Chez Maman is a nightlife spot in Saint Gery, Brussels.
Chez Maman in Brussels' Saint-Gery is the long-running drag-and-cabaret bar on Rue des Grands Carmes. Drag shows Friday and Saturday nights, packed mixed crowd, no-fuss bar service.
Tip: Drag shows from 23:00; cover charge applies on show nights. Reservations not taken.
Address: Rue des Grands Carmes 7, 1000 Brussels
Delirium Cafe in Brussels holds the Guinness record for the most beers on offer with over 3,000 varieties. Located in a side alley off Rue des Bouchers; subterranean rooms run seven nights.
Tip: Avoid the Friday and Saturday peak crush around midnight. The Hop Loft upstairs is calmer.
L'Archiduc weeknight sessions in Brussels' Dansaert run jazz vinyl listening sets from the bar. No live music Mon-Wed, the bar staff curate the records from the 1937 collection.
Tip: Quiet weekday cocktail bar; the records are the entertainment, with no service interruption.
Le Walvis in Brussels' Dansaert is the corner bar on Rue Antoine Dansaert that pulls vinyl from a wall of records. Jazz and electronic listening sets, Belgian craft beer on tap, mixed crowd.
Tip: Locals' bar with vinyl spinning all night. The early evening jazz sets give way to electronic after 22:00.
Kafka in Brussels' Sainte-Catherine is the literary bar with vinyl sessions on Rue de la Vierge Noire. Belgian craft beer, vodka selection, low-lit booths and an indie playlist.
Tip: Quiet weeknights for conversation; the vinyl programming runs Wednesday and Thursday.
Café Walvis in Brussels' Dansaert has run at the corner of Rue Antoine Dansaert for over two decades. Neighbourhood cafe and meeting room for artists and locals; craft tap, late hours Thursday through Saturday, kitchen leaning on local ingredients.
Tip: Card accepted. Belgian craft on tap and a wide bottle list; Friday and Saturday closing at 01:00.
Delirium Cafe in Brussels holds the Guinness record for the most beers on offer with over 3,000 varieties. Located in a side alley off Rue des Bouchers; subterranean rooms run seven nights.
Tip: Avoid the Friday and Saturday peak crush around midnight. The Hop Loft upstairs is calmer.
Le Verschueren in Brussels' Saint-Gilles is the Art Deco brown cafe with the local crowd. A century-old neighbourhood bar with terrace on the Parvis, late hours and Belgian beer on tap.
Tip: Cheap pints, no music after 23:00; locals stay through the evening into early morning.
