Bang smack in the centre of Brussels, and with a large terrace, Falstaff is great for watching the world drift by. They serve you "amuses-gueules" with your drinks and beers are cheap, and service good. The only disadvantage to this place is one more for ladies than men. Often pushy men will ... Read review
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...and with a large terrace, Falstaff is great for watching the world drift by. They serve you "amuses-gueules" with your drinks and beers are cheap, and service good. The only disadvantage to this place is one more for ladies than men. Often pushy men will come and sit down and start talking, and whilst the chat is initially harmless, and they come across as being friendly, they soon start asking very intimate details, and get very person, ... more
Bang smack in the centre of Brussels, and with a large terrace, Falstaff is great for watching the world drift by. They serve you "amuses-gueules" with your drinks and beers are cheap, and service good. The only disadvantage to this place is one more for ladies than men. Often pushy men will come and sit down and start talking, and whilst the chat is initially harmless, and they come across as being friendly, they soon start asking very intimate details, and get very person, and are a nuisance. There will also invariably ask for girls' phone numbers and can get very pushy with you. A quick way out is to say that you are only on holiday and leaving the day after tomorrow. It is a shame that this overshadows an otherwise pleasant place to drink.
Advantages: A piece of living history. Disadvantages: Not a lot.
tame ravens hopping around on the Green. There have always been ravens here since time immemorial, and the legend is that the Tower will crumble and fall should they ever decide to leave.
As these days their wings are clipped to prevent them from flying, this is very unlikely to ever happen!!
~ ~ The Beauchamp Tower is the one that holds the record for the most distinguished list of past prisoners, such as Robert Dudley, a favourite of old Queen Elizabeth 1st, and Sir John Oldcastle. (possibly the person who Shakespeare based his famous character Falstaff on)
There are nearly a hundred inscriptions carved on its walls by past prisoners.
This list is by no means complete, and doesn’t come close to the true number of its victims, many of who were buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, or in the burial ground that lay ...
Advantages: Cosmopolitan with plenty to see and do Disadvantages: Ridiculous hotel prices midweek
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These are listed in my order of preference:
La Mort Subite (The Sudden Death): perhaps the best fruit beer cafe in town
La Becasse
L'Imaige de Notre Dame
La Fleur à papier doré : this was the 1920's meeting place for the Belgian Surrealists - very atmospheric.
Het Spinnekopke
Le Cerceuil (The Coffin) : this bar is quite special. It's decorated like a morgue, complete with coffins, skulls, black velvet, etc...
La Porte noire : situated in an 18th century cellar with a great choice of beers.
In the following list you will find cafés that are not typical beer pubs. These cafés are in the grand Parisian or Viennese style. Most of them are worth visiting for the beautiful settings alone.
The Cafe of Hotel Metropole : this is in the Belle Epoque style.
The Falstaff (café and restaurant) : A beautiful café in Art Déco style ...
Advantages: Too many to mention Disadvantages: None
with small glasses. The Faro beer is a speciality traditionally-made gueze beer tasting like apples.
Le Cerceuil .(The Coffin) Haringstraat / Rue des Harengs, 10 - 1000 Brussels. This café is quite special. It is decorated like a morgue, complete with coffins, skulls, black velvet, etc.
4 CAFES
In this list you will find cafés that are not typical beer pubs. They can be rather considered as cafés in the grand Parisian or Viennese style (coffee, cake, wine). They are sometimes situated in Hotels. Most of them are already worth the visit for the beautiful setting.
The Cafe of Hotel Metropole
(Brouckereplein, Place de Brouckère, 1000 Brussels). This café is in Belle Epoque style.
Le Cir io
(Beursstraat, Rue de la Bourse, 1000 Brussels , next to the Stock Exchange.
The Falstaff (café and restaurant).
Henri Mausstraat, Rue ...
