Top 10 Bars and Cafés
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1. Le Roy d’Espagne
A famous watering-hole in the old bakers’ guildhouse. There is a medieval air to the interior decor. Also serves light meals.
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2. La Chaloupe d’Or
An elegant café and restaurant in the old tailors’ guild-house. A good spot for a light lunch, an afternoon beer or a slice of fine pâtisserie.
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3. Le Métropole (Le Dixneuvième)
A wonderfully grand café and bar belonging to Brussels’ grandest hotel – and neither outrageously expensive nor intimidating. A place to watch and be watched.
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4. A La Mort Subite
“Sudden Death” may sound alarming, but this famous bar, redesigned in Rococo style in 1926, is named after a dice game. It is also the name of a gueuze beer (see Types of Belgian Beer).
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5. Le Falstaff
This celebrated café and brasserie-restaurant is famed for its Art Nouveau detailing, but it also has a robust, tavern-like atmosphere in keeping with its Shakespearean name.
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6. Chez Toone
Hidden away from the tourist throngs, the famous Toone puppet theatre (see Théâtre Royal de Toone, Brussels) has an atmospheric bar serving decent beers and light meals.
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7. La Fleur en Papier Doré
A rare survivor among the traditional pubs known as estaminets . Pictures and inscriptions recall its connections with the Surrealist movement.
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8. Wittamer
The world-class chocolatier has seating where you can sample its heavenly products with a cup of tea or coffee.
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9. Du Mim
The Musée des Instruments de Musique’s spectacular rooftop café (see Musée des Instruments de Musique).
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10. A la Bécasse
The decor may not be as authentic as its history, but this is a good place to sample traditional brews and authentic pub food.
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