Brussels

The capital is an excellent starting point for beer lovers. Not only are interesting places in the rest of the country generally no more than an hour's drive away, but there is much to enjoy right here. There's a beer museum in the heart of the city on the Grand'Place, and numerous cafés with exhaustive beer menus are scattered around town. Some especially worthwhile cafés are A La Mort Subite, the art deco café Falstaff (near the Grand'Place), the stylish belle epoque Hotel Métropole, and Chez Moeder Lambic, located somewhat outside the city center.

Although there's only one traditional brewery left, Brussels has historically been the home of Lambic beer. The eight other Lambic breweries are in the Pajottenland region, to the west of Brussels.