What are the Chez Clément Apéros?
By Lorenzo Eeman, Brasserie Chez Clément · Updated 2026-05-21
Quick answer
Chez Clément has a permanent bar, open every day until 1 AM under the official name « Estaminet Chez Clément ». The Apéros are a natural moment to enjoy this bar, for a drink before a meal, between services, or at the end of the day. House signature cocktails: Shot Clément by Bertinchamps and « Le Chose » (grapefruit or pineapple + tonic).
The bar at Chez Clément is not a seasonal format or a one-off event: it is a permanent bar, open every day continuously from 12 PM to 1 AM, alongside the restaurant service. The Apéros, in the everyday sense of stopping by for a drink, are therefore a natural occasion to enjoy this existing bar, without a constraint on a particular day of the week.
In practice, several uses are possible. A drink before evening service (between 5 PM and 7 PM), a coffee or a cocktail between the two restaurant services (between 2:30 PM and 7 PM), a last drink after dinner (between 10:30 PM and 1 AM). The bar is accessible both to restaurant guests and to walk-in patrons coming just for a drink, without booking a table. This continuous opening is the inheritance of the bar culture established in 1976 by Marcel & Andrée Clément, the third generation, who opened the brasserie's wine bar.
The Apéros take their place in the signature calendar alongside the three historical rendezvous: the weekly Thursday disco nights since ~1996 under France Clément's impulse, the annual September Pétanque tournament (around fifty teams), and the October-November Raclette with Swiss cheesemakers on site. The permanent bar is the infrastructure that underpins all these events.
To plan an apero with a group (10+ guests), it is recommended to notify the team in advance on +32 2 652 33 92 so they can frame the format. For an apero for two or in a small group, you can simply walk up to the bar without a reservation. For a corporate apero format with zakouskis, the house offers two official « Estaminet Chez Clément » menus: Cold Zakouskis at 15€/person (raw vegetables, San Daniele / cheese / saucisson / olives platter, crisps) and Hot & Cold Mix Zakouskis at 20€/person (raw vegetables, charcuterie platter, salmon toast, grey shrimp filo bites, mini cheese fondant). Dedicated email for these menus: +32 2 652 33 92.
- Official name: Estaminet Chez Clément.
- Nature: permanent bar, open every day.
- Hours: 12 PM to 1 AM, continuous.
- Days: 7 days a week.
- Access: no booking required for 1 to 9 guests.
- Heritage: wine bar opened in 1976 by Marcel & Andrée Clément.
- House signature cocktails: Shot Clément by Bertinchamps · « Le Chose » (grapefruit or pineapple + tonic).
- Cold Zakouskis menu: 15€/person, raw vegetables, mixed platter, crisps.
- Hot & Cold Mix Zakouskis menu: 20€/person, raw vegetables, charcuterie, salmon toast, grey shrimp filo bites, mini cheese fondant.
- Dedicated email for zakouskis menus: +32 2 652 33 92.
- Group booking 10+: +32 2 652 33 92.
- Position in the signature calendar: bar backbone of Thursday disco nights, Pétanque, Raclette.
To follow the announcement of the Apéros launch date, write to info@brasseriechezclement.be.