Review of Brussels
Brussels
Take flights to Brussels for historic guildhouses, dining in Art Deco surroundings and melt-in-the-mouth chocolate.
Things to do
Once home to Brussels' butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, the step-gabled guildhouses framing the Grand Place hark back to medieval Brussels. Stroll the lantern-lit cobbled square after dark to see the lacy gothic Town Hall glow gold.
Shopping
Flights to Brussels give you an excuse to indulge in chocolate. Spice-infused pralines, champagne truffles and candied fruit peel make choosing tricky at Wittamer on Place du Grand Sablon. A gift-wrapped box of Belgium's finest is a must on any Brussels city break.
Restaurants
Wood-panelled Art Deco brasseries fill the narrow lanes fanning out from Brussels' Grand Place. Take a seat under gilded mirrors to feast on creamy waterzooi stew or garlicky mussels and skinny frites, washed down with tart lambic beer.
Nightlife
Fashionable Bruxellois hang out in cosy late-night cafés on rue Antoine-Dansaert. Ring the bell to be buzzed into Art Deco-style jazz haunt L'Archiduc, where Miles Davis once jammed, for perfectly mixed martinis and soulful sounds.
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to Brussels. Time your Brussels holiday to catch medieval jousting on the Grand Place at July's Ommegang Pageant, or quaff Trappist brews at Brussels Beer Weekend in September.
