Vismarkt (Fish Market)
Belgium’s oldest preserved fish market, a classical colonnade of 1820 selling day-fresh North Sea seafood.
Last updated: 21 October 2026
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
- Type
- Shopping & markets
- Area
- Markt & Burg
- Opening hours
- Wed–Sat 08:00–13:30
- Time needed
- 20 min
Getting there from Market Square (Markt)
🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Den Gouden Karpel (Seafood & mussels · $$$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 2 min walk
- De Gastro (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 2 min walk
- Bistro Bruut (Fine dining & modern · $$$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 3 min walk
- Restaurant Diligence (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 3 min walk
- Breydel-De Coninc (Seafood & mussels · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 4 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- The Novel (Café & tearoom · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 3 min walk
- Sanseveria Bagelsalon (Café & tearoom · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 4 min walk
- Bar Lowie (Café & tearoom · $$ · Museum Quarter) · 🚶 4 min walk
Other sights nearby
- Huidenvettersplein (Tanners Square) · Landmark · 🚶 0.1 km · 2 min walk
- Brugse Vrije (Liberty of Bruges) · Museum · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
- City Hall (Gothic Hall) · Landmark · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
🛍️ Markets nearby: Fish Market (Vismarkt) (3 min walk) · Crafts Market at the Fish Market (3 min walk) · Handmade in Brugge MAKERSmarkt (5 min walk) · Wednesday Market on the Markt (5 min walk) · Christmas Market on the Markt (5 min walk) · Dijver Flea Market (6 min walk) · Christmas Market, Simon Stevinplein (6 min walk)
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