Gay Bars in Brussels

• B-Koz
• Daily 18:00 – open end
• 28 Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]

• Le Baroque
• Wed-Sun from 17:00
• 44 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• www.baroquecafe.be
• As an alternative to the fashionable twink bars, Le Baroque soon became very popular, especially among gay guys in their 30s and 40s. Le Baroque is also a busy den for Bears and their admirers.

• Le Belgica
• Thu-Sun 22:00 – 03:00
• 32 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• www.lebelgica.be
• Weekend bar with Live-DJs.
  ›A classic, and definitely a pre-club must, le Belgica has always managed to keep up with the trends and the right music.‹ (Time Out, 2001)
  ›Started in the mid-Eighties as a kitsch alternative to the upmarked style beloved of that period, its down-and-out décor has made it an institution.‹ (The Bulletin, 1994)

• Le BoysBoudoir

• Bar: daily 18:00 – 04:00. Restaurant: Thu-Sat 19:00 – 23:00
• 25 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• +32 (0)2 5020918; www.leboysboudoir.be
• Mixed age bar. At first floor with Piano bar and restaurant (menu about 20–30 €).

• Le Cage
• Tue-Sun from 16:00
• 49 Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• Small, simple bar.

• Le Cancan

• Tue-Sun 16:00 till late
• 55 Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat)
  [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• Has been serving the gay scene for more than 30 years. Friday and Sunday evening Karaoke.

• Chez Maman
• Thu-Sat 24:00 till morning
• 7 Rue des Grands Carmes (Lievevrouwbroersstraat) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs), Anneessens]
• www.chezmaman.be
• Music bar and Drag shows.
  Entrance: free

• Dolores
• 40 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• Small bar, cosy atmosphere, mostly mature guys.

• l’Homo Erectus

• Daily from 15:00
• 57 Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• +32 (0)2 5147493; www.lhomoerectus.com

• l’Homo Erectus – Classicus
• Daily 15:00 – 03:00
• 5 Rue Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• www.lhomoerectus.com
• Bar, but also offers tea, coffee, wine, cakes and snacks etc.

• Taverne La Réserve
• Daily from 15:00
• 2A Rue Petite au Beurre (Korte Boterstraat) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• +32 (0)2 5116606
• Small bar close to the Grand Place (Grote Markt) and the oldest gay bar in Brussels.

• Windsurf
• 14 Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat) [Metro: Bourse (Beurs)]
• +32 (0)2 5135530
• Mixed ages.