The Miners Saint Gilles, Brussels
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Rue de la Victoire 232, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels Mon – Fri 08:00 – 17:00 Sat – Sun 09:00 – 17:00 4.7 Get directions View review
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Rue de la Victoire 232, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels Mon – Fri 08:00 – 17:00 Sat – Sun 09:00 – 17:00 4.7 Get directions View review
EXPOSED BRICK & HIGH ARCHES
The Miners Saint-Gilles is our Brussels address, on the corner where Rue de la Victoire meets the Chaussée de Charleroi. Exposed brick, high arches, pale walls and warm dark wood inside; outside, one of the city's most international neighbourhoods going about its day — trams, commuters, regulars, several streets converging at once. Specialty coffee, fresh pastries, cakes and sandwiches, right in the middle of it. Horta's Brussels begins a few streets away.
A SAINT-GILLES CORNER No quiet side street. The café sits where Rue de la Victoire meets the Chaussée de Charleroi, with several streets converging and public transport right outside. Saint-Gilles is one of Brussels' most international neighbourhoods — languages, cultures and everyday city life overlapping on the same block. A good corner for watching the city move.
BRICK, WOOD & ARCHES Exposed brick rises behind the bar and into the high arch above it, set against pale plaster and warm dark wood. Slim black pendants, open shelving, large-leaf plants. Compact, warm and unmistakably urban — a piece of old Brussels left visible inside something new.
ART NOUVEAU AROUND THE CORNER Saint-Gilles is Art Nouveau territory. The Horta Museum — Victor Horta's own house — is a short walk away, with Maison Hannon a little further on. Two landmarks from the city that defined the style. Coffee first, Horta after. Or the other way round.
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