The best bars and cafés Kortrijk

DeDingen is a place with vintage decor and good, healthy, inexpensive food. Here, it's "à la bonne franquette". The meats and vegetables are beautifully combined with seeds and herbs, and you can feel the mastery of discipline in the kitchen. Afternoons are reserved for snacks, and on weekend evenings, it transforms into a café where you can sample beers from microbreweries. Bonus: a trendy retro ambience, with school chairs, architect's lamps, antique radios and second-hand furniture. A real favorite.

Atmosphere somewhere between Flemish-style brown coffee and vintage, with 1980s chandeliers, bits of baffles embedded in the counter and an old TV, Gainsbar is the kind of drinking establishment you easily fall in love with. The beer list is extensive, with a dozen or so sparkling beers available on tap, many of them local. The upstairs room, meanwhile, has a more "salon" and intimate feel. The great Serge would have approved. Ladies, be sure to use the restroom, where a surprise awaits you. We'll say no more.

Sprezza is the ideal place to share a cocktail with friends. In this upscale hotel bar, first enjoy watching the mixologist craft your cocktail with skill and experience. Then sip it at the bar or on one of the coffee tables, amid a colorful, chic and eclectic decor. The bar also offers a fine selection of spirits, as well as tapas to share, such as an assortment of charcuterie and a trio of tapenades. An exceptional moment. On Sundays, the bar offers a more extensive menu of noble products.

Nude is the place to go out in Kortrijk if you like your venues chic and sophisticated. Elegant and warm, but also a laid-back "easy bar", the place is frequented for its menu of racy cocktails with hand-picked premium spirits. Or to dine on tapas, mezze and dishes influenced by the flavors of the Middle East, Persia and North Africa. You can also come for the aperitif, the terrace and the wines. The atmosphere is subdued, except perhaps on concert and DJ night days. On weekends, it's funk, disco and oldies.

The atmosphere of this café-restaurant is ultra warm and cozy. Located right in the house of the Grande Dame (the leader of the Beguinage), the historical setting has a crazy charm! At the counter, the team is busy preparing divine hot chocolates, excellent teas and invigorating coffees. You can accompany these delicious beverages with the pie of the day. For those who love salty food, the house also offers simple dishes (spaghetti) or more refined ones (segredo d'iberico with chimichurri) or boards to share. A beautiful place!