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Belgium

Brussels for the first time

The three days that make sense when you have never been. The famous things, in an order that works, with room around them.

  • 3 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Brussels trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-20 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

4 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Mokafé Taverne

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    café in the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, Brussels, Belgium

    Galerie du Roi 9, 1000 Bruxelles

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 07:00–23:00 · Sun 07:30–20:00

  3. 14:3017:00

    Autoworld

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    automobile museum in Brussels, Belgium

    Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark 11

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Friterie Tabora

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rue Taborastraat 2

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–06:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Grand-Place

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    main square in Brussels, Belgium

    Grote Markt, 1000 Brussel, Belgium, Bruxelles

Day 2

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Café De Markten

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Oude Graanmarkt - Vieux Marché aux Grains 5

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 08:00–00:00 · Sun 10:00–24:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    LAB·AN

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Art Nouveau town house by Victor Horta in Brussels, Belgium

    Palmerstonlaan 4

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue–Fri closed · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Fin de Siècle

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Rue des Chartreux 9, 1000 Bruxelles

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–00:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    GardeRobe MannekenPis

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum displaying the costumes of Manneken-Pis

    Eikstraat 19

  7. 17:0019:30

    Hôtel Solvay

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Art Nouveau town house by Victor Horta in Brussels, Belgium

    Louizalaan 224

  8. 19:3021:00

    Comme Chez Soi

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Restaurant in Belgium

    Place Rouppe/Rouppeplaats 23

  9. 21:0023:30

    Royal Theatre of La Monnaie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Brussels, Belgium

    Leopoldstraat 23

Day 3

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    The Sister Brussels Café

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Vlees-en-Broodstraat 3

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–23:00 · Sat 09:00–24:00 · Sun 09:00–23:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    military museum in Brussels, Belgium

    Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark 3

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Chez Léon

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Rue des Bouchers-Beenhouwerstraat 18

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–23:30 · Sun 12:00–23:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    natural history museum in Brussels, Belgium

    Rue Vautier-Vautierstraat 29

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 09:30–17:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    Jewish Museum of Belgium

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Brussels, Belgium

    21 Rue des Minimes/Miniemenstraat 21

  8. 19:3021:00

    Aux Armes de Bruxelles

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rue des Bouchers-Beenhouwerstraat 13

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 12:00–22:45 · Sat 12:00–23:15 · Sun 12:00–22:30

  9. 21:0023:30

    Théâtre Royal de Toone - Koninklijk Poppentheater Toone

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Grasmarkt 66

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed closed · Thu–Sat 20:00–22:30 · Sun closed

Day 4

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    TICH

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    25 rue de Namur

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–18:30 · Sat–Sun 10:00–19:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    House of European History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Brussels, Belgium

    Belliardstraat 135

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    La Paix

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    restaurant in Anderlecht, Belgium

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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