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Local heroes reveal their favourite neighbourhood hotspots and hangouts – from bars and bookshops to restaurants and galleries.

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We team up with hub.brussels, Brussels’ Business Support Agency, and shine a light on 50 of the Region’s start-up success stories driving the capital city’s economic landscape forward. From the eco-conscious manufacturer to the technology-enabled post-production imprint, our 50-strong selection of portraits and interviews plays testament to the Region’s dense and dynamic culture of entrepreneurship.

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We’re teaming up with Bike for Brussels to put together a 100-strong selection of local heroes shaping the city each in their own way. From designers and DJs to performers and publishers, these are the creatives riding Brussels forward.

The Mechelen Hundred

Nestled between Brussels and Antwerp, Mechelen has often been overshadowed by its larger neighbours. Yet teaming up with the City of Mechelen, our line-up of 100 of the city’s most prominent people, places and projects proves the extent of its potential. From artists and creatives to critical thinkers and fighters, these are the powerhouses driving Mechelen forward one step at a time.

The House Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bulldog to select 100 essential people, places and projects in Belgian house music. From producers and DJs to record labels and festivals, these are the forces driving the homegrown house scene forward, one BPM at a time.

The Leuven Hundreds

We’ve joined forces with Leuven to highlight 100 local people, places and projects that contribute towards making the city what it is today. From artists and architects to producers and professors, these are the driving forces powering Leuven forward one ingenious initiative at a time.

The Antwerp Hundreds

We've teamed up with This is Antwerp to bring you The Antwerp Hundreds, a 100-strong selection of local movers and shakers setting the tone for the neighbourhood of tomorrow.

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Selections of essential Belgian movies handpicked by artistic directors, curators and all-round cinema connoisseurs.

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Visual documentaries of recently opened contemporary art exhibitions in Belgium.

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Selections of essential Belgian tracks handpicked by local tastemakers, from DJs and producers to record label heads and record store clerks.

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8 top restaurants to explore European cuisine in Belgium

8 top restaurants to explore European cuisine in Belgium

From Croation, British, Polish and Bulgarian food to Greek, Maltese, Portuguese and Austrian dishes, we've toured the country in search of home-cooked European flavours.

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La Petite Production co-owner Laurent Dano on his essential Brussels addresses

La Petite Production co-owner Laurent Dano on his essential Brussels addresses

Co-founder of La Petite Production, a new brunch-only diner in the Flagey neighbourhood, Laurent Dano spills the beans on his favourite spots, drinking dens and getaways in Brussels.

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A foodie tour of Antwerp by Buchbar’s Kim Hertogs

A foodie tour of Antwerp by Buchbar’s Kim Hertogs

A self-admitted foodie, we got together with Kim for a chat on all things culinary in her hometown of Antwerp.

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Foreign affairs minister Didier Reynders on Brussels

Foreign affairs minister Didier Reynders on Brussels

The Liège-born politician talks restaurants, books and art in his newfound hometown of Brussels.

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Rodolphe Janssen’s favourite addresses in Brussels

Rodolphe Janssen’s favourite addresses in Brussels

Gallery owner Rodolphe Janssens shuffles out a list of his top Brussels addresses for food, shops, art, and promenades.

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Ibasho’s Martijn and Annemarie on their top Antwerp addresses

Ibasho’s Martijn and Annemarie on their top Antwerp addresses

Gallery Ibasho founders talk to us about the snazzy Antwerp addresses topping their list for shops, eateries and day trips.

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Walhalla Record’s Lieven De Ridder on Antwerp and surroundings

Walhalla Record’s Lieven De Ridder on Antwerp and surroundings

The founder of legendary minimal synth record label Walhalla Records opens up about his Antwerp hangouts, from pita joints to ice cream parlours.

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Gallerist Roger Szmulewicz on Antwerp

Gallerist Roger Szmulewicz on Antwerp

Gallery Fifty One's owner Roger Szmulewicz shares his favourite Antwerp addresses.

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12 addresses for home-cooked food

12 addresses for home-cooked food

We've scoured the country on the look out for the best national foods around, from best Iranian and best Turkish to best Lebanese and best Senegalese restaurants. 12 addresses that'll send you on a world culinary tour and back.

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Diane Hennebert on Brussels

Diane Hennebert on Brussels

Diane Hennebert, founder of the creative alternative school Out of the Box, shares a few of her favourite Brussels addresses.

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Area codes: Grand Maison’s Céline Fouarge on Liège

Area codes: Grand Maison’s Céline Fouarge on Liège

As one of the owners of the recently opened Grand Maison coffee shop, Celine shares her top address in and around Liège.

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Musique Chienne’s Brussels

Musique Chienne’s Brussels

Sarah, aka Musique Chienne, presents her favourite Brussels addresses, from tasty eateries to best for bargain hunts.

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Non Peut-Être

Non Peut-Être

Young, dynamic and hungry for new addresses, Non Peut Être shares with us a list of their favourite places in Brussels.

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Recto Verso’s Marie Hocepied

Recto Verso’s Marie Hocepied

Marie Hocepied, founder of Recto Verso, reveals her picks for unwinding and spending quality time with family and friends.

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Flagey’s Gilles Ledure

Flagey’s Gilles Ledure

Flagey's Gilles Ledure sets up his classic picks of Brussels addresses.

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Area codes: Frederik Vercruysse’s Antwerp

Area codes: Frederik Vercruysse’s Antwerp

Antwerp's nooks and crannies have found a way to fairly new resident Frederik Vercruysse's heart.

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Stephanie Specht’s Antwerp

Stephanie Specht’s Antwerp

In this week's Area code, we takes a stroll through graphic designer Stephanie Specht's Antwerp.

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Jon and Maša’s Antwerp

Jon and Maša’s Antwerp

The couple behind Antwerp-based creative agency Klein take us on a tour of their favourite local hangouts.

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Area codes: Ingrid Deuss’ Antwerp

Area codes: Ingrid Deuss’ Antwerp

We take a stroll through gallery owner Ingrid Deuss' Antwerp.

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Area codes: Dj Kwak’s Brussels

Area codes: Dj Kwak’s Brussels

Tireless music promoter DJ Kwak delivers his first class Brussels addresses.

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Area codes: Thierry and Sarah’s Antwerp

Area codes: Thierry and Sarah’s Antwerp

Thierry Vandenbussche and photographer Sarah Van Marcke take us on a neighbourly walk around their Borgerhout.

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Area codes: Damien and Bénédicte’s Brussels

Area codes: Damien and Bénédicte’s Brussels

Award-winning restaurant Bouchéry's owners Damien and Bénédicte reveal their Brussels.

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A chat with the owners of Brussels culinary gem Bouchery

A chat with the owners of Brussels culinary gem Bouchery

Another installment in our series on dynamic duos going it fifty-fifty sees us drop in on Damien and Bénédicte, the creative minds behind Brussels restaurant Bouchery.

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Bouchéry, Brussels

Bouchéry, Brussels

We book a table at gastronomic newcomer Bouchéry in Brussels' south to discover a world where passion and provenance prevail.

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The best burgers in Brussels

The best burgers in Brussels

We round-up three of our favourite burger joints in Brussels - and toss in others that deserve a mention.

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Cooler than an ice cube

Cooler than an ice cube

Picture this: A five course meal served by a two-starred chef in an ultra-white, ultra-modern, ultra-Swedish structure, located 45 meters above the ground. We couldn’t help but accept the invitation (despite a paralyzing fear of heights) to have lunch in The Cube, a concept-restaurant introduced by home appliance giant Electrolux. And even though it’s the […]

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The Word x De Nieuwe Brasserie

Recent downtown descends have seen our usual paths veer somewhat off track, our urban instincts for discovery somehow enticed by murmurs of renovation and rumours of regeneration. Steering away from the usual Chartreux-Dansaert-St Catherine triangular hotspot of hipness, our latest wanderings have brought us to place du Samedi/Zaterdagplein, located just behind place St Catherine/Sint-Katelijneplaats. A […]

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The best for food in Brussels

The best for food in Brussels

After sharing our favourite places to have a drink we share our adressess for the best food in Brussels and morem, from Delecta to Yamoto.

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