It has everything anyone with a little interest in art would want: photographs, exhibitions, coffee, cakes, and even some animals and farming activities.

Delicatesse Declerc will offer you all the cheesiness you've been missing in the heart of Ixelles. Soft creamy, old, blue, any type of cheese...

What I love about Perruche is that it caters to all needs. It is a place frequented by families, students and friends (big tables for your bday drinks!).

What I love about La Ferme Rose is that it brings together many artists from the neighborhood at the many markets it organizes on the weekends.

This cultural center organizes activities year-round from feminist conferences to cultural exhibitions. Check out their upcoming events before you go!

I love museums where I can touch and experience the things they're trying to show. At the Museum of Urban Transport Brussels you can do just that!

Le Chat is one of the most famous cartoons in Belgium for being cynical and very on point (and I think it perfectly embodies the Belgian way of life).

"MAKESENZ" in Brussels is a cute and zen little shop with natural, organic, Belgian beauty products and cosmetics. They also have different workshops!

"Flamme" in Brussels keeps it simple: here you'll find an assortment of sausages prepared in front of you on the grill, above the fire...

"Brasseries Georges" is one of the veritable culinary institutions of Brussels. I like its shellfish and beef cuts and its long, continuous opening hours!

"Le Balmoral" Brussels started back in '89 as a milk bar and today it looks more like an American diner. I always feel like I've gone through a time warp.

"Station Brussels-Congress" is my favorite train station in Brussels. It is often dead. Except when an event is held! Then, the bar opens...