The place to have an amazing cup of coffee: The Village Coffee & Music in Utrecht. In addition, there is Kusmi tea and really good cheesecake, plus super friendly service.

Usually rather crowded, this lovely coffee bar brings together delicious coffee, great tunes, art, and all of it in a nicely designed space which makes you feel as if you were at home. I wish they were also open on Sundays… (and they will be throughout the month of December, with the exception of the 1st day of Christmas).

Always a treat.

Voorstraat 46
Utrecht

Cafe Stanislavski at the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam.

Would definitely make a great film set.

Aperto Chiuso – an awesome restaurant in Ghent.

Located at Sleepstraat 82.

Lovely interiors of the recently opened The Chocolate Line chocolaterie in the historic Paleis op de Meir in Antwerp. Visitors can also peek into the kitchen and watch the delicious chcocolates being made. Nice idea.

The Chocolate Line was founded in Bruges in 1992 by “shock-o-latier” Dominique Persoone and Fabienne Destaercke.