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Café Central.

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Energetic venue offering a stylish space for cocktails, live bands & DJs, plus outdoor tables. People often mention music, people, Great, night, drink, great,


Address

Borgwal 14, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Website

lecafecentral.com

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (758 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 3 PM to 4 AM
  • Sunday: 2 PM to 1 AM
  • Monday: 3 PM to 2 AM
  • Tuesday: 3 PM to 2 AM
  • Wednesday: 3 PM to 4 AM
  • Thursday: 3 PM to 4 AM
  • Friday: 3 PM to 4 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: music (15) people (10) Great (9) night (9) drink (6) great (6)
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  • 1/5 Rubil B. 4 years ago on Google • 25 reviews
    They laugh about the costumer. Cocktail without alcohol and wrong. A Moscow mule with mint and this color. After the barkeeper with the cccp shirt see it's without mint he take this from the shaker. After I talk with him about the cocktail he scream loud. I think without the ice it will be 100ml. I don't know how they get the license. I take the drink with me and give that for control. If there is not alcohol inside I will file charges against them. 1 star is for real to much for this bar. Nice city but this bar is a zero.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Kutay A. 11 months ago on Google • 114 reviews
    A place in the middle of quite crowded street on friday nights. Entrance: Free , Music is 4/5 , people are 3/5 , aura is 3/5. Would I go here again? Prefer to try other clubs
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Yuri G. 1 year ago on Google
    The security is racist! We get in and out, then when our black friend tried to get inside with us he get stopped and the security said he couldn't enter the bar. You should find non racist security staff!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Pim N. 2 years ago on Google
    SECURITY GUARDS BEAT ME AND MY FRIEND UP FOR NO REASON! SOMEBODY STOLE MY WALLET AND PHONE ON THE SAME NIGHT.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Asif Qasim B. 9 months ago on Google
    There way of treating customers was based on discrimination, they didn’t allow us , We were group of friends , A guy on door said is that you people can’t entre Becuase you are not regular customers.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rob 8 months ago on Google • 53 reviews
    Great tunes and great atmosphere

  • 5/5 Rob 1 year ago on Google
    Good music, weird people, it smells bad. My fav bar in the world. HEAVEN.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Francesco R. 4 years ago on Google
    It smells bad, music is shit, and people are weird. I love it, I feel like home. #napoli
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Subhobroto C. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice bar with nice electronic music. No entrance fee for the nights i have been.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Luc 4 months ago on Google • 26 reviews
    Great bar and atmosphere for many different genres of music but gabber is ridiculous music and shouldn't be listened to by anyone.

  • 1/5 Lab Y. 3 months ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    RACISM. Read older comments because this is not the first. We were 6 and it was the first time for 5 of us. The security guy looks at our friend and decides to not let him in. He says because he sees him in front the store every day, which can’t be true because our friend just arrived from the airport. And then changed the narrative to another silly excuse. The barman who was pretending to be the responsible of the store said that the security guy is doing his job. Well his job is being racist bravo 👏

  • 5/5 Gascón C. 1 year ago on Google
    As always, nice vibes there!

  • 5/5 Max P. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place for alternative underground bands and DJ’s

  • 1/5 Filip L. 1 year ago on Google
    Took 30 mins just to order a drink. Once the drink arrived, it was a wrong order. I got a drink that was 4 EUR more expensive than what I did order initially+ it was a wrong order. Once I complained, the staff was unkind and tried to convince me that I ordered a wrong drink. Even though 2 drinks in question were in 2 completely different categories and there is not even a theoretical possiblity that it was a typo. In the end, after a long conversation, I did get a drink I ordered, but I overpaid 4 EUR for it. So in a nutshell - I got played. Avoid this place, terrible ordering system, unkind staff and overpriced - take a 5 mins walk to pl. Jourdan and enjoy a choices available there.

  • 4/5 Rudolf S. 1 year ago on Google
    I was alone here during the night that dj Rode played and it was crazy. The bouncer was acting hard tho and not letting me in first, but after a short talk and my reason of visit he changed his mind.. 4 stars because bouncer was acting hard, otherwise would have been 5.

  • 5/5 Tristan M. 1 year ago on Google
    Visit the café to attend a rap showcase. Setup is really good, the accoustic on spot. Beer was good too. Hell of a night!! Following the vent list night to go back for another great night out.

  • 5/5 Fahmim F. 1 year ago on Google
    Went there for some drinks, and it was lovely. They apparently have live music often and it gets pretty crowded.

  • 5/5 Miquel L. 1 year ago on Google
    Great music and atmosphere. Well priced drinks

  • 5/5 Barrie J D. 8 months ago on Google
    Love this bar and the live music is awesome here!

  • 4/5 Luc F. 1 year ago on Google
    Truely fun place, could do better with the toilets

  • 4/5 Fe L. 2 years ago on Google
    Good and simple. Nothing special.

  • 5/5 Paolo M. 5 years ago on Google
    Great bar, music with DJ, beers, open till late night, free entry, very central, there for many years, a little institution for Brussels night life.

  • 5/5 Matt M. 5 years ago on Google
    I'm curious about what it would be like to do hallucinations. After visiting this cafe, I no longer am curious. Beautiful interior, weird music, very different from the rest of the city. Great place to bring a stranger on a date while you slip out the back door and leave them alone for hours to question their existence. Would good back to find that lost mitten and the missing part of my mind.

  • 5/5 Ira 4 years ago on Google
    The green curry is amazing! Generally service is great and really lovely atmosphere, highly recommend :)

  • 3/5 Andrés O. 4 years ago on Google
    Sometimes good music, very crusty bar

  • 5/5 Street Project Document B. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place,great earlgrey tea !!! Fast,nice,proffesional crew . Great cameral gigs.9.5/10

  • 5/5 Mashop P. 2 years ago on Google
    One of my favorite bar in BXL. Love the vibe, you Can meet people by coming alone. So friendly.

  • 5/5 Azu D. 2 years ago on Google
    Great DJs

  • 5/5 Sapfo S. 1 year ago on Google
    One of my favourite bands (Ritual Howls) was playing there. The service is friendly but the thing I'll remember it for the most is this amazing concert. I've heard they organise more events like this 😁

  • 5/5 Anouk R. 1 year ago on Google
    Fun ambiance! The bar becomes a small club on the weekends. Nice terrace at the front

  • 5/5 alpha. p. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome music, great beer selection! Really cool place

  • 2/5 Maurizio F. 1 year ago on Google
    First time I had a beer, it was gone bad. Second time I had I cocktail, worst cocktail I had in Brussels. Racommended for music but avoid drinks.

  • 5/5 Parsifal M. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place with great music.

  • 1/5 DARIO F. 9 months ago on Google • 1 review
    I have been treated really bad from the bouncer at the entrance. I wanted to enter and he told that the bar was open only for "habituel" (but many people passing on the street entered). Disgusting him, and the treatment in front of many other people without doing anything. I wanted to call the police, because I felt humiliated in front of many people, but this time I accepted and left the place.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 dionysos l. 5 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    If you don't want to ruin your night, don't go to this bar. A few bandits greet you at the entrance of the door and they behave in a hostile manner. Although racism is a crime by law, these thugs exhibit racist behavior. Please do not waste even a minute in a place where these rude people are present. There are many beautiful and welcoming places to enjoy the night in Brussels.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nurullah S. 5 months ago on Google • 1 review
    There are aggressive guards at the entrance of this cafe. They look like criminals with hostile behavior and ready to fight at any time. Don't make a mistake and ruin your night by going here. There are dozens of beautiful hospitable bars in Brussels. Don't let barbarian people greet you hostilely at the door.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Laurent C. 1 month ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Live music, friendly staff and strong drinks!


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✗ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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