The Place Jean Rey in Brussels used to be an ugly patch of wasteland used as a car park. Now it is a lively urban piazza in the heart of the European Quarter with fountains, benches and restaurants.
The lunch room and design store Living Room perfectly reflects the cool Nordic mood of the neighbourhood. You can pick up Danish notebooks, stylish vases and even furniture, while the food bar offers fresh salads with an Asian twist, good coffee and tasty cakes.
Derek Blyth’s hidden secret of the day: Derek Blyth is the author of the bestselling “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Belgium”. He picks out one of his favourite hidden secrets for The Brussels Times every day.
