GlobeAn amazing indoor adventure playground with bumper cars and immense climbing frames.
There is a bar for the parents with a view over the play area. Walking distance from home. 54 bus direct.
Everything Else
Les Petits Riens is a second-hand emporium. Three floors of clothes, books, furniture and general 'junk'. A treasure hunter's dream.
Amerikaansestraat
Rue AméricaineLes Petits Riens is a second-hand emporium. Three floors of clothes, books, furniture and general 'junk'. A treasure hunter's dream.
Flea market each Sunday morning from 7.30 - 13hr. I love this market because there are no tourists and the prices are very low. I have picked up some amazing bargains here - 1930s coffee pots, etc.
Sint-Denijsplein
Place Saint-DenisFlea market each Sunday morning from 7.30 - 13hr. I love this market because there are no tourists and the prices are very low. I have picked up some amazing bargains here - 1930s coffee pots, etc.