The Irish pub across from the Berlaymont, where the EU quarter watches rugby, GAA, and Premier League weekends.
Kitty O'Shea's holds the corner at Boulevard Charlemagne 42, directly opposite the Berlaymont building. It functions as the EU quarter's default pub: Commission staff after work, Irish expats on match days, and journalists between summits.
Dropt lists it among Brussels' best sports bars for catching the game like a local, and the house keeps a published live sports schedule across its screens. Tripadvisor reviewers come back for the fish and chips and the welcome.
Who would hate it? Anyone hunting craft taps or quiet corners on a Six Nations Saturday. This room is built for the roar.
A proper two room Irish pub: dark wood, snugs, and screens angled so no seat misses the match. On Champions League and Six Nations nights the crowd spills toward the door, and Tripadvisor regulars describe the staff keeping pace with a packed house.
Guinness is the order and the kitchen earns its keep: reviewers on Tripadvisor flag the fish and chips, fresh and crisply battered, with shepherd's pie as the other constant. The whiskey shelf runs deeper than the average sports bar.
Skip the cocktail ambitions; this is a pint house. Come hungry on match days because the kitchen queue grows with the scoreline.
Commission badges at lunch, Irish and British expats by kickoff, and a genuinely mixed crowd on big fixtures. The pub sits five minutes from Schuman station, so it fills fast after work.