27b Flat ★ 4.2
€€sint-jakobsFri from 19:00 on concert nights
27b Flat on Sint-Jakobsstraat in Bruges is a jazz and blues eetcafe with weekly live performances and jam sessions, an intimate room tucked off the main tourist run.
Tip: Friday concert nights from 19:00 are the draw; check the agenda before walking in. The kitchen serves Indian plates alongside the music.
't Poatersgat ★ 4.2
€vlamingstraatLate, into the small hours
't Poatersgat on Vlamingstraat in Bruges is a candle-lit beer cellar reached down a small gate, a late vaulted room with a long Belgian list away from the Markt.
Tip: Look down for the gate or you walk past it. Quieter and later than the square bars midweek.
Charlie Rockets ★ 3.8
€burgDaily to 04:00
Charlie Rockets on Hoogstraat in Bruges is a rock-and-roll bar and hostel open to 4am, with cheap drinks, a billiard room and the latest hours in the centre.
Tip: Open to 4am daily, the latest in the centre. Billiards downstairs runs as late as the bar.
Ma Rica Rokk ★ 3.8
€€t-zandLate, weekends latest
Ma Rica Rokk on 't Zand in Bruges keeps a young crowd dancing late with DJs, live acts and commercial dance, one of the few proper late-night dancefloors in town.
Tip: It runs latest at weekends. The crazy-hour drink deals pull the crowd before the dancing starts.
Charlie Rockets ★ 3.8
€burgDaily to 04:00
Charlie Rockets on Hoogstraat in Bruges is a rock-and-roll bar and hostel with a games room and billiards, open until 4am and the surest late dancing spot east of the Burg.
Tip: Open to 4am daily. The downstairs games room runs as late as the bar; live music lands in winter.
Cactus Club ★ 4.2
€€sint-michielsEvent-based
Cactus Club in Sint-Andries on Magdalenastraat is the main live-music room of Bruges, a 650-capacity venue programming indie, pop, jazz, global and experimental acts year round.
Tip: Tickets through the venue or Bandsintown. It sits in the Sint-Andries suburb, a short ride out.