Guidebook for Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
Food Scene
Avenue du Port station
Home to my favourite Italian restaurant ' La fabrica'.
Nice square with a lot of good restaurants, french, italian, asian etc.
Great place to spend a summerevening
44 locals recommend
Sint-Bonifaasstraat
Rue Saint-BonifaceNice square with a lot of good restaurants, french, italian, asian etc.
Great place to spend a summerevening
Brasserie La Paix is one of the best adresses in Brussels for traditional belgian cuisine.
Ropsy Chaudronstraat 49
49 Rue Ropsy ChaudronBrasserie La Paix is one of the best adresses in Brussels for traditional belgian cuisine.
Rue des Chartreux 9
Simple, honest food, the way your mom would cook ( if she were Belgian)
Brandhoutkaai 65
65 Quai au Bois à BrûlerMy other favourite Italian.
Victor Hortaplein 26
26 Place Victor HortaBelgian-French cuisine by Philippe Lartigue
Chaussée de Charleroi 227
227 Chaussée de CharleroiBrazilian restaurant in St-Gilles.
I recommend the tapas of the house.
Chaussée de Charleroi 115
115 Chaussée de CharleroiAuthentic Italian restaurant
Located in the very posh area of La cambre this log cabin sits on a little island in the La cambre forrest.
I'ts a great place to have lunch or dinner.
533 locals recommend
Bois de la Cambre
Located in the very posh area of La cambre this log cabin sits on a little island in the La cambre forrest.
I'ts a great place to have lunch or dinner.
Essentials
This foodmarket is organised every Thursday on our well-known market hall, situated at the Anderlecht slaughterhouses (Abattoir), from 15:00 till 20:00 p.m.
http://www.abatan.be/en/node/654
22 locals recommend
Abattoir of Anderlecht
1 Rue Ropsy ChaudronThis foodmarket is organised every Thursday on our well-known market hall, situated at the Anderlecht slaughterhouses (Abattoir), from 15:00 till 20:00 p.m.
http://www.abatan.be/en/node/654
Arts & Culture
LA BODEGA
30 Rue de BirminghamClubbing at a stonesthrow
The museum has an extensive collection of Flemish painting, among them paintings by Bruegel and Rogier van der Weyden, Robert Campin, Anthony van Dyck, and Jacob Jordaens.
518 locals recommend
Atomium
1 Pl. de l'AtomiumThe museum has an extensive collection of Flemish painting, among them paintings by Bruegel and Rogier van der Weyden, Robert Campin, Anthony van Dyck, and Jacob Jordaens.
The Royal Museum for Central Africa is an ethnographical and natural history museum in Tervuren. It was first built to showcase King Leopold II's Congo free State for the 1897 World Exhibition.
38 locals recommend
Royal Museum for Central Africa
13 LeuvensesteenwegThe Royal Museum for Central Africa is an ethnographical and natural history museum in Tervuren. It was first built to showcase King Leopold II's Congo free State for the 1897 World Exhibition.
The Belgian Comic Strip Center chronicles the history of Belgian comics. Housed in a former department store in Brussels' business district, it exhibits comic strips in French, Dutch and English.
196 locals recommend
Brussels Comic Book Museum
20 Rue des SablesThe Belgian Comic Strip Center chronicles the history of Belgian comics. Housed in a former department store in Brussels' business district, it exhibits comic strips in French, Dutch and English.
UGC De Brouckère
38 Pl. De BrouckèreMovie theater
UGC Toison d'Or Cinema
8 Av. de la Toison d'OrMovie theater
a cultural venue. Construction was completed in 1928 and includes exhibition and conference rooms, movie theater and concert hall which serves as home to the National Orchestra of Belgium.
128 locals recommend
Palace of Fine Arts, Brussels
23 Rue Ravensteina cultural venue. Construction was completed in 1928 and includes exhibition and conference rooms, movie theater and concert hall which serves as home to the National Orchestra of Belgium.
Everything Else
This brand new train and subway station offers direct connections to all parts of Brussels
9 locals recommend
Villo!
This brand new train and subway station offers direct connections to all parts of Brussels
Antoine Dansaertstraat 209
209 Rue Antoine DansaertMuseum for contemporary art.
Drinks & Nightlife
Brand new bar in Brussels, 400m² of fun. It's always sunny on the terrace thanks to the mirrors on the surrounding rooftops.
Lakensestraat 177
177 Rue de LaekenBrand new bar in Brussels, 400m² of fun. It's always sunny on the terrace thanks to the mirrors on the surrounding rooftops.
This beautiful fifties building was the first broadcasting building in Brussels, it now houses a number of concert venues, a cinema and a great bar. Great place to spend a lazy sunday afternoon
Antoine Dansaertstraat 16
16 Rue Antoine DansaertThis beautiful fifties building was the first broadcasting building in Brussels, it now houses a number of concert venues, a cinema and a great bar. Great place to spend a lazy sunday afternoon
Jazz, cocktails and art deco design.
You might even stumble upon Belgian singer Arno.
Antoine Dansaertstraat 6
Jazz, cocktails and art deco design.
You might even stumble upon Belgian singer Arno.
The place to be for drinks on a summer evening.
165 locals recommend
Halles Saint-Géry - Agora bruxelloise
1 Pl. Saint-GéryThe place to be for drinks on a summer evening.
Kolenmarkt 91
91 Rue du Marché au Charbon KolenmarktGay friendly bar with a retro vibe and great outdoor seating
Shopping
My favourite bookstore in Brussels.
Houses a large collection of architecture, art and coffee table books.
Antoine Dansaertstraat 46
46 Rue Antoine DansaertMy favourite bookstore in Brussels.
Houses a large collection of architecture, art and coffee table books.
Henegouwenkaai 19
19 Quai du HainautI you like design furniture, you'll love depot design
Rue Dansaert
Apple store (MAC)
ING
20 Rue de la RégenceBest place to get your chocolates or antique furniture
Chanel, Delvaux, Façonnable, Boss, Armani, Gucci, La Perla, Hermès, Natan, Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie&Fitch, and much more.
263 locals recommend
Avenue Louise
Chanel, Delvaux, Façonnable, Boss, Armani, Gucci, La Perla, Hermès, Natan, Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie&Fitch, and much more.
Rue Neuve
Rue NeuveH&M, COS, WE, Inno, Bershka, ....
Sightseeing
The St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church at the Treurenberg hill
222 locals recommend
Royal Palace of Brussels
16 Rue BrederodeThe St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church at the Treurenberg hill
park with a triumphal arch commissioned by the Belgian government under the patrondom of King Leopold II for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence
522 locals recommend
Cinquantenaire Park
park with a triumphal arch commissioned by the Belgian government under the patrondom of King Leopold II for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence
a famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. It was designed by Jerome Duquesnoy and put in place in 1618
485 locals recommend
Manneken Pis
a famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. It was designed by Jerome Duquesnoy and put in place in 1618
The church was dedicated to the Sacred Heart, inspired by the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris. Symbolically King Leopold II laid the first stone of the basilica in 1905
Basilieklaan
Avenue de la BasiliqueThe church was dedicated to the Sacred Heart, inspired by the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris. Symbolically King Leopold II laid the first stone of the basilica in 1905
Marolles is an ancient district of Brussels, situated between the Law Courts of Brussels and the Brussels-South railway station with a lot of antique shops, bars and restaurants
Marche aux Puces
Marolles is an ancient district of Brussels, situated between the Law Courts of Brussels and the Brussels-South railway station with a lot of antique shops, bars and restaurants
is a glazed shopping arcade in Brussels that preceded other famous 19th-century shopping arcades such as the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan and The Passage in St Petersburg.
100 locals recommend
Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries
5 Galerie du Roiis a glazed shopping arcade in Brussels that preceded other famous 19th-century shopping arcades such as the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan and The Passage in St Petersburg.
warandepark
Park facing the royal palace