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Martin’s Brugge

Nick Riethoven — Thu, 14 May 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Recently, we have posted a lot about all the restaurants we visited during our trip to Bruges earlier this year.
A few of you asked us where we stayed at during our visit. Therefore, we decided to dedicate a full review about the accommodation in Bruges.

We booked a Superior room at the hotel Martin’s Brugge for two nights. The hotel is located in the city centre and this allowed us to walk to every sight within a very short amount of time and distance.
The hotel consists of multiple connected buildings which makes it one large maze hallwaysystem.
Close to the end of the maze was our room. The room was absolutely beautiful with modern aesthetics. We slept very well on the soft bed and the next day we were ready to see what the breakfast buffet had to offer.
We were happily surprised by the large assortment of breads, cheeses, juices and the warm and cold food options. There was plenty to choose from if you ask us.

To summarize our stay, we loved our stay and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the room and breakfast. The staff is very friendly and they are happy to accommodate you with any information that you need about the city or the hotel. If you need a place to stay in Bruges, we absolutely recommend you to book your room at Martin’s Brugge for a wonderful stay.

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Le Pain Quotidien

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Our trip to Bruges in February was such a huge success that we decided to stay for another night.

On our extra day we visited Le Pain Quotidien for lunch. The bakery and restaurant are located in an old weaving mill at the: “Place Simon Stevin” in the city centre of Bruges. We waited at the entrance until a member of staff guided us to a table in the hall. We sat down on some comfy leather chairs with a small round table. I tried ordering a Cola but little did we know that they don’t serve any soft drinks. Therefore, both of us ordered a homemade lemonade and California Tartine. The lemonade was delicious and the salmon on the California Tartine was lovely in combination with the avocado and cucumber.

We had an amazing and relaxed time here. It’s definitely a good spot if you are in Bruges and if you would like to enjoy some great (healthy) food.

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Terra Promessa – Bruges

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

The whole weekend we were craving pizza but we never managed to order it somewhere. Luckily, we came across Terra Promessa during our weekend in Bruges (Brugge). Terra Promessa is a small Italian restaurant close to the city centre of Bruges.

We ordered the “Pane all’aglio” which is garlic bread with cheese, a “Pizza piccante” (spicy pizza with chorizo, bell pepper and spicy chili sauce) and a “Pizza quatro formaggi” (four cheeses).
The ‘Pane all’aglio was a tasty starter and it was enough for the two of us.
When the pizzas arrived at our table both of us were salivating. The pizza looked so appetising and they were also quite large. Not only did it look good.. it tasted incredible as well! The waitresses at the restaurant were also very kind. The food was served very quickly to our table and we had a wonderful time here.

If you are ever in Bruges, don’t hesitate to call the restaurant to make a reservation. It is definitely worth it!

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Brouwerij de Halve Maan XL-Tour

Nick Riethoven — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:00:00 +0000

Before we start this review, we would like to say to everyone: stay strong, help each other where possible and listen to the government and experts advice about the corona (COVID-19) pandemic.
In the meanwhile, we will keep on posting our weekly reviews. We would love to hear how you are doing so feel free to comment on our post or sent us a message.

The next review from our visit to Brugge is Brouwerij de Halve Maan (Brewery the Crescent Moon). Did you know that this brewery brews the (famous) “Brugse Zot” and “Straffe Hendriks”?
The brewery is located near the heart of Brugge and it excists since 1856. The brewery is still operational on its original location which is very special. To produce more beer, they even build (an crowed funded) a pipeline for the beer to transport the beer underneath Brugge to the botteling factory just outside the city.
We would have never knew all these facts without the XL- tour that the brewery offered!
The tour started at the, currently used, brewing kettles. Our guide told us about the process and how the beer flows through all four of the brewing kettles. She told us how to use each one and how it contributes to the final product, beer.
Our next stop was at the top of the building of the brewery. This might be one of the best views there is of Brugge. You could see the whole city and all it’s assets.
Our tour ended at the bar in the basement. Since we did the XL tour, we got an unfiltered Brugse Zot, a Brugse dubble and we had the choice of a Straffe Hendriks triple or quadruple. We never drank a Straffe Hendriks and it was amazing to finally drink a quadruple beer!
The tour was fantastic and very informative and the guide did a fantastic job at explaining everything about the brewery and answering all the questions from our group. We loved it!
If you are planning to travel to Brugge, you definitely shouldn’t skip a tour at the Brouwerij de Halve Maan!

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Sint Joris – Brugge

Nick Riethoven — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000

On our first evening in Brugge we went for dinner on the “Markt” (large/main square). After looking at different menu’s at the restaurants, we decided to go to Sint Joris.
The kind gentleman at the door seated us at a table near the window. We overlooked the whole square at this fantastic table.

Since we were in Brugge, we couldn’t settle for anything less than a Brugse Zot which is a special beer from Brugge. As starters we ordered the cheese croquettes and a fish soup. The cheese croquettes were absolutely that best that we had in Brugge. They were way larger than we had imagined and it tasted incredible. The fish soup was very good as well. Even though I usually do not like soup that much.
For our main course we ordered the steak and salmon. Both came as quite a large portion, but they were very tasty and delicious. After we cleared our courses the we were about to explode. So much food… You would think we did not order a dessert after this big main course, but for all of you who know us, we of course did. We had a dame blanche and a waffle with sugar and whipped cream. It was so much that we rolled to our hotel, which was luckily for us, just around the corner.

Would we recommend Sint Joris? Well of course! If you compare this restaurant to the other restaurants on the square, this place looks more appealing and the price of the dishes are fair for what you get.

Have you visited Brugge and what was your highlight of your visit?

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