Lord Byron

Lord Byron (Art Café) is the perfect venue for meeting your friends in the centre of Brussels. 

Its name is apparently due to the fact that the owner resembles the famous Romantic poet.

The place is not vast, but cozy and charming. The light is dim and the music discreet, so you can actually hear what the others are saying. 

The owner is there almost all the time, with his grey hair and melancholy eyes. He genuinely seems to come from a remote place and time. 

Address:

8 Rue des Chartreux

1000 Brussels

Kafka oder Die Schuld ist immer zweifellos

"Guilt is always beyond doubt". Music sounds from an 80's cassette player. At a table, some young people are playing cards in the semi-darkness.

On the wall behind them, the first page of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" and a portrait of the famous writer from Prague are displayed. 

Drinks are cheap, nobody is trying to prove anything, nobody judges anybody. Mainly students. Probably aspiring artists among them. 

Ah yes, and they sometimes organise great concerts. I just realised I haven't set foot in there for a while:-)

Address:

21 rue des poissonniers
1000 Brussels

RECYCLART

The best party venue in town, in my humble opinion. 

It used to be a railway station (Bruxelles-Chapelle) and some visionary minds transformed it into an alternative arts centre for the promotion of non-mainstream artists and musicians. More about their mission here.  

They even have a low-priced canteen with original menus every week. And they organise concerts, photo exhibitions, workshops and lectures on architecture and graphic design. 

If you have five minutes to spare, please check out Anno Stamm, who rocked at this year's Holidays festival. 

The exact address is:
25, Rue des Ursulines
1000 Brussels