Belgian€€marktMon-Tue 16:00-00:00; Thu 16:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-01:00; Sun 16:00-00:00; Wed closedUntil Around 01:00
't Brugs Beertje on Kemelstraat in Bruges keeps pouring its 300-strong Belgian beer list into the early hours, with cheese plates to line the stomach.
Try: Belgian beer and cheese plates
Tip: Last orders around midnight. The cheese plate soaks up a late Trappist; the list rewards a slow night.
Belgian€€vlamingstraatMon-Thu 17:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-03:00; Sun 17:00-02:00Until Late, into the small hours
't Poatersgat on Vlamingstraat in Bruges runs late in its candle-lit cellar, a long Belgian beer list and a warm vaulted room away from the Markt crowds.
Try: Belgian beer and bar snacks
Tip: Look down for the gate. Quieter and later than the square bars, it pulls a local late crowd.
Cocktail bar€€marktWed-Sat 17:00-00:00; Sun-Tue closedUntil Late, weekends latest
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.
Try: Cocktails and bar snacks
Tip: Walk-in only, so come early on busy nights. The bartenders build off-menu late into the evening.
Cafe€€sint-jakobsMon 12:00-00:00; Tue 15:00-00:00; Wed-Thu 12:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00; Sun 12:00-00:00Until Late, the courtyard runs on
De Republiek on Sint-Jakobsstraat in Bruges keeps its courtyard and bar running late, a grand cafe by the arthouse cinema that draws a younger local crowd.
Try: Grand-cafe plates and drinks
Tip: The courtyard fills on warm nights. The kitchen closes before the bar, so eat early and keep drinking late.