OR Coffee Bar ★ 4.5
OR Coffee Bar in Brussels' Saint-Gery has the third-wave pedigree from the early 2010s. Single-origin espresso and filter at the marble counter, with a brick-walled room for laptop work.
Signature drink: Filter brew
MOK Coffee is a cafe in Brussels.
MOK in Brussels' Dansaert is the third-wave anchor: large bright cafe, single-origin espresso, in-house roasted beans. Brunch counter at the back, work-friendly bench seating.
Address: Rue Antoine Dansaert 196, 1000 Brussels
OR Coffee Bar in Brussels' Saint-Gery has the third-wave pedigree from the early 2010s. Single-origin espresso and filter at the marble counter, with a brick-walled room for laptop work.
Signature drink: Filter brew
Belga and Co's Bailli flagship in Brussels' Ixelles serves house-roasted beans from a marble bar. Big windows, work-friendly tables and a pastry counter alongside the brews.
Signature drink: Flat white
Cafe Belga in Brussels' Flagey occupies the Art Deco corner of the Maison de la Radio. Open from morning to late, with a terrace that fills Saturday market days and a 1930s interior.
Signature drink: Cafe latte
Le Cirio in Brussels has been pouring half en half (white wine and sparkling) since Francesco Cirio opened in 1886. The Belle Epoque interior beside the Bourse stayed unchanged for a century.
Signature drink: Half en half
A La Mort Subite in Brussels has been pouring gueuze since 1928 in the Belle Epoque cafe behind the Galeries Saint-Hubert. Long marble tables, white-shirt waiters, the city's canonical lambic stop.
Signature drink: Gueuze lambic
Le Falstaff in Brussels opened in 1903 behind the Bourse in an Art Nouveau and Art Deco interior. The cafe-brasserie runs Belgian beer, salads and a full kitchen until late.
Signature drink: Belgian beer