8 Days in Belgium - Suggestions?

De La Senne is worth a short visit and some tastings. It's a bit outside of the centre but there's a tramway that stops in front of the brewery

 

Back on to the mussels topic... we had a very enjoyable meal at Au Vieux Bruxelles. Seemed to be mostly locals, outside of the city center.

 

Make sure to hit up Restrobieres!

 

Leuven, well expect some major AbInbev domination but these are a few that are ok:

• The Capital, still trying to break the Delirium's record for having the most beers but still not getting close
• Domus, Brewpub
• Café Belge on the market 'De Oude Markt'
• M-Café, bar next to a museum
• L-Café on 'De Oude Markt' , nice selection of beers + good food like Stoemp, stews and stuff
• De Kroon, about 5(?)km out of the centre but still worht a short visit

There was a good bar in the centre with a big list of Belgian beers and a more authentic atmosphere than The Capital(same owner) but it burned down a while ago, De Fiere Margriet

 

Check out the website because i think they are working in some parts of the brewery right now ... there is another one that brews fort lapin in Bruges

 

Unless there is construction as @Stevenwings mentioned above, I highly recommend De Halve Maan. It's a great tour of a historic brewery in Brugges (you can see the modern and old brewery (including a walk across the old coolship, a room with extensive old glassware collection and another with some great older brewery equipment) and you can stop and have a nice lunch/sample their beer afterwards.

 

Its because they are building a pipeline to there bottle service outside of Bruges for using the pipeline for "shipping" beer instead of using trucks... so its in the heart of the brewery they are working....

wathever you do don't spend money on the beermuseum at the big market ... use it to have a drink at Cambrinus or De Garre or.... or....or...or....

 

ow and if you need transport just let me know

 

I highly recommend this!!

 

Please let me (us) know about what you think of the places in Leuven. I'll be there for 3 weeks at the end of the month. I've been to The Capital before, but none of the other places.

 

Keep us (me) updated please, arrive there next Sunday.

 

Hey man, I'm probably going to be going to a few places in lambic country this weekend if you want to tag along!

 

Same goes out to you!