InAugustthecolourfulbiennialflower
carpettakesovertheGrandPlace
IXELLES
Lively Ixelles has abit of
everything: beautiful parks,
great restaurants, streetmarkets
and terrific shopping
SLEEP
Chambres enVille
(Rue
deLondres 19, (0)25129290,
chambresenville.be, doubles from€110)
isanelegantB&Bwith three light,
spacious roomsandapared-down feel,
all palewoodandantiques.The lively
PlacedeLondresoutside isperfect for
aneveningaperitif or lightmeal.
EAT
High-end tailorPierreDegandhas
diversified into restaurants:
Emily
(Rue
de l’Abbaye4) ishisnewventure,
agourmet Italian restaurant inan
elegant, opulentlydecorated townhouse
withaseasonalmenuof refined regional
specialitiesandagreatwine list.
CULTURE
Theambitious
Ixelles
Museum
(RueJeanVanVolsem71) in
abeautifully restored former abattoir
hasan impressivepermanent collection
of 19th- andearly20th-centurypainting
andcreative temporaryexhibitions.
InAugust youcanseeamajor display
ofBelgianmultimediaartistStephan
Balleux’swork.
SHOP
Stationery fetishist’sparadise
Le
Typographe
(RueAméricaine67) sells
beautiful paper andcards fromacross
theworld inanairyworkshop,which
alsooffersbespokeprintingservices.
LATER
Newcomer
DeHaus
(Chaussée
d’Ixelles 183) isacheerybarwitha
vintage feel andagreat list of cocktails.
DANSAERT
There are always things happening
– andnewboutiques to explore–
in theDansaert quarter, the
fashionheart of the city
SLEEP
The
MeiningerHotel
(Quai du
Hainaut 33, (0)2588 1474,meininger-
hotels.com, doubles from€70),
ina former breweryby theBrussels
canal, isabudget option that doesn’t
compromiseonstyle.Thebuzzy, game-
filledground floor hasan industrial feel
withexposedbrickworkandworkby
20youngstreet artists.
EAT
ErwanKenzoNakata, thechef at
Gramm
(RuedeFlandre86), ishalf-
Japaneseandhalf-Bretonandhis
beautifullypresented, piquant food
brilliantlyblends the twocultures.
10,449,361 +32 22°C
Euro (EUR)
Brussels
belgium
BrusselsAirport
is 11kmnorth
eastof thecity
inZaventem.
BUS
Thebusstation
isone level below
thearrivalshall.
Busservices 12
(weekdays) and
21 (eveningsand
weekends) to thecity
centredepart every
30minutes; one-way
ticketscost€4.
TRAIN
Trains from
BrusselsAirport
depart fromLevel -1
every 15minutesat
peak times for the
threemaincitycentre
stations.The journey
takesaround25
minutesandpublic
transportdaypasses
cost€7.
TAXI
The journey to
thecitycentrecosts
€45and takesaround
25minutes.
TOURIST INFO
Themainoffice
isatRueRoyale2,
(0)25138940,
visitbrussels.be
/
info
Retrostyleandcocktails
are theorder of
thedayatDeHaus
