# Bruges of beer and chocolate in a day from Brussels: Choco-Story, pralines and a brewery by the canal The Choco-Story museum with a demonstration, pralines at The Chocolate Line, Flemish lunch at Cambrinus and the Bourgogne des Flandres brewery with a terrace over the canal. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/itineraries/beer-and-chocolate-from-brussels · Revisado: 2026-11-14 ## El día - 08:45 · Salida: 1 h by train (from Bruxelles-Central or Midi; in Bruges, bus 2 to the Stadsschouwburg stop) - 10:00 · Choco-Story, the Bruges chocolate museum (opens at 10:00 · €16 · demonstration and tasting at the end) - 10 min on foot - 11:45 · The Chocolate Line (Dominique Persoone chocolates to take away · open every day) · The Chocolate Line, €€ - 10 min on foot - 12:45 · Cambrinus (Flemish cooking and a long beer list · 11:00 to 22:00) · Cambrinus, €€ - 6 min on foot - 14:30 · Bourgogne des Flandres brewery and distillery, by the canal (self-guided visit of 1 h 15 · €16 with one beer or €28 with six · book your slot) - 12 min on foot - 16:00 · The béguinage (Begijnhof) and the Minnewater (a stroll to walk off the beer tasting, on the way to the station) - 17:15 · Vuelta: 1 h by train (the station is ten minutes' walk from the Minnewater) Belgium has two points of pride that fit into one day in Bruges: chocolate and beer. This plan puts them in order, sweet first and hops afterwards, and links them on foot through the centre without passing down the same street twice. It leaves Brussels by train mid-morning, with no early start, and returns before dinner. ## Cocoa first 10:00 · Choco-Story. You arrive at opening time, when there are no groups yet. The museum, in an old house on the Sint-Jansplein, tells the story of cocoa from the Maya to the Belgian praline and ends with a chocolatier who shows how a glossy chocolate is achieved and gives you a taste of what he makes right there. An hour and a half, €16. If you are travelling with children, the combined ticket with the chip museum, three minutes away, is €22.50. 11:45 · Pralines at The Chocolate Line. Crossing the Markt and going down the Steenstraat you reach the Simon Stevinplein, where Dominique Persoone has his Bruges shop. You come here to buy: boxes of pralines in flavours you don't expect, alongside the classics, and bars made with cocoa from his own plantation in Mexico. Open every day, including Sundays and public holidays. ## Lunch with beer 12:45 · Cambrinus. Ten minutes away, next to the Markt, this brewery-restaurant serves Flemish cooking all day, from 11:00 to 22:00, with a list of Belgian beers as long as its dishes. Order the beer stew with chips and let them suggest the beer to go with it. No booking on weekdays; at weekends, book on its website. ## The Bruges beer that isn't the Zot 14:30 · Bourgogne des Flandres. On the Wollestraat, six minutes away, is the brewery of Bruges' red-brown beer, a mixed-fermentation beer that is nothing like the abbey blondes. The visit is self-guided, at the time you book, and takes in the brewhouse, the gin and whisky distillery and the brewer's loft; allow an hour and a quarter. Entry with a beer costs €16; with a board of six 12 cl draught beers, €28. The best comes afterwards: the bar, open Tuesday to Sunday until six, has a terrace overlooking the canal. 16:00 · The beguinage and the Minnewater. A twelve-minute walk takes you to the beguinage, with its white houses and lawn, and to the Minnewater lake, where the swans swim. It is the way to clear your head before the train: the station is ten minutes away. 17:15 · Train back. In Brussels before seven. ## If you prefer another brewery De Halve Maan, on the Walplein, is the home of the Brugse Zot: a 45-minute guided tour for €16, with 220 steps up to the roof, and its brasserie serves lunch every day. If you choose that one, eat there and leave Cambrinus for another day. And if you stay overnight, finish at ’t Brugs Beertje, a bar opened in 1983 that has never served pils, with about three hundred Belgian beers. ## A day for the greedy, not for ticking off monuments If you like eating and drinking well more than ticking off monuments, yes. You don't climb the belfry or take the boat, but you pass through the Markt, the Dijver and the beguinage. For a first trip to Bruges with the classics, see the day with belfry, boat and brewery. With the board of six beers inside you, don't drive back: Bruges is made for the train. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car Train from any of Brussels's three stations, about an hour, and bus 2 to Stadsschouwburg, a few minutes from Choco-Story. From Ghent, the direct train to Bruges takes about 28 minutes on average: leave half an hour later. ### By car About 100 km along the E40. Park in the station car park, whose ticket includes the bus to the centre, and let someone who isn't doing the tasting drive. ## Consejos ### Book the brewery slot Each hour admits thirty people and can be cancelled free up to 48 hours before. ### Not Mondays The Bourgogne des Flandres bar is closed; the rest of the plan is open. ### Bring a bag for the pralines In summer, ask the shop to wrap them for the heat. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does the beer and chocolate plan in Bruges cost? With train, Choco-Story, the brewery with a beer and lunch, between €75 and €120 per person, plus whatever you buy in pralines. ### Can it be done with children? Yes: Choco-Story appeals at any age and at Bourgogne des Flandres under-12s go in free and ages 12 to 16 pay €8, without a drink. ### Which brewery should you visit in Bruges? Bourgogne des Flandres, self-guided and with a terrace over the canal, or De Halve Maan, with a guide and the Brugse Zot.