Bruges: Belgian Praline and Mendiants Chocolate Workshop
Become a chocolate maker and create your own Belgian chocolates in a guided workshop. Master the tips and tricks required to make delicious praline and mendiant chocol...
Tonka is a cafe in Minnewater, Bruges.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Pair it with a brewery visit on the same square. The cakes are the draw.
Become a chocolate maker and create your own Belgian chocolates in a guided workshop. Master the tips and tricks required to make delicious praline and mendiant chocol...
Visit the Choco Story chocolate museum in Bruges and learn how to prepare your own sweet treats with a chocolate-making workshop for adults and children aged 7 years a...
Join this workshop in Bruges to taste 3 Belgian beers, prep waffle dough, and bake it using waffle irons. Then, enjoy your creations with toppings of your choice and e...
Create your own Belgian pralines from scratch in a chocolate-making workshop in Bruges. Enjoy a tasting experience of authentic Belgian beers.
Address: Walplein 18, 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.
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.
AVI '38 on Niklaas Desparsstraat in Bruges is a specialty coffee bar that moved into the centre in 2024, pouring proper espresso and pour-over a short walk.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso and pour-over
Tip: A true specialty spot near the Markt. The pour-over is where the bar shows off.
The Novel on Eekhoutstraat in Bruges is a relaxed coffee bar for breakfast, lunch, smoothies and shakes. Bright and easygoing, a short walk south of the Burg.
Signature drink: Coffee, smoothies and shakes
Tip: Open 9 to 5, closed Monday and Tuesday. Good for a slow weekday breakfast.