Lower Town Essay

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Enjoy a unique lunch break in the Brussels city center

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Brussels, capital city of Belgium, is a place of art and history, its historical city center, the Lower Town, is a hamlet made of churches, monuments, little alleys and historical buildings. After some hours walking across the Lower Town you will probably need a lunch break. In this article we will give some useful suggestions to avoid the most touristic places and experience some special dish. Let's see some interesting spots where you can enjoy a nice crepe, a traditional sweet and a high quality coffee.

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Taste a unique crepe at Maison des Crepes

Maison des Crepes is a "creperie" (a place specialized in making crepes) located at a two minute walk from the Grand Place in Zuidstraat 13. A crepe is a French dish consisting in a very thin pancake made with wheat or buckwheat flour and filled with a wide selection of ingredients. A crepe can be sweet or savory and even if it looks really thin is a filling meal. The word crepe comes from the Latin word “crispa” which means “curled”. At Maison des Crepes you will be in front of one of the widest selection of crepes I ever

Well, I have found for you a nice place in Brussels where you can have a high quality coffee. Located at a 3 minute walk from the Grand Place (200m) , at Rue des Eperonniers 60 you can find “Aksum Coffee House”. Here you can experience an high quality Ethiopian coffee managed by a team of friendly and welcoming Africans. The coffee comes from organically grown beans and worked by a classic “Marzocco” espresso machine. Moreover here you can find also African/fair trade drinks as such as herbal teas, baobab drinks, South African wines and Ethiopian beers. There is also a nice selection of cakes and if you want you can take some coffee beans