Eat · Grand-Place and the arcades
Le CirioCafé Le Cirio
A historic café near the Bourse known for its half-en-half drink: a heat-break rest stop with tall ceilings and marble tables.
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Map & directions
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Rules in force · 6Metro, tram and bus tickets must be validated on every ride
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- Brussels ↗Most large museums in Brussels are closed on Mondays; plan the fine arts and the Cinquantenaire for other days.
- Brussels ↗Metro, tram and bus tickets must be validated on every ride; inspectors fine on the spot.
Key facts
- Price
- unknown
- Hours
- unknown
- Walk in
- 14:00–17:00
- easiest window
- Seating
- chairs
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Grand-Place and the arcades
Walk-in windows
14:00–17:00: highevening: risky
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Facts
- Reservations
- false — Walk-in.
- Capabilities
- food · seated_rest
- Diet
- vegetarian: yes · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Rue de la Bourse, next to the Bourse · ~5 min walk
Cons
- Slow service at busy hours.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- Sleep areaGrand-Place and centre150 m · 2 min walk
- ClusterGrand-Place and the arcadesnearest point: Grand-Place south side (seated rest)190 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterMont des Arts and Sablon290 m · 5 min walk
- ClusterSaint-Gilles and Horta Museumnearest point: Parvis metro area (WC)2.2 km · 36 min walk
- Sleep areaSaint-Gilles2.2 km · 36 min walk
- ClusterEU quarter and Cinquantenairenearest point: Cinquantenaire park benches south side2.3 km · 38 min walk
Used as a seated rest node in Brussels in 4 days.
Sources
- Wikivoyage — Brussels (Drink) (secondary)