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Best Coffee Shops in Leuven
Find the cafés worth visiting in Leuven.
4.5/575%rated 4.5+
The directory
Every café in Leuven
8 cafés mapped in Leuven, listed A to Z. Each entry links to its own page with hours, location and the facts we hold for it.
Koffie OnanKoffie Onan is a café in Leuven, Belgium. It holds a 4.7 rating from 1,222 reviews.View caféKomfortKomfort is a café in Leuven, Belgium. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 18:00, and it is closed on Tuesday.View caféMadmum Coffee Roasters BrusselsestraatMadmum Coffee Roasters Brusselsestraat is a café in Leuven, Belgium. It opens at 08:30 and closes at 18:00.View caféMadmum Coffee Roasters Station LeuvenMadmum Coffee Roasters Station Leuven is a café in Leuven, Belgium. It opens at 06:30 and closes at 19:00.View caféMadmum Coffee Roasters TiensestraatMadmum Coffee Roasters Tiensestraat is a café in Leuven, Belgium. It holds a 4.3 rating from 1,009 reviews.View caféMadmum Coffee Roasters VaartkomMadmum Coffee Roasters Vaartkom is a café in Leuven, Belgium. It opens at 08:30 and closes at 18:00.View caféMOK LeuvenMOK Leuven is a café in Leuven, Belgium. It holds a 4.5 rating from 653 reviews.View caféNoir CoffeebarNoir Coffeebar is a café in Leuven, Belgium. It holds a 4.7 rating from 985 reviews.View café
Leuven in numbers
The coffee scene at a glance
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- 4.5 or higher375%
- 4.0 to 4.4125%
- below 4.000%
Every rated café here clears 4.0.
- Filter coffee6100%
- Espresso6100%
- Cold brew583%
- Decaf6100%
Filter coffee is the default, on 6 of the 6 menus that name a programme; espresso is close behind on 6.
- Benedenstad2 cafés
- Vaartkom2 cafés
- Diestsevest1 cafés
- Lei1 cafés
- Mussenbuurt1 cafés
- Tempelhof1 cafés
Benedenstad is the densest café cluster, with 2 of the 8 cafés that carry a neighbourhood label; Vaartkom follows with 2.
- Brunch7 cafés
- Outdoor seating7 cafés
- Dog friendly7 cafés
- Laptop friendly6 cafés
- Step-free access6 cafés
Brunch is listed most often, at 7 cafés, with outdoor seating next on 7.
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Doors usually open around 08:00 and close around 18:00.
Highest rated
- 01Koffie Onan4.7
- 02Noir Coffeebar4.7
- 03MOK Leuven4.5
Questions
Leuven café guide, answered
- How many cafés are mapped in Leuven?
- Caffe Atlas maps 8 cafés in Leuven, Belgium.
- Which cafés in Leuven have the highest ratings?
- Koffie Onan at 4.7, Noir Coffeebar at 4.7 and MOK Leuven at 4.5, according to their published ratings. The average published rating across Leuven is 4.5 out of 5, from 3,869 individual ratings. That average covers 50% of the cafés mapped here.
- Which neighbourhoods in Leuven have the most cafés?
- Benedenstad with 2, Vaartkom with 2 and Diestsevest with 1 lead the list among the cafés mapped in Leuven. Every mapped café carries a neighbourhood label.
- Do cafés in Leuven serve filter coffee or espresso?
- Of the 6 cafés in Leuven with a listed coffee programme, 5 list cold brew.
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