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Where to Eat and Drink

Le Cirio € Price Guide
Brussels Café Map 1 C2 Prices are based on a three-course meal
Lower Town Rue de la Bourse 18–20, 1000 for one, including half a bottle of house
wine, tax and service.
Tel (02) 512 1395
Arcadi € In the shadow of La Bourse, the € up to €50
Café Map 2 D2 interior of Le Cirio is a marvel of €€ €50 to 75
Rue d’Arenberg 1B, 1000 Art Nouveau ostentatiousness. €€€ over €75
Tel (02) 511 3343 Simple dishes on offer include
Producing arguably the best pasta and waterzooî. Kafka €
quiches in a city that has some Café Map 1 C2
outstanding quiche-making Comocomo € Rue des Poissonniers 21
outlets, Arcadi is perhaps best Tapas Map 1 C2 Tel (02) 513 6631
known for the salmon and brocc- Rue Antoine Dansaert 19, 1000 Mellow, unpretentious spot, with
oli variety. Has great cakes too. Tel (02) 503 0330 an amazing range of vodkas,
Comocomo combines a Basque genevers (Dutch gin) and other
Bar Bik € tapas restaurant with a sushi spirits alongside coffee, beer and
Franco-Belgian Map 1 C1 bar-style conveyor belt. Pick out substantial portions of finger-food.
Quai aux Pierre de Taille 3, 1000 generously portioned pintxos as
Tel (02) 219 75 00 they slowly pass by. ‘t Kelderke €
Good-value food in an area that Belgian Map 2 D3
has become a trendy hot spot. Delirium € Grand Place 15, 1000
The menu has lots of seafood Bar Map 2 D3 Tel (02) 513 7344
and also offers a good range Impasse de La Fidélité 4A, 1000 In a vaulted 17th-century cellar
of vegetarian dishes. Tel (02) 514 4434 on the Grand Place, moules frites
Beautifully decorated, subterran- are served in their traditional,
Brasserie Horta € ean tourist magnet with over huge black pails at a fast and
Belgian Map 2 E2 2,000 types of beers to enjoy with furious pace.
Rue des Sables 20, 1000 a selection of meats or cheeses.
Tel (02) 217 7271 Closed dinner A la Mort Subite €
This brasserie doubles as the Gecko € Café Map 2 D2
caféteria in the lobby of the Café Map 1 C2 Rue Montagne aux Herbes
Comics Art Museum, and has the Place St Gery 16, 1000 Potagères 7, 1000
same opening hours, so is closed Tel (02) 502 2999 Tel (02) 513 1318
in the evenings. Its excellent Gecko combines a relaxed The cavernous former haunt of
Belgian cuisine at an affordable atmosphere with charming Brussels’ favourite son, Jacques
price is a great way to round off a service. Its reasonably priced Brel, and the origin of the Mort
museum visit, in a building that is menu offers hot sandwiches, Subite brand, A La Mort Subite is
a spectacular example of Art quiche, lasagne and waterzooi. an Art Deco wonder. Good salads,
Nouveau architecture. sandwiches and omelettes.
Le Greenwich €
Café Métropole € Café Map 1 C2 De Noordzee - La Mer du Nord €
Bar-Restaurant Map 2 D2 Rue des Chartreux 7, 1000 Seafood Map 1 C2
Place de Brouckère 31, 1000 Tel (02) 540 8878 Rue St Catherine 45
Tel (02) 214 2627 An Art Nouveau gem, Le Tel (02) 513 1192
Located at the Hotel Métropole, Greenwich was once a favourite Hugely popular fishbar selling
this slightly pricey café has a of René Magritte, and has delicious seafood, which you can
beautiful belle-époque interior retained its charm. A haunt of eat with a glass of white wine
and an enormous terrace. Open local chess-players, it’s a good at one of the stand-up tables on
daily until 1am. choice for a quiet beer. the square.
DK Choice
Nüetnigenough €
Belgian Map 1 C3
Rue du Lombard 25, 1000
Tel (02) 513 7884
A nuëtnigenough, in local
dialect, means a person who
can never have enough. This
brasserie is successful in
offering more than enough in
terms of food choice, quality,
prices and service. The focus is
on Belgian classics, modernized
and made using the freshest
seasonal produce. Daily specials
are written on the chalkboard,
and there is a list of 40
exemplary beers.
Well-stocked bar at the opulently decorated Café Métropole

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