I am always in for a drink in a new place, so yesterday we had an apero at the new BARBETON, one of Frédéric Nicolay's latest projects. He's well-known in Brussels for lots of trendy projects, mainly bars with a cool interior (Zebra, Roi des Belges, Café Belga, Bar du matin....and recently the Potemkine). I usually like the vibe in those places, although you always feel the Nicolay touch, they each have their own identity and wide variety of customers. BARBETON is a cosy little neighborhood bar, designed with a mix of materials such as concrete, wood (of recycled wooden palettes), original granite floors and mirrors. The bar is an exact copy of the reception of Le Corbusier' Cité Radieuse in Marseille, isn't that cool? By the way we spent a few nights there last summer cuz La Cité Radieuse also got a hotel in there, besides lots of apartments, a bakery, a doctor's practice and even a school. Such great design, imagine it was build between 1945 and 1952. Anyway back to BARBETON, the drinks menu is fine, nothing new on it but classic is ok right? We had a nice margarita and they do free tapas on Thursday & Friday afternoon. So see you there for a volga (the beer on tap) one of these days.
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Oh and here are some pix of our trip in Hotel Le Corbusier last summer.... The restaurant is supposed to serve very good food too, unfortunately closed when we were there.
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