Brussels has the greatest beer in the world and over 80,000 university students, so there are plenty of places for a fun night out as a student.
Though everyone has unique favourites, students frequently choose sure pubs and neighbourhoods for their excellent __cpLocation, lively atmosphere, and low costs.
Cimitière d’Ixelles is frequently mentioned, although Brussels‘ city core also offers appealing possibilities, particularly for foreign students.
Isabelle Johnston, an Erasmus HR manager at VUB who also studies languages and literature, and Hélène Hamamji and Bénédicte M’Bilo, pharmaceutical science students at UCLouvain, spoke with The Brussels Times about the finest student pubs in the Belgian capital, which offer inexpensive drinks and happy hours.
The Waff
The Waff, located in the Cimetière d’Ixelles region, is a student favourite because of its daily happy hours, online reservation system, and capacity to handle big parties, making it ideal for birthday dinners and other large festivities.
This bar’s pleasant environment may be experienced every evening until 05:00, with table football and a menu that includes finger food, spaghetti, and poke bowls.
“Many students come here, and after 23:00, there’s music and dancing!” Hamamji informed The Brussels Times.
Café Bastoche
Cafē Bastoche, located near Cimetière d’Ixelles, is a long-standing favourite of Johnston’s.
Nestled in the student neighborhood since 1927, the café and bar promotes itself as a’mythical destination’ for many Bruxellois. It highlights its famed Bastoche pasta on an extensive menu that also includes classic bar fare.
Le Bar 77
Just across the street from the Cimetière d’Ixelles, Le Bar 77 offers self-service beer pumps on eight tables, daily happy hours, live DJs from Thursday to Sunday, and karaoke from Monday to Wednesday.
For student organizations seeking a place to conduct an event, Le Bar 77 features a private space that can accommodate up to 120 guests.
Halles de Saint-Géry
Halles Saint-Géry is a cultural and exhibition facility in Brussels’ city centre, built-in 1881. It holds conferences, plays, and concerts and features a bar section that serves beers brewed in its own microbrewery and aged in its cellars.
Hamamji and M’Bilo both enjoy this one-of-a-kind place. “I like it because it is very central,” M’Bilo stated.
“The mood is always nice, with lots going on and people sitting inside or out on the terrace.” The pubs surrounding Les Halles are particularly popular with locals and worth a visit.
Delirium Café
Delirium Café, located near Brussels Grand Place, features eight bars spread across a narrow lane in the city centre.
Delirium is self-proclaimed as one of the world’s most famous pubs, with over 2,000 beers.
Naturally, this has transformed the pub into a popular tourist site rather than a student hangout.
However, Johnston stated that many foreign students enjoy the pub precisely because everyone is international, and it is an excellent location to meet other expats.
RITCS Café
RITCS Café is located within the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema, and Sound. It is “the cultural café for and by students, open to everyone” – not your standard student pub.
RITCS Café hosts concerts, comedy acts, live DJs, and other events. The pub and venue collaborate with Erasmus in Brussels and routinely sponsors student-focused events.
Latroupe Grand Place
Latroupe Grand Place is another institution-based bar, this time in a hostel rather than a school.
This implies that it will almost certainly be crowded with students travelling across the world on a budget.
This pub also collaborates with Erasmus. Students may expect various exciting events throughout the year, including karaoke.
Cafe Belga
Belga, located in Flagey, is described by Johnston as “a classic.” A café-bar in the art deco Flagey centre with outside seating and guest DJs playing music till late, the classic sit-down area quickly morphs into a dance floor after supper.
Despite some students’ complaints about growing fees in recent years, Café Belga remains a solid favourite.
Supra Bailly
Supra Bailly is still quite popular with students despite its being outside of the city’s student centres.
“It’s pretty cheap and always packed,” Johnston noted. The self-described informal café with outdoor seating offers drinks, a variety of beers, and “pub grub staples.”
The Big Game Bruxelles Sports Bar
Students who want to watch live sports should attend The Big Game, which has 60 HD displays! This sports pub is open till 06:00 and has fantastic happy hour prices.
It also transforms into a club at night and boasts the city’s most extended happy hour.
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