Le Cirio is a cafe in Brussels.
Le Cirio in Brussels has been pouring half en half (white wine and sparkling) since Francesco Cirio opened in 1886. The Belle Epoque interior beside the Bourse stayed unchanged for a century.
Address: Rue de la Bourse 18, 1000 Brussels
A La Mort Subite in Brussels has been pouring gueuze since 1928 in the Belle Epoque cafe behind the Galeries Saint-Hubert. Long marble tables, white-shirt waiters, the city's canonical lambic stop.
Signature drink: Gueuze lambic
Le Falstaff in Brussels opened in 1903 behind the Bourse in an Art Nouveau and Art Deco interior. The cafe-brasserie runs Belgian beer, salads and a full kitchen until late.
Signature drink: Belgian beer
Karsmakers Coffee House in Brussels' European Quarter has run specialty coffee and New York bagels since Jay Karsmakers opened in 2008. Across the street from the European Parliament, with a long lunchtime queue of Eurocrats.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee with bagels
Hinterland in Brussels' Saint-Gilles runs all-day breakfast and brunch from a corner shop on Chaussee de Charleroi. Organic produce, vegetarian and vegan options, slow-roasted house coffee.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso
Honest Coffee in Brussels' Forest is the corner roastery cafe on Rue du Croissant with house-roasted beans. Brunch carte runs eggs and avocado toast; the back banquette fills with laptop workers most weekday mornings.
Signature drink: House-roasted Ethiopian filter
Frank. in Brussels serves third-wave specialty espresso and Australian-style brunch on Rue des Princes next to la Monnaie opera house. Small dining room, vegetable-focused carte, baristas trained at OR.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso
