A 1903 art nouveau brasserie beside the Bourse, where the stained glass skylights are the main event and the beer list does the rest.
Published Dec 20, 2025 Last reviewed Feb 7, 2026 · How we pick bars Location Rue Henri Maus 19, Brussels Bourse, two minutes from Grand Place Price $$ Draft beers around 5 euro, brasserie plates above Hours Daily 11:00am – 1:00am Terrace Open in season Food Full brasserie menu Booking Walk in for drinks Drinks Specialty Belgian classics on draft Come for the room, order beer Pub Bourse Art Nouveau Since 1903 3.9 None aggregate across Google and Restaurant Guru reviews Visit Le Falstaff Reserve a table Ask the editors Listings are editorial. Tell us if hours or details have changed and our editors will verify and update.
Le Falstaff occupies a row of houses at Rue Henri Maus 19, directly beside the Bourse and two minutes from Grand Place. The brasserie opened in 1903 and its interior, wood panelling, mirrors and stained glass skylights, remains one of the most ornate rooms in Brussels.
The everythingbrussels guide files it among the city's essential art nouveau cafes, and the building is the reason to come. Reviewers on Tripadvisor say the same thing in both directions, the room is superb and the kitchen is ordinary.
The honest play is to treat Le Falstaff as a bar. Take a table under the glass, order a draft Belgian beer at around 5 euro and let the waiters in long aprons work around you.
It runs long hours, 11am to 1am daily, so it works as an afternoon stop or a nightcap when the Bourse crowds thin out. The terrace facing the stock exchange fills first in warm months.
Skip the full dinner and spend the difference on a second beer. For more of the city, see our Brussels pubs guide, the best bars in Brussels, and our Brussels craft beer roundup.
Weekday afternoons are the calm window, when the skylights do their best work in daylight and tables are easy. The terrace by the Bourse fills first when the sun is out.