---
title: "Bruges Journal · Weather & Tips | The Rose Suites Brugge"
url: https://www.rosesuites.be/en/blog
description: "Live Bruges weather, upcoming events and local tips from the family who run The Rose Suites."
lang: en
---

# Brugge Journal

Live weather, upcoming events, local tips and where to eat — your real-time guide to Bruges.

## Stories from Bruges

Image: Where to Eat in Bruges: A Guest's Guide to Our Favourite Tables (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517248135467-4c7edcad34c4?w=800&q=80)

Food · 5 min

### Where to Eat in Bruges: A Guest's Guide to Our Favourite Tables

From a honest Flemish bistro to the best waffle in town, here are the places we send our own guests when they ask us where to eat.

Read full article: Where to Eat in Bruges: A Guest's Guide to Our Favourite Tables

Image: Bruges After Dark: When the Day Tourists Leave (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1569863959165-56dae551d4fc?w=800&q=80)

Experience · 4 min

### Bruges After Dark: When the Day Tourists Leave

By 7pm the tour buses are gone and Bruges becomes a different city entirely.

Read full article: Bruges After Dark: When the Day Tourists Leave

Image: Belgian Fries: It's Not Just About the Potato (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1630384060421-cb20d0e0649d?w=800&q=80)

Food & Drink · 4 min

### Belgian Fries: It's Not Just About the Potato

They're called frites, not French fries. And in Bruges, they're taken very seriously.

Read full article: Belgian Fries: It's Not Just About the Potato

Image: The Begijnhof: Bruges' Quietest Corner (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1600803907087-f56d462fd26b?w=800&q=80)

Hidden Gems · 3 min

### The Begijnhof: Bruges' Quietest Corner

Right in the centre of town, there's a walled garden that feels like stepping into another century.

Read full article: The Begijnhof: Bruges' Quietest Corner

Image: Bruges Chocolate: Skip the Chains, Find the Good Stuff (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1549007994-cb92caebd54b?w=800&q=80)

Food & Drink · 3 min

### Bruges Chocolate: Skip the Chains, Find the Good Stuff

There are over 50 chocolate shops in Bruges. Most of them are fine. A few are exceptional. Here's where to go.

Read full article: Bruges Chocolate: Skip the Chains, Find the Good Stuff

Image: Why Bruges Is Better on Two Wheels (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1571068316344-75bc76f77890?w=800&q=80)

Activities · 4 min

### Why Bruges Is Better on Two Wheels

The old centre is compact, but the best parts of Bruges are just outside it — and a bike changes everything.

Read full article: Why Bruges Is Better on Two Wheels

Image: A No-Nonsense Guide to Belgian Beer in Bruges (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1535958636474-b021ee887b13?w=800&q=80)

Food & Drink · 4 min

### A No-Nonsense Guide to Belgian Beer in Bruges

Belgium has over 1,500 different beers. Here's how to drink your way through Bruges without getting lost.

Read full article: A No-Nonsense Guide to Belgian Beer in Bruges

Image: Take the First Canal Boat of the Day (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1602128750236-3449def15372?w=800&q=80)

Experience · 3 min

### Take the First Canal Boat of the Day

Everyone does a canal tour in Bruges. But the first departure of the morning is a completely different experience.

Read full article: Take the First Canal Boat of the Day

Image: Climbing the Belfry: 366 Steps and the Best View in Bruges (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1491557345352-5929e343eb89?w=800&q=80)

Landmarks · 3 min

### Climbing the Belfry: 366 Steps and the Best View in Bruges

The medieval Belfry tower dominates the Markt square. Here's what to expect when you climb it — and why you should go early.

Read full article: Climbing the Belfry: 366 Steps and the Best View in Bruges

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