Since eating is almost a national pastime in Belgium you can be sure to be greeted with quality cuisine and impressive service wherever you go. Fixed price menus for tourist are widely available, and deals are usually posted outside eateries so you can decide what suits your budget. Some favorite dishes include waterzooi ( fish or chicken hotpot), the omnipresent frites - or mussels served with French fries and unique lapin a la biere – rabbit in beer! Add to this Belgian chocolate and its innumerable local beers, and you’ve got a dining experience to relish.
When you’re done with tasting these delicacies, treat yourself to Belgium’s artistic menu. In Brussels, the show never ends – the city has a wide range of opera houses, concert halls, movie theatres and much more. The Palais des Beaux Arts is a venue for major symphony orchestra performances, while for some foot tapping rock and pop entertainment, spend an evening at the Ancienne Belgique. Nightlife is action packed. Brussel’s has numerous bars and nightclubs such as Fuse with its peppy gay and lesbian scene or decidedly Irish bars where you can down a beer or two.
The best way to find out what is going on in Brussels or in the rest of the country is to buy a copy of the Magazine Bulletin which lists current events.