Guidebook for Brugge
Food Scene
NOMAD
12 't Zandon the Zand square, filled with locals, closed on Sundays
very busy and popular place, good honest food. You better reserve
13 Einheimische empfehlen
PASSAGE BRUGES
26 Dweersstraatvery busy and popular place, good honest food. You better reserve
Restaurant and bar, extremely popular, different scene and food. Makes you feel somewhere not in Bruges if you know what I mean
A favorite of us
98 Einheimische empfehlen
The Republic
36 Sint-JakobsstraatRestaurant and bar, extremely popular, different scene and food. Makes you feel somewhere not in Bruges if you know what I mean
A favorite of us
Phare De Vie
23 Gistelse SteenwegLocals, good food and interior design
Closed on weekends
Different kind of bread, well known and does supply top restaurants
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Le Pain De Sebastien
31 SmedenstraatDifferent kind of bread, well known and does supply top restaurants
De Kaasbolle
11 SmedenstraatTop cheese shop, pricey but worth every penny
Restaurant which serves pancakes and waffles in the afternoon. Lauren is the waitress which we love
't Pallieterke Brugge
28 't ZandRestaurant which serves pancakes and waffles in the afternoon. Lauren is the waitress which we love
Take away pasta, the most popular in town and big queue if you arrive at midday, very popular with students for lunch
21 Einheimische empfehlen
Bocca
2 RecollettenleiTake away pasta, the most popular in town and big queue if you arrive at midday, very popular with students for lunch
Ons brood
14 SmedenstraatKok au Vin
21 EzelstraatGreat lunch, top quality and good service
Bistro Bruut
9 MeestraatGreat lunch, top
closed on weekends
Lieven
45 Philipstockstraattop quality, great lunch opportunity
Quatre Mains
8 PhilipstockstraatGreat tapa restaurant filled with locals
Very small french restaurant, only takes 16 people in the smallest street in town, sometimes hard to find.
The chef Ann runs the place with a smile
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Malesherbes (Delicatessen)
5 StoofstraatVery small french restaurant, only takes 16 people in the smallest street in town, sometimes hard to find.
The chef Ann runs the place with a smile
Drinks & Nightlife
good mix between locals and tourists, correct price, good music and known for its cocktails
38 Einheimische empfehlen
Bar des amis
5 Vlasmarktgood mix between locals and tourists, correct price, good music and known for its cocktails
Parazzar
10 Torhoutse SteenwegJazz and Soul bar which serves food as well
Cosy new brewery in town with a little terrace on the canal side
14 Einheimische empfehlen
Bourgogne des Flandres Brewery
6 KartuizerinnenstraatCosy new brewery in town with a little terrace on the canal side
Not really a brewery but its all about beer. Hundreds probably great terrace, correct price and a very good shop
13 Einheimische empfehlen
The Beer Wall
53 WollestraatNot really a brewery but its all about beer. Hundreds probably great terrace, correct price and a very good shop
Beers and pizza slices and in the evening good music and maybe a little dance
7 Einheimische empfehlen
't Santpoortje
2 't ZandBeers and pizza slices and in the evening good music and maybe a little dance
MUTTLEYS
3 't ZandEnglish looking bar runner by Allan
Shopping
Villa Maria
18 Gistelse SteenwegNice but expensive, top brands
Shoes Danneels
12 Gistelse SteenwegShoes in a lofty new shop around the corner
Essentials
Carrefour express BRUGGE SMEDENS
62 SmedenstraatArts & Culture
Concertgebouw
34 't Zandtourist information is located in this building
Parks & Nature
For the joggers amongst you this is nice to go for a run without traffic with exception when crossing major roads of course
17 Einheimische empfehlen
Graaf Visartpark
Graaf VisartparkFor the joggers amongst you this is nice to go for a run without traffic with exception when crossing major roads of course
Sightseeing
great views after climbing 366 steps, for the braves I would say
95 Einheimische empfehlen
Belfried von Brügge
7 Marktgreat views after climbing 366 steps, for the braves I would say
Oldest church in town, finally restored after 30 years
13 Einheimische empfehlen
St. Salvator's Cathedral
8 Sint-SalvatorskoorstraatOldest church in town, finally restored after 30 years
houses the Bruges Madonna from monuments men by Michelangelo and the mausoleums of Mary of Burgundy, grandmother of Charles the 5th emperor of Spain and basically half the world, and her father Charles the Bold
49 Einheimische empfehlen
Liebfrauenkirche Brügge
Mariastraathouses the Bruges Madonna from monuments men by Michelangelo and the mausoleums of Mary of Burgundy, grandmother of Charles the 5th emperor of Spain and basically half the world, and her father Charles the Bold
Oldest hospital in Europe, goes back to 1188, houses 6 artworks from Hans Memling and a pharmacy from the 17th century
27 Einheimische empfehlen
Sint-Janshospitaal
38 MariastraatOldest hospital in Europe, goes back to 1188, houses 6 artworks from Hans Memling and a pharmacy from the 17th century