Café Bizon — Restaurant in Brussels

I play at multiple jams every week, sharing the stage with international, talented musicians.

If you're a decent musician and wanna have a good time, avoid the Monday jam.

Don't get me wrong, you may stumble in the occasional good evening.

But the truth is:

You'll likely be pestered by a whole load of stage-hogging guitarists who are absolutely clueless to the principle of making music together.

You'll likely not hear what the others are playing, because there are no monitors and the speakers are in front of you, so all you get is this muffled bassy sound.

You'll also be scolded for not being a good sport by obnoxious feel-good jam owners who will kick the best musician off stage in favour of the habitués!

I tried to go today after a two year break, for the very same reasons I just stated, and I got home realising things got even worse.

Not cool at all! How about setting up a couple of small monitors? Why do you think musicians keep putting their volume up? Perhaps because they cannot hear themselves?

A note of appreciation for the owners who are nice and always had a...

If you want to sit and drink at an oldschool, dark and traditional café, this is your place. It has a wood and bricks interior, two stories, and a motorcycle hanging from the ceiling. Also on the ceiling: a big collection of entree tickets from pop and rock concerts that took place in Brussels (at Ancienne Belgique, Forest National....) which bring forth quite a nostalgic vibe.

Behind the bar you find bartenders who exactly look like a bartender you'd expect in a place like this, and who are above all: friendly.

Once or twice a week you'll run into a live blues (or other genres matching the café) band.

Also very imortant: they have a nice selection of...

Had a really unpleasant experience here. I waited at the counter for a solid 20 minutes, and there was zero organisation—no clear system for who gets served next. When someone finally got to me, the staff member got angry because I didn’t mention the size of the beer, even though she hadn’t asked. I let another waiter know she’d been rude, and instead of helping, he got angry at me too.

The vibe of the place is actually nice, but the service completely ruined it. Definitely not...