Brussels, the capital city of Belgium, is also home to the headquarters of NATO and the EU. Visit the medieval Grand Place, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See the Mini-Europe Park with its miniature replicas of famous European buildings. The Royal Museum of Fine Art should please art lovers, and music lovers will enjoy its opera houses. Begin your day at one of Brussels' breakfast restaurants.
Le Pain Quotidien is a chain of Belgian cafes that's more like a bakery than a cafe as just about everything served at Le Pain Quotidien is homemade. From the breads, croissants, pastries and cakes to their preserves, jams and breakfast spreads. The cafe is known for its large dining tables, where you end up sharing breakfast with a group of strangers---a great way to meet people. Try the traditional breakfast, which is bread (as much as you can eat), a boiled egg, coffee and fruit juice. Once you've been served, help yourself to the honey, jams, preserves, marmalades and chocolate spreads you'll find on the table. Or, if you want something lighter, try the muesli, yogurts, fresh fruit or a croissant. There are nine branches of Le Pain Quotidien in Brussels, all of which open before 8 a.m.
Le Pain Quotidien
Rue A. Dansaert 16 A
Brussels, 1000
Belgium
011 +32 (0) 2 502 23 61
lepainquotidien.com
The B'Artist Cafe is situated in the Le Chatelain Hotel and is only open for breakfast every day as it closes for private functions at 10:30 a.m. The restaurant offers a choice of an extensive breakfast buffet, a Belgian breakfast (similar to continental breakfasts with bread, jams, cheese, ham, bacon etc), or an a la carte breakfast. The atmosphere is light and bright and the decor is contemporary and casual. The Le Chatelain Hotel is located in the trendy Chatelain neighborhood and close to public transportation.
B'Artist Cafe
Le Châtelain All Suite Hotel
Rue du Châtelain 17
Brussels, 1000
Belgium
011 +32 (0) 2 646 00 55
le-chatelain.com/bartist.asp
The trendy Cafe Belga opens at 8 a.m. every morning and is a very popular breakfast cafe with the locals. Known for its large outdoor terrace and enormous interior, Cafe Belga has an extensive menu, serving croissants, omelets, the famous Belgian waffles, coffee cake, broodjes (Belgian sandwiches) and more. Cafe Belga also has free Wi-Fi Internet if you want to check email while you're eating breakfast.
Cafe Belga
Flagey Plein 18
Brussels 1050
Belgium
011 +32 (0) 2 640 35 08
cafebelga.be
