Where to play board games in a bar in Brussels?

Updated on December 1, 2022 by pierre

The best bars for playing board games in Brussels

Tired of drinking pints in classic downtown bars? Why not just try changing locations? Beer is sometimes better elsewhere, but it's even better when mixed with the sound of pinball, dice, or a game of Limit Limit. If you want to pass a brunch, an evening or a pleasant afternoon with friends, the game bars are a great experience. You can play both day and night while sipping a cocktail.

You understood, all you have to do is consult the list of game bars that we have concocted for you and call your best friends to go there. It's a bit like being at home, but without the next day's cleaning.

In Brussels, summer and winter, to have a good time with friends, there is nothing like a “Board Games” evening. Even if there are two of you, you can do it a game of chess in a small Brussels bar.

You are not a fan of games? Why not buy a good book and go for a drink in its bars? These places are also top after a shopping day in town!

1. La Luck Ixelles: the charm of “Drinking, Eating and Playing”

Brothers Laurentin and Timothée Dathis, video game enthusiasts of all kinds, designed this place to perfection. Welcome to their universe: a bar-restaurant, where the sommelier also serves you… board games ! The dishes are fresh and the poached eggs successful, the atmosphere and the places are magnificent and hyper-friendly, the staff is passionate board games and reasonable prices. What more ? Here is the top of the top for playing board games in Brussels and what to have a great time.
On the menu, there are local products, street food, weekend brunch, cocktails, brasserie dishes, but also the famous poutine of Quebec as well as pancakes with maple syrup... In short, something to spend a great time with friends.

The address of this game bar Luck Brussels,  in Ixelles: 74 Rue Washington 1050 Ixelles. 

Closed on Mondays. Tuesday – Friday 18 p.m. – midnight. Saturday&Sunday from 00am

2. Play chess at the athénée in Brussels

If there are only two of you who want to play a board game, why not go for a game of chess? Classic, but nice. You will have to try the Athénée bar in Ixelles. It's here in the heart of the Saint-Boniface district that mixes all populations and cultures of all kinds: Bobos, students, chess players, partygoers, local regulars, tourists... We come here when we want to have a good time without worrying. Here people will not hesitate for a moment to share their table if everything is full. In summer, once the sun is out, you can sit on the colorful tables located next to the church opposite to play a game of chess in the sun. As a bonus, a wide selection of beers awaits you.

3. Kings and Queens Cafe

They had announced it on Ullule (the crowdfunding platform) that they were determined to launch their projects. Thanks to their crowdfunding campaign they opened their game bar in Brussels. There are dozens of board games at your fingertips, animators will set them up for you and advise you. You will not have to read the rules of the game because the animators are there to explain them to you. Even if you came to play in Carcassone or to do a Scythe….

Icing on the cake, a selection of special beers and themed cocktails, homemade drinks such as Ice-Tea, lemonades and fresh fruit juices! Also if you are a little hungry, snacks with toast, pizzas and other very good things like guacamole or sausages. Your contribution? you pay 5 euros and you can play all evening and try many games.

More places to play board games in Brussels?

• Le Murmure in Ixelles on Sunday
• The Knitting
• La Luck Brussels
• Elvira's Attic
• Meltdown
• Caberdouche
• Alliance Merode