Jean’s BXL guidebook - a tip of an iceberg of things....

Jean
Jean’s BXL guidebook - a tip of an iceberg of things....

My favorite Museums/Art centers

Power art house; from expo to concert to restaurant to...
215 lokalaca preporučuje
Bozar station
215 lokalaca preporučuje
Power art house; from expo to concert to restaurant to...
Contemporary cultural house, bar, concerts, shows + best roof terrace. Check the programme.
73 lokalaca preporučuje
Beursschouwburg
20 Auguste Ortsstraat
73 lokalaca preporučuje
Contemporary cultural house, bar, concerts, shows + best roof terrace. Check the programme.
Surrealiste, like Belgium ;-)
489 lokalaca preporučuje
Музеј Магрит
1 Pl. Royale
489 lokalaca preporučuje
Surrealiste, like Belgium ;-)
Art nouveau master piece.
433 lokalaca preporučuje
Хортијев музеј
27 Rue Américaine
433 lokalaca preporučuje
Art nouveau master piece.
Plasticarium - biggest collection of plastic design objects in the world + temporary expo to combine with visit of the Atomium. You won't be disappointed.
35 lokalaca preporučuje
АДАМ Брисел Музеј дизајна
1 Belgiëplein
35 lokalaca preporučuje
Plasticarium - biggest collection of plastic design objects in the world + temporary expo to combine with visit of the Atomium. You won't be disappointed.
Great place to understand - or not - what Europe is/or should be about...
10 lokalaca preporučuje
House of European History
135 Rue Belliard
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Great place to understand - or not - what Europe is/or should be about...
Amazing museum dedicated to the arts of the 2.0 generation.
111 lokalaca preporučuje
Мима
41 Quai du Hainaut
111 lokalaca preporučuje
Amazing museum dedicated to the arts of the 2.0 generation.
Little gem fashion museum.
11 lokalaca preporučuje
Fashion & Lace Museum
12 Rue de la Violette
11 lokalaca preporučuje
Little gem fashion museum.
Space dedicated to the Art Brut, to be discovered!
13 lokalaca preporučuje
Art & Marges Musee
314 Rue Haute
13 lokalaca preporučuje
Space dedicated to the Art Brut, to be discovered!
Beautiful Art Nouveau building dedicated to the 9th art.
196 lokalaca preporučuje
Музеј белгијских комикса у Бриселу
20 Rue des Sables
196 lokalaca preporučuje
Beautiful Art Nouveau building dedicated to the 9th art.
Contemporary Art Center, unfairly often forgotten.
15 lokalaca preporučuje
Centrale for Contemporary Art
45 Pl. Sainte-Catherine
15 lokalaca preporučuje
Contemporary Art Center, unfairly often forgotten.
Small but worth checking!
ISELP contemporary art center
31 Bd de Waterloo
Small but worth checking!
Fantastic new museum about train... Did you know that this building sits where the first train station on the continent once stood?
71 lokalaca preporučuje
Свет возова
5 Pl. Princesse Elisabeth
71 lokalaca preporučuje
Fantastic new museum about train... Did you know that this building sits where the first train station on the continent once stood?
Center of Contemporary Art housed in old brewery, worth the trip! http://www.wiels.org/en/
23 lokalaca preporučuje
Wiels station
23 lokalaca preporučuje
Center of Contemporary Art housed in old brewery, worth the trip! http://www.wiels.org/en/
Freshly reopened - beautiful tram ride to get there. https://www.africamuseum.be/
38 lokalaca preporučuje
Краљевски музеј за Централну Африку
13 Leuvensesteenweg
38 lokalaca preporučuje
Freshly reopened - beautiful tram ride to get there. https://www.africamuseum.be/
A jewel of Brussels’ Art Deco, centre of art and dialogue between cultures of the East and the West - the Boghossian Foundation https://www.villaempain.com/en/
26 lokalaca preporučuje
Вила Емпен
67 Av. Franklin Roosevelt
26 lokalaca preporučuje
A jewel of Brussels’ Art Deco, centre of art and dialogue between cultures of the East and the West - the Boghossian Foundation https://www.villaempain.com/en/
Galila's P.O.C
Galila's P.O.C
295 Avenue Van Volxem
Galila's P.O.C
Zaventem Ateliers
Zaventem Ateliers
15 Fabrieksstraat
Zaventem Ateliers
Best approach/project/collaboration in art since 2000
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Alice Gallery
4 Rue du Pays de Liège
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Best approach/project/collaboration in art since 2000
Great Bar close by
38 lokalaca preporučuje
Flamingo
177 Rue de Laeken
38 lokalaca preporučuje
Great Bar close by
Great to discover the city for under (the) ground...
9 lokalaca preporučuje
Musée des Égouts
Porte d'Anderlecht
9 lokalaca preporučuje
Great to discover the city for under (the) ground...
This foundation does not want to be a gallery or a museum but a place of meeting and creation, a place where words are expressed, a place of effervescence, of comings and goings where artists come and go. A place where we meet, where we eat, where we drink… a living place.
Fondation blan
This foundation does not want to be a gallery or a museum but a place of meeting and creation, a place where words are expressed, a place of effervescence, of comings and goings where artists come and go. A place where we meet, where we eat, where we drink… a living place.

My little secrets

Great Art Center Project, just rehoused in old Refinery. Check the programme. www.recyclart.be
52 lokalaca preporučuje
RECYCLART
13 Manchesterstraat
52 lokalaca preporučuje
Great Art Center Project, just rehoused in old Refinery. Check the programme. www.recyclart.be
Beautifully different, off and so on, chilled. Check the programme. www.lelac.info
Le Lac
82a Rue Ulens
Beautifully different, off and so on, chilled. Check the programme. www.lelac.info
Creative Hub. Check the programme for activities.
LaVallée
39 Rue Adolphe Lavallée
Creative Hub. Check the programme for activities.
Visitor center + Arsene 50 offers half-price tickets for performances and concerts for the same day. www.arsene50.brussels
12 lokalaca preporučuje
BIP
2 Koningsstraat
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Visitor center + Arsene 50 offers half-price tickets for performances and concerts for the same day. www.arsene50.brussels
Amazing Spa just outside the city - make sure you book on their website. Take the bus 355 just downstairs of the building. +/- 30 min ride. Last bus ride back to the city around 9pm - check the timetable on google map.
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Waer Waters
21 Rodenberg
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Amazing Spa just outside the city - make sure you book on their website. Take the bus 355 just downstairs of the building. +/- 30 min ride. Last bus ride back to the city around 9pm - check the timetable on google map.
Just a great place to sip a drink - the owner and the deco make the place !
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Marcelle - Débit de Boissons
15 Pl. du Samedi
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Just a great place to sip a drink - the owner and the deco make the place !
Show start around 9pm - be there to secure a great spot. You will have a great laugh... if you understand french or just enjoy the show :-)
8 lokalaca preporučuje
Cabaret Mademoiselle
53 Rue du Marché au Charbon Kolenmarkt
8 lokalaca preporučuje
Show start around 9pm - be there to secure a great spot. You will have a great laugh... if you understand french or just enjoy the show :-)
Great Art Nouveau Bar and Restaurant. Unique
9 lokalaca preporučuje
De Ultieme Hallucinatie
316 Rue Royale
9 lokalaca preporučuje
Great Art Nouveau Bar and Restaurant. Unique
Best of the best patisserie in town... nothing to add!
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Brian Joyeux
3 Rue du Congrès
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Best of the best patisserie in town... nothing to add!
By the Royal Palace - Pocket parc - beautiful
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Стујвенберг парк
7 lokalaca preporučuje
By the Royal Palace - Pocket parc - beautiful
Open bar in old Hospice
Jardin Hospice
7 Rue du Grand Hospice
Open bar in old Hospice
My favorite Thai Street food - lunch only Monday- Friday
Khaimook Thai street food
68 Chaussée d'Anvers
My favorite Thai Street food - lunch only Monday- Friday
Best Ice cream
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Glacier Bargello
5 Pl. de la Liberté
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Best Ice cream
Best fries in town....
Friterie Frituur
162 Rue de Laeken
Best fries in town....
https://www.grand-hospice.brussels/jardin/
Jardin Hospice
7 Rue du Grand Hospice
https://www.grand-hospice.brussels/jardin/
Best Healthy lunch :-)
Super Fourchette
3 Rue des Hirondelles
Best Healthy lunch :-)
Great chef, local Guinean Senegalese Ivorian restaurant. THE REINVENTION OF AFRICAN CUISINE Welcome to a space where food, drink and service are made exclusively. Welcome to where African cuisine meets class. Chaussée d'Anvers 84, 1000 Bruxelles
Chez Diallo - Restaurant Tele Jazz
Great chef, local Guinean Senegalese Ivorian restaurant. THE REINVENTION OF AFRICAN CUISINE Welcome to a space where food, drink and service are made exclusively. Welcome to where African cuisine meets class. Chaussée d'Anvers 84, 1000 Bruxelles
Café National The Café National offers a wide selection of healthy, fresh and vitaminized products during the day. For breakfast, lunch or simply a coffee. The cooking is based on seasonal, organic and quality products and favours short circuits and small producers who cultivate with respect for the land. Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Bar National The Bar National offers a varied menu of wines, beers and soft drinks with a strong focus on sustainability: short circuit, less sugar, organic and fairtrade. A daily special and individual portions are also available. Open on performance evenings from 18:00.
Resto National
Café National The Café National offers a wide selection of healthy, fresh and vitaminized products during the day. For breakfast, lunch or simply a coffee. The cooking is based on seasonal, organic and quality products and favours short circuits and small producers who cultivate with respect for the land. Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Bar National The Bar National offers a varied menu of wines, beers and soft drinks with a strong focus on sustainability: short circuit, less sugar, organic and fairtrade. A daily special and individual portions are also available. Open on performance evenings from 18:00.
Damn Good café Coffee shop Specialty coffee & sandwiches, everything homemade 🫶 Mon-Fri 7:30-18:00 Sat 10:00-18:00 Closed on Sunday
Damn Good Café
Damn Good café Coffee shop Specialty coffee & sandwiches, everything homemade 🫶 Mon-Fri 7:30-18:00 Sat 10:00-18:00 Closed on Sunday
Opening hours You can find the KVS Café on the first floor of the KVS BOX. Opening hours café Opening hours kitchen MON > FRI 10.30am - 6pm MON > FRI noon - 14.30pm
KVS Café
Opening hours You can find the KVS Café on the first floor of the KVS BOX. Opening hours café Opening hours kitchen MON > FRI 10.30am - 6pm MON > FRI noon - 14.30pm

Theatre, Dance, Concert, Performing centers.

Check their agenda - always possible to find tickets at the door if sold out. Come 45' before and add yourself on the waiting list.
Contemporary Opera and Dance in the building where the Belgium revolution started. Check the programme.
62 lokalaca preporučuje
La Monnaie De Munt
Place de la Monnaie
62 lokalaca preporučuje
Contemporary Opera and Dance in the building where the Belgium revolution started. Check the programme.
Art Center. Check the programme.
73 lokalaca preporučuje
Beursschouwburg
20 Auguste Ortsstraat
73 lokalaca preporučuje
Art Center. Check the programme.
Contemporary Dance and Shows. Check the programme.
53 lokalaca preporučuje
Kaaitheater
19 Sq. Sainctelette
53 lokalaca preporučuje
Contemporary Dance and Shows. Check the programme.
Flemish Royal Theatre - contemporary dance and theatre - loads of shows in English. Check the programme.
37 lokalaca preporučuje
KVS - Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg
7 Quai aux Pierres de Taille
37 lokalaca preporučuje
Flemish Royal Theatre - contemporary dance and theatre - loads of shows in English. Check the programme.
Great concerts - pop, rock, electronic music... Check the programme.
109 lokalaca preporučuje
Le Botanique
3 Kruidtuinlaan
109 lokalaca preporučuje
Great concerts - pop, rock, electronic music... Check the programme.
Once of the busiest concert hall in the world. Check the programme.
133 lokalaca preporučuje
Ancienne Belgique
110 Bd Anspach
133 lokalaca preporučuje
Once of the busiest concert hall in the world. Check the programme.
Concerts, films, theatre from classic to contemporary. Check the programme. www.bozar.be/en
215 lokalaca preporučuje
Bozar station
215 lokalaca preporučuje
Concerts, films, theatre from classic to contemporary. Check the programme. www.bozar.be/en
Fresh Speaking National Theatre. Check the programme.
27 lokalaca preporučuje
Théâtre National de la Communauté Française
111 Emile Jacqmainlaan
27 lokalaca preporučuje
Fresh Speaking National Theatre. Check the programme.
Electronic lovers - open minded
12 lokalaca preporučuje
C12
116 Rue du Marché Aux Herbes
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Electronic lovers - open minded
Incredibibold art programatic, coupled up with 2 great performances spaces, a bar, terrasse and snacks. Beautiful old/new building/transformation/rehabilitation :-)
37 lokalaca preporučuje
KVS - Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg
7 Quai aux Pierres de Taille
37 lokalaca preporučuje
Incredibibold art programatic, coupled up with 2 great performances spaces, a bar, terrasse and snacks. Beautiful old/new building/transformation/rehabilitation :-)

Neighborhoods

Barge, is for foodies. Great for lunch and dinner. Not to be missed
Barge Great food - raw decors
Ieperlaan 33
33 Boulevard d'Ypres
Barge Great food - raw decors
Mix between culture, historical heritage, "colonial past/pin" and a "M'as tu vu" game...
198 lokalaca preporučuje
Zavel
198 lokalaca preporučuje
Mix between culture, historical heritage, "colonial past/pin" and a "M'as tu vu" game...
Great neighbourhood full of second hand and vintage shops with its daily fee market (8am - 1pm). Enters the great shops on rue Haute and Rue Blaes to rediscover the past(s)...
113 lokalaca preporučuje
Marollen
113 lokalaca preporučuje
Great neighbourhood full of second hand and vintage shops with its daily fee market (8am - 1pm). Enters the great shops on rue Haute and Rue Blaes to rediscover the past(s)...
Art Galleries, Antiques shops, stylish boutiques and chocolates shop + its Wednesday evening food market (6-10pm)
198 lokalaca preporučuje
Zavel
198 lokalaca preporučuje
Art Galleries, Antiques shops, stylish boutiques and chocolates shop + its Wednesday evening food market (6-10pm)

Breakfast

Friendly local Bakery where East meet West
Boulangerie Pâtisserie Agbalo
9B Chaussée d'Anvers
Friendly local Bakery where East meet West
Best bakery counter minutes away.... get in the line ;-)
16 lokalaca preporučuje
C'est Si Bon
46 Quai des Charbonnages
16 lokalaca preporučuje
Best bakery counter minutes away.... get in the line ;-)
French Bakery.... minutes away
118 lokalaca preporučuje
Charli
34 Rue Sainte-Catherine
118 lokalaca preporučuje
French Bakery.... minutes away
Kids heaven place - great staff
44 lokalaca preporučuje
Chicago Café
45 Rue de Flandre
44 lokalaca preporučuje
Kids heaven place - great staff

Sightseeing

Incredible history, the amazing warehouse from the 1900 transformed in a mix of multitude of activities. Amazing reconversion of old and new fonctions. "Our covered Ramblas" to be discovered 7/7
30 lokalaca preporučuje
Тур и Таксис
86C Av. du Port
30 lokalaca preporučuje
Incredible history, the amazing warehouse from the 1900 transformed in a mix of multitude of activities. Amazing reconversion of old and new fonctions. "Our covered Ramblas" to be discovered 7/7
Great contemporary place
31 lokalaca preporučuje
La Patinoire Royale
15 Rue Veydt
31 lokalaca preporučuje
Great contemporary place
Rich collection
Cloud Seven
7 Quai du Commerce
Rich collection
Best sunset terrace nearby central station
Château Moderne
Best sunset terrace nearby central station
The whole collection of costumes of our (little) famous Mannekenpis
GardeRobe MannekenPis
19 Rue du Chêne
The whole collection of costumes of our (little) famous Mannekenpis
Best rooftop bar/restaurant
The Hoxton, Brussels
Best rooftop bar/restaurant

Antwerp

A true diamond city
Vibrant Flemish city - so rich of history and diversities. Has one of my favorite museum https://www.museumdrguislain.be
283 lokalaca preporučuje
Ghent
283 lokalaca preporučuje
Vibrant Flemish city - so rich of history and diversities. Has one of my favorite museum https://www.museumdrguislain.be
Old zoo - where cosmopolitan chicken project was born. Wont leave you indifferent
25 lokalaca preporučuje
Genk
25 lokalaca preporučuje
Old zoo - where cosmopolitan chicken project was born. Wont leave you indifferent
Most bucolic small town, minutes away from Bruges where time stopped and Stork Paradise
97 lokalaca preporučuje
Damme
97 lokalaca preporučuje
Most bucolic small town, minutes away from Bruges where time stopped and Stork Paradise
Great city - same country - other world
148 lokalaca preporučuje
Liège
148 lokalaca preporučuje
Great city - same country - other world
Capitalisme killed it - or its name - but people, project, life its happening there... How to use what they left us and grow....? Charleroi is a LAB
14 lokalaca preporučuje
Charleroi
14 lokalaca preporučuje
Capitalisme killed it - or its name - but people, project, life its happening there... How to use what they left us and grow....? Charleroi is a LAB