Guidebook for Leuven
Food Scene
Our favorite restaurant even before we lived this close to it. Always exquisite cuisine in a convivial-chic atmosphere.
Botaniq
48 KapucijnenvoerOur favorite restaurant even before we lived this close to it. Always exquisite cuisine in a convivial-chic atmosphere.
A premium bakery of the international Le Pain Quotidiain chain. It's not always easy to find free seats, but when you do it's a wonderfully relaxing place to go for breakfast or brunch, or just to get a nice muffin or other sweets.
16 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
12 HavermarktA premium bakery of the international Le Pain Quotidiain chain. It's not always easy to find free seats, but when you do it's a wonderfully relaxing place to go for breakfast or brunch, or just to get a nice muffin or other sweets.
Sightseeing
Kruidtuin
30 KapucijnenvoerBeautiful park for young and old. Enjoy the wonders of the plant world.
Arts & Culture
M - Museum Leuven
28 Leopold VanderkelenstraatA modern and beautiful museum with a metropolitan style bar.
A beautiful library worth a quick visit. It has a lot of historical meaning, the library was bombed to rubble in WWII and rebuilt with gifts from dozens of US and worldwide universities whose names can be found engraved all over the building.
16 locals recommend
Academic libraries in Leuven
21 Monseigneur LadeuzepleinA beautiful library worth a quick visit. It has a lot of historical meaning, the library was bombed to rubble in WWII and rebuilt with gifts from dozens of US and worldwide universities whose names can be found engraved all over the building.
Perhaps the most iconic neighborhood of Leuven. The old beguinage is now inhabited by students and university staff. It is more than worth a stroll and you can conclude your visit with a bite or drink in the beautiful Begijnhof Hotel.
40 locals recommend
Groot Begijnhof Leuven
7 Groot BegijnhofPerhaps the most iconic neighborhood of Leuven. The old beguinage is now inhabited by students and university staff. It is more than worth a stroll and you can conclude your visit with a bite or drink in the beautiful Begijnhof Hotel.
Drinks & Nightlife
Leuven's best kept secret bar. Actually... Leuven's best bar. Cozy & Chic. Live music and jazz periodically. Enjoy the fireplace in winter, and the terrace on the inner square in summer. Sneak out through the hotel at night.
Martin's Klooster Hotel
18 O.L.VrouwstraatLeuven's best kept secret bar. Actually... Leuven's best bar. Cozy & Chic. Live music and jazz periodically. Enjoy the fireplace in winter, and the terrace on the inner square in summer. Sneak out through the hotel at night.
The central party square of Leuven with dozens of bars and always a good atmosphere with students partying throughout the week, mostly on Thursday night, and the 'older' partygoers can be found mostly on Friday and Saturday nights.
45 locals recommend
Oude Markt
Oude MarktThe central party square of Leuven with dozens of bars and always a good atmosphere with students partying throughout the week, mostly on Thursday night, and the 'older' partygoers can be found mostly on Friday and Saturday nights.
Essentials
Very nearby and quite a large supermarket given its central location. Normal prices, not super elevated like in for example Match supermarket.
12 locals recommend
AD Delhaize Leuven
31 BrusselsestraatVery nearby and quite a large supermarket given its central location. Normal prices, not super elevated like in for example Match supermarket.
Getting Around
Bus station to go to the train station (10 min) and the Gasthuisberg hospital (5 min).
Only 2 minutes walk from our place, going through Martins Klooster Hotel.
UZ Leuven Campus St. Peter
69 BrusselsestraatBus station to go to the train station (10 min) and the Gasthuisberg hospital (5 min).
Only 2 minutes walk from our place, going through Martins Klooster Hotel.