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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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
8. Wittamer

The world-class chocolatier has seating where you can sample its heavenly products with a cup of tea or coffee.
9. Du Mim

The Musée des Instruments de Musique’s spectacular rooftop café (see Musée des Instruments de Musique).
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.