Four of us will be visiting Brussels in early October. We will arrive at Gare du Midi on the Eurostar. I wondered what the best transport option to the hotel was? Is it close to Midi? Would a train to another station be a better bet? My initial instict is to get out of the station and get a taxi. If this is a bad guess feel free to tell me :)
I am also interested in any advice on bars, cafes and restaurants in the area or in the centre of Brussels. looking for fairly casual places rather than Haute Quisine.I have already picked out some areas to avoid as a result of browsing this forum. From what I have read Morte Subite and Delirium seem like interesting destinations. We are there from Friday to Monday so if there are restrictions on particular days that would be good to know in advance.
Usually find trip advisor contributors help to plan visits so that I get the best from them and am sure Brussels will be no exception, Thanks.
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Taxi is certainly the most convenient option. There is a possibility of taking a train to the Gare du Luxembourg (train goes Midi - Central - Nord - Schuman - Luxembourg), which is about 5 minutes%26#39; walk from the hotel, or you could take the 27 bus from Gare du Midi (its starting point is in %26quot;rue couverte%26quot;, signposted from inside the station) and get off at the Meeus stop (the one after Trône) then walk 1 minute. Cost €2 per person bought on the bus, €1.50 if you buy your ticket from the machine on the furthest platform (looking at it from the 27 bus stop at Midi) of the tram %26quot;station%26quot;. You could also take the metro (line 2, direction Simonis) to Trône if you don%26#39;t mind walking 10 minutes from there (towards the jukebox-like building of the European Parliament).
You will find plenty of places to eat and drink around the nearby Place du Luxembourg (The London is an unpretentious brasserie), or walk 10 minutes to Porte de Namur for others. In the centre of town, not far from the Mort Subite, at that end (furthest from Grand%26#39; Place) of the Galeries St. Hubert, you have Arcadi, which is a very informal place serving quiches and all sorts of other things. Most Belgian cuisine is %26quot;bourgeois%26quot; (brasserie-type) rather than %26quot;haute cuisine%26quot; anyway. There%26#39;s a Hector Chicken in Pl. de Brouckère a couple of doors down from the Métropole, if you want really casual.
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Thanks I really appreciate your help, these little snippets which can save you from making embarrasing mistakes or from wandering aimlesly for to long are invaluable.(Not that I am against wandering aimlessly from time to time:)Brasserie eating sounds exactly what we are looking for.
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