Leuven ★ 4.4
Leuven from Brussels is the beer-hall day trip. Oude Markt's row of cafes is called the longest bar in Europe, Stella Artois is brewed in town and the city.
Antwerp is a food day trips in Brussels.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Leuven from Brussels is the beer-hall day trip. Oude Markt's row of cafes is called the longest bar in Europe, Stella Artois is brewed in town and the city.
Mechelen from Brussels is the small-city day. The Mechelen cuckoo chicken is the protected local breed; modern Flemish bistros run around the cathedral.
Tournai from Brussels is the Walloon farmhouse-cooking day. The Romanesque cathedral, the Grand Place brasseries, the Tournaisis goat-cheese tradition.
Ghent is the closest food day-trip from Brussels: medieval city centre, the canal-side cuberdon vendors, Veggie Thursday-leading restaurants and a craft-beer.
Bruges from Brussels is the medieval-day food trip: canal-side pubs, De Halve Maan brewery on Walplein, Flemish stew with chips at every brown cafe.