Brussels/Matonge
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Get in
By metro
is located at the north edge of the district.By bus
The Matonge stop is a little bit south east of the metro station.See
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Chéri Samba Porte de Namur, porte de l'amour
address: Chaussée d'IxellesMural representing the African community
Do
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address: Gewijde Boomstraat 72Run by the cooperative nouveau cinema. Screens interesting films in their original version with French and Dutch subtitles.
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phone: +32 2 502 37 00address: Waversesteenweg 18Another arthouse cinema. It's near the Porte de Namur (Naamsepoort) and acts as the metaphysical gateway to a lively African neighbourhood known locally as Matongé.
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phone: +32 2 289 71 35address: Guldenvlieslaan 8Smaller UGC cinema playing the big blockbuster movies.
Eat
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Les Brassins
phone: +32 2 512-6999address: Rue Keyenveld-Keienveldstraat 36, Ixelles-ElseneIts crowd is mostly made out of young couples or students. Rich choice of beer, with more than 50 varieties on the menu, and good quality of food. In summer they have a few tables outside on a beautiful pedestrianized street.
In Ixelles-Elsene:
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phone: +32 2 513 48 84address: Rue Saint-Boniface—Sint-Bonifaasstraat 14Increasingly chic, but still just about affordable brasserie, serving tasty food and drink from breakfast till late.
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phone: +32 2 502 08 01address: Rue Saint-Boniface—Sint-Bonifaasstraat 8Italian restaurant. Good food, not too expensive.
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phone: +32 2 325 73 53address: Chaussée d'Ixelles—Elsensesteenweg 185American diner-style bar and restaurant close to Place Fernand Cocq-Fernand Cocqplein. Advertises itself for its burgers and cocktails.
Some non-vegetarian restaurants that are particularly vegetarian-friendly:
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phone: +32 2 503 36 48address: Place de Londres-Londenplein 6Turkish-inspired buffet restaurant. Offers meats and fish, but the cold buffet is entirely vegetarian.
Drink
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address: Avenue de la Toison d'Or - Gulden-Vlieslaan 40This prestige location, nestling in the heart of the Louise district in Brussels, offers a new style of Lounge Bar – Restaurant entirely dedicated to the well-being of its guests. The service, the musical atmosphere and the lighting, everything has been carefully thought out to offer a unique experience depending on the time of day: if the client chooses a table at midday, he will discover a totally different Crystal Lounge from the one he would find sitting at the bar in the evening, or in a salon in the middle of the afternoon.
Sleep
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phone: +32 2 514-22-00address: Avenue de la Toison d'Or-Guldenvlieslaan 40Fully refurbished in 2008 and in the Avenue Louise-Louizalaan area. Parking nearby. Eurostar station 5 minutes away.