Senza Nome is a particularly refined Sicilian restaurant, not far from the Botanical Gardens. This is so. De Ultieme Hallucinatie is an Art Nouveau restaurant with a pleasant cocktail lounge. For something really different, try the tearoom on the roof of the Musical Instruments Museum, housed in Old England, an Art Deco department store that narrowly escaped the wrecker's ball. The tearoom has a panoramic view of Brussels, and the museum is one of the best of its kind in the world.
Beer is Belgium's specialty, and the city is full of cozy estaminets in which to enjoy it.
A La Morte Subite is as typical as they come, but it is so popular that the service tends to be rushed. You could make friends with the king, whose vast estate in the north of the city is almost as big as central Brussels, or you could do like most residents and stroll, jog, cycle or row in the Foret de Soignes. Take a tram to the village of Tervuren and walk around the park surrounding the Africa museum. There is no compelling reason to visit the museum, which is neglected and gloomy. The country also has one of the world's most dense railroad networks, putting most other cities and towns within easy reach.