Guidebook for Ixelles
Drinks & Nightlife
Simply the best craft beer bar in Brussels. Offering a frequently updated list of some two dozen beers on tap, you can try some of the best beers that Belgium and the world have to offer.
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Moeder Lambic Original
68 Rue de SavoieSimply the best craft beer bar in Brussels. Offering a frequently updated list of some two dozen beers on tap, you can try some of the best beers that Belgium and the world have to offer.
A quirky, slightly alternative neighbourhood institution. The drinks are cheap, the peanuts are free, and there's a rickety foosball table. Cash only!
Zonneklop
29 Rue de la PaixA quirky, slightly alternative neighbourhood institution. The drinks are cheap, the peanuts are free, and there's a rickety foosball table. Cash only!
One of the younger breweries in a country where beer is quite traditional. Lots of adventurous beers to enjoy from the tap and also to take home. Only open late in the week and closes at 10pm.
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Brussels Beer Project
188 Rue Antoine DansaertOne of the younger breweries in a country where beer is quite traditional. Lots of adventurous beers to enjoy from the tap and also to take home. Only open late in the week and closes at 10pm.
A Brussels institution. Very cosy bar (especially if you manage to get a seat on the comfortable seats upstairs) with a huge list of the Belgian beer standards. Open late.
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Le Pantin
355 Chau. d'IxellesA Brussels institution. Very cosy bar (especially if you manage to get a seat on the comfortable seats upstairs) with a huge list of the Belgian beer standards. Open late.
One of the most gorgeous bars in the entire city. Great selection of beer, cocktails, and wine, all within a beautiful wood-panel interior evocative of the 1920s.
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La Belladone
17A Rue MorisOne of the most gorgeous bars in the entire city. Great selection of beer, cocktails, and wine, all within a beautiful wood-panel interior evocative of the 1920s.
A very traditional café (local brewery De La Senne even brewed a tripel for them, only available at Verschueren) with some fantastic architecture and interior design.
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Brasserie Verschueren
11 Parv. de Saint-GillesA very traditional café (local brewery De La Senne even brewed a tripel for them, only available at Verschueren) with some fantastic architecture and interior design.
Food Scene
Our neighbourhood's cosy little ramen joint. There's not a lot of seats, so you may have to wait. Beware, though: this place is not veggie friendly, as the best part of the ramen is the pork!
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Yamato
11 Rue FrancartOur neighbourhood's cosy little ramen joint. There's not a lot of seats, so you may have to wait. Beware, though: this place is not veggie friendly, as the best part of the ramen is the pork!
Simply the best Italian restaurant in Brussels, but be warned: reservations required! A fresh menu each night, the staff will make you feel like you are in Bologna (which is where the staff are all from).
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Osteria Bolognese
49 Rue de la PaixSimply the best Italian restaurant in Brussels, but be warned: reservations required! A fresh menu each night, the staff will make you feel like you are in Bologna (which is where the staff are all from).
Brussels isn't a great city when it comes to Chinese food of any variety, but Dam Sum offers a modern take on popular Cantonese dishes.
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Dam Sum
11 Parv. de la TrinitéBrussels isn't a great city when it comes to Chinese food of any variety, but Dam Sum offers a modern take on popular Cantonese dishes.
Fabulously affordable West African cuisine. Wash them down with the comically large bottles of Jupiler.
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Au Soleil d'Afrique
10 Rue Longue VieFabulously affordable West African cuisine. Wash them down with the comically large bottles of Jupiler.
Tasty homemade Tibetan dumplings for reasonable prices. A great spot for a quick and healthy lunch.
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Mo Mo
7 Av. des VillasTasty homemade Tibetan dumplings for reasonable prices. A great spot for a quick and healthy lunch.
Getting Around
Catch bus 71 to head to Brussels Central Station or take the Metro to explore much more of the city.
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Naamsepoort station
Catch bus 71 to head to Brussels Central Station or take the Metro to explore much more of the city.
Brussels has three main train stations: North (Noord/Nord), Central (Centraal/Centrale), and South (Zuid/Midi). Many of the trains that stop here also go through Central Station, but South is the most useful for those with international destinations such as Amsterdam, Köln, Paris, and London.
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Bruxelles-Midi station
47B Avenue FonsnyBrussels has three main train stations: North (Noord/Nord), Central (Centraal/Centrale), and South (Zuid/Midi). Many of the trains that stop here also go through Central Station, but South is the most useful for those with international destinations such as Amsterdam, Köln, Paris, and London.
Essentials
We will ensure that kitty litter and cat food are in great supply, but just in case you need to rush to the pet store, this is the closest option.
Tom & Co
156 Chau. d'IxellesWe will ensure that kitty litter and cat food are in great supply, but just in case you need to rush to the pet store, this is the closest option.
One of the more well-stocked grocery stores in the neighbourhood, and generally the only one open on Sundays (they are usually closed on Thursdays, however).
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Proxy Elsensesteenweg
113 Chau. d'IxellesOne of the more well-stocked grocery stores in the neighbourhood, and generally the only one open on Sundays (they are usually closed on Thursdays, however).
There's a handful of night shops in the area, but this one has the most consistent hours and caters best to any food or drink you might need later in the evening. Open until 1am.
White Night - Saint Boniface
18 Rue de la PaixThere's a handful of night shops in the area, but this one has the most consistent hours and caters best to any food or drink you might need later in the evening. Open until 1am.
More than just a beauty supply store, Di has just about anything you might need between soap and toothpaste. Closed on Sundays.
Di Chaussée d'Ixelles
79 Chau. d'IxellesMore than just a beauty supply store, Di has just about anything you might need between soap and toothpaste. Closed on Sundays.
The ATM inside this bank (the door at the corner is always unlocked) will come in handy, as Brussels is still primarily a cash-based city.
Fintro Ixelles-SO ASSUR SPRL
61 Chau. d'IxellesThe ATM inside this bank (the door at the corner is always unlocked) will come in handy, as Brussels is still primarily a cash-based city.
Arts & Culture
Gorgeous Art Nouveau building housing multiple floors of musical instruments to gander at. Admission includes a device and headphones so you can listen to samples of the instruments you're looking at.
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Musical Instruments Museum
2 Rue Montagne de la CourGorgeous Art Nouveau building housing multiple floors of musical instruments to gander at. Admission includes a device and headphones so you can listen to samples of the instruments you're looking at.