The Leuven City Guides answer the questions a first visit raises: which frituur is worth the walk, where to eat stoofvlees in a brewery pub, how to fit the béguinage and the churches around their short opening hours and where to go once the Oude Markt fills up. Each guide is a short list with an opinion, giving the reason to go, the location and one practical tip for every place, and it is ready in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Leuven City Guides
- 157 places
- 6 guides
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Leuven guides
Food guide
28 places
Stoofvlees in brewery pubs, the frituurs students queue at, two Michelin-starred tables, cheap student lunches and where to find good chocolate and coffee.
Things to do guide
25 places
The Bouts altarpiece, the library tower, two béguinages, the abbeys at the edge of town and the bars where locals really go for a beer.
Family guide
28 places
Playgrounds parents rate, a lake with rowing boats, a warm pool, the tower climb children love, rainy-day fallbacks and places to eat with a pushchair.
Nightlife guide
27 places
Beer cafés with hundreds of bottles, the Oude Markt done properly, serious cocktails, live jazz and chips at four in the morning.
Day trips guide
24 places
Abbeys and forests within walking distance, four cities less than an hour away by train, beer towns, castles and a bluebell wood.
Budget guide
25 places
Free Gothic sights and gardens, one view worth a ticket, student canteen lunches and cafés where a beer still costs very little.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Het Grotteke
Heilige-Geeststraat 102, ten minutes west of the centre
The chip shop locals send you to: fries cooked twice in beef fat, a long counter of snacks and a fully loaded bicky burger. It sits well away from the tourist streets, which is exactly why it stays good. From the food guide.
Groot Begijnhof Leuven
10 minutes south of the Grote Markt via Schapenstraat
A UNESCO-listed quarter of brick houses, cobbled lanes and a Gothic church, built from the 13th century for lay religious women and now home to university residents. Walk in from Schapenstraat, leave along the Dijle and pay nothing. From the things to do guide.
Domus
Tiensestraat 8, just off the Grote Markt
Leuven’s own brewpub, where the beer runs by pipe from the courtyard brewery to the taps. Start with a tasting board of the house beers, then stay for stoofvlees in the big old tavern rooms. From the nightlife guide.
Play the trail, then follow the guide
World City Trail’s Leuven scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the historic centre. When you finish, the guides decide what comes next: chips from a proper frituur, a quiet hour in the béguinage, a house beer at the brewpub off the Grote Markt or a train to Mechelen or Ghent the next morning.
Questions about the Leuven guides
What is inside the Leuven City Guides?
Six guides with 157 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, its area, notes on opening days and one useful tip.
How do I access the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on the order page straight after payment and arrive in your order email too. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app to install and no account.
Will the guides work offline in Leuven?
Yes. Load each guide once with a connection and it carries on working offline, ticks and notes included. Opening places in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Leuven guides in?
The Leuven guides are available in English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch, and you can switch between these languages inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two €8.99, four €15.99 and all six €19.99. Together with a World City Trail game, the food guide costs €3.99 and all six cost €14.99.
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