Moeder Lambic interior

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Chez Moeder Lambic

Top choice in Brussels


An institution. Behind windows plastered with beer stickers, this tattered, quirky old café is the ultimate beer spot in Brussels. Sample some of its hundreds of brews while flipping through the collection of dog-eared comics.


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