FOOD: CAFES, RESTAURANTS & BRASSERIES

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The walls of this Marolles restaurant are lined with Belgium memorabilia such as beer signs, lunch boxes, and asparagus dishes. Food is prepared with beer and can be paired with a selection from a wide assortment of Belgium ales, stouts, IPAs and lambics. 9 rue des Renards, 1000 Brussels - www.restobieres.eu

Saint-Catherines, the old port of Brussels, has many restaurants specializing in seafood, but the best of all is one that serves traditional Belgium food. Naturally there is an excellent beer list as a companion to the wine list.  Rue du Vieux Marche aux grains (Place Sainte-Catjerome), 3, 1000 Brussels - www.la-villette.be

This is a typical Brussels brasserie, but that is in label only. In actuality, this restaurant is an Art Nouveau jewel in the Saint Gilles district. The food includes dishes cooked with beer, illuminated by light passing through stained glass windows. Jean Volderslaan 48, 1060 Sint-Gilles. www.laporteuse.eu

To the west of Grand Place is a restaurant that gives you the feel of being inside a country tavern far from the city in another time. Rustic tables are the perfect place to rest a glass of wine or Gueuze beer while you wait for such food as rabbit in lambic or traditional stoemp and sausage. Bloemenhofplein 1, 1000 Brussels - www.spinnekopke,be 

The name refers to a drinking game played by young patrons more than 100 years ago. The enthusiasm for the food and beer remain the same in today's Art Nouveau decor found in this restaurant near Grand Place. Rue Montagne-aux-Herbes Potageres 7, 1000 Brussels - www.alamortsubite.com

Just outside Cinquantenaire  Park, a sign in Art Nouveau lettering welcomes you to the restaurant La Terrasse.  An outdoor garden is the perfect place to enjoy a cool drink and Belgian food as others have for almost 120 years. Inside chandeliers continue the Art Nouveau theme. Avenue des Celtes 1, 1040 Brussels www.brasserielaterrase.be