Dating back to 1900, this was one of the first grand boulevards
in modern Brussels. Today its fashionable boutiques and trendy
bars provide a snapshot of the 21st-century city
Rue Antoine Dansaert
Martine Halet opened
KAT ENMUIS
,
her kids’
clothing store, back
in 1986. “I’ve seen the
street metamorphose
from being lined with
abandoned shops, then
artisan ateliers to now,
when it is the fashion
street of Brussels,” she
says. She is renowned
for her expert choice
of chic children’s
outfits by Belgian
designers.
Tel: +32 (0)2 514 3234.
Now a global chain of
organic bakery cafés,
LE
PAIN QUOTIDIEN
started here 23 years
ago. Locals and tourists
still gather to lunch on
delicious sandwiches,
like
boeuf basilic
–
beef
carpaccio with
Parmesan and basil
–
for €7.80, while a
queue often forms
for the
sourdough
bread.
lepainquotidien.com
The street kicks off in style
at
L’ARCHIDUC
,
quite
simply the best cocktail bar
in Brussels. An art deco
gem that opened in 1937,
it serves the perfect mix of
martinis, great music till the
early hours and live jazz
at the weekends.
Don’t miss the
free Jazz after
Shopping
concert
every Saturday
at 5pm.
archiduc.net
WHERE TO GO FOR
A FAB NIGHT OUT
DRESS YOUR MINI
FASHIONISTA HERE
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Martine Halet with
an armful of the only
toy she sells at her
children’s clothes
store, Kat en Muis
Jean-Louis Hennart gives
the cocktails a shake at his
jazz bar, L’Archiduc
C I T Y S C A P E
B R U S S E L S
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY
JOHN BRUNTON
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