10 cocktail bar places in Bruges we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Bruges | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Bruges drinks beer first, and its best bars are old estaminets rather than cocktail rooms. 't Brugs Beertje, De Garre and Le Trappiste cluster around the Markt with long Belgian beer lists, and 't Poatersgat hides below street level on Vlamingstraat. For a proper mixed drink, Bar Ran near the Markt and Groot Vlaenderen on Vlamingstraat are the spots to head for.
't Brugs Beertje ★ 4.6
markt · Kemelstraat 5, 8000 Brugge
'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.
De Garre ★ 4.6
markt · De Garre 1, 8000 Brugge
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.
Le Trappiste ★ 4.4
markt · Kuipersstraat 33, 8000 Brugge
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.
Cambrinus ★ 4.2
burg · Philipstockstraat 19, 8000 Brugge
Cambrinus on Philipstockstraat near the Burg in Bruges is a beer brasserie with a 400-strong list and a full Flemish kitchen of beer-braised classics.
't Poatersgat ★ 4.3
vlamingstraat · Vlamingstraat 82, 8000 Brugge
'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.
2be Beer Wall ★ 3.8
markt · Wollestraat 53, 8000 Brugge
2be on Wollestraat in Bruges fills a 15th-century townhouse with a wall of hundreds of Belgian beers and a canal-side terrace worth the tourist prices.
Bar Ran ★ 4.4
markt · Kuipersstraat 4, 8000 Brugge
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.
Groot Vlaenderen ★ 4.3
vlamingstraat · Vlamingstraat 94, 8000 Brugge
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.
l'Estaminet ★ 4.1
sint-anna · Park 5, 8000 Brugge
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.
Bar Ran ★ 4.3
markt · Kuipersstraat 4, 8000 Brugge
Bar Ran on Kuipersstraat in Bruges is the city's late cocktail room, a deep spirits bar with disco on the speakers that runs latest at weekends.