Guidebook for Brugge
Food Scene
A pretty recent add to our neighbourhood but delightful spot for a light and healthy lunch where all ingredients are fresh and all products homemade. Tip: try their waffles!
Tartine et Délice
21 WijngaardstraatA pretty recent add to our neighbourhood but delightful spot for a light and healthy lunch where all ingredients are fresh and all products homemade. Tip: try their waffles!
La Dentelliere
33 WijngaardstraatSmall Brugge restaurant, great for moules and frites
't Oud Kanthuys
30 Wijngaardstraatmore than generous typical Belgian dishes
Chocolaterie Dumon
11 Simon StevinpleinChocolate heaven
Pur Chocolat
1 WalstraatDivine dark chocolate truffles
very nice - open fire - grill restaurant “De Wijngaert“ right near us
12 recommandé par les habitants
Restaurant De Wijngaert
15 Wijngaardstraatvery nice - open fire - grill restaurant “De Wijngaert“ right near us
delicious breakfast at the Waffle/Tearoom House “Carpe Diem” – appreciated by the locals – just around the corner
17 recommandé par les habitants
Carpe Diem
8 Wijngaardstraatdelicious breakfast at the Waffle/Tearoom House “Carpe Diem” – appreciated by the locals – just around the corner
Fresh and imaginative food at a fair price in the sole surviving working brewery
72 recommandé par les habitants
Brasserie De Halve Maan
26 WalpleinFresh and imaginative food at a fair price in the sole surviving working brewery
Brugs Fonduehuisje
20 Wijngaardstraata little gem that's a bit different
Tonka Tearoom
18 WalpleinFab little waffle and pancake stop
Maximiliaan van Oostenrijk
16 WijngaardpleinGood place and reasonably prices
A typical Belgian cafe with plenty of outdoor seating: If you're looking for a stereotypical Belgian cafe with a relaxed, cosy atmosphere and have plenty of time to kill, this place would suit the bill. It's located very close to all the touristic attractions so a good place to drop in for a quick meal.
Bistro Maurice
11 WalstraatA typical Belgian cafe with plenty of outdoor seating: If you're looking for a stereotypical Belgian cafe with a relaxed, cosy atmosphere and have plenty of time to kill, this place would suit the bill. It's located very close to all the touristic attractions so a good place to drop in for a quick meal.
Simple, delicious regional chicken chicken and ribs dishes with a whole selection of Belgium beers.
De Poulin
11 WijngaardstraatSimple, delicious regional chicken chicken and ribs dishes with a whole selection of Belgium beers.
't walpoortje : Great cozy romantic atmosphere, with a fireplace and nice decoration and with absolutely delicious food
Walplein
't walpoortje : Great cozy romantic atmosphere, with a fireplace and nice decoration and with absolutely delicious food
Getting Around
Parking is available at 3,5Eur/full day at the Railway Station ("Parking Centrum Station", 750 meters, 9 min walk). This is the most economic option and you enjoy an easy scenic stroll via the Lake of Love.
33 recommandé par les habitants
Brugge railway station
5 StationspleinParking is available at 3,5Eur/full day at the Railway Station ("Parking Centrum Station", 750 meters, 9 min walk). This is the most economic option and you enjoy an easy scenic stroll via the Lake of Love.
Bike & Scooter rental : ask for your free city map of Bruges , so you can make the most of your visit to Bruges and its surroundings by bicycle. All bicycles are completely renewed every six months.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Popelier / Eric
26 MariastraatBike & Scooter rental : ask for your free city map of Bruges , so you can make the most of your visit to Bruges and its surroundings by bicycle. All bicycles are completely renewed every six months.
Entertainment & Activities
Nice little cinema with cafe De Republiek cafe located on the groundfloor
28 recommandé par les habitants
Lumiere Cinema
36 Sint-JakobsstraatNice little cinema with cafe De Republiek cafe located on the groundfloor
A cool history of Chocolate : Choco-Story is a great little place near the center of Bruges telling the history of chocolate. When you enter they have free samples of different chocolates at the desk, and give you a chocolate bar with your ticket.
49 recommandé par les habitants
The Chocolate Line
19 Simon StevinpleinA cool history of Chocolate : Choco-Story is a great little place near the center of Bruges telling the history of chocolate. When you enter they have free samples of different chocolates at the desk, and give you a chocolate bar with your ticket.
Essentials
Apotheek Coene-De Jonghe
50 KatelijnestraatPharmacy
Shopping
Carrefour express
17 LangereiKäthe Wohlfahrt
12 WalpleinChristmas magic
Steenstraat
SteenstraatArts & Culture
The ground floor was a wonderful collection of old prints, but the first floor was dedicated to an British artist called Frank Brangwyn, who was born in Bruges. A contemporary and friend of William Morris, he was not only a brilliant artist, but also designed furniture, ceramics
9 recommandé par les habitants
Arentshuis
16 DijverThe ground floor was a wonderful collection of old prints, but the first floor was dedicated to an British artist called Frank Brangwyn, who was born in Bruges. A contemporary and friend of William Morris, he was not only a brilliant artist, but also designed furniture, ceramics
An amazing chronologic overview of the rich cultural past of Flanders and Bruges. The Memlings and Van Eyk are wonderful. It is not a very big museum, but they do have a incredible collection
84 recommandé par les habitants
Musée Groeninge
12 DijverAn amazing chronologic overview of the rich cultural past of Flanders and Bruges. The Memlings and Van Eyk are wonderful. It is not a very big museum, but they do have a incredible collection
The historium tells the history of Bruges through a love story attached to a famous painter in the city. It takes you back to the glory of Bruges, when it was the economic capital of the world. There are interesting facts weaved into the story, and the layout is nice.
65 recommandé par les habitants
Historium Brugge
1 MarktThe historium tells the history of Bruges through a love story attached to a famous painter in the city. It takes you back to the glory of Bruges, when it was the economic capital of the world. There are interesting facts weaved into the story, and the layout is nice.
If you are visiting the Choco-story, and have a Brugge City Card, then don't miss this! It is a surprising little museum that charts the onset of how we came to have lighting - with quite a few interesting facts that you will not have known beforehand.
Lumina Domestica - The Lamp Museum
4 Sint-JanspleinIf you are visiting the Choco-story, and have a Brugge City Card, then don't miss this! It is a surprising little museum that charts the onset of how we came to have lighting - with quite a few interesting facts that you will not have known beforehand.
This museums starts out with the history of the potato and how it made its way to Belgium so they could make their delicious friets. I found it to be interesting and fun. Best part are the fries at the end of the tour.
14 recommandé par les habitants
Friet Museum
33 VlamingstraatThis museums starts out with the history of the potato and how it made its way to Belgium so they could make their delicious friets. I found it to be interesting and fun. Best part are the fries at the end of the tour.
Hôpital Saint-Jean
38 MariastraatPretty area with an art gallery as a bonus
Diamond Museum
43 Katelijnestraat