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Belgica

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Il bar gay più longevo di Bruxelles: Belgica in Rue du Marché au Charbon 32 dal 1993.

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Rue du Marché au Charbon 32, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
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Belgica ha aperto in Rue du Marché au Charbon 32 nel 1993, come uno dei primi bar gay costruiti appositamente su quella che sarebbe diventata la strada gay dedicata del Belgio. È il bar gay più longevo di Bruxelles — 32 anni di servizio ininterrotto — e il locale di riferimento della striscia commerciale queer di Marché au Charbon. Il bar occupa uno spazio d'angolo al piano terra con terrazza su entrambi i lati, su Rue du Marché au Charbon e Rue du Lombard. Il suo stile è un ibrido di caffè-bar di Bruxelles: servizio di caffè e pasticcini di giorno, cocktail e birra belga di sera, senza pista da ballo. L'interno — legno scuro, soffitti alti, divanetti lungo le pareti — è rimasto sostanzialmente invariato da una ristrutturazione del 2007 che ha volutamente mantenuto il carattere del 1993. L'importanza di Belgica per l'eredità queer di Bruxelles è quella di un'istituzione-ancora piuttosto che di un'organizzazione politica: è qui che si svolge la vita pubblica queer di Bruxelles, e la sua continuità di 32 anni ha fornito l'infrastruttura fisica attorno alla quale è emersa la striscia di strada gay circostante. Locali vicini su Marché au Charbon — Le Fontainas, Le Plattesteen, Chez Maman — sono successivi a Belgica da uno a cinque anni. Aperto tutti i giorni dalle 12:00 (servizio caffè) alle 03:00. Nessun biglietto d'ingresso. La metropolitana Bourse è a due minuti a piedi. Nella tipica serata dedicata all'eredità queer di Bruxelles, questo è il naturale punto di partenza per un drink — combinate con una passeggiata verso sud lungo la striscia della strada gay fino a Chez Maman (vedi voce separata) per il cabaret post-drink.

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Kris V
Ago 2026
★★★★★

It was an excellent bar for decades (under the former management), but recently and sadly has succumbed to wokism, exclusion and incompetence. Don’t waist your time.

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korrigan
Ago 2026
★★★★★

Not a place to be , Run away , there must be a much better place in Belgium Staff not helpful , We left and went to another more attractive bar

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Alex Flood
Ago 2026
★★★★★

I went to this bar at a time when people were still entering and I asked what time the bar closes and a female door attendant spoke to me in French and I asked her if she could speak to me in English. She then responded by saying to me ‘you are a man and this is your first mistake, you are American and this is your second mistake, finally you don’t speak French and this is your third mistake please leave’. It is disgraceful to me is that the door attendant at a gay nightclub in Brussels should be so discriminatory and unacceptably rude. I am shocked and disheartened by such a disgraceful display of racism, sexism and intolerance. The door attendant in question was wearing a orange baseball cap and I am including a photo which identifies who she is without showing her face! This ruined what had been a very pleasant evening.

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FGal
Ago 2026
★★★★★

Terrible experience after being a loyal customer for 6 years. I was pushed out of the bar by staff after refusing to yield my place in the queue for the toilet. After that, I was told in mafia-style, there are other bars I can go to if I don't like this kind of treatment. Rude, arrogant, don't deserve the clientele that blindly goes there. Avoid as much as you can, it can happen to you to.

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Maciek B
Ago 2026
★★★★★

We went to Belgica with my friend yesterday at 10pm. We wanted to go to toilet and then grab a drink. A bartender jumped into the toilet, kicked the door and started scream to get out. When my friend went out, a tall guy with moustache and glasses screamed at as "You have to come and ask first!". Excuse me, I don't have to do anything! We entered, none of bartenders was interested in welcoming us, so we just went to toilet. For me it's normal. But kicking the door, screaming at customers and asking them to "get out" at the end is totally abnormal! Customer service worse than on a gas station!

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Itecapra
Ago 2026
★★★★★

Very unfriendly staff and strange atmosphere. On top of that, they have a statue of Leopold II inside. The conversation with the bartender went as followed: - I: "Am I seeing it correclty that you have a statue of Leopold II here?" - He: "Yes, so what?" - I: "Are you aware of the horrific things he has done and what kind of message you are sending out by putting a statue of him here?". He gave me a desinterested look and turned away. To sum up, I definitely don't recommend to go to this place.

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Imad A
Ago 2026
★★★★★

Well it's combination between grinder and a vintage old bar. Bon if it was in another normal city , this bar should be closed. PS:nice service and good friendly staff.

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phizablo
Ago 2026
★★★★★

Superb decoration. That did not change since the 50’s and there you go. Tiny (therefore always crowdy and therefore the mood is there immediately. Mixed and hyper trendy crowd. Beautiful people. Awasome DJs and music. Highly recommended. If there were only one gay bar in Brussels this will be it. Lové lové lové it

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Jan B
Ago 2026
★★★★★

I would give this bar 5 stars for atmosphere but I just can't ignore that they display a bust of massmurderer king Leopold 2. Would you allow a german bar to have a statue from adolf hitler?

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AnansiSuarez
Ago 2026
★★★★★

When I asked a question about an image in the bar of mass murderen Leopold II, they laughed in my face. Also very unfriendly service

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