Must-see nightlife in The Ardennes

  • Le Bar À Cacao

    Liège

    Elegantly contemporary with tones of black and muted gold, this superb find serves excellent coffee (from €2.50) with which you get two exquisite Benoit…

  • Le Pot au Lait

    Liège

    Liège’s wackiest pub-café lurks down a private cul-de-sac decorated with psychedelic murals and lamps resembling radioactive triffids. Watch UFOs landing…

  • Aux Olivettes

    Liège

    In the days of Jacques Brel cafés chantants were common – simple pubs where crooner, pianist and accordionist sang for their beer. Today Aux Olivettes is…

  • Accattone

    Liège

    Outremeuse is the antithesis of all things hipster, right? Not if Accattone can help it, with great coffee (from €1.80), breakfasts and wine-and-pasta…

  • Brasserie Lamborelle

    The Ardennes

    This small, cosy pub features elements of exposed brick and stonework amid cowhide wallpaper squares and enamel signboards. It serves a remarkable range…

  • À l'Ange Gardien

    The Ardennes

    Around 150m south of the Abbaye Notre Dame d'Orval gates is the monastery's own stylish if architecturally forgettable tavern. As well as ‘normal’ and…

  • GenGoulf

    The Ardennes

    If you're determined to see inside a brewery while visiting Orval, head 1.5km southwest to the former railway station in Villers-devant-Orval where,…

  • Le Quai Son

    The Ardennes

    Look for the ghost mural when finding this central yet hidden delight just off Pl du Bronze. It serves Lupulus beer on draught and good coffee. In summer,…

  • Beer Lovers

    Liège

    Brewery signs, high ceilings and the odd exposed beam contrast with a contemporary serving station, but the big draw here is the remarkable range of…

  • Fragrances

    Liège

    The name of this gorgeous-smelling little shop-cafe is very apt, with its teapots, marmalades, strainers, tea cosies and around 350 types of tea. Little…

  • La Cour St-Jean

    Liège

    In the heart of the youth-jammed nightlife zone, this popular little pub has genuinely ancient rough-stone walls painted lugubrious red and black, all a…

  • La Petite Fontaine

    The Ardennes

    The best value of Achouffe's three beer-tasting options (galopin 120mL taster glasses €1.70 to €1.90), historic La Petite Fontaine has a large roadside…

  • Peak Beer

    The Ardennes

    Founded in 2018, this flashy, glass-walled brewery-restaurant has a sizeable cafe-restaurant whose open terrace offers sweeping forest-framed views. Their…

  • Le Petit Pressoir

    Liège

    Freshly made smoothies and fresh juices (from €3.50) are the central offerings of this adorable little cafe, which turns vegan eatery during meal times…

  • Taverne La Forum

    The Ardennes

    For an evening beer, try this cosy, stone-roofed cellar pub, which has several fine brews on tap and many lambics by the bottle. No food is served. It…

  • Café Le Petit Bougnat

    Liège

    A wonderfully genuine local rustic café with rough floors, candles in bottles and the perfect terrace on Outremeuse’s sweetest square. Expect mayhem all…

  • Bar Les Racines

    The Ardennes

    A little grungier but with more character than most of Durbuy's cafés, this night-time blues bar opens weekends only outside the main holiday season, as…

  • Georges Café

    The Ardennes

    With 13 brews on tap, a quirky interior with seats that look like old tram benches, a large terrace and cosy rear garden-yard, Georges is the most…

  • Warzone

    Liège

    Take surreal decor with a ghoulish dark humour, add arcade games, thrash metal music and staff with more piercings and ink than plain skin et voilà – c…

  • Barricade/Entre-Temps

    Liège

    Want deep discussions (in French) about the state of the world? Then venture into this intimate little cafe with two convivial little balconies, located…

  • Brasserie {c}

    Liège

    A tasting room for Liège's exciting new brewery whose products are already causing a stir, notably the refreshing Curtius wheat beer and the excellent IPA…

  • Le Coffee Ride

    The Ardennes

    Cool decor, great coffee (from €2) and insider suggestions for cycling fanatics; located just above Coo train station.

  • La Boule Rouge

    The Ardennes

    A low-key café with a people-watching terrace, a wide range of fair-priced beers (most €3.90) and plenty of decent pub food at reasonable prices (mains €9…

  • Au Tableau Qui Dit des Bêtises

    Liège

    The tree-shaded terrace by Liège's cathedral is a good place to sip a glass of wine with local arty types. The bistro section next door with an all-black…

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