Drinks
The most famous place of Leuven:
a place full of cosy bars to go drink something
10 locals recommend
Old Market Square
31 Oude MarktThe most famous place of Leuven:
a place full of cosy bars to go drink something
A bar with a lot of cultural things, like concerts and dance expositions. Underneath, there are also a cinema with more alternative movies than Kinepolis.
Check the site : www.stuk.be
27 locals recommend
STUK Arts Center vzw
96 NaamsestraatA bar with a lot of cultural things, like concerts and dance expositions. Underneath, there are also a cinema with more alternative movies than Kinepolis.
Check the site : www.stuk.be
Florida Food Bar
43 VaartkomSuper cosy bar at the water (vaartkom)
Tussenstop
Sarah Renson
4 MechelsestraatBest pattisserie of Belgium
Velodroom Leuven
63 BrusselsestraatYou can ride your bicylce on the velodrome for free. It’s nice!
HAL 5
104 DiestsesteenwegCoupe Matadi - Ice cream on a boat
7 Kolonel BegaultlaanCosy boat where you can buy ice cream
Dijleterrassen
Dirk BoutslaanNice place to sit at the water
Bezienswaardigheden bekijken
Grote Markt
Grote MarktBeautiful architecture with the St-Pieter church and old town hall
Nice museum in center of Leuven. Check first if the exposition of that moment is interesting for you.
61 locals recommend
M - Museum Leuven
28 Leopold VanderkelenstraatNice museum in center of Leuven. Check first if the exposition of that moment is interesting for you.
Really beautiful place, must visit! It’s an old place where the nuns (used to) live. Quiet place with old small houses and beautiful gardens. It’s nice to walk through, but that’s it.
40 locals recommend
Groot Begijnhof Leuven
7 Groot BegijnhofReally beautiful place, must visit! It’s an old place where the nuns (used to) live. Quiet place with old small houses and beautiful gardens. It’s nice to walk through, but that’s it.
Klein Begijnhof Leuven
Klein BegijnhofA nice street like in Bruges. For a good photo :)
Parks
Keizersberg
KeizersbergBest view of Leuven at the Keizersberg. It’s best to go there at sunset!
Botanical Garden
30 KapucijnenvoerBeautiful botanical garden
Sluispark
165 VaartstraatDylepark
SchapenstraatBeautiful small park which is a hidden place, even for some people from Leuven
Uit eten
Optimist
7 VismarktBest food in cosy place! Really good price-quality
Palmyra
84 ParijsstraatGood mediterranean food with kind people
El Sombrero
25 LeiGood mexican restaurant
Cheap restaurant, very informal service. Hate it or love it! but I definitely recommend it for the good proce quality and the coziness at night
17 locals recommend
The Werf
5 HogeschoolpleinCheap restaurant, very informal service. Hate it or love it! but I definitely recommend it for the good proce quality and the coziness at night
Traveler advice
Getting around
Foot, bikes and bus.
Everything is possible to do by foot. Leuven is really small. But you can always rent a bike or even get a bus very easily if you want.