't Poatersgat is a belgian restaurant in Vlamingstraat, Bruges.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: An underground beer cellar reached through a small gate on Vlamingstraat that visitors walk past without noticing the entrance.
Tip: Look down for the gate or you miss it entirely. The vaulted room runs late and quiet midweek.
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.
Private tour · 3 hours
Get a taste of Bruges and enjoy 10 of the best tastings the city offers. This tour covers all grounds with a combination of savory, sweet, and drinks plus city highlig...
1.5 hours
Join a hands-on chocolate truffle workshop in Bruges to learn how to make your own delicious Belgian chocolate truffles. Take home your own chocolates and taste some d...
Address: Vlamingstraat 82, 8000 Brugge, Bruges
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.
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.
