A wine bar and restaurant housed in the former studio of the sculptor Auguste Rodin. Built around a courtyard, with dark colours, exposed brick and tall candles, it's popular with all ages. Open 9am-3am daily. Long, narrow, modern bar in Ixelles with art on the walls and two pinball machines at the entrance. Fairly crowded in the evenings, but more relaxed during the daytime, and there are various French and Flemish newspapers on wooden sticks on the tables.
Customers are young and casual.
Open 4pm-dawn daily. Elegant and chic bar, decorated in 1930s liner style. Mellow without being sedate, it occasionally has a piano player or live jazz. Close to the centre, it's a good place to start or, even better, finish the evening. Bookshop in St Gilles that turns into a bar and restaurant in the evening.