't Poatersgat is a late-night spot in Vlamingstraat, Bruges.
'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.
Tip: Look down for the gate. Quieter and later than the square bars, it pulls a local late crowd.
Address: Vlamingstraat 82, 8000 Brugge, Bruges
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.
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.
The green frites kiosk on the Markt in Bruges is the classic late stop, where locals line up for a cone of frites with sauce after the bars wind down.
Try: Frites with sauce
Tip: It is the most reliable late feed in the centre. Cash or card, frites with mayonnaise the order.
'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.
