Best Cocktail Bars in Belgium

Brussels holds nearly every bar here, yet the best cocktail bars in Belgium also take in Ghent. L'Archiduc, founded in 1937, is an Art Deco gem on Rue Antoine Dansaert, open every day from 4pm to 5am, with live music on Saturday and Sunday from 5pm. Also in Dansaert, Life Is Beautiful teaches open and private cocktail classes, and its sibling Fox Den pours in Schaerbeek. Chemistry & Botanic's makes each drink with or without alcohol and warmly welcomes dogs. In Ghent, Jigger’s on Oudburg uses local and homemade ingredients on a seasonal menu. Jigger’s needs no booking except for groups over six, and has front, back and waterside terraces. These are the bars we would start with.