Weekend in Brussels/Bruges/Ghent

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I’m going to Belgium for a weekend in October and looking for recommendations for Brussels/Bruges/Ghent e.g. where to eat/drink/shop/go. Any tips for accommodation would also be amazing!

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Hi Annabel, I did a bit of a road trip last year between Lille, Bruges and Ghent.

I’ve wrote up my Bruges recommendations, hopefully you will find this useful: https://www.thehungrysoles.com/blog/bruges-in-a-day

My recommendations for Ghent would be:
Brunch:
Oyo

Gust

Coffee:

Geniet Van het moment

Cafe bison (great for people watching)

Wine bar:

Ona

Dinner:

Meme Gusta (reservation recommended)

Fries:

De Frietketel

Walk around:

Krook (library)

Geavensteen

Graslei

Very easy to walk around these cities. Hope this helps and have a great trip!

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Thank you so much Alice!

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I’m not sure if you’re open to visiting other areas in Belgium but Antwerp is 100% worth going to if you have time! I may be biased as my family are from there but the shopping and restaurants in Antwerp are so underrated – the fashion and culture has a very similar feel to Copenhagen.

Just to name a few places…

Cool Brands & Stores:
Sea Me Happy
Princess
Lewis & Melly
The Room
Baby Beluga
Sissy-Boy

Cafes & Restaurants:
Tinsel
Cafe Canele
Polly
Bakkerij Funk
Jimmyz
Aldo
Blue
Frites Atelier

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Hereunder my recommendations as a Gent local:

Gent:
Croissants at The bakery
Sandwiches/broodjes at Verloren kost
Lunch at Kruidtuin
Dinner at Elders

Brussels:
Oysters at Noordzee
Pizza at Nona
Dinner at Oldboy

Brugge:
Do a boat trip
Groeninge museum
All food serving places are tourist traps

Enjoy and thank me later

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Thank you so much! I only really have time to go to three places and have to stay in Brussels for one of them, which 2 should I do out of Brugge, Antwerp and Ghent?

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I would stay at the PAND hotel to stay in as they have the most amazing breakfast.They will litteraly treat you like royalty! It is very central and has a lovely atmosphere for a boutique hotel experience.

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Thank you so much for all of the tips ladies, had a great time! For others also going some recommendations below:
Brussels:

  • Didn’t love it here at all for the general vibe but had a very cute hotel called Maison Ayra - would recommend

  • Nona is a great restaurant for Italian

  • Frank Cafe, PLUS+, The Wild Lab v good for brunch / coffee

  • DRACHE coffee - unreal

Ghent - a lot more lively and picturesque, fun to explore on bikes. Great neighbourhood restaurants

  • Dinner: Astro Boy, Elders, Raaf, Komparto, Lepelblad, TouGou

  • Drinks: Why Not (incredible), Eden Rot

  • Brunch: Modest

Fritz Philipe a very unassuming shack but does the best fries.

Brugge - the cutest of them all but you don’t need more than a day

  • Dinner: Quatre Vins, ONSLOW

  • Drinks: Bar’n

  • Brunch: Boho Brunch (so good), That’s Toast, Dees coffee, Carpe Diem (traditional bakery)

Stayed in Absolute Brugge which was a lovely B&B

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