Le Petit Paris is a small bar on the rond point of the intersection of Tongres and Braffort (Merode metro stop). It is rather unimpressive, peopled by locals. The beer was very cheap, I think about 2 EUR for a glass of Hoegaarden. They only had these more commercial beers. It was overall ok to sit on the terrasse (pretty much in the middle of the sidewalk, though). However, the service was in between unnice and bland, but more towards the latter. It turned out to be a good late night spot for planning out the next day of scouting around Brussels.

Carpe Diem is a cafe, bar and small restaurant on the southwest corner of Tervuren av. and Celtes av. (Merode metro stop). Indeed, it is nightlife for quieter people, for sipping a beer or a tea slowly. There was even a small family sitting on the next table on the terrasse when I was there. I don't know if this is the general case, but I believe that the waitress there spoke at least French, Flemish, English and Italian... (wow!) The food on the next tables looked tasty, but I only had a rosehip (eglantier) tea. It was 2.20 EUR, which seems expensive, but I got a sizable teapot and biscuits. It was a good spot for doing some late night reading. At first, I thought the place looked snotty and touristy. But it turned out to be just right: good discrete service and a little homy.

If you happen to be in Brussels on a monday night and you feel an urging need to party, the place to go is Carré. It's a club that is located somewhere in between Brussels and Antwerp. If you don't have a car it may be tricky as there's no other to go there than with a cab then. A cab would cost you around BEF1500 (around €35) so you'd better share it with some people. The club is cool, with a mix of music styles that include the latest Ibiza hits and it's crouded enough to feel like you're still on the week end. There's a mix of Flemish and French speaking people and a really nice croud... It's a nice discovery, check out their website.