The places in Bruges the guidebooks miss.
The places in Bruges the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
Café Vlissinghe is the oldest pub in bruges, pouring since 1515, sits down a quiet sint-anna side street most visitors never reach despite its age.
Why locals goThe oldest pub in Bruges, pouring since 1515, sits down a quiet Sint-Anna side street most visitors never reach despite its age.
TipOrder a Belgian beer in the garden in summer or by the stove in winter. Cash is quickest. Closed Mondays.
De Garre off Breidelstraat in Bruges is reached down a doorway-wide alley pouring an 11 percent house tripel, three is the house limit by the table.
Why locals goReached only down a doorway-wide alley off Breidelstraat, this tasting house pours an 11% house tripel that thousands of passers-by walk straight past.
TipThe alley is the narrowest in Bruges; look for the gap by Breidelstraat. Three tripels is the house limit.
Onslow is a small modern kitchen in the residential sint-anna quarter on jeruzalemstraat, well off the tourist circuit that clogs the centre.
Why locals goA small modern kitchen in the residential Sint-Anna quarter on Jeruzalemstraat, well off the tourist circuit that clogs the centre.
TipBook ahead, the room seats few. Chef Lieven Vynck cooks a short, changing market menu.
Tom's Diner is tucked into the residential sint-gillis quarter on west gistelhof, this bistro draws locals to a street day-trippers rarely find.
Why locals goTucked into the residential Sint-Gillis quarter on West Gistelhof, this bistro draws locals to a street day-trippers rarely find.
TipBook ahead; the dining room is small. The blackboard daily is the order, honest Belgian bistro cooking.
't Poatersgat is an underground beer cellar reached through a small gate on vlamingstraat that visitors walk past without noticing the entrance.
Why locals goAn underground beer cellar reached through a small gate on Vlamingstraat that visitors walk past without noticing the entrance.
TipLook down for the gate or you miss it entirely. The vaulted room runs late and quiet midweek.
Atelier Flori is a spanish tapas room in T Zand. Book ahead, the room is small and Thu-Sun only. The étagère is the order, a curated platter built for two.
Why locals goA fully vegan tapas room and wine bar tucked in a 19th-century painter's studio off the tourist run, with sharing étagères and rotating seasonal menus most day-trippers walk past.
TipBook ahead, the room is small and Thu-Sun only. The étagère is the order, a shortlisted platter built for two.
Private tour · 2.5 hours
Skip the tourist traps, discover what and where real locals eat. On this tasting tour we go to restaurants, chocolat shops, pubs with a rich history.
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