november-2011

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menu regularly
to refl ect the best
in seasonal and
local produce.
EXCLUSIVE
Moreton’s
Restaurant (Tortworth
Court Hotel, Tortworth,
Wotton-under-Edge,
tel: 0145 426 3000) In
a nutshell, Moreton’s
is swish. Step out in
style and dine within
grand surroundings in
the oak-panelled library
at this country house.
The Tortworth Estate
fi llet steak is highly
recommended.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY WooWoo
(South Buildings,
Harbourside, tel: 0845
293 2860) Kick-start
your night out with
a selection of fi ne
cocktails and a cool
ambience in WooWoo,
in association with
Oceana. Open from
5pm seven nights
a week, WooWoo
off ers two-for-one on
cocktails all night.
LIVE MUSIC Mr
Wolf’s (33 St Stephens
Street, tel: 0117 927
3221) Providing a
platform for Bristol’s
most exciting acts
on the gig circuit, Mr
Wolf’s has established
itself as one of the
city’s premier live
music venues.
LATE & LIVELY
Start The Bus (7–9
Baldwin Street) Head
to Start The Bus for an
eclectic mix of music
every night from local
DJs. The walls display
work from local artists
and the venue is open
until 1am during the
week and later at
the weekends.
THIS MONTH
SHOP From 11
November, Bristol’s
shopping area will
be lit up with festive
lights, activities and
markets. The quaint
wooden chalet-style
stalls will off er unique
gift ideas, original
handmade crafts and
decorative items.
SEE Bristol and West:
Photography by Martin
Parr is a free exhibition
at Bristol’s newest
museum, the M Shed,
until 27 November. The
collection contains
an eclectic mix of
photographs from
Martin Parr’s
30-year career.
GO Head to the
centre of Bristol where
a new art phenomenon
has taken over a whole
street. The See No Evil
project has resulted in
Bristol’s Nelson Street
becoming one of
the world’s largest
outdoor art exhibitions
and it’s free.
ESCAPE Enjoy a
leisurely stroll to
Cabot Tower, the
century-old 32m-high
tower that sits at the
top of Brandon Hill
and off ers panoramic
views of Bristol.
NO WAY!
Chocolate has an
important role to play
in Bristol. Joseph Fry
of Fry’s Chocolate
opened a sweet shop
in Small Street in 1756.
Anna Slade
Brussels
Belgium
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BON APPETIT
UP TO €15 Le Pain
Quotidien (16 Rue
Antoine Dansaert, tel:
02 502 2361) This is
always a great place
for brunch. Sit around
a communal table and
order an assortment
of pastries. This
particular branch is
the fi rst one that Alain
Coumont opened in
1990. His objective was
to open a place that
makes organic bread in
a traditional way.
UP TO €30 Bozar
Brasserie (Palais des
Beaux-Arts, Rue Baron
Horta, tel: 02 503
0000) With a fantastic
art nouveau interior,
the menu of the
recently restored Fine
Art Museum restaurant
off ers many Franco-
Belgian temptations
from crisp North Sea
shrimp croquettes
to rich rice pudding
dusted with cinnamon.
UP TO €50 L’Idiot
du Village (19 Rue
Notre-Seigneur, tel: 02
502 5582) The warm
dining rooms, one red
and the other blue,
look like the baroque
attic of a country
chateau with antique
tables and funky
chandeliers. There are
only 35 places so book
early if you want to
indulge in anchovies
in a garlic mousse.
EXCLUSIVE
Comme Chez Soi
(23 Place Rouppe, tel:
02 512 2921) One of
the top restaurants in
town with two Michelin
stars to its name and
a wine cellar of repute,
the extensive menu
is slightly longer than
the guest list, which
features royalty,
top Eurocrats and
celebrities. The six- or
seven-course tasting
menu off ers oyster
and pigeon and a
coulis of velvet crab.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY La Fleur
en Papier Doré (53
Rue des Alexiens, tel:
02 511 1659) René
Magritte’s former
local, the suitably
surrealist yet cosy
décor has little
changed since he last
downed a drink here
in the 1960s. Not far
from the Grand Place
it has a bewildering list
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DESTINATION GUIDES | 125
of very strong bottled
and draught beers.
LIVE MUSIC
Madame Moustache
(5–7 Quai au Bois à
Brûler, tel: 04 8553
4494) The mindblowing
interiors,
including a 1920s
fairground set and an
American diner, are as
varied as the sounds
here. The young and
the not so young dance
the night away to the
latest funk, Balkan beat
and rock ‘n roll.
LATE & LIVELY
The Marquee (20–22
Rue St Anne, Sablon)
This place is packed
out on Friday and
Saturday nights with
the trendiest folk of
the super-chic Sablon
quarter dancing on
three fl oors to house,
electro, indie plus
much more.
THIS MONTH
SHOP From 26
November head to the
Marché aux Poissons
(Sainte Catherine) for
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historical and
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the Christmas Market.
The 19th-century
square is packed
with more than 230
stalls, selling frites and
mulled wine to keep
the autumn chill at bay.
SEE Keep up with
culture every Thursday
night when fi ve top
museums in the
capital stay open until
10pm, with specialist
workshops, tours and
guided visits (brussels
museumsnocturnes.
be). Alternatively, the
Skoda Jazz Festival
runs throughout the
month, and has a starstudded
international
cast (skodajazz.be).
GO Châtelain is a
smart quarter that
boasts prosperous
terraced houses set
around leafy squares
with many small
shops and friendly
bars. On Wednesday
nights have a glass of
wine at the market in
Place du Châtelain,
which is the best place
to get organic food,
handmade chocolates
and delicious pastries.
ESCAPE Take a
30-minute ride on the
No.44 tram to Tervuren
and the Colonial Palace
of the Royal Museum
of Africa. The palace
was built by King
Leopold II in 1897 to
show off his treasures
and trophies from the
Belgian Congo.
NO WAY!
With so many
parks and forests,
Brussels is Europe’s
greenest capital.
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