Food tours and tastings to book

Best rated first, weighted by reviews, from the cities on this list. One per city.

Everything to book in Brussels, Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp

All 29 late-night

Ranked by our editors.

Jigger's

Jigger's medieval cellar bar in the Patershol stays open until 03:00 at weekends, serving seasonal cocktails and 500+ spirits in a candlelit setting.

't Brugs Beertje

't Brugs Beertje at Kemelstraat 5 is a beer house with about 300 Belgian beers, five of them on draft, and a cheese board with five types of cheeses.

L'Archiduc

L'Archiduc is an Art Deco bar in Brussels on Rue Antoine Dansaert 6, open every day from 4pm to 5am, with live jazz every Saturday and Sunday at 5pm.

Dok Brewing Company

Dok Brewing Company in Hal 16 at Dok Noord is open until 01:00 Thursday through Saturday: 30 taps including house craft IPAs and Belgian guest beers.

't Dreupelkot

  • ★ 4.4
  • Groentenmarkt
  • Ghent

't Dreupelkot on the Groentenmarkt is Ghent's legendary jenever bar: 100+ varieties in a dark wood-panelled room, open until 01:00 on weekends.

Fritkot Max

  • ★ 4.3
  • Belgian frites with stoofvleessaus
  • Historisch Centrum
  • Antwerp

Fritkot Max in Antwerp keeps the Groenplaats fryer running until 22:00 daily.

't Poatersgat

't Poatersgat at Vlamingstraat 82 is an underground bar with medieval stone walls and soft lighting, with a rich beer menu that includes many Belgian beers.

Bar Ran

Bar Ran, a cocktail bar at Kuipersstraat 4 across the public library, plays loads of funk and disco music and takes no reservations: first come, first served.

Au Vieux Saint Martin

  • ★ 4.3
  • Filet américain (steak tartare)
  • Brussels

Au Vieux Saint Martin has been a Brussels landmark on Place du Grand Sablon since 1968; the Niels family's ancestor invented the Filet Américain in 1924.

De Dulle Griet

De Dulle Griet on the Vrijdagmarkt has 500 Belgian beers and stays open late on weekends: the shoe-collateral Max glass ritual is the late-night centrepiece.

Den Engel

Den Engel on Grote Markt 3 stays open until 01:00 weekdays and 03:00 weekends.

Fritland

  • ★ 4.2
  • Homemade fresh fries with sauce
  • Brussels

Fritland serves Belgian fries, burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches near the Stock Exchange, open daily from 11:00 to 01:00 for a late-night snack.

Witzli-Poetzli

  • ★ 4.1
  • Tartines and Belgian beer
  • Historisch Centrum
  • Antwerp

Witzli-Poetzli in Antwerp's old city stays open until 02:00 most nights.

L'Ultime Atome

L'Ultime Atome, a French-Belgian restaurant since 1986, sits in Matongé at Rue Saint-Boniface 14, with slate tables in the shadow of Saint-Boniface church.

Le Cercueil

Le Cercueil is a macabre bar 15 meters from the Grand-Place, celebrating its 50th anniversary, with coffin tables, skeletons and skull-shaped mugs.

Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

  • ★ 4.1
  • Groentenmarkt
  • Ghent

Waterhuis aan de Bierkant is a canal-side brown pub with 170 Belgian beers and 14 on draught, open until midnight, with a Graslei waterside terrace.

Rococo

Rococo on the cobbles of the Patershol draws an arty, late crowd with the kind of playlist you only find in bars that care deeply about music and atmosphere.

Cafe Damberd

Cafe Damberd is an 18th-century pub on the Korenmarkt that has run as a jazz and world-music cafe for over thirty years, with live sets from jazz to funk.

Berlin

  • ★ 4.0
  • Late-night burgers and bar plates
  • Historisch Centrum
  • Antwerp

Berlin in Antwerp runs the all-day brasserie format on Kleine Markt with a kitchen open until 22:00.

Frituur 't Stad

  • ★ 4.0
  • Frites, frikandel, bitterballen
  • Historisch Centrum
  • Antwerp

Frituur 't Stad in Antwerp on Melkmarkt fries until 22:00 daily.

De Republiek

De Republiek at Sint-Jakobsstraat 36 is a community of city makers with a lively Grand Café, and a place for entrepreneurs, culture, film, expo and debate.

Den Bengel

  • ★ 3.9
  • Bar snacks, Belgian beer
  • Historisch Centrum
  • Antwerp

Den Bengel in Antwerp on Grote Markt 5 stays open until 01:00.

Le Roy d'Espagne

Le Roy d'Espagne is a brasserie on the Grand-Place in a listed 17th century Baroque setting, serving Belgian cuisine and 40 carefully selected Belgian beers.

Wasbar Korenmarkt

Wasbar on the Korenmarkt is Ghent's laundry-and-bar concept: leave your washing in the machines, order a Belgian beer at the bar and stay until closing.

Delirium Cafe

Delirium Cafe is a beer bar at Impasse de la Fidélité 4A with a Guinness World Record, offering more than 2,000 beers from around the world.

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