Bruges: what to see and where to eat

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118,509 people live here

Nearest airport: Ostend–Bruges International Airport (OST), about 24.41 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

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Things to see

  • Madonna of Bruges

    Jean-Pol GRANDMONT / CC BY 3.0

    sculpture

    Madonna of Bruges

    sculpture by Michelangelo

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride - Gruuthuse (Nr. 3), about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Church of Our Lady

    Wolfgang Staudt / CC BY 2.0

    museum

    Church of Our Lady

    church in Bruges, Belgium

    Mo-Su 09:30-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-09-04

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Boottochten Stael, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Groeningemuseum

    Le Fou / CC BY-SA 3.0

    art museum

    Groeningemuseum

    art museum in Bruges, Belgium

    Th-Tu 09:30-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-12-30

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2024-12-30

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride - Gruuthuse (Nr. 3), about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Belfry of Bruges

    Валерий Дед / CC BY 3.0

    belfry

    Belfry of Bruges

    medieval bell tower

    Mo-Su 09:30-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-10-09

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2023-10-09

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride;De Meulemeester (Nr. 5), about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Museum van het Heilig Bloed

    Jim Linwood / CC BY 2.0

    minor basilica

    Museum van het Heilig Bloed

    church in Bruges, Belgium

    Mo-Su 10:00-17:15 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-09

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Sint-Salvatorskathedraal

    Paul Hermans / CC BY-SA 3.0

    museum

    Sint-Salvatorskathedraal

    Roman Catholic cathedral in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride - Gruuthuse (Nr. 3), about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Bruges City Hall

    Marc Ryckaert / CC BY-SA 4.0

    museum

    Bruges City Hall

    town hall of Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Ten Wijngaerde

    Jean-Pol GRANDMONT / CC BY 3.0

    abbey

    Ten Wijngaerde

    béguinage in Bruges, Belgium

    06:30-18:30 OpenStreetMap, written 2021-09-24

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Station, Brugge, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Markt

    Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands / CC BY 2.0

    market square

    Markt

    square in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Kasteel Wijnendale

    Wim Bladt / CC BY-SA 4.0

    château

    Kasteel Wijnendale

    Belgian castle

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • archaeological site

    St. Donatian's Cathedral

    demolished cathedral in Brugge

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Frietmuseum

    Zeisterre / CC BY-SA 3.0

    food museum

    Frietmuseum

    food museum in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2023-09-22

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Saint-Andrew Abbey

    User:LimoWreck / CC BY 2.5

    abbey

    Saint-Andrew Abbey

    former Benedictine abbey in Sint Andries, borough of Bruges

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Gruuthusemuseum

    Wolfgang Staudt / CC BY 2.0

    cultural heritage

    Gruuthusemuseum

    museum in Bruges, Belgium

    Tu-Su 09:30-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-05-27

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2024-05-27

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride - Gruuthuse (Nr. 3), about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Burg

    Donar Reiskoffer / CC BY 3.0

    square

    Burg

    square in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Sint-Walburgakerk

    User:LimoWreck / CC BY 2.5

    parish church

    Sint-Walburgakerk

    church in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Choco-Story Bruges

    Yelkrokoyade / CC BY-SA 3.0

    chocolate museum

    Choco-Story Bruges

    museum in Bruges, Belgium

    Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-06-24

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2024-06-24

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Aertrycke Castle

    No machine-readable author provided. Tbc assumed (based on copyright claims). / Public domain

    château

    Aertrycke Castle

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • Boudewijn Seapark

    Immanuel Giel / Public domain

    marine mammal park

    Boudewijn Seapark

    marine mammal park in Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Gentpoort

    Filibertus (http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebruker:Filibertus) / CC BY-SA 4.0

    gate

    Gentpoort

    city gate in Bruges, Belgium

    Tu-Su 09:30-12:30,13:30-17:30; Jan 01,Dec 25 off OpenStreetMap, written 2025-05-29

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Boottochten Stael, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Ezelpoort

    Marc Ryckaert / CC BY-SA 3.0

    city gate

    Ezelpoort

    city gate in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 19 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Prinsenhof Brugge

    Stefflater / CC BY-SA 3.0

    street

    Prinsenhof Brugge

    street in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride - Gruuthuse (Nr. 3), about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Blankenberge lighthouse

    Marc Ryckaert / CC BY 3.0

    lighthouse

    Blankenberge lighthouse

    lighthouse in Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Ter Doest Abbey

    Michel wal / CC BY-SA 3.0

    museum

    Ter Doest Abbey

    former abbey in Lissewege

    10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2021-07-17

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2021-07-17

    About 8 km from the city centre

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  • Jerusalem church

    Marc Ryckaert / CC BY 3.0

    church building

    Jerusalem church

    church in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Knokke Casino

    Lipstar / CC BY-SA 2.5

    concert hall

    Knokke Casino

    building in Knokke, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • Fish market

    Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY 3.0

    fish market

    Fish market

    market in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Poortersloge

    User:LimoWreck / CC BY 2.5

    museum

    Poortersloge

    building in Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • seaside resort

    Knokke-Heist

    municipality in West Flanders, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • Jan Breydel Stadium

    V&A Dudush / CC BY 3.0

    association football venue

    Jan Breydel Stadium

    football stadium in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Oudenburg

    Paul Hermans / CC BY-SA 4.0

    roman archaeological site

    Oudenburg

    city in West Flanders, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • shipwreck

    MS Herald of Free Enterprise

    passenger and car ferry that capsized at Zeebrugge in March 1987

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • Bruges-Ostend Canal

    Marc Ryckaert / CC BY-SA 3.0

    canal

    Bruges-Ostend Canal

    canal in Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lamme Goedzak, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Damme Canal

    User:LimoWreck / CC BY 2.5

    canal

    Damme Canal

    canal in Belgium and the Netherlands

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • Retranchement

    Marc Ryckaert / CC BY-SA 4.0

    fortified town

    Retranchement

    village in Sluis, Netherlands

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • fortified town

    Sluis

    town in Zeeland, Netherlands

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • Loppem Castle

    Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY 2.5

    château

    Loppem Castle

    castle in Loppem, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Tillegem Castle

    Wouter Hagens / Public domain

    château

    Tillegem Castle

    château

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Schipdonk Canal

    ASA!otk 12 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    canal

    Schipdonk Canal

    canal in Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Heist, about 19 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Kanaal Gent-Brugge

    Flamenc / CC BY 3.0

    canal

    Kanaal Gent-Brugge

    canal in Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • St Peter's Abbey, Oudenburg

    User:LimoWreck / CC BY 2.5

    abbey

    St Peter's Abbey, Oudenburg

    former abbey in Oudenburg, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • Lake of Love

    Pere prlpz / CC BY-SA 3.0

    lake

    Lake of Love

    lake in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Station, Brugge, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Concertgebouw

    Wikifalcon / CC BY-SA 3.0

    concert hall

    Concertgebouw

    concert hall in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station 't Zand, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Boudewijnkanaal

    flamenc / CC BY-SA 3.0

    canal

    Boudewijnkanaal

    canal in Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lissewege, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • Jan van Eyckplein

    User:LimoWreck / CC BY 2.5

    square

    Jan van Eyckplein

    square in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • shipwreck

    SM UC-4

    1915 Type UC I submarine

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • Rozenhoedkaai

    Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY 3.0

    street

    Rozenhoedkaai

    street in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • St. James Church

    Le Fou / CC BY-SA 3.0

    church building

    St. James Church

    historic church in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Belgium Pier

    Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY-SA 3.0

    pier

    Belgium Pier

    pier in Blankenberge, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Blankenberge, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Spiegelrei

    Richardfabi 10:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC) / Public domain

    canal

    Spiegelrei

    canal in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Gouden-Handrei

    Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY 3.0

    street

    Gouden-Handrei

    street in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Kruispoort

    Wolfgang Staudt / CC BY 2.0

    city gate

    Kruispoort

    gate in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Tillegembos

    Donarreiskoffer / CC BY 3.0

    park

    Tillegembos

    park in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • defunct sports venue

    Klokke Stadion

    multi-use stadium in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Brugge, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Saint Andrew's Basilica

    User:LimoWreck / CC BY 2.5

    abbey

    Saint Andrew's Basilica

    church building in Brugge, Belgium

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    Admission Not checked

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  • Sint-Trudoledeken

    flamenc / CC BY-SA 3.0

    river

    Sint-Trudoledeken

    river in Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • former river

    Sincfal

    former anabranch of Scheldt, Netherlands/Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 20 km from the city centre

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  • Guido Gezelleplein

    ykeiko / CC BY-SA 3.0

    square

    Guido Gezelleplein

    square in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride - Gruuthuse (Nr. 3), about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Dijver

    Marc Ryckaert / CC BY 3.0

    street

    Dijver

    street and river in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride;De Meulemeester (Nr. 5), about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Oude Beursplein

    Flamenc / CC BY-SA 3.0

    square

    Oude Beursplein

    square in Bruges, Belgium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Canal Boat ride, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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Places to eat

  • restaurant

    Bistrobar Boreas

    Food: international, regional, grill

    Tu-Sa 11:00-23:00

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Bocca

    Food: italian, pasta

    Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00; Su,PH off

    Map

  • restaurant

    Carlito's

    Food: italian

    Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:30

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    De Koetse

    Food: regional

    Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:00; Th off

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    De Stoepa

    Food: local

    Tu-Sa 12:00-14:00,18:00-24:00; Su 12:00-15:00,18:00-23:00

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  • restaurant

    De Wijngaert

    Food: grill

    Mo,We-Su 12:00-15:00,18:00-22:00

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  • restaurant

    Garlic'n'green

    Food: indian

    Tu-Sa 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:00

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Het Visioen

    Food: international

    Tu-Sa 12:00-14:30,18:30-22:00

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    In-Dish

    Food: indian

    Mo 12:00-21:30; Tu 17:00-22:00; We-Su 12:00-14:30,17:00-22:00

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  • restaurant

    Jaipur

    Food: indian

    Mo-Su 12:00-14:00,18:00-22:00; Tu off; We 18:00-22:00

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  • cafe

    Le Pain Quotidien

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Su 07:30-18:00

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  • restaurant

    Le petit patron

    Food: french

    Mo-Sa 18:30-23:00

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Nomad

    Food: international

    Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-18:00; PH off

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Oriental Wok

    Food: asian

    Tu-Th 11:30-14:30, 17:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:30, 17:30-23:00; Su 11:30-15:30, 17:30-22:00

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  • restaurant

    Pizza Hut

    Food: pizza

    11:30-22:00

    Sint-Andries

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  • restaurant

    Pizza Hut

    Food: pizza

    11:30-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:00

    Sint-Michiels

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  • restaurant

    Pizzaria Mr. Sebino

    Food: pizza, mediterranean, fast food

    Th-Tu 17:00-23:00; We off

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Réliva

    Food: regional, seafood

    Mo,Fr 18:00-21:00; Sa,Su 12:00-13:00,18:00-21:00; Tu-Th off

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Sushi Brugge

    Food: sushi

    Mo-Tu,Th 17:00-22:00; Fr-Su 16:00-22:00

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  • restaurant

    The Potato Bar

    Food: friture, burger, regional

    Mo,We-Su 12:00-22:00

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  • restaurant

    't Friethuis Andries

    Food: friture, burger, regional, breakfast

    Su 17:00-22:00; Tu 11:30-13:30,17:00-21:00; We-Th 11:30-13:30,17:00-22:00; Fr 11:30-13:30,17:00-23:00; Sa 17:00-23:00

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  • restaurant

    Assiette Blanche

    Food: belgian, french

    Mo 12:00-13:30, 18:30-21:00; Tu 12:00-13:30, 18:30-20:45; Fr-Su 12:00-13:30, 18:30-21:00;PH open

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  • restaurant

    Au Gusto Wine & Dine

    Food: italian

    We-Fr 18:00-21:00; Sa-Su 12:00-14:00,18:00-21:00

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  • cafe

    Aux Merveilleux

    Food: sandwich

    Mo-Su 09:00-18:00; Tu off

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Bruut

    Food: french

    Mo-Fr 12:00-14:30,19:00-21:30

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  • restaurant

    Chinese Keuken Lam

    Food: chinese

    Su 11:00-22:30; Tu-Th 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:30; Fr,Sa 11:00-14:00,17:00-23:00

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  • cafe

    Coffeebar Adriaan

    Food: coffee shop

    We-Sa 08:30-17:00; Su 09:00-18:00

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  • restaurant

    Culinary Plaza

    Food: international

    Mo,We-Sa 11:30-14:30, We,Th,Su,Mo 17:30-22:30, Fr,Sa 17:30-23:00; Su 11:30-15:30

    Sint-Kruis

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  • cafe

    DEES specialty bar & roastery

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Fr 08:30-17:00; Sa-Su 09:30-17:15

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    De Jonkman

    Food: regional

    We-Sa 12:00-13:30,19:00-20:30

    Sint-Kruis

    Map

  • restaurant

    De Verbeelding

    Food: international

    Mo-Fr 17:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-23:00

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  • restaurant

    Den Entree Principale

    Food: regional

    Th-Mo 11:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:00

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  • restaurant

    Hawaiian Poké Bowl

    Food: hawaiian

    Mo-Su 11:00-22:00

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  • restaurant

    House of Waffles

    Food: waffle

    Mo-Su 10:30-18:30

    Brugge

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  • cafe

    IzyCoffee

    Food: coffee shop

    08:00-18:00

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Mister Spaghetti Brugge

    Food: pasta

    Mo-Su 12:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00

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  • restaurant

    Más

    Food: tapas

    We-Sa 17:00+

    Brugge

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  • restaurant

    Nakhon Thai

    Food: thai

    Mo-Su 11:30-15:00,18:00-23:59

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  • restaurant

    Narai Thai

    Food: thai

    Mo-We 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:00; Fr-Su 12:00-14:30,18:00-23:00

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