3 Best Bars in Cinquantenaire and Schuman, Brussels

A friendly neighborhood cocktail bar near the eastern entrance to Cinquantenaire. There's a good choice of organic wines and some enthusiastically made cocktails.

A wonderful blend of bookshop (largely in Italian), café, wine bar/shop, and live music venue. It's as much a cultural center as it is a bar or kitchen, with plenty of artsy events held across the year (check out its calendar). But there's a great selection of Italian wines.

There's, unsurprisingly, a proliferation of Irish bars around the EU area. This is certainly one of the better lit and more modern. It's also a friendly spot to watch sports or even grab some posh fish-and-chips. Needless to say, it is packed to the gills with expats.