Bar · Bruges
t Brugs Beertje
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- Price
- €€€€
- Where
- Bruges · Kemelstraat, near the Steenstraat
Opens at 16:00 · closed on Wednesdays
't Brugs Beertje, the Bruges little bear, opened in the spring of 1983 and was one of the first bars in the city to decide not to serve pils: only Belgian craft beer. Today it has about three hundred, five of them on draught, in a small room full of brewing memorabilia, a stone's throw from the Steenstraat.
What you need to know
For 34 years it was run by Daisy Claeys, the best-known landlady in Bruges, who handed over to Dries Brouckaert. On the wall is still the painting "Spreuken Brouwen" by the painter Daubi, with the brewing process and more than a hundred sayings about drink. It is a place of a bar and small tables: you come to taste beers, not to have dinner.
When to go
It opens every afternoon at 16:00 except Wednesday, when it is closed; on weekdays and Sunday until midnight, and on Friday and Saturday until one. If it is full, the Brasserie Cambrinus, ten minutes away, has an equally long beer list and a kitchen.
What to order: ask for advice at the bar and try one of the draught beers, which change
Practical details
- Address
- Kemelstraat 5, 8000 Brujas
- Phone
- +32 50 33 96 16
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon and Tue16:00–00:00
- WedClosed
- Thu16:00–00:00
- Fri and Sat16:00–01:00
- Sun16:00–00:00
- Cuisine
- beer bar
House specialities
- About 300 Belgian beers
- Five draught beers
Tips
- Let them advise you Say what you like (bitter, sour, sweet, strong) and let them choose.
- Take it easy Many Belgian beers exceed 8 per cent; ask for small glasses if you are going to try several.
Frequently asked questions
Which day is 't Brugs Beertje closed?
On Wednesdays. The rest of the week it opens at 16:00.
How many beers does 't Brugs Beertje have?
About three hundred Belgian ones, five of them on draught.
Can you eat there?
It is a beer bar; for dinner, Cambrinus is better.
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