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Tucked away near the fabulous Saint-Gilles Hotel de Ville, this dark wooden bar pulls in beautiful twenty- and thirtysomethings. The concept is simple: good wines (from €3 to €15 a glass) served with mushroomy tapas. With just a dozen or so tables, booking is essential.
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For punchy live music try a visit to this steamy bar which boasts excellent blues/ rock music each Sunday night. Mainly catering for students and the younger end of the market, it’s ideal for meeting people in the early hours of the morning.
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Seriously famous and seriously gay. Well, mostly. Watch transvestite “Maman” strutting her stuff behind the bar of this tiny venue, which can get outrageously busy, hot and sweaty. Maman’s revels in Seventies drag atmosphere at the weekends, but is very different during the week when it is (allegedly) possible to have a quiet drink. One of many gay bars in Brussels.
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With 1,000 beers on offer, this tiny spit-and-sawdust bar is for those who want to drink their beer, not pose with it. There are plenty of comic books scattered around, too, if you’re enjoying a beer alone.
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Starting life as an American bar, Conway’s is a lot more cosmopolitan than that these days. It’s a popular haunt for the younger end of the market (but that doesn’t discount the slightly more mature) who flock to this two-floor hostelry on the chic Toison d’Or run. Not that the place is particularly chic, it’s more tinsel, spinning disco-balls, film-star photographs and cheesy Bee Gees tunes. The outdoor terrace is fun in the good weather, though: perfect for watching the rich and not-so-rich trip down the street, and the American-style diner at the back serves tasty food. The beer list is not particularly imaginative and it’s a little pricey.
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