A cup of your finest coffee please

27 August 2026
coffee with a view
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In addition to being the capital of beer, chocolate and chips, Brussels can now also call itself the 'capital of coffee'. With two bars in the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops, its own Brussels Coffee Week and a real Brussels Coffee Tour, the European capital is gradually becoming ‘Melbourne on the Senne”. The number of spots where you can find excellent espresso, ristretto, filter coffee (chemex, V60, AeroPress), cappuccino, latte or slow coffee is almost impossible to keep track of! One thing is clear: in Brussels, we’re mad about top-quality coffee. To go or to drink in!

Mok Coffee Brussels / Mok Studio

Coffee roaster Mok is known for its excellent coffee with pure, unique flavours crafted in ethical and seasonal ways. It has already earned the young company masses of awards at home and abroad. You can taste their offer at Mok Coffee Brussels, a cool bar with a great breakfast and lunch offer, and at Mok Studio, a super-hip listening bar.

Mok Coffee Brussels: Rue Antoine Dansaert 196, 1000 Brussels
Mok Studio: Rue Saint-Laurent 36, 1000 Brussels

Honest

Nomen est omen. At Honest, everything revolves around honestly made coffee, from farmer to roaster and then finally barista. Here there’s a genuine passion for quality. You can feel it in the home-roasted coffee but also in their excellent local food offer.

Rue du Croissant 34, 1190 Forest

Bouche / Lil'Bouche

With its high-quality range from home and abroad, perfect service from a team of coffee connoisseurs and a particularly pleasant and stylish interior, Bouche just might be Brussels’ coffee mecca. They also have a branch in the European Quarter. In Lil Bouche, take a trip around world of espresso coffee as you drink shots of the highest quality.   

Bouche – Specialty Coffee: Rue de Namur 4, 1000 Brussels
Bouche – Specialty Coffee: Rue Froissart 43a, 1040 Etterbeek
Lil'Bouche: Rue des Eperonniers 60-62, 1000 Brussels

© Lil'Bouche
© Lil'Bouche
© Lil'Bouche

Parlor Coffee

Credit where credit is due. The term specialty coffee was introduced in Brussels by the people behind Parlor Coffee. Since then, these coffee pioneers have focused on online sales of their excellent range of home-roasted coffee, matcha and Japanese tea. 

Rue Paepsem 125, 1070 Anderlecht

Wide Awake Coffee

This brand from Anderlecht can be found all over Brussels. The coffee – with names like Moon Safari, Easy Rider and Strawberry Fields – tastes as good as the beautifully labelled packets look. But be sure to visit the flagship store for a batch brew from the tap. If you’re in the Flagey district, pop into the Wide Awake Coffee espresso bar.

Wide Awake Coffee: Rue Sainte-Catherine 2, 1000 Brussels
Wide Awake Espresso Bar: Rue Lesbroussart 34, 1050 Ixelles

Winok

Winok sits on the stately avenue Louis Bertrand near Josaphat Park in Schaerbeek. You can drink a delicious cup of traditionally roasted coffee from their own roastery. They also offer great food and weekend brunch. The products are as local and organic as can be. And last but not least: catch the day’s last rays of sunshine as they flicker on the blissful terrace.

Avenue Louis Bertrand 48, 1030 Schaerbeek

Addis Stories

Are you also a lover of soft, elegant, fruity coffee from the coffee country par excellence? Then Addis Stories is the place to be in the lower city of Brussels. And if you go there for the coffee, be sure to stick around for all the other scrumptious Ethiopian delicacies. The chai, the rolls, the injera, ... each and every one divine. Don't forget to take something from the shop home with you.

Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains 48, 1000 Brussels

Corica

This coffee institute has been providing unique flavour and quality since 1902. Customers have been coming to drink a coffee at the bar for years. There you can choose from more than twenty brews. It's better to keep your laptop in your bag, because the old bar culture still applies here. Let yourself be guided by the expertise and have a chat with the other coffee drinkers. 

Rue du Marché aux Poulets 49, 1000 Brussels

coffee beans in several pots
© Louis Vielle

Boo Coffee Roasters

The very first Belgian world coffee roasting champion is from Brussels! In June 2026, Benjamin Brassart of Boo Coffee Roasters took home this prestigious award. At Boo Coffee, you'll find only filter coffee and espresso of exceptional quality, sourced from small-scale producers who operate ethically and responsibly. Order your coffee online or visit the workshop housed in the magnificent COOP building.

Quai Fernand Demets 23 Fernand Demetskaai, Anderlecht

Asian style

For a delicious matcha latte you can also go to these places. Be sure to check out the online offer at Parlor. If you really want to immerse yourself in the culture of the Sino-Japanese drink based on finely ground green tea leaves, head to Karma Matcha in Uccle for organic Japanese matcha served hot or cold. The super cosy Kage, on rue Antoine Dansaert, also explores all forms of organic matcha, including delicious matcha pastries. If you have sweet tooth, you should definitely pop into Virginia in Ixelles. There they have an excellent range of organic matcha with different versions of crème brûlée! Kafei was the first Asian coffee bar in Brussels and now has three branches in the capital. Akko Cafe is a Japanese coffee and tea house with a mini Japanese garden. For the Korean variant, you simply have to go to Ondo. Yao serves you the best from Taiwan. How about a Persian coffee? Then you must go to KooKoo. At Silk they combine the art of coffee with mixology and you can sip extraordinary cocktails.

  

Even more coffee ☕

To extend your Brussels coffee trip even further, here are a few more addresses that are more than worth a visit: 

  • Archive: excellent coffee and rare vinyl. Boulevard Adolphe Demeur 18, 1060 Saint-Gilles.
  • Bark Boy: coffee bar with small and large branches, known for its canned coffee. Rue de l'Enseignement 20, 1000 Brussels. Cantersteen 55, 1000 Brussels.
  • Batch: delicious La Cabra coffee, from breakfast to dinner. Chaussée de Waterloo 559, 1050 Ixelles.
  • Belga & Co: a fixture in the Brussels coffee landscape. Rue Ernest Solvay 12, 1050 Ixelles; rue du Bailli 7, 1050 Ixelles; avenue Brugmann 2, 1060 Saint-Gilles.
  • Black Potion Coffee: avant-garde micro-roastery in the centre of Brussels. Rue du Midi 43, 1000 Brussels
  • Buddy Buddy: peanut butter & coffee bar. Rue des Drapiers 10, 1050 Ixelles.
  • Café Colombia: home-roasted coffee using beans from Latin America. Avenue Marshal Foch 89, 1030 Schaerbeek. Chaussée de Waterloo 1184, 1180 Uccle.
  • Drache: coffee bar on the Vismet with an interesting series of its own creations. Quai au Bois à Brûler 11, 1000 Brussels.
  • Fika: means 'coffee break' in Swedish. Enjoy a kanelbullar (Swedish cinnamon roll) in the hidden garden. Rue de la Paix 17, 1050 Ixelles.
  • Frank: specialty coffee with an excellent breakfast and lunch menu. Rue des Princes 14, 1000 Brussels. Chaussée de Charleroi 17, 1060 Saint-Gilles.
  • Kaffabar: coffee bar pioneers with a large terrace. Place Rouppe 1, 1000 Brussels.
  • Kami: the perfect place to discover new coffee labels. Chaussée de Waterloo 355, 1060 Saint-Gilles.
  • L'artisanal: coffee roaster with an extensive selection of teas and herbs. Avenue George Henri 365, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert.
  • Lucifer Lives Coffee: vegan coffee bar with a horror film decor. Rue Haute 120, 1000 Brussels.
  • Maison Renardy: tea room since 1912 with delicious pastries and more than twenty home-roasted coffees. Chaussée de Wavre 111b, 1050 Ixelles.
  • Malo: speciality coffee and sweet/savoury bagels. Chaussée de Waterloo 586, 1050 Ixelles.
  • My Little Cup: coffee bar with an excellent selection of guest roasters. Rue de la Croix de Fer 53, 1000 Brussels.
  • OK Coffee Tours: for an expert coffee tour through Brussels.
  • Pardon: specialty coffee and incredible waffles. Rue de Moscou 36, 1060 Saint-Gilles.
  • Santos Palace: Molenbeek coffee roaster with an iconic logo, active since 1911. Rue du Marché aux Poulets 3, 1000 Brussels.
  • Seven : It is pretty much the Valhalla for everything that is healthy and tasty. Rue Edit Cavell 10, 1180 Uccle - Avenue Auderghem 68-70, 1040 Etterbeek
  • The Wayne: quality coffee in an Instagrammable interior. Rue Van Eyck 30, 1000 Brussels.
  • Van Dael: Laeken family shop since 1895. Rue Marie-Christine 134, 1020 Laeken.
  • Yuka: a cosy espresso bar in the city centre. Boulevard Anspach 166, 1000 Brussels.