While walking around the area in search of gifts for family, we stumbled upon this cozy and classy…read morelittle tea shop. The tea shop appears to be family owned and both the wife and husband were extremely kind and helpful. The wife helped us pick tea, speaking a little English, and was very encouraging towards our own attempts at French. In addition to buying tea to go, we also had a cup on the spot. The tea was great and the environment was warm and relaxing, with jazz music playing in the background. Lastly, the store has a nice selection of different Belgian sweets (chocolate, cookies, etc.) from other businesses if tea is, well, not your cup of tea. Overall, this tea house is an amazing gem nestled in a rather busy and occasionally touristy area that should not be missed.

Beautiful teashop with large selection of Marriage Freres teas... You can purchase loose leaf or…read moreteabags. They also have delicious sweets and chocolates. Hmmmmmm The interior is quaint and cozy. Lovely couple helped me with selecting teas and I left with a bag full of goodies. Highly recommend this shop!

Excellent pizza in Ghent - high quality ingredients and excellent taste with great customer serviceread more

Great tasting salads and a simple selection of mostly vegetarian pizzas (some meat options)…read more Service is fantastic. They had some good beers but not a lot of the typical beers you find at many restaurants. You can eat outside next to a canal with some cool graffiti and it's right next door to bar Elmo. This is off the beaten path so I totally recommend it.

Walking through Brugge we stopped in a shop to ask where to get the best waffles. We were told…read more"Oyya" . Asked another local the same question and was told Oyya. So-we went to Oyya. . Located in a somewhat tourist focused shopping area, you order at the counter and as there is no seating, you eat outside. Not my favorite way to eat but when in Belgium.............................. Oyya also has ice cream so my wife ordered her waffle with ice cream and I had mine with caramel sauce. All I can say is WOW. I've never had a waffle so good. Full of flavor with a nice firm texture. Plenty of "block " seating outside. Not a very good lap eater but at least I didn't make a mess! Next time I order waffles for breakfast I'll be disappointed that they won't be as good as the waffles from Oyya.

Delicious waffles! Sweet service. I'd definitely come back... it hit the spot! The ice cream looked…read moreamazing too.

Our friends wanted brunch so our first food stop was at Huize Colette…read more We dropped in on a Saturday (around 11:00am). The inside is old but quaint with an upstairs with more seating. Cute that there's a bunch of old books to peruse. The brunch menu is small but there are endless options for drinks. - 2x Colettian brunch (€13,50) - coffee or tea, fresh orange juice, croissant, 3 slices of bread + 2 choices of spreads (we went with buonumore and hummus) and boiled egg (we opted for soft). Orange juice was freshly squeezed. Croissant was better than we expected. You get a ton of bread slices to go with your spreads. Everyone thought the buonumore was fantastic and they give you a massive jar to enjoy. Hummus was homemade but simple in flavour. - The good mood breakfast (€9,50) - wake up call (hot chocolate with a shot of espresso), croissant and 2 slices of bread with buonumore (hazelnut paste from Piëmonte). Our friend really liked her drink. Good but heavy on the carbs. Typical European style brunch. 3.5 stars.

This is a must visit if you are a chocolate fiend. The place itself is a quirky higgledepiggledy…read morecafe over 2 floors with mismatched chairs and sofas along with bookcases lining the walls. A few people seemed to be using it to study so it had a very relaxed atmosphere. You order at the till from a menu mainly consisting of chocolate but they bring the food and drinks directly to your table. There is a lot of hot chocolate to choose from but we opted for the white hot chocolate and an hot organic chocolate blend (basically more cacao than choco so it has a bitter taste). We also went for a choco platter which consisted of marshmallows, malteasers, choco biscuits, choco brownie and cream. This was plenty for 2 to share allowing you to add bits and bobs to your hot chocolate and also allow you to indulge in a few small treats. The place is great, service is good and the drinks were perfect for a cold rainy day.

I love this place! They had a large selection or waffles, crepes, ice cream, cookie dough, and…read moredrinks. The server was very nice and the food was fantastic! The menu was easy to read. The location was good and easy to get to, very convenient if you are headed to the train station. My daughter and husband had crepes and I had a waffle. They came with ice cream to match the flavor you chose and it was delicious. I would recommend going here if you in the mood for some sweets!

I want to like this place so desperately, as I want to find a good and relaxed coffee place in…read moreAalst, but it is just not working. First off, the coffee is good. Very good. No complaints there. The cake is fine as well. But this place is just too small. The interior looks like the living room of a family with way too many kids, and on popular hours the place is always full. Which is probably good for business, but it doesn't invite you to spend a longer time here with a newspaper and a good book - which is what I want of a coffee bar. You can't concentrate and due to the small size of the bar you're always anxious to make space for newcomers. Want to grab a quick cup of good coffee: this is the perfect place. Spot a free place on terrace on a nice day to sit outside: also perfect. But to relax and read a book I would absolutely avoid this place.