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Le Bar Jo
Cocktail bar
The bar itself is full of New York cool, with its industrial decor made of wood and metal, its large brown sofa, and its impressive range of beers and cocktails.
By
Stéphanie
Newport
Jolie Joli Cocktail Club
Cocktails & cosiness
"Jolie Joli Cocktail Club" in Brussels certainly is beautiful. Great for an apero on a cold winter day or a drink after dinner in the adjoining restaurant!
By
William
Mertens
Nona Pizza
Honest Italian Food
"Nona Pizza" in Brussels uses only local, organic, Belgian ingredients. You have try their Fresh ricotta and Morta-bella pizzas...
By
Charlotte
Mewis
Chou Sando
Sandwiches Japanese style
Sando is a nice nickname Japanese use for sandwiches. I love it! Sandwiches have a sauce more or less spicy and are filled with veggies and/or meat or tofu.
By
Renata
Riva
Nona Pasta
Honest Italian food
"Nona Pasta" is my go-to place in Brussels for proper Italian food. Nona uses only organic Belgian ingredients because it's just better that way!
By
Charlotte
Mewis
Beiruti
Lebanese food in the city
"Beiruti" inBrussels represents a new generation of Lebanese restaurants where authentic Lebanese food, prepared in open kitchens, reaches your table fast!
By
Charlotte
Mewis
Zinneke
The other statue
The "Zinneke" in Brussels is a statue of a dog that, to me, is an accurate symbol of my city with so many contrasts, but that likes to laugh about them...
By
Renata
Riva
Coundenberg 66
Cool building in the center
"Coundenberg 66" Brussels is a magnificent building from 1898. It used to house La pharmacie anglaise de Charles Delacre and has many interesting features.
By
Renata
Riva
Cphagen
Nordic happiness
"Cphagen" is a little Nordic corner in Ixelles, in Brussels. It's a neat, welcoming shop with stylish products at affordable prices...
By
Renata
Riva
La Cambre Abbey
Abbey, park and arts in the city
"La Cambre Abbey" is an abbey tucked away in a corner of a small square in Brussels. I'm sure most visitors never notice it. It's a precious gem.
By
Renata
Riva
Street Art
Brussels style
I have always appreciated the naughty murals spread all over the center of Brussels. This particular art piece stirred up quite the fuss...
By
Renata
Riva
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