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In Brussels? Here are my top picks on what to do, see, drink, and eat

I am not going to claim to be an expert, but this winter I will be celebrating my 7th year in Europe’s Captial City—and I adore this city. 

I have gone to hundreds of cities, I believe there is nothing quite like Brussels. 

But it took me years to get here, and many tourists don’t immediately find it charming. And that’s ok. Because Brussels is small and too many tourists is not super good...and I am only partially joking. 

It is a secret city. Non-obvious and full of delights.

Over the years, I have learned one or two things about Brussels, and today I present you with my list of top things to do, see, drink and eat. You can do all of this in 24hours. 

My 10 favourite things to do in Brussels

Here we go! 

1. Eat a waffle in the Grand Place. 

It is best to see the Grand Place at night first, then in the day after.

For my vegan friends: Go to The Sister’s Cafe for vegan waffles WITH vegan ice cream.

For my non-vegan friends: Go to Maison Dandoy—they are simply the best waffles in the city. There are two kinds Brussels (light and airy) and Leige (thick and cakey) so if you are with someone else, get one of each, and if you are alone, choose wisely! 

Once, Victor Hugo, who wrote Les Miserables, lived in an apartment in the place. He said it is “a dazzling fantasy dreamed up by a poet, and realized by an architect.”.  There is so much history I would love to share with you about it, but I’ll save that for another time. Just go an enjoy it. It is truly spectacular. 

2. Walk from Park Royal to Park Cinquantenaire. The whole walk takes about 35 minutes, and you will see three beautiful parks: Park Royal, Park Leopold, and Park Cinquantenaire, as well as the Royal Palace, the European Parliament, and the Triumphal Arch.

Its a much better way to spend your time than going to the Atomium—which will take 2-3 hours minimum and is ok, but really rather touristy. 

3. Go and see the Palace of Justice at sunset Or any time, but it is the best at sunset. You can go to the grocery store and buy some drinks and snacks and sit up there to watch the sunset, it is chill and has a great view of the city skyline.

4. Eat chocolate at the Grand Sablon: My top picks are

Frederic Blondeel

Wittamer

Pierre Marcolini

How it works: you buy the chocolate by weight, so choose 2-3 different pieces from each place. 3-4 chocolates should cost between €4-€7.  Usually, the people behind the counter are not very helpful, but I still ask for personal favourites and recommendations anyway. Either way, you should always try the “Grand Cru”, this is the best the chocolatier thinks they can do. Yum is usually the result. Plant-based buddies: most of the dark chocolate is vegan! But make sure you double check, because some of the other ingredients might not be, like caramel being made with butter, etc.

5. Go to the European History Museum in Park Leopold 

It is free. And amazing. One of the best and most interactive museums I have been to: it has great tech, tons of ways to get involved with the exhibits, and tells a fascinating story. 

6. Go see our national monument, the Manneken Pis Also... the Manneken Pis Museum. It is just up the street and guaranteed a right giggle.

7. Sit at the top of Mont des Art. Best in the early evening. then walk through the garden. There is always a lot of animation and things going on, but it is also very relaxed. 

Make sure you check out the architecture on Rue Montagne de la Cour, like the Musical Instruments Museum and the Old English Pharmacy. 

8. Do some unique shopping/browsing. I am not personally big on buying loads of stuff, but these little streets are jammed packed with the unique and wonderful. Here are my top picks:

Rue de Rollerbeek

Rue du Haute

the Royal Galleries (Actually, I have never bought anything here, but the buildings are amazing.)  

9. Eat some fries.

I might be plant-based but I make an exception for the occasional frites treats, because they are the best in the world. There is no contest.

For the sauce: you can go:

Traditional with a dollop of Mayonnaise

Spicy with the Pili-pili (less spicy) or my favourite Samurai (more spicy).

Not spicy, but with a burst of flavour go with the Andalouse (which is kind of mayonnaise with tomato and basil) or Curry Ketchup (which is exactly what it sounds like.) 

Aioli is another very popular sauce, but I find it too garlicky (but if you are into garlic, try it out. Just don’t try and kiss me after.)

Vegans + vegetarians: the frites definitely contain animal fat.

My top picks

Fritland right by the Grand Place

Friterie Saint-Josse

Frit Flagey

Which brings me to number 10! They are related. 

In Brussels, there is a local phrase which goes “faire du gras” which translates to something like “lay down the fat” and means “eat something heavy”—and is good advice before you start drinking in Brussels. 2 strong beers on an empty stomach is almost a guarantee you will end up tripping on one of our many uneven, cobblestone roads. 

10. Drink beer. 

Also—the best in the world (Yes Germany, I have tried your beers, and I am sticking to what I said.) God, this needs a whole other post. But you are only here for a short time, so let’s get into it.

First: where to drink.

These are my favourite watering holes and their locations.

Le Coq in front of Beurs: Classic Belgian pub, and very fairly priced. (ie. cheap) 

Zebra in St.Gery: This old island is the best spot to drink and people watch after work and on the weekend. 

Bar Llanes or Café Charbon on Marche du Charbon in front of the Notre-Dame de Bon Secours. They are beside each other. 

Monks in Saint Catharine: a bit overpriced, but great selection and cool ambience. 

The Brussels Beer Project Brewery by the canal: They are constantly creating new brews, and you can test out the new flavours, then vote on them, which is fun. 

Le Barboteur Bierothèque in St.Josse: Amazing selection and very unpretentious. (But only good if you are in the neighbourhood, because it is pretty far from the city centre.)

Le Verschueren in St.Gilles: Sit with the cool, Belgian artists. Great people and good prices, but also only good if you are in the neighbourhood.) 

Café Belga and L'Amère à Boire in Place Flagey: Really different atmospheres, but both are fun, although a little hipstery. Don’t make a special trip out to see them, but if you are in Flagey, they are great. 

If you want to see some breathtaking architecture from the turn of the century and drink some rather overpriced beer, visit:

Le Cirio

Cafe Metropole

Mort Subite

There are 1150 Belgian beers, which is an overwhelming number. Even if I had drank a new beer every other day since arriving, I still wouldn’t have tried them all. So don’t feel bad if you don’t know where to start. Here is a quick and dirty guide to some of my favourites. For something heavy that will get you drunk almost immediately, try the Trappist beers. There are only 6 breweries in the world, and the beer is brewed in the traditional style by monks! (Note: Proceed with caution) 

Rochefort 10: Hold on to your hats, you are heading to drunk town on a smooth chocolate river.

Westmalle Tripel: This is a very good, bitter, mega strong beer.

Chimay Bleu: A sweet, dark, internationally-known bestseller! Stop at one though, it gives a vicious hangover after you’ve had 3. 

For something unique only to Belgium, and is stupidly delicious, like a refreshing beer-lemonade, try the gueuze:

Gueuze Boon: This is my all time favourite drink in Belgium. Possibly the world.

Oud Beersel: Also a hella delicious gueuze, but brewed in the old style, without wheat. 

Mort Subite Kriek: a gueuze sweetened with cherries. I can only have one of these at a time because they are intense, but a good occasional treat.

If you are not even sure you like beer, but are in Brussels so what the hell:

Faro Lambic: light and sweet and way too drinkable. Like juice.

Tripel Karmeliet: a delicious, well-balanced crowd pleaser

Chouffe: very light tasting, but watch out! Strong in effect. 

Saison Dupont: a very popular, classic Belgian beer. 

You are not a fan of stong or heavy beers, and really want a pils (once again Germans, I am looking at you.) we have three very popular pilsner brands that you’ll be able to get just about anywhere. 

Jupiler: mildly sweet, and the most popular beer in Belgium (especially with sports fans). 

Maes: a little closer to a lager than a pils, but if I am going to drink a pils, I choose this one. 

Stella Artois: This is Belgian, not Italian beer! It is a pretty easy drinking beer and also available just about everywhere....including the country you are coming from.

Like Stella Artois, I have a tendency to tell guests to avoid Duvel and Leffe—while they are fine beer brands, they are available around the world, and you will probably be able to find them in your home country, although perhaps for a much higher price. 

There is a lot more I could say about Brussels, but I hope this is enough to get you started! See you soon. 

Want to read stuff I’ve written about Belgium? 

Here are a few other posts about life in Europe’s Capital. 

21 Reasons to love Belgium

20 Canadian/British Habits I Lost When I Moved To Brussels

An Adult Tour of the Beaux Art Museum Part 1: The history of Belgium Part 2: Because art is awesome

I am safe: A post about what it felt like to be in Brussels after the Brussels Attacks. 

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8/23/21 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FASHION:Palace Reunites With Stella Artois to Celebrate The British Pub

8/23/21 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FASHION:Palace Reunites With Stella Artois to Celebrate The British Pub

Palace and Stella Artois have reunited for Fall/Winter 2021, to celebrate the classic British pub in all its glory. For the second Palace Artois collection, the London based skate label has created items celebrating Soho in New York and Soho in London. (more…)

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Your first look at Palace Skateboards’ Reebok collaboration

Because it started life in 2009, Palace Skateboards has change into as recognized for its sell-out collaborations because it has its punchy graphics and Tri-Ferg image. Through the years the streetwear model, which is independently owned by London-based Lev Tanju, has partnered with the likes of Stella Artois, Adidas Originals, Moschino, Rapha, Umbro, Evisu, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Happy Mondays, Salomon, and even Whitney Houston.

Arguably certainly one of its greatest collaborations is that with Reebok, which was first launched in 2013. With footwear being the spotlight of their steady partnership, the design groups at each manufacturers have labored on dual-branded leather-based Membership C and Exercise silhouettes, a vulcanised Exercise silhouette, and an all-white Membership C and a hiking-ready, ripple-soled Exercise Mid. Final 12 months the pair dropped the Reebok Classic leather Pump, which noticed the Traditional obtain Reebok’s Pump expertise for the primary time ever.

Now the collaborators, who seemingly consider within the age-old adage “if it ain’t broke, do not repair it”, have teamed up once more, with a model new assortment launching this Friday at 11am.

For this newest drop, the duo have labored on the Palace Reebok NPC shoe. Launched in 1985, the Newport Traditional trainers, that are characterised by a minimal leather-based development and durable gum sole, had been designed for the tennis court docket, with Boris Becker and John McEnroe being a number of the sport’s most-famous wearers of the kicks.

Palace and Reebok are dropping three pairs of the sneaks. Black and white variations keep true to the OG design, while carrying Palace’s new collegiate-inspired brand in addition to Reebok branding, and elsewhere the trainers have been given a serious replace by the use of a camel-hued suede development. There may also be co-branded socks up for grabs.

The remainder of the spring assortment, which includes corduroy caps, university-inspired sweatshirts and T-shirts that includes Palace’s new embroidered preppy brand, has been described by the model as “100 per cent licensed superb for skateboarding and pub-going.”

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The Flemish town of Leuven IS Belgium's beer and student capital. Photo: Shutterstock

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In a tourist Europe that concentrates on the lifestyles of the rich and royal, especially if they're long dead, I'm happy to be among the living students of Leuven. The university term has just begun, and youngsters are streaming out of Jubilee Hall, which has been registering new students since 1432. The hall has chequered floors, gothic arches and a bar supplying Hoegaarden beer in distinctive hexagonal glasses.

I follow the students down an alley, around a corner and into Oude Markt, the town's market square. Endless rows of cafe tables spill across the flagstones, occupied by flocks of chattering beer drinkers. This is the town's top student hangout. Look out for the Kotmadam, an art installation featuring a landlady on a bench in homage to the thousands of landladies who have housed students over the centuries.

Forty-two bars squeeze into Oude Markt's historic buildings, some associated with students from particular Belgian regions. One flows into another. Follow the noise to Barvista for pumping dance parties, to De Giraf for outrageously concocted shots, such as the fire-shooting Harry Potter, or to Plaza sports bar to watch live football games.

Sidewalk cafes in the Oude Markt. Photo: Alamy

If you have the stamina, by the small hours you could be at Revue, meeting place for Leuven's bartenders at shift's end. At nine in the morning, customers still stumble out. An hour later, the middle-aged have taken over Oude Markt for quiet drinks in the sun.

Students and beer are Leuven's two biggest industries, and together they create a town of youthful enthusiasms, creativity and energetic nightlife. It's a delightful place to take time off from dutiful European sightseeing. The only must-see is the fabulously ornate town hall.

Some 50,000 students nearly double Leuven's term-time population, and the university supplies a few other architectural highlights. The University Library has a magnificent wood-panelled reading room and Renaissance-inspired tower. The World Heritage-listed Great Beguinage is nearby. Its atmospheric redbrick buildings and garden courtyards, founded to shelter pious medieval ladies, now house university students.

Leuven bills itself as Belgium's beer capital, although that reputation now relies solely on the giant Stella Artois factory, where you can take a tour. The beer was first brewed in Leuven in 1366 and is now owned by the world's biggest brand-name brewery. The town's many historical small breweries have been absorbed by such conglomerates.

The only boutique brewery now is Domus in the town centre, fronted by a busy, old-fashioned pub that pipes beer straight from the vats. Try its amber-coloured ale or the hoppy, bitter unfiltered pilsner. In winter, the brewery produces a dark, sweet Nen Engel, which has a chocolatey, malty flavour, like Christmas cake in a glass.

Unlike German beers, Belgian beers have a high alcohol content, so are generally served in small glasses, each a particular shape depending on the brand. Beers can also be flavoured, many with citrus or tropical fruits. With more than 240 breweries in Belgium supplying a reputed 240 pubs in Leuven, you won't be short of choices. The traditional beer accompaniment is bitterballen – beef croquettes served with a mustard dipping sauce.

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Where you go for your next beer depends on the time of day. The Sint-Maartensdal neighbourhood is for chilling out before the party really gets started and Muntstraat is for beer accompanied by food, especially if you can't quite decide whether you're after Mexican or Moroccan.

You're bound to end up at Oude Markt once more. You haven't learned anything about kings, or visited another stuffy palace, or stood in a tourist queue. Still, you can order up another beer and congratulate yourself on a day well spent.

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Cathay Pacific flies daily from Melbourne and Sydney to Brussels via Hong Kong. Leuven is 16 minutes by train from Brussels airport. See cathaypacific.com

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Martin's Klooster is a chic, contemporary four-star hotel inside a former medieval convent. Rooms from $190 a night. See martinshotels.com

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Leuven Leisure operates guided walks and cycling tours year-round, including beer tours with tastings and food pairings. See leuvenleisure.com

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A Snob’s Guide to Finding Good Drinks in Disney World

Anyone who ever aspired to drink with intergalactic droids will soon be in luck: Disney Parks is set to debut a new bar, Oga’s Cantina, a “hotly anticipated” Star Wars attraction, in Florida’s Disney World and California’s Disneyland later this year.

Oga’s Cantina marks the first Disneyland bar serving alcohol to the general public (provided they are over 21, of course). Disney World, on the other hand, actually has a number of places to have a pint, cocktail, or glass of vino.

This may come as a surprise to those who envision both Walt Disney and his eponymous theme parks as wholesomely teetotaling affairs. But Walt was not a prohibitionist. Despite what countless people on the internet claim, Walt Disney was a man who boozed it up quite a bit—usually starting with a Scotch cocktail at 5 o’clock sharp. He simply wanted his theme parks and public persona to be a little more, ahem, dry than he actually was.

“Walt Disney doesn’t drink,” he once told a friend. “I drink.”

Well, we drink, too.

Luckily, it’s become easier and easier over the years to drink pretty well in Disney World — if you know where to look. The entire property is a massive 40 square miles divided into four unique theme parks (plus resort accommodations). Consider this your guide to finding the top beer, wine, booze, and cocktails throughout Disney World.

Cinderella’s Royal Table at the Magic Kingdom serves top-shelf Champagne. Credit: Disneyworld.disney.go.com

Magic Kingdom Park

The main theme park was dry until Be Our Guest, a Beauty & the Beast-themed restaurant, opened in 2012. In 2015 four more restaurants with alcohol opened. Today it’s up to eight, meaning every single sit-down restaurant in the park serves booze. All require advanced reservations, so plan your dipsomania accordingly. We have loosely ranked them in order of quality:

Cinderella’s Royal Table

Your children can dine with princesses while you get blotto on $320 bottles of Dom. Bottle service has never felt so… baller.

Be Our Guest Restaurant

Look for an adequate selection of wine and Champagne like Veuve Clicquot at this faux-opulent spot. Beers lean toward Belgian classics, like Saison Dupont and Chimay Blue. (There is also an app, Beers and Ears, that helps you locate specific ales and lagers in the park.)

Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen

This fairly problematic “jungle-themed” restaurant serves a mishmash of Asian, South American, and African beverages. You’ll find everything from Kenyan lagers to Argentinian Malbec to Sangria to, uh, Michelob Ultra.

The Diamond Horseshoe

There’s a small selection of beer and wine at this rootin’ tootin’ Old West hall, but it does have the solid Cigar City Jai Alai IPA, which hails from nearby Tampa, Fla.

The Crystal Palace

Blue Moon, J.Lohr Cabernet Sauvignon, some solid Columbia Valley sparkling wine, and Cigar City Jai Alai IPA are available at this The Winnie the Pooh-themed restaurant. There’s also costumed characters roaming about. (Come on, Eeyore, my drinking buddies back home are depressing enough!)

Liberty Tree Tavern

The selections at this early-America-inspired inn are classic if a bit uninspired, and include Mimosas and Napa Valley Cab, just like ol’ George Washington used to drink.

Tony’s Town Square Restaurant

There are no red-checkered tablecloths at this spot modeled after the place where Lady and the Tramp had their first kiss, but there is a sizable selection of “vino” and “birra.” Both lists only play the hits, pouring Peroni and Stella Artois plus Banfi Chianti. Surprisingly, the restaurant is not dog-friendly.

The Plaza Restaurant

This heavily-mirrored restaurant has some of the most bland booze options in the entire park. Think Bellinis and Mich Ultra.

Skip the sugary cocktails and sip sparkling wines at Epcot’s China pavilion. Credit: Disneyworld.disney.go.com.

Epcot

There are 11 pavilions styled after different countries at this “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.” All offer alcoholic beverages with varying degrees of authenticity, cultural sensitivity, and drinkability. Here are the most interesting options in each “country.”

United States of America

Look for craft beers like Founders Rubaeus at the Block & Hans kiosk.

Japan

There’s sake, obvi, plus frozen Ichiban beer, available at the Kabuki Cafe.

Morocco

Although the actual Morocco is home to winelands that some American somms feel have international potential, Epcot’s Morocco focuses on cocktails like The Casablanca Sunset (a gross combination of apricot brandy and peach schnapps) and the frozen Sultan’s Colada.

France

Les Vins des Chefs de France, a counter-service wine bar, has a decent selection of wines by the glass, including Jean-Luc Colombo Cotes du Rhone and Nicolas Feuillate Champagne. If that sounds too rich for your blood, there’s also a silly frozen drink, the Grand Marnier-based Orange Slush.

United Kingdom

The pub Rose & Crown serves pints of Boddingtons and Guinness, flights of single malts, and one extremely curious cocktail. The Leaping Leprechaun features Jameson (sure), rum (OK), vodka (wha?), as well as melon liqueur, sour mix, and Sprite.

Canada

Our neighbors to the north might actually offer Epcot’s best beers at Le Cellier, which serves a full menu of boozy Unibroue options. There’s also Molsons, Labatts, and one of the world’s premier drunk foods, poutine!

Tony’s Town Square is modeled after the fictional restaurant where Lady and the Tramp had their first kiss. Surprisingly, it is not dog-friendly. Credit: Disneyworld.disney.go.com.

Mexico

Bypass the sugar-bomb Margs at stands throughout the pavillion, and head to La Cava de Tequila. It offers a quality selection of sipping tequilas and legitimately interesting Margaritas, included a frozen avocado one.

Norway

Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe’s shot of Linie Aquavit is surely one of the most esoteric and, quite frankly, quality offerings in the entire Epcot complex.

China

Nine Dragons restaurant serves Chinese-American fare like General Tso’s Chicken with an array of aggressively sweet cocktails like frozen mango Daiquiris and the South Sea Breeze, a blend of pineapple and orange juices spiked with coconut rum and grenadine. However, there’s also a lengthy wine list with some surprisingly solid options, like Mumm Brut Prestige sparkling wine and Valkenberg Gewurtzraminer.

Germany

Expect to see knuckleheads aplenty hoisting steins of, unfortunately, humdrum Deutschland beer like Beck’s. Where’s the Weihenstephaner?! Your better bet is to opt for a spate of adequate, easy-drinking Riesling, like Valckenberg Madonna. Or maybe just get $9 shots of Jager.

Italy

A surprisingly cozy place to drink, The Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar touts over 200 bottles of wine—and some aren’t bad! Look for Greco di Tufo Mastroberardino, Vermentino Guado al Tasso and Fiano Avellino Mastroberardino.

Animal Kingdom Park

The drinking options at this zoologically themed park skirt a fine line between esoteric and nonsensical. Beers and wines are mostly sourced directly from across Africa —Bellingham Chenin Blanc from South Africa, for instance—but the cocktails lean that direction in name only. Additionally, far too many primate puns abound.

The Rainforest Cafe

Part of the same 1990s tide that brought Planet Hollywoods to tourist destinations worldwide, this theme restaurant is located near the entrance to Animal Kingdom. The beer and wine is fairly pedestrian, featuring Bud Light and Rodney Strong Chardonnay but the sugary and “tropical” cocktails, like the Mongoose Mai Tai, come in souvenir glasses worth take a walk with.

Jiko – The Cooking Place

This upscale restaurant offers over one-hundred South African wines, with solid staples from Raats and DeMorgenzon and higher-end bottlings from Philip Jonker and Sadie Family. On Wednesdays there are $30 tasting flights, which sounds more fun than riding the Teacups.

Dawa Bar

One of Disney World’s more intriguing international beer selections is at this so-called “bamboo bar” in Harambe village. Most of the beers, such as Tusker Lager, are industrial beers not as available in the U.S., and thus more interesting than a Bud Light in name only. Opt for a Hakim Stout from Ethiopia, or Dawa’s takes on classic cocktails, like a Margarita made with Van der Hum, South Africa’s tangerine-flavored liqueur.

Nomad Lounge

Numerous craft cocktails are available at this lounge on Discovery Island and, though many have African-inspired names, few use any sort of ingredients sourced on the continent.

There are $30 tasting flights Wednesdays at Jiko, an upscale restaurant in Animal Kingdom. Credit: Disneyworld.disney.go.com.

Hollywood Studios

When was the last time you saw Buzz Lightyear getting buzzed? Probably the last time you came here. Disney World’s least-visited theme park doesn’t have many drinking destinations, but there are a few solid options.

Tune-In Lounge

The lobby to the Prime Time Café acts as a retro ’50s bar showing TV from the era and, thankfully, offering drinks from this era. Craft beers include mainstream bottles like New Belgium Fat Tire, wile cocktails are kicked up a notch for the distressed parent, like in the Ultimate Long Island Iced Tea. Hopefully your kids knows what hotel you’re staying in.

The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge

A wannabe facsimile of the see-and-be-seen Hollywood haunt of yore, Golden Age-era cocktails are the name of the game here—opt for a Manhattan or Martini.

Top Picks in Resort Areas Outside the Parks

Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto and Tiki Bar (Magic Kingdom Resort Area / Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort)

The best drinking destination in all of Disney World is this surprisingly legit tiki bar. Of course the traditionally kitschy, high seas aesthetic is a perfect fit for the pirate-friendly theme park—but the drinks, in highly-collectable mugs, will please tikiphiles too.

Located outside the park and opened in 2015 after the immense success of a Disneyland version, it becomes adult-only after 8PM, though the wait to get in often stretches into hours. Drinks like the Polynesian Pearl and the Tahitian Torch are well-made if a tad sweet; there’s also tiki-ish “no-booze brews” for the kiddos. Drinks are prepared by actors, not bartenders (no jokes here), and animatronic effects (such as an exploding volcano) are triggered when certain drinks are ordered. That’s admittedly a little Chuck E. Cheese-esque, but, you know, you’re drinking in a theme park bar that’s technically classified as a “ride,” not Smuggler’s Cove.

Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar (Disney Springs)

This 1940s dive bar claims to be where Indiana Jones’ sidekick used to hang his pilot’s hat. Turns out he was drinking pretty well then! There’s a decent single malt selection and massive cocktail list, including long drinks like Singapore Slings and Mojitos.

Raglan Road Irish Pub (Disney Springs)

This Emerald Isle pub is pretty plain Jane. Guinness abounds in this Emerald Isle-inspired pub, with a few other Irish and American draughts. There is, of course, Bailey’s and Jameson in many of the mixed drinks.

AbracadaBar (Disney World’s Boardwalk)

This so-called “speakeasy” (with a gigantic marquee loudly announcing its location) is meant to resemble a 1940’s magicians’ hangout. Alrighty. More like an airport Ruby Tuesday, the bar offers $12.50 “handcrafted” cocktails, which are more of a rarity in this area of the park than you’d think. Many of the drinks are vodka and Bacardi heavy, and though the ice is not the kind of crystal clear stuff a pretentious cocktailian expects, you will find some pretty solid offerings. Try the Coney Negroni, which is made with Eagle Rare Bourbon instead of gin, and resembles a Boulevardier. The Collins Double is a Tom Collins variant actually made with freshly-squeezed juices.

A totally solid tiki bar lies in the resort area beyond the parks. Credit: Disneyworld.disney.go.com.

Jellyrolls (Disney World’s Boardwalk)

This 21-and-over dueling piano bar is perhaps the most fun bar in the entire park. The alcohol selection is purely straightforward, though good for aiding your heartfelt rendition of “A Whole New World.”

Ample Hills Creamery (Disney World’s Boardwalk)

One of the park’s best boozing secrets is this Brooklyn-based ice cream shop with an outpost in Orlando. While the kiddos grab a cone, adults can snag a alcoholic floats made with Coney Island Hard Root Beer.

Club 33 (Four locations in Disney World Resort)

If you have a spare $25,000, you can become a member of these newly opened, invite-only private clubs. There’s one in each of the four parks. With yearly dues of $15,000, they’ll surely have something better than light beer.

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