Must visit places in Brugges and Brussels
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I was in Brugges about a month ago, was a great place you are in for a treat!
I would recommend the brewery, De Halve i think it was called. A fairly fun tour and you get to see a great view from the roof top. The bar is great and the food is good for lunch. They brew the local beer Brugges Zott, i loved it!
Opposite the brewery is a small restaurant which is known for serving amazing mussels, i would highly recommend going there if you like them. http://www.halvemaan.be/index.php?id=13&L=2
If you brave the climb up the tower the view is amazing, plus you can pretend you in the film 'In Brugges'
I found all the restaurants on the main square overpiced, if you walk up to the large beer shop on the high street which lead away from the bell tower (vauge I know sorry), there is a small square of restaurants which very good.
Also there is a small restaurant with an open grill which serve really nice ribs, plus they seem to keep bringing you more and more! http://www.hobbitgrill.be/
I found just wandering around and exploring all the bars great fun, have a good one!
I would recommend the brewery, De Halve i think it was called. A fairly fun tour and you get to see a great view from the roof top. The bar is great and the food is good for lunch. They brew the local beer Brugges Zott, i loved it!
Opposite the brewery is a small restaurant which is known for serving amazing mussels, i would highly recommend going there if you like them. http://www.halvemaan.be/index.php?id=13&L=2
If you brave the climb up the tower the view is amazing, plus you can pretend you in the film 'In Brugges'
I found all the restaurants on the main square overpiced, if you walk up to the large beer shop on the high street which lead away from the bell tower (vauge I know sorry), there is a small square of restaurants which very good.
Also there is a small restaurant with an open grill which serve really nice ribs, plus they seem to keep bringing you more and more! http://www.hobbitgrill.be/
I found just wandering around and exploring all the bars great fun, have a good one!
Agree with the above regarding the brewery, which does a decent lunch too.
If you like beer, seek out Brugs Beertje http://www.brugsbeertje.be/index_en.htm also, De Garre (down a narrow alley by the town hall).
I tend to end up in the Irish bar on the Burg most evenings, tends to be one of the few lively places with music and often live bands.
If you like beer, seek out Brugs Beertje http://www.brugsbeertje.be/index_en.htm also, De Garre (down a narrow alley by the town hall).
I tend to end up in the Irish bar on the Burg most evenings, tends to be one of the few lively places with music and often live bands.
Apologies for the bump.
Watched 'In Brugges' for the first time (brilliant!) and thought it looks like a lovely place, so Mrs HH and I are off there for a few days in late August - immediately following our return from a couple of weeks in Turkey with the kids (teenagers all), so will be a nice and deserved rest...
Anyway, anything to add to the recommendations above? We like to eat, drink, wander, and generally get the 'real' feel for the place. We both love architecture, art, music, history, and people watching. We both hate touristy stuff (I know, I know, it's Brugges in August - please see above), so anything off the squares/main tourist routes would be best - especially bars and restaurants.
We're staying in a hotel very close to the Beffroi if that helps, but happy to wander afar.
Any advice greatly appreciated
Watched 'In Brugges' for the first time (brilliant!) and thought it looks like a lovely place, so Mrs HH and I are off there for a few days in late August - immediately following our return from a couple of weeks in Turkey with the kids (teenagers all), so will be a nice and deserved rest...
Anyway, anything to add to the recommendations above? We like to eat, drink, wander, and generally get the 'real' feel for the place. We both love architecture, art, music, history, and people watching. We both hate touristy stuff (I know, I know, it's Brugges in August - please see above), so anything off the squares/main tourist routes would be best - especially bars and restaurants.
We're staying in a hotel very close to the Beffroi if that helps, but happy to wander afar.
Any advice greatly appreciated
there's a place off the main square, if you look at the tower in front of you you'll see a post office to the left. between the post office & the tower are two streets, take the one that goes left & heads in the direction of the other square.
about half way down on the right is brugges smallest street, called de garre or "the alley"
down the alley is the best pub in belgium. i won't spoil the surprise but it sells a local tipple, brewed by the boys there themselves & it looks like this:
& you can only buy it in magnums like this:
we go every time we're in brugge & fetch as much back as we can carry, in fact we've made it the last stop on our honeymoon next month as we love the place so much.
about half way down on the right is brugges smallest street, called de garre or "the alley"
down the alley is the best pub in belgium. i won't spoil the surprise but it sells a local tipple, brewed by the boys there themselves & it looks like this:
& you can only buy it in magnums like this:
we go every time we're in brugge & fetch as much back as we can carry, in fact we've made it the last stop on our honeymoon next month as we love the place so much.
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