The best places to take selfies in Brussels? by Option B

The best places to take selfies in Brussels? by Option B
PANNENHUIS metro station is perfect for selfies (c) Photo Unsplash Bharat Patil

Updated on December 10, 2022 by pierre

Option B selfies, an essential background in Brussels

“Option B”, with a capital B like Brussels

If you haven't heard of « Option B » know that this is not "a thing to do in case you are looking for a plan B to keep you busy"... but a nice program to visit Brussels. This one was put developed by the city of Brussels. A real journey that invites you to (re)discover Brussels according to your centers of interest, to share tips, good essential addresses et unusual places still unknown… which will fit perfectly your TikTo and Instagram selfies. 

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Option B is the result of a well-developed process in which the City of Brussels has via a survey involves its inhabitants & tourists. Option B is a compilation of all their desires in thematic routes. Thanks to the latter, the city of Brussels intends to energize, support and relaunch Brussels businesses.

Get ready to discover the riches of the City of Brussels above.

The 5 best places to take the best selfies in Brussels according to Option B

If you thought the Grand-Place et the Atomium were the best selfie spots for tourists in Brussels, here's something to inspire you. and change the backdrop for your Facebook, Instagram or TikTok feed? No need to go far, these places are mainly in the center of Brussels. Thanks to this mix of Street art, unknown and unusual alleys colorful facades, green nature and even bustling shops.

You can easily go around it in one day. Here are the places according to option B

 

1. THE STATUE OF JACQUES BREL (OLD WHEAT HALL 1000 BRUSSELS)

Jacques Brel (c) Photo Pierre Halleux
Jacques Brel (c) Photo Pierre Halleux

We already told you about the most unusual statues in Brussels in a previous article. If you haven't seen it yet, this first statue of Jacques Brel is a stone's throw from the Grand-Place. It is to the artist Tom Frantzen that it owes the day. Brel welcomes you with open arms for your selfie. This statue called " TheFlight is located on the Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés (next to the Jacques Brel Foundation).

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2. CIGOGNE STREET, 1000 BRUSSELS

Rue de la Cigogne in Brussels (c) Photo Goris Wikicommons
Rue de la Cigogne in Brussels (c) Photo Goris Wikicommons

If sometimes we could think that here time has stopped, this alley is Brussels' worst-kept secret. Because tourists flock there between April and June, during flowering. When the alley is quiet, most people will say it's actually the prettiest and most picturesque alley in Brussels. It connects two rue des Bruxelles that you may know: rue du Rempart des Moines and rue de Flandre. That's what you can do the best selfies.

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3. PANNENHUIS METRO STATION (RUE CHARLES DEMEER, 1020 LAEKEN)

PANNENHUIS metro station is perfect for selfies (c) Instagram photo Bharat Patil
PANNENHUIS metro station is perfect for selfies (c) Instagram photo
Bharat Patil

If you go to Laeken by metro via line 6,  you can't miss it. This selfie spot futuristic is located in the Brussels metro. It seems that this station PANNENHUIS silk a real art gallery, and even the most photographed Belgian metro station. It is its architecture with orange walls and red cylindrical lights that capture all eyes.

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4. PASSERELLE TONDO RUE DE LOUVAIN, 1000 BRUSSELS

TONDO STREET OF LOUVAIN (c) Pierre HALLOUS
TONDO STREET OF LOUVAIN (c) Pierre HALLOUS

Have you ever come across a frozen donut stuck between two houses? If the idea is hard to imagine, consider a giant roll of duct tape instead. Go to Chaussée de Louvain to immortalize the work of Kersten Geers and David Van Severen. You will notice that it is in fact a footbridge which visually surpasses anything you could have imagined. This connects the Maison des Parlementaires to the Forum, which are not really at the same level.

5. THE RESTO SUPER FOURCHETTE TOILET (RUE DES HIRONDELLES 3,)

If you don't know Super Fouchette, you will discover that in addition to being a restaurant, it is a record store and concert café. You will find a rather comforting cuisine that favors the short circuit as well as small producers. On the menu a lot of dishes that will delight vegetarians. Here everything is homemade. The big plus, all the dishes can be taken away in our glass jars.

At home, all the decor will go wonderfully on your instagram: retro wooden tables, coffee with latte art, a particularly neat dish of the day, vinyl records and audio cassettes… even the toilets. We will not put a photo of the toilets, you are free to go and see.

 

pierre

Barely a foot in the Belgian capital, Pierre launches "InsideBrussels.be", the idea is simple: "What to do? Where to go eat or have a drink?" Entrepreneur at heart, this is not his first project! Far from there. Like wine, with time the project improves! Pierre does not hesitate to share his favorites and his best addresses of Brussels restaurants that he could recommend to you with his eyes closed.