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Local press Bruxelles Secrète

Ghosts, soldiers from 1815, and a missing message—just a stone’s throw from Brussels, a farm from the Battle of Waterloo becomes the setting for a major mystery during the All Saints’ Day vacation

We all know the name Waterloo, but few imagine visiting it amidst ghosts. From October 17 to November 1, 2026, during the All Saints’ Day school break, the Hougoumont Farm—one of the most significant sites of the battle—takes on a…at Bruxelles Secrète

Léna Gorin

Local press Bruxelles Secrète

In 1847, King Leopold I inaugurated the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert; today, this sumptuous covered passage remains one of the oldest shopping arcades in Europe and one of the most visited sites

Inaugurated in 1847 by King Leopold I, this majestic passage transformed the heart of Brussels by establishing itself as Europe’s very first monumental gallery of the 19th century. Nicknamed the “Brussels Umbrella ” because of its…at Bruxelles Secrète

Jules Mairet

Thursday, October 15

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Brussels’s Best 100

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  1. 1 Bab’s wine to shareSchaerbeek · Wine Bar Drink score, 79
  2. 1 Brasserie de la MuleSchaerbeek · Beer Bar Drink score, 79
  3. 1 Brasserie La SenneBrussels · Gastropub Drink score, 79
  4. 1 Brussels Beer ProjectBrussels · Beer Bar Drink score, 79
  5. 1 CalmosSaint-Gilles · Natural Wine Bar Drink score, 79
  6. 1 CantillonAnderlecht · Beer Bar Drink score, 79
  7. 1 CoHopEtterbeek · Beer Bar Drink score, 79
  8. 1 DekkeraForest · Beer Bar Drink score, 79
  9. 1 L'ErmitageAnderlecht · Beer Bar Drink score, 79
  10. 1 La FlaqueBrussels · Wine Bar Drink score, 79

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In this report

  • One score, 0 to 100, and its rank among every scored place
  • The good stuff within a walk, and within a drive
  • The weather and the air, right at that spot
  • How life goes in the country, and where it ranks

We score the map point and keep no record of who asked. The report names the neighborhood, never the street.

Eat Score

The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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    Drink Score

    The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Stay Score

      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. The places are 60% of it: the best of what's within reach, weighed by distance. The setting is the other 40%: how life goes in that country (how people rate their own lives, how long and how well they live, how safe they are) and what it's like right there (the air, and the weather). If the score looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.