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Bruges weekend: beer, chocolate and the canals ★ 4.5

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A first weekend built around the things Bruges does best: North Sea fish and frites, the chocolatiers of the medieval core, and the last working brewery inside the walls.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: market morning, frites lunch, brewery and a starred dinner

    Morning
    Start at the Saturday market on 't Zand, then a coffee and pastry at Carpe Diem on Wijngaardstraat near the Begijnhof.
    Afternoon
    Lunch is a loaded cone of frites at FritBar on Katelijnestraat near the Begijnhof, then the De Halve Maan brewery tour on Walplein for a fresh Brugse Zot.
    Evening
    Dinner at Sans Cravate on Langestraat, the one-Michelin-star room, then a nightcap of house tripel at De Garre down its alley.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: chocolate, a canal-side bistro and a beer cellar

    Morning
    Walk the chocolatiers: The Chocolate Line on Simon Stevinplein, then Dumon on the Eiermarkt for fresh pralines.
    Afternoon
    An early coffee at Blackbird on Jan van Eyckplein before it closes at one on Sundays, then lunch of mussels and frites at Breydel-De Coninck on Breidelstraat.
    Evening
    Beers at 't Brugs Beertje on Kemelstraat, working through the 300-strong Belgian list with a cheese plate.

Bruges beer deep-dive ★ 4.4

Beer traveller, two days2 days

Two days through the beer city: the working central brewery, the blending house, the cellar bars and the encyclopedic beer cafe, with Flemish food to match.

  1. Day 1: The breweries and the beer cellars

    Morning
    Tour De Halve Maan on Walplein for Brugse Zot and Straffe Hendrik, then the underground pipeline story.
    Afternoon
    Cross to Bourgogne des Flandres for a tasting of the blended red-brown beer, with lunch of stoofvlees at Cambrinus on Philipstockstraat.
    Evening
    Beers in the 13th-century cellar at Le Trappiste on Kuipersstraat, then a late tripel down the alley at De Garre.

  2. Day 2: The beer cafes and a craft detour

    Morning
    Coffee at Dees Koffiebranders on Hoogstraat, then a canal-side beer at 2be on Wollestraat.
    Afternoon
    Out to Brouwerij Fort Lapin when the tasting room opens at 14:00 on Saturday, then back for the encyclopedic list at 't Brugs Beertje on Kemelstraat.
    Evening
    A late vaulted-cellar session at 't Poatersgat on Vlamingstraat, well off the Markt crowds.

Bruges chocolate and pastry crawl ★ 4.3

Sweet tooth, one day1 day

A single day given over to the city's chocolate and pastry trade, from the experimental pralineurs to a make-your-own hot chocolate and a tearoom waffle.

  1. Day 1: Pralines, hot chocolate and a waffle finish

    Morning
    Begin at The Chocolate Line on Simon Stevinplein, then Chocolatier Pol Depla on Mariastraat for the Brugs Swaentje.
    Afternoon
    A make-your-own hot chocolate at The Old Chocolate House on Mariastraat, then fresh pralines from Chocolaterie Sukerbuyc on Katelijnestraat.
    Evening
    Finish with a Brussels waffle at Carpe Diem near the Begijnhof, or a Liège waffle to go from Lizzie's Wafels.
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