HOP Gastrobar
Gastronomic dining with a tribute to our beer culture
Enjoy superb food paired with great beer and an explanation of the reason behind the pairing. HOP Gastrobar pays tribute to the Belgian culinary culture serving dishes that blend quality with nostalgia and innovation. The menu changes weekly, in tune with the seasons, and the chef is more than happy to provide vegetarian alternatives. HOP honours our beer culture both in the glass and on the plate. An amazing culinary experience at a former brewery site in one of the city’s most trendy spots, the Vaartkom.
De Hoorn
Culinary experience among the brew kettles
The former Stella Artois brewery became De Hoorn, a meeting place for creative minds, where you can dine and have lunch among the old brewing kettles of Stella Artois. Sample the restaurant’s specialty, a De Hoorn burger with a Stella dressing, or enjoy the hearty beef stew with Sint-Bernardus abt.12 beer. On sunny days, you can dine on the terrace with a view of the modern Sluispark community park.
Brewery Adept
A great atmosphere at the local brewery
De Smederij is a cosy meeting place in the centre of Winksele. Adept, the nanobrewery, can be found next door and specialises in traditional Belgian beer styles. It’s a great place to stop and taste some of the home-brewed seasonal beers and more experimental brews after a fun, 6-kilometre bicycle ride from Leuven. The menu changes frequently and includes Belgian classics such as chicken vol-au-vent as well as flavoursome beer dishes, such as rabbit with Kriek beer, rack of pork with winter vegetables and a sauce made with Faro beer, or pheasant with an endive tarte tatin and a sauce made with their local WinXXXel beer. Seasonal dishes that are prepared with love and featuring as many seasonal, local products as possible on your plate. The ideal activity for your beer weekend in Leuven.
MALZ Craft Beer Bar
Beer & food pairing
Coming together, enjoying excellent beers, having a chat, and discovering new things, that is what the MALZ craft beer bar is all about. Discover their beer & food pairing experience, sampling artisan beers with matching cheese or a tasty combo of beer with a chocolate. An adventure for your taste buds, ideally located in the centre of Leuven, just 3 minutes on foot from Leuven’s highlights such as the Town Hall and Saint Peter’s Church.
Beef stew or carbonade flamande
Taste a quintessentially Belgian dish
Ask any Belgian which local dish a visitor should try and most will answer carbonade (or stoverij as they call it in Leuven). This quintessentially Belgian classic, which is prepared with beer (of course!), is always served with tasty Belgian fries. You can enjoy this hearty beer dish as well as many other local specialties in many of Leuven’s nice brasseries and gastronomic top restaurants.
