Bruxelles

Brussels Restaurants My absolute favorites ( addresses below in text) for ambiance+ quality Around grand place:
Au Petit Job La villa lorraine ( avec son nouveau bar) Le passage Les 2 frères Le 830	Chaussee de Saint-Job 668 1180 Uccle (02) 374-2375	$30 taxi, locals eat there
Bij Den Boer	St. Catherine (02) 512-6122	Very Belgian menu
Brasserie Georges	Av Winston Churchill 259 in Uccle (02) 347-2100	$20 taxi, locals eat there
Cote Terrasse	406 rue Vanderkindere (02) 343 39 69
ETCETERA	Chaussee de Charleroi www.eat.cetera.be
Gioconda /Convivio	76 rue de L’aqueduc 02  539 32 99	Next to place du Chatelein ( one block from rue du Bailli)
Il Carpaccio	1933 Chaussee de Waterloo (02) 374-4134	Italian, a little out of the way but has a garden
L’Assiette de Bernard	48 Place Jourdan in Etterbeek (02) 230-8935
L’éléphant Bleu	1120 ch. de Waterloo; www.blueelephant.com (02) 374-4962	Asian; Thai
L’R du Temps	78 avenue Hansen Soulie www.rodel.be (02) 735-0066
La Bruschetta	58 Rue Defacqz (02) 538-3504
La Fringale	Rue Jordan (02) 538-3584	Inexpensive Italian, not far from Conrad and Hilton Hotels
La Papaye Verte	53 r. Antoine Dansaert (02) 502-7082	Good, cheap Vietnamese
La Porte des Indes	455 av. Louise; www.blueelephant.com (02) 647-8651	Asian; Indian
La Table Abbaye	Bellevue (02) 646-3395
Les Larmes du Tigres	21 r. de Wyants (02) 512-1877	Asian; Thai. Next to Palais de Justice
Manneken	42 r. Au Beurre (02) 511-2612	Waffles; next to Grand’Place
O-Chinoise-Riz	Rue de L’Aqueduc 94 (02) 534-9108	Dim sum
Sea Grill	In SAS Radisson Hotel Chausse de Vleurgat 7 (02) 646-3046	Very good, very expensive
The Magic Rubens	4 rue de la Montagne (02) 503-3865	Next to Grand Place
Tribeca Kitchen & Bar	412 avenue Louise www.tribeca.be (02) 647-4707	Uptown, romantic with a terrace

Brussels – Brasserie
Brasserie Georges	Av Winston Churchill 259 in Uccle (02) 347-2100	$20 taxi, locals eat there
Halloween Brasserie	10 r. des Grand Carmes; www.skynet.be/halloween.bxl (02) 514-1256	Light dinner and beer; spooky atmosphere
La Marie Joseph	47-49 Quai au Bois à Brûler (02) 218-0596	On fish market; Brasserie
La Quincaillerie	45 r. du Page; www.quincaillerie.be (02) 533-9833	Seafood; open Sundays; Brasserie Great oysters.
Le Vieux St. Martin	38 pl. du Grand Sablon (02) 512-6476	Great Brasserie; anytime
Les Varietes Kwint	(02) 647-0436 New : COOL, EXPENSIVE	Trendy

Brussels – Light Meals
L’estrille du Vieux Bruxelles	Rue de Rollebeek 7 (02) 512-5857	Cute with courtyard
Le Cercle des Voyageurs	Rue des Grands Carmes 18	Tea room for travelers (Next to Manneken Pis)
Le Pain Quotidien	11 r. des Sablons (02) 513-5154	Breakfast & lunch (Located everywhere)
Le Perroquet Trop bon Tchop tchop	31 r. Watteau (02) 572-9922	Salads; next to Sablon; crowded for lunch
Lunch Restaurant du MIM (Musical Instrument Museum)	2 r. Montagne de la Cour (02) 502-9508	In place; beautiful view - lunch
Raconte-Moi des Salades	19 pl du Châtelains (02) 534-2727	Salads ; trendy

Cafés
Falstaff Biassetto à uccle	17-23 r. Henri Maus (02) 511-8789	Next to Bourse and Cirio; anytime; light food; beer
Greenwich Tavern	7 r. des Chartreux (02) 511-4167	Bar; Café; Old chess club; next to Rue Antoine Dansaert; good in the afternoons
La Becasse	476 ch. de Boondael (02) 649-0641	Café with character
La Mort Subite Moeder lambic :place fontainas Top	7 r. Mtgne aux Herbes Ptagères (02) 513-1318	Café with character; next to SAS hotel
Le Roy d’Espagne	1 Grote Markt (02) 513-0807	Café with character
Le Cercueil	10-12 rue des Harengs, (02)512.30.77
Thèâtre Royal de Toone	Pte. r. des Bouchers (02) 513-5486	Café with character; in an alley

DINING TIPS

• In Belgium don’t forget to taste: Sole meunière; Tomatoes with shrimp; Shrimp and crab sandwiches; Fries with mayonnaise from street vendors; Waffles
  The best seafood in the world is served in Belgium.
• Restaurants with terrace dining in the summer: Rue de Rollebeek (Sablon); Rue Jourdan (Uptown)
  Enjoy Breakfast at the Flea Market on weekends.
• Rue des Bouchers : (Next to Grand’Place) is a tourist trap except for: Aux Armes du Bruxelles, Chez Vincent, Ogenblick, and Scheltema.

Bars, Clubs and Discos
Canoa Quebrada	53 r Marché au Charbon (02) 502-8330	Around the corner of rue du Lombart
Chez Richard	Sablon – r. des Minimes	Beer, terrace
Che Habana Café	16 r. des Harengs (02) 503-5444	Tuesday night Jazz
La Meilleure Jeunesse	58 r. de l’Aurore (02) 640-2394	Bar; Night; requires reservation; young crowd
La Salsa	9 r. Bagual (02) 52-8906	Disco / bar
Le Cercle	20-22 rue Saint Anne (02) 513-7720	Club prive du Sablon
Le Grain de Sable	15-16 Pl. Grand Sablon (02) 514-0583	Bar; Thurs and Sat nights
Les Jeux d’Hiver	1 Ch. du Croquet (02) 649-0864	Huge and young
Les Salons de l’Atalaide	89 ch. de Charleroi (02) 537-2154	Bar; Drinks; next to Conrad/Hilton – very nice
Bazaar	63 rue des Capucins, 02 511 26 00	Restaurant and nightclub
Malte	30 r. Berchmans; www.malte.be 02-539-10-15	Bar; uptown, lively at night; brunch, tea
Mappa Mundo	2 r. De Pont de la Carpe (02) 514-3555
Poechenelekelder	5 rue du chene	Cool café at corner with 100 beers. Across from Manneken Pis
Tapas Locas	74 Marché au Charbon (02) 502-1268	Bar and tapas
The Fuse	208 r. Blaestraat; www.fuse.be (02) 511-9789	IN place; for young 18+
Music Village	Rue de Pierre, 50, 02 513 13 45	Live music
Waka Moon	60 r. des Esperonniers	African; dancing after midnight, next to Grand’Place
Le Cercueil	10-12 rue des Harengs	Spooky-themed atmosphere, drink beer out of skull glasses
Belga Queen	Rue Fossé aux Loups, 32, 09/280 01 00	Live music Club (also restaurant see in Dining)
Delirium Café	Impasse de la Fidelité 4A	Right near Grand’Place, over 2000 beers available