Is there a car park at Brasserie Chez Clément?

One of the quiet luxuries of Chez Clément, especially for guests used to the tight parking situation around Brussels restaurants, is the generous free car park that sits directly across Rue de la Bruyère. The walk from car door to brasserie door is no more than ten metres, an asset that becomes obvious whenever it rains, when you are carrying small children, or when you are accompanying an older guest with limited mobility.

The car park has a substantial capacity, which the brasserie needs in order to support the kitchen's daily volume: two to three hundred covers per service, between 2,800 and 4,200 covers per week. With a 230-seat dining room and the option to host up to 250 guests for a private event, the car park is sized for the brasserie's busiest moments, including the legendary “Thursday disco nights” (Thursday disco nights), the annual September Pétanque tournament with roughly fifty teams, and the Raclette evenings in October and November.

For a touch of historical context: the brasserie has welcomed travellers since 1858. Henri and Sidonie Clément originally opened it as a coaching inn, “Bruyère à la Croix”, on a country lane between Brussels and the southern villages of Walloon Brabant. In the nineteenth century the “parking” was a coachyard for horses; today it is a tarmac car park, but the underlying logic, arrive with your transport, eat well, leave at leisure, has not changed in nearly 170 years.

For private events, weddings, business dinners or large groups, the car park can be coordinated with the venue. If you anticipate a busy evening or arrive with multiple vehicles, mention this when booking, especially during peak summer Sundays or in late autumn when the Raclette draws in returning regulars.