How do I reach Chez Clément by train or public transport?

For visitors who would rather leave the car behind, British travellers arriving via Eurostar, Brussels-based expats without a vehicle, or guests planning a relaxed lunch with an aperitif, Chez Clément is genuinely well-connected by train. Genval station sits on SNCB line 161, the long-established axis between Brussels and Namur, and the walk from the platform to the brasserie's front door is a leisurely ten to fifteen minutes through the Genval village core.

From central Brussels, you can board the train at Brussels-Central, Brussels-North or Brussels-Luxembourg stations. Direct trains run throughout the day, with a typical journey of around twenty to twenty-five minutes to Genval, depending on the type of service. Brussels-Luxembourg, in the European quarter, is a particularly convenient starting point for officials, diplomats and EU sector workers wanting a discreet lunch outside the city.

The walking route from Genval station to the brasserie is pleasant. You head broadly southward through the heart of the village, with the Lac de Genval as a worthwhile detour on a sunny day, the lakeside makes for a nice five-minute pause if you have allowed extra time. The walk also crosses the boundary line between Genval and La Hulpe at multiple points, which is a small geographical curiosity for the attentive visitor: Chez Clément, while administratively in Genval, is genuinely ten metres from the territory of La Hulpe.

For the return journey, the bar at Chez Clément stays open until 1 a.m. seven days a week, which is convenient if you want to extend the evening, but train services do thin out late at night. Check the SNCB timetable for the last train back to Brussels, or arrange a taxi from the brasserie. As a piece of local trivia, the building itself was originally a coaching inn opened in 1858, in the era when the railway was just beginning to transform mobility in Belgium; today the train and the brasserie sit comfortably side by side.