Best Terraces in Brussels and Flanders (Belgium)

If there is something that we all like when we visit a city, it is to enjoy a good time sitting in a terrace of the most charming or most popular areas of it.

And, in general, when we talk about a terrace to have a beer, a soft drink or a coffee, we are actually thinking about squares with an atmosphere.

In the city where we live, each of us has our favorite square to go and sit on a terrace to have a drink or eat, and we want to replicate this pleasant experience on our trips.

Below I am going to point out the most popular areas What you will find (and should enjoy) on your trip to the tourist area Flanders region en Belgium.

Terraces in Brussels

Un trip to Flanders You should have the city of Brussels as your first stop, largely to enjoy the great charm of the city. Grand Place, true heart of the Belgian capital.

In addition to seeing the monumental complex of the Grand Place declared Heritage awarded by the Unesco, with its imposing Gothic town hall, you will surely not miss the opportunity to enjoy a good time on one of its terraces.

Well, indeed, we can almost say that the great place is surrounded by terraces of bars and restaurants where throughout the day and the beginning of the night you have a Great atmosphere.

Looking ahead to dinner, some of the streets surrounding the Grand Place, specifically, that of Marché aux Herbes, are also full of tourist restaurant terraces.

Terraces in Bruges

If you don't know her yet, I can tell you that Witches It is a very touristy city, so there is always a great atmosphere that is reflected in the numerous terraces that are in many of the corners.

As happens in most cities, the most popular and busiest are found in the main squares of the city, in this case, in the Burg Square, where the town hall is located, and especially in the adjacent marketplace, the heart of Bruges.

But in this flamenco city there are other corners with terraces with great charm.

Specifically, they are the terraces of the bars facing the numerous Bruges canals, and the most appreciated, without a doubt, those that give the known as Rosario dock (rozenhoedkaai), the most famous and photographed corner of the city.

Terraces in Ghent

The canals also take on the greatest role when thinking about enjoying a terrace in Ghent.

To do this you must go to the most charming and most visited corner of this historic city in Flanders, Graslei (Muelle de las Hierbas) and the opposite pier, Korenlei.

In this area with beautiful pictures of the succession of house facades with beautiful architecture facing the canal, as well as in the surrounding streets, you will find numerous and very busy bar and restaurant terraces.

As an alternative you have the terraces of the most modern pedestrian street corn market, in which is located the old post office building.

And also the streets and squares that house the successive monuments of the Church of San Nicolás, Belfort Tower: Municipal Bell Tower, and the Cathedral of San Bavón.

Terraces in Antwerp

If I recover from memory my recent trip to Antwerp, the memories are of a city with numerous squares full of busy terraces.

With this I tell you that you will have a choice.

If you decide to visit on foot, the avenue that takes you from the Central Station Towards the city center is a succession of terraces of bars and restaurants.

In the historic center, the leading role in enjoying refreshments on a terrace is the Groenplaatz and the other pedestrian streets and small squares that surround the majestic Antwerp cathedral.

Surely in these, as I said, very busy corners, you can enjoy a good time on a terrace.

Terraces in Leuven

Talk about terraces in the small university city of Leuven is to talk about the Oude Markt square and the typical Belgian beers.

This long square located behind its famous gothic town hall It is the place where students and visitors meet every day to taste one of those famous beers on a terrace.

Well, indeed, Leuven is beer capital par excellence of Belgium, and the aforementioned square is considered the longest bar counter in the world.

What better excuse than to sit in a crowded terrace of the

to enjoy one of the more than 250 different types of craft beer which are currently produced in Leuven!