Guidebook for Bruges
Drinks & Nightlife
'T Zand
't Zandloads of bars
concert hall
Parazzar
10 Torhoutse Steenwegcosy bar with good Belgian beers & sometimes live Jazz performances
De Garre
1 De GarreLocal Bar
Markt
MarktBars
House: L'amaral
Hip-Hop: Main Street
Commercial: Coulissen; Café du Theatre
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Kuipersstraat
KuipersstraatHouse: L'amaral
Hip-Hop: Main Street
Commercial: Coulissen; Café du Theatre
Sightseeing
Burg
BurgCity hall
holy blood basilisk
Markt
MarktBelfry tower
Vismarkt
medievel fish-market
Dijver
Dijverlovely place for pictures
most romantic bridge in town
park is closed in the evening / at night!
6 abantu bendawo batusa
Arentshof
most romantic bridge in town
park is closed in the evening / at night!
Stoofstraat
StoofstraatMost narrow street in Bruges
Walplein
Only brewery left in town out of 30 there once were
Simon Stevinplein
Simon StevinpleinChocolate stores!
I-Hospital ye-Old St. John's
38 MariastraatOld hospital
Sint-Janshospitaalpark
Park (swans!)
Iphakamisa yeMinnewater
1 MinnewaterPark
Wijngaardplein
WijngaardpleinSwans all day long
(carriages are rather expensive)
Begijnhof
BegijnhofBeginatry, with 17 living souls left
closes at 6 pm
Koning Albert I-Park
Park with monument to Albert I,
King during WWII
Igumbi leNkosi yethu eBruges
MariastraatChurch
Cathedral with some nice artwork inside,
foundations from mid 12th century
11 abantu bendawo batusa
IKathidrali yeSint-Salvator
8 Sint-SalvatorskoorstraatCathedral with some nice artwork inside,
foundations from mid 12th century
Concertgebouw
34 't ZandConcert hall
Huidenvettersplein
Huidenvetterspleinquite lovely little square
IBhasilikha yobuKristu Wamnyama
13 BurgBasilica of the Holy Blood
Hotel Bourgoensch Hof
35 Wollestraatpicture spot
Smedenpoort
71 SmedenstraatGate into the city center
I-Belfry yase-Bruges
7 MarktBelfry tower
I-Museum ye-French Fries
33 VlamingstraatFries museum
Food Scene
Sint-Amandsstraat
Sint-Amandsstraatloads of restaurants
try Pasta Presto, quite cheap!
No reservations,
so always space if you are willing to wait a bit at the counter
67 abantu bendawo batusa
L'Estaminet
5 ParkNo reservations,
so always space if you are willing to wait a bit at the counter
Stoepa
124 OostmeersOne of the best places in town
Joey's bvba
4 ZuidzandstraatLovely hidden place
brown bar
De Vlaamsche Pot
3 Helmstraattry the pork stew
Pitta Snack Brugge
38 Gistelse SteenwegPitta
Zhixiong / Weng
31 Gistelse SteenwegChinese take-away
't Santpoortje
2 't Zanditalian restaurant
Lokkedize
33 Korte Vuldersstraathidden treasure
't Brugs Beertje
5 Kemelstraatover 300 different kinds of beer
steaks are prepared in plain view,
really tastefull
good ratio price - quality
12 abantu bendawo batusa
Restaurant De Wijngaert
15 Wijngaardstraatsteaks are prepared in plain view,
really tastefull
good ratio price - quality
Everything Else
Koningin Astrid Park
ParkPark
Buiten Smedenvest
Buiten SmedenvestPark around the city center
Brugge railway station
5 StationspleinTrain station
Essentials
Sint-Maartensbilk
Sint-MaartensbilkMarket every saturdaymorning
Renmans Brugge 3
140 Zandstraatsupermarket
Biovita - Sint-Andries
179 Torhoutse SteenwegStore,
right in front there's a Lidl (supermarket)
Slagerij-Traiteur JOBO
29 Gistelse SteenwegButcher