Belgium is the country with the best beer in the world (we try to be objective). Therefore, your stay in Brussels cannot be complete without a visit to one of the many typical and beautiful cafes and pubs that you will find here. Try the local beers of Brussels Gueuze or fruit beer (cherry beer, raspberry beer, peach beer ) or a wonderful Trappist beer, made in one of the Abbeys of Belgium. Be Careful when drinking a Trappist beer. These beers tend to be very strong (between 8 and 11.5 percent of alcohol !!).

For more information about Belgian beers we suggest you read :"The great beers of Belgium, a complete guide and celebration of a unique culture", by Michael Jackson (No, not the MJ !). Here follows a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the most renowned beer pubs and cafes in Brussels.

Selection of beers against illuminated Grand'Place.TYPICAL CAFES AND PUBS

La Mort Subite (The Sudden Death): perhaps the best fruit beer cafe in town
(Warmoesberg/Montagne Aux Herbes Potagères)
La Becasse
Taborastraat / Rue Tabora ,11 -  1000 Brussels
L'Imaige de Notre Dame
Grasmarkt / Rue Marché aux Herbes, 6 - 1000 Brussels
Au Bon Vieux Temps
Grasmarkt / Rue Marché aux Herbes, 12 - 1000 Brussels
La Fleur à papier doré
This café was in the 1920's the meeting place for the Belgian Surrealists
Cellebroersstraat / Rue des Alexiens, 53 - 1000 Brussels
Het Spinnekopke
Bloemenhofplein /  Place du Jardin aux fleurs, 1 - 1000 Brussels
Le Cerceuil .(The Coffin) Haringstraat / Rue des Harengs, 10 - 1000 Brussels. This café is quite special. It is decorated like a morgue, complete with coffins, skulls, black velvet, etc...
La Porte noire
Cellebroersstraat / Rue des Alexiens, 65 - 1000 Brussels. Situated in an 18th century cellar. Good choice of beers. Ideal for groups.

OTHER CAFES IN THE 'GRAND' STYLE

Belgian White beer : HoegaardenIn this list you will find cafés that are not typical beer pubs. They can be rather considered as cafés in the grand parisian or viennese style (coffee, cake, wine). They are sometimes situated in Hotels. Most of them are already worth the visit for the beautiful setting.

The Cafe of Hotel Metropole (Brouckereplein, Place de Brouckère, 1000 Brussels). This café is in Belle Epoque style.
Le Cirio (Beursstraat, Rue de la Bourse, 1000 Brussels , next to the Stock Exchange.
The Falstaff (café and restaurant). Henri Mausstraat, Rue Henri Maus, 1000 Brussels. Beautiful café in Art Déco style.
La Challoupe d'Or (Grote markt, Grand'Place, 1000 Brussels) Situated in one of the guild houses at the Market Place.

OTHER BEER RELATED VISITS

The Brewery Museum (Grote Markt 10, Grand'Place, 1000 Brussels) Open every day from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission: 100 Bfr per person.

The Gueuze Museum (Gheudestraat 56, Rue Gheude, 1070 Brussels (Anderlecht)).This museum is situated in the sill operational Cantillon brewery and is famous for its authentic Lambic beers. Before entering this brewery and museum, forget all you know about the taste of beer, and then try a Cantillon Gueuze or Kriek (cherry beer). You're in for a surprise !!