Showing posts with label Eat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eat. Show all posts

10/5/10

Wine & Design: The Pixel Bar

In one of the little picturesque streets between art galleries and antique shops, a bit hidden from the tourist crowds at Place Sablon, the Pixel Wine Bar with its original decoration quickly catches your eye.


The capacious windows reveal the artwork of Belgian artist Charles Kaisin who covered the walls and ceiling with thousands of little cubes in different colours - or pixels. Seen from far away the more than 7.500 dots join together to a giant landscape picture.


The wines are excellent (around 4 Euros); beer, coffee and softs are also on the menu as well as little snacks. I tried the salmon wrap (7.50) - recommendable.
Prices are slightly elevated in general, but therefore you can enjoy a very cool and cozy interior - or a terrace in the summer.
Location: Rue Ernest Allard 39, 1000 Bruxelles

5/5/10

Welcome to FEAR AND LOATHING IN BRUSSELS!

As probably every person outside Belgium I thought Brussels was boring and not much more than EU Politics, rainy weather, those omnipresent chocolates, granny laces and Manneken Pis. Until I met some "real Belgians" (yes, they do exist!) and discovered that the real picture was far from what I had had in mind.

Fear and Loathing in Brussels wants you to discover the hidden, the new, the cool, the hype, the fun, the stylish, the crazy, the surprising, the real Brussels - those diamonds that make this city worth living in.
For all Bruxellois, new arrivals, passers-by and everyone who loves the Belgian capital. Be wild!