If you’ve ever lived or studied in Leuven, you’re bound to know De Werf. This babbel en knabbelcafé (“babble and nibble café”) is every student’s favorite. With its quirky interior, filled with construction tools (referring to their name, which translates as “the construction site”) and retro knick-knacks, combined with the huge terrace where everybody gets their own blanket, it’s hard not to love this place. On top of that, their menu and the presentation of the dishes matches perfectly with the quirkiness of the interior. The food at De Werf is served in lunch boxes, plastic children’s cups or paper bags and their coffee comes in a giant thermos flask, perfect to share with friends. If you ask for freshly squeezed orange juice, you get oranges, a glass and your very own juicer: do it yourself at it’s finest! De Werf offers the choice between “tomato soup with meat balls” and “meat balls with tomato soup”, depending on which ingredient you like the most. Also recommended are their their delicious desserts and their tasty herb bread with feta cheese, my personal favorite. It’s nearly impossible to leave this place unhappy, so if you’re in Leuven and in need of a little pick-me-up, you know where to go!
De Werf, Hogeschoolplein 5, 3000 Leuven - website - facebook