{"id":6368,"date":"2016-01-04T15:32:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T15:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/en\/?p=6368"},"modified":"2020-04-09T09:14:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T09:14:48","slug":"seven-tips-in-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/en\/seven-tips-in-brussels\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Things to Do in Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">7 Helpful Tips and Local Advice for Visiting Brussels<\/h2>\n<p>Lively, cute and charming: exactly what I thought of Brussels when I visited. Here are my seven tips for an utterly underestimated city:\u00a0It took 25 years of my life for Brussels to make my bucket list. The circumstances were even more curious: when scrolling through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/en\/hotels\/brussels\/\">MEININGER hotels<\/a>, the first to catch my eye was the Brussels hotel in a former brewery. Apparently, I would find the remnants of some street art here, in a red brick building by the canal. I was hooked, and decided to find out more about Brussels. A short time later I made it to the Place de la Bourse: the autumn sun was shining, happy people were dancing round me to the music of street musicians and boys were shooting around on their skateboards, with a hip scene simply sitting out and enjoying the sun. Why is Brussels so very underrated? Find out the\u00a0Best Things to Do in Brussels!<\/p>\n<h3>Dancing on the Place de la Bourse \/ Beursplein<\/h3>\n<p>If you read any tips about Brussels, they always tell you that you must visit the Grand-Place\/Grote Markt. They\u2019re not wrong: after all, the square with its gothic city hall and baroque fa\u00e7ade is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an impressive city landmark. However, at the end of the day it is just a square with a pretty fa\u00e7ade.\u00a0I found the Place de la Bourse to be much more evocative: the blocked street is bustling with life \u2013 at least when the weather is good! Street musicians play, even the street sweepers stop and dance along, and there is a constant hum of rolling skateboards. I have to admit that this square made me rather envious of the city.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6352 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz.jpg 1624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/681;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6352\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Bo\u00a6\u00earsenplatz.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Seven tips in Brussels: 30 seconds to the Atomium<\/h3>\n<p>I don\u2019t tend to go chasing after the typical attractions which you can see in photos, and so I didn\u2019t want to \u2018waste\u2019 any time visiting the former Expo area. Nevertheless, somehow we ended up at the Atomium, and I have to say: go check it out! Seeing the huge spheres above you, reflecting the entire sky, is truly awe-inspiring. You can go from sphere to sphere via the tunnels \u2013 how fun is that? Although the queues can be long, the lift makes up for the wait, taking just 30 seconds to travel nearly 100 metres.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6351 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium.jpg 1624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/681;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6351\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Atomium.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Find the best Belgian fries<\/h3>\n<p>No visit to Brussels would be complete without trying Belgian fries! You can buy them on any street corner, fried twice in beef dripping, but the internet has strong opinions about the \u2018best fries in Belgium\u2019: Frit Flagey on Place Eug\u00e8ne Flagey\/Flagey Plein and Maison Antoine on Place Jordan\/Jordan Plein. I couldn\u2019t find anything between them in terms of flavour, but for location alone I would recommend Frit Flagey, set as it is in a district with other cool, hip discoveries to be made. Maison Antoine, on the other hand, is located opposite the European Parliament.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6357 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes.jpg 1624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/681;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6357\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Pommes.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Rummage through comics in Brussels<\/h3>\n<p>Endless well-known comics come from Brussels, including The Adventures of Tintin, the Smurfs and Lucky Luke, to name but a few \u2013 so it is no surprise that comic shops are springing up everywhere, with murals featured on every other house or garage wall. If you want to find out more have a browse through the Belgian Comic Strip Center museum, or do as I do and just wander through the comic stores \u2013 in my view, much more interesting. Try the <em>Br\u00fcsel<\/em> store near to the Frit Flagey fries stand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6358 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel.jpg 1620w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6358\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Stadt_FlageyViertel.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>Waffles, waffles, waffles<\/h2>\n<p>Belgium is truly waffle paradise! Starting at the landmark that is the Mannekin Pis, they have their very own street in the historic city centre devoted to selling waffles, with rows of stands one after the other. The motto is more cream the better: mmmm, fine by me\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6360 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln.jpg 1624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/681;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6361 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2.jpg 1620w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Waffeln2.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>A regal stroll through the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert<\/h3>\n<p>If you are out and about in the historic centre of Brussels, you absolutely have to drop in here to the heart of the city: near to the Grande-Place you will find what is probably the prettiest street in the district, Grasmarkt\/Rue du March\u00e9 aux Herbes. The nearby Galeries are home to top chocolatiers (including <em>Neuhaus<\/em>, the inventor of praline) and a guaranteed supply of souvenirs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6356 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries.jpg 1624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/681;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6356\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Galeries.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6355 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie.jpg 1624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/681;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6355\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Chocolaterie.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Seven tips in Brussels: coffee chit-chat on Rue Antoine Dansaert<\/h3>\n<p>If you are looking for stylish caf\u00e9s in Brussels, you just have to stumble out of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/en\/hotels\/brussels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">central hotels in the center of Brussels<\/a>, located as it is just a few minutes\u2019 walk from the middle of the street running through the city center. This street has rows of hip caf\u00e9s, including Barbeton and Walvis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6354 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis.jpg 1620w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6354\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Walvis.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6353 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton.jpg 1620w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6353\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Best Things to Do in Brussels\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bru\u00a6\u00eassel_Cafe_Barbeton.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion:<\/h3>\n<p>When I was researching Brussels, I came across descriptions of it as a \u2018filthy\u2019, \u2018ugly\u2019 city more than once. Where does this idea come from? I would say that Brussels has its own particular, very French flair. Some of the houses may be a little run-down, but to me that is simply \u2018shabby chic\u2019. Instead of busying themselves looking after expensive show apartments, the people of Brussels prefer to be out in the squares or investing in good cuisine in cute caf\u00e9s and stylish restaurants \u2013 which Brussels has in droves! 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