7 bars in Bruges, editor-picked for bars open late. Bars serving past 23:00. All bars in Bruges.
't Brugs Beertje ★ 4.6
markt · Kemelstraat 5, 8000 Brugge
Hours: Mon-Tue 16:00-00:00; Thu 16:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-01:00; Sun 16:00-00:00; Wed closed
't Brugs Beertje on Kemelstraat is the reference beer cafe of Bruges, pouring around 300 Belgian beers with five on draft in a small brown room.
Tip: Ask the staff to steer you; the list is encyclopedic. The cheese plate soaks up a Trappist.
De Garre ★ 4.6
markt · De Garre 1, 8000 Brugge
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-00:00; Fri 12:00-01:00; Sat 11:00-01:00; Sun 12:00-00:00
De Garre hides down the narrowest alley off Breidelstraat in Bruges, pouring its 11% house Tripel van De Garre brewed by Van Steenberge in a snug brick room.
Tip: The alley is a doorway-wide gap off Breidelstraat; blink and you miss it. Cash and card both work.
Le Trappiste ★ 4.4
markt · Kuipersstraat 33, 8000 Brugge
Hours: Mon-Tue 17:00-01:00; Thu-Sun 17:00-01:00; Wed closed
Le Trappiste pours beer in a vaulted 13th-century cellar on Kuipersstraat in Bruges: 27 taps and around 150 bottles, heavy on Trappist and abbey styles.
Tip: Closed Wednesday. The downstairs cellar is the room to ask for; the taps rotate often.
Bar Ran ★ 4.4
markt · Kuipersstraat 4, 8000 Brugge
Hours: Wed-Sat 17:00-00:00; Sun-Tue closed
Bar Ran on Kuipersstraat in Bruges is the city's serious cocktail room, with a deep spirits back bar and disco on the speakers. Walk-in only, no reservations.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive early on weekends. The bartenders will build off-menu to taste.
't Poatersgat ★ 4.3
vlamingstraat · Vlamingstraat 82, 8000 Brugge
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-03:00; Sun 17:00-02:00
't Poatersgat on Vlamingstraat in Bruges hides down a small gate into a candle-lit medieval cellar, with a long Belgian beer list and a warm vaulted room.
Tip: Look down for the gate or you walk straight past it. Quieter on weeknights than the Markt bars.
Groot Vlaenderen ★ 4.3
vlamingstraat · Vlamingstraat 94, 8000 Brugge
Hours: Wed-Sun 17:00-01:00; Mon-Tue closed
Groot Vlaenderen on Vlamingstraat in Bruges is an elegant cocktail bar in a grand room, with a winter fireplace and a quiet courtyard out back.
Tip: The courtyard out back is the warm-weather seat. Closed early in the week; check before you go.
l'Estaminet ★ 4.1
sint-anna · Park 5, 8000 Brugge
Hours: Tue-Wed 12:00-02:00; Thu 17:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-04:00; Sun 12:00-14:00; Mon closed
l'Estaminet by the Astridpark in Bruges is a local brown cafe with an old wooden interior, carefully pulled beers and a famous plate of spaghetti.
Tip: The park terrace is the spot in summer. Cash works fastest; the spaghetti is the order.