Bruges Before Breakfast: Walk with a Local and a coffee
Hi, I'm Artur and I'll show you morning Bruges. How the city is being prepared for the Grand Performance (read: touristy day). We shall grab a coffee and walk and talk...
The Novel is a cafe in Markt, Bruges.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Open 9 to 5, closed Monday and Tuesday. Good for a slow weekday breakfast.
Hi, I'm Artur and I'll show you morning Bruges. How the city is being prepared for the Grand Performance (read: touristy day). We shall grab a coffee and walk and talk...
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Address: Eekhoutstraat 1, 8000 Brugge, Bruges
Dees Koffiebranders on Hoogstraat in Bruges is a specialty bar and roastery in one, roasting its own beans and pouring them as espresso and filter.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter and espresso
Tip: The roastery is on site, so ask what is freshest. It sits east of the Burg toward Sint-Anna.
Carpe Diem near the Begijnhof in Bruges is an old-school tearoom and bakery: dark wood, stained glass, copper, and some of the best waffles in town.
Signature drink: Coffee and Brussels waffles
Tip: Order a waffle with the coffee. It sits on the route between the Minnewater and the centre.
Tonka on Walplein in Bruges is a calm tearoom near the De Halve Maan brewery, pouring coffee and tea alongside homemade cakes. A quiet stop in a busy corner.
Signature drink: Coffee, tea and cakes
Tip: Pair it with a brewery visit on the same square. The cakes are the draw.
Dees Koffiebranders on Hoogstraat in Bruges is a specialty bar and roastery in one, roasting its own beans and pouring them as espresso and filter.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter and espresso
Tip: The roastery is on site, so ask what is freshest. It sits east of the Burg toward Sint-Anna.
Blackbird on Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges is a breakfast and brunch room rated among the city's best, running salads, toasts and strong vegan plates.
Signature drink: Flat white and breakfast plates
Tip: Get there before noon at weekends; the small room fills fast. Vegan plates are reliable here.
Bar Lowie on Eekhoutstraat in Bruges is a coffee bar and brunch room, pouring flat whites and dirty chai alongside smoked-salmon waffles and vegan hummus.
Signature drink: Flat whites and specialty coffee
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday 9 to 3, plus a Brunchday Sunday twice a month. The savoury waffles are the order.
Coffeebar Adriaan sits in a neoclassical 1832 former bank near the City Theatre in Bruges, serving coffee, breakfast and lunch under high ceilings.
Signature drink: Espresso and breakfast
Tip: Worth a look for the bank interior alone. Near the Burg, an easy mid-morning stop.