What a great place to enjoy St Gilles and Brussels from! Mylana's flat is really spacious, homely and light, perfect for two people, and extremely well-placed for using the Metro especially, although there are plenty of trams and buses nearby too. We found that the Horta Metro station was ideal for arriving from Gare du Midi, just a few stops away, and being able to pay for tickets using the contactless card system was really easy. When you get to the Horta Metro station, all you have to do is go up the hill along Chaussée de Waterloo, or go through the little park at the rear of one station exit, then turn left towards the impressive and unmissable town hall, turn right along the road in front of the town hall and the second road to the left is Rue Loncin. On the corner is a great Syrian eatery called My Tannour and opposite that a little late-night corner shop with fruit and veg outside. There's a Carrefour Express just down the Chaussée d'Alsemberg (turn left at the bottom of Rue Loncin, cross over the road there and it's the next turn to the right, a little way down on the left open on Sundays, too). On Mondays there's a fantastic food market right in front of the town hall with many stalls selling excellent produce and plenty that have bars and eateries too. When we arrived rather late on a Friday, we found that most of the bars and brasseries had stopped serving food by 10.30pm or so, but we were directed to a very simple Italian place called something like Da Momo, past the town hall on your right and keep going to Chaussée de Waterloo. They serve excellent Sicilian-style pizzas even after 11pm, and the best artichoke salad, as well as arancini with different fillings, very reasonably priced - and if you take away, you can eat outside.
Then it was lovely to return to Mylana's welcoming flat - two flights up, so not for the infirm! - with big curtained windows, a tiny balcony, a large comfortable bed and so peaceful even so close to hustle and bustle.