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Day itinerary · 50.85° N · 4.35° E
Start on the Belgian Beer World rooftop, have dinner among the taps in Dansaert, Trappists opposite the Manneken Pis and the last gueuze at the Mort Subite, two minutes from the hotel.
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The plan
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
ticket with a time on its website · €21.50 · tasting and a beer on the rooftop
+32 2 880 47 00
24 taps and pizzas for dinner · opens at 17:00, on Saturday at 14:00
Rue Antoine Dansaert 188, 1000 Bruselas
opposite the Manneken Pis · closed on Mondays
Rue du Chêne 5, 1000 Bruselas · +32 2 511 92 62
gueuze or kriek to compare · until midnight, closed on Sundays
Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 7, 1000 Bruselas · +32 2 513 13 18
on the rue des Bouchers; after 23:00, entry with the booking code
Rue des Bouchers 38, 1000 Bruselas · +32 2 213 74 70
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Brussels is drunk on foot. Everything you need to understand its beer fits into a rectangle a kilometre and a half across around the Grand-Place: a tour to put names to the styles, a modern taproom, a Belgian beer tavern and one of the oldest cafés in the centre. This route links them from late afternoon to midnight and ends two minutes from your bed, at the Hôtel des Galeries.
16:30 · Belgian Beer World. In the Stock Exchange building. An audioguide tour and a tasting, and at the end a 33 cl beer on the rooftop. €21.50. The last entry is at 18:30 (at 19:30 on Friday and Saturday), but go in earlier: it takes a while.
18:45 · Brussels Beer Project, Dansaert. Thirteen minutes' walk along the rue Antoine Dansaert. Twenty-four taps, the DANSAERT lambic that rests in the same building and pizzas: this is where you have dinner. Ask for small glasses and try several.
20:45 · Le Poechenellekelder. You go down towards the Manneken Pis. A long list of Belgian beers in a dark room of photos and engravings: it is the moment for Trappists and abbey beers.
22:15 · À la Mort Subite. Passing through the illuminated Grand-Place. The café of mirrors opposite the Galeries Saint-Hubert, to finish with a gueuze or a kriek. Open until midnight.
23:30 · Hôtel des Galeries. On the rue des Bouchers, inside the same galleries. After 23:00, entry is at the self-check-in terminal with the booking code.
A lot, if you order everything large: between the tasting, the rooftop beer and two or three per bar, the bill rises fast. Belgian abbey beers and Trappists easily exceed 8 per cent. Ask for small sizes, have a good dinner in Dansaert and drink water between stops.
Where to eat
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
What to order: a flight of four or five small draught beers, and one of the DANSAERT lambics made in the same building
What to order: a gueuze or a kriek with a board of Belgian cheeses and charcuterie
What to order: a Brussels or Liège waffle and a bag of speculoos to take away
What to order: a Trappist or a gueuze from the beer list, with some cheese to go with it
What to order: the pot of Zeeland mussels with chips, or the meatballs in tomato sauce
What to order: the lunch menu from Wednesday to Saturday, or the à la carte with the house's classic dishes
Map
With where to park at each one.
Getting there
When to go
Tuesday to Saturday: the Brussels Beer Project is closed on Sunday and Monday, the Poechenellekelder on Mondays and the Mort Subite on Sundays. The first weekend of September coincides with the Belgian Beer Weekend on the Grand-Place (3 to 5 September 2027).
Tips
If you want to see lambic at its brewery, go to Cantillon before lunch; on weekdays no booking is needed.
Two of the four bars close on one of those days.
Questions
Tuesday to Saturday, when all four are open.
The Belgian Beer World ticket, yes, with a day and time on its website. For the bars, if you are a group, phone the one with a published number beforehand.
At the Hôtel des Galeries, on the rue des Bouchers, two minutes from the Mort Subite.
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