best bars and clubs in brussels?

Question

looking for nice trendy bars and possibly clubs in around grand place for me and my girlfriend

Answer 1

It depends on what you like... Lounge bars, dancing, just a smoke and a drink?

Close to the Grand'Place it's mostly gay bars... I'll name you some bars at a 5min walk. Alright? :-)

You can't go wrong when you go to the bars around the "Place Saint Géry". They're all very nice and trendy, but not too posh. I especially like "Le Roi des Belges" and "PP café". They're both kind of jazzy.
And in Café Central there are often parties with DJ's. You'll find everything you need. Including a great tapas restaurant. (It's not too expensive and fingerlicking good.)

When I'm with my boyfriend, I like to go to "Au Soleil" at the marché aux charbons. It's calm and cosy, in a street with lots of trendy shops. Actually... there's a boudoir style lingerieshop right next to it! It might be a good idea if you're planning a valentine getaway. (But, be careful, the shop's really expensive. The bar is not.)

If you want to go dancing, there's a really small loungy club at the Rue d'Anspach called "The Wax Club". I don't go there a lot, but the parties I've been to were great! You can easily miss the entrance, because it's the club is on the first floor.
A bit livelier is "Dali's bar" at Rue des bouchers. It's dark, the music's loud and they have sofa's shaped like mouths...
You like it or not.

If you want something different, go to "Goupil le Fol" in Rue de la violette. The place looks like a flea market and they only play french chanson. I don't really know what to think of it. I usually don't go there, because drinks are expensive.

L'Archiduc in the Rue Dansaert WAS Brussels Art Deco pride, but it has become a bit rundown in the last couple of years. I went there last week and decided not to go anymore...

Right next to the Bourse, there are two more bars that are a bit like the St Gerybars: El Metteko and Les Belges; and there are 2 great art nouveau taverns: Falstaff and Cirio. Really empressive. Cirio is my favorite. The food is great, not too expensive, the place looks wonderful and the waiters are elderly men in suits. :-)

That's about the first bars that come to my mind. If I think of anything else, I'll add it.
Stick with the Saint Géry bars, that's my advice. There's over 20 different bars in that area.
And enjoy yourselves!

Answer 2

The classic is the Music village. here's their website: http://www.themusicvillage.com/home_uk.html