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Food tours and tastings to book
Best rated first, weighted by reviews, from the cities on this list. One per city.
All 30 bars
Ranked by our editors.
't Brugs Beertje
- ★ 4.6
- Beerhouse
- Markt
- Bruges
't Brugs Beertje at Kemelstraat 5 in Bruges is a beerhouse with about 300 different Belgian beers, five of them on draft, in a building dating from 1632.
Moeder Lambic Fontainas
- ★ 4.6
- Brussels
Moeder Lambic Fontainas is a beer bar at Place Fontainas 8 in Brussels, open since 2009, and proudly serving awesome beers to awesome people.
Jigger's Coolers and Cocktails
- ★ 4.6
- Patershol
- Ghent
Jigger's is a subterranean cocktail bar in the Patershol, listed on the World's 50 Best Discovery list.
Bar Burbure
- ★ 4.5
- Cocktail bar, wine bar
- Het Zuid
- Antwerp
Bar Burbure in Antwerp on Vlaamsekaai serves cocktails and a 600-bottle wine list built by a Michelin-trained sommelier.
De Koninck Antwerp City Brewery
- ★ 4.4
- Brewery taproom
- Het Zuid
- Antwerp
De Koninck Antwerp City Brewery on Mechelsesteenweg pours its full Bolleke range from a brewery taproom that has run since 1833 in the same building.
Le Trappiste
- ★ 4.4
- Specialist cellar bar
- Markt
- Bruges
Le Trappiste at Kuipersstraat 33 in Bruges is a specialist beer bar in an 800 year old medieval cellar, with 27 beers on tap and 150 bottled beers.
L'Archiduc
- ★ 4.4
- Jazz cocktail bar
- Brussels
L'Archiduc, founded in 1937, is an Art Deco bar in Brussels open daily from 4pm to 5am, with cocktails and live jazz every Saturday and Sunday at 5pm.
A La Mort Subite
- ★ 4.4
- Beer hall
- Brussels
A La Mort Subite is a beer hall in Brussels where Jacques Brel was a regular, opposite the St Hubert galleries, with a choice of Gueuzes and beers.
Dok Brewing Company
- ★ 4.4
- Dok Noord
- Ghent
Dok Brewing Company occupies a converted metal workshop at Dok Noord with 30 taps: their own house brews plus guest taps from Belgian craft breweries.
Wijnbar ONA Nederkouter
- ★ 4.4
- Binnenstad
- Ghent
Wijnbar ONA on the corner of Bagattenstraat and Nederkouter is Ona Van Reybrouck and Arne De Wilde's intimate natural-wine spot, opened in 2015.
Edelrot Bar
- ★ 4.4
- Binnenstad
- Ghent
Edelrot functions as both a natural wine bar and a wild beer bar: the list includes wild-fermented saisons, spontaneous lambics and Belgian farmhouse ales.
Chubby Cheeks
- ★ 4.4
- Binnenstad
- Ghent
Chubby Cheeks is a convivial bar-restaurant where a young team serves unusual natural wines by the glass alongside inventive small plates in a relaxed space.
De Hopduvel
- ★ 4.4
- Dok Noord
- Ghent
De Hopduvel is one of Belgium's most respected beer bottle shops, now relocated to Dok Noord with around 900 Belgian beers in stock.
Paeters Vaetje
- ★ 4.3
- Belgian beer bar
- Historisch Centrum
- Antwerp
Paeters Vaetje in Antwerp sits in the cathedral's shadow on Blauwmoezelstraat.
't Poatersgat
- ★ 4.3
- Beer bar and restaurant
- Vlamingstraat
- Bruges
't Poatersgat at Vlamingstraat 82 in Bruges is an underground beer bar and restaurant with medieval stone walls, soft lighting and a rich beer menu.
Groot Vlaenderen
- ★ 4.3
- Cocktail den
- Vlamingstraat
- Bruges
Groot Vlaenderen at Vlamingstraat 94 in Bruges is a cozy cocktail den and watering hole in the medieval city, where the bartenders shake tasty drinks.
Le Poechenellekelder
- ★ 4.3
- Beer hall
- Brussels
Le Poechenellekelder is an authentic tavern close by the Manneken Pis, with a subdued atmosphere and walls covered with old photos and engravings.
De Dulle Griet
- ★ 4.3
- Vrijdagmarkt
- Ghent
De Dulle Griet has over 500 Belgian beers and one famous ritual: surrender a shoe to the bar when ordering the Max, a 1-litre glass of Delirium Tremens.
't Dreupelkot
- ★ 4.3
- Groentenmarkt
- Ghent
Pol's tiny jenever bar on the Groentenmarkt serves more than 200 jenevers, including around 50 made in-house.
Hotsy Totsy
- ★ 4.3
- Binnenstad
- Ghent
Hotsy Totsy has been injecting Ghent with blues and jazz since the 1970s.
Gruut Stadsbrouwerij
- ★ 4.3
- Binnenstad
- Ghent
Gruut is Ghent's city brewery using a medieval herb recipe with no hops: five beers (white, blonde, amber, brown and Inferno) brewed and served on site.
Vinogradoff Wine Bar
- ★ 4.3
- Graslei Korenlei
- Ghent
Vinogradoff specialises in natural and biodynamic wines from Eastern Europe, with by-the-glass pours from its bar-shop on the Ajuinlei near the Korenlei.
Cafe Labath Evening Bar
- ★ 4.3
- Binnenstad
- Ghent
By day a specialty coffee bar, Cafe Labath transitions to wine and Belgian beer by early evening at its corner near Sint-Michielsbrug in the centre.
Café Quinten Matsijs
- ★ 4.2
- Historic Belgian beer cafe
- Historisch Centrum
- Antwerp
Quinten Matsijs is Antwerp's oldest pub: a 1565 inn on the corner of Moriaanstraat and Hoofdkerkstraat with stained glass, beer steins on every shelf.
Patine Wijnbistro
- ★ 4.2
- Wine bistro bar
- Het Zuid
- Antwerp
Patine in Antwerp's Zuid is a wine bistro on Leopold de Waelstraat.
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