The bookshop Barboek is hidden down a quiet cobbled lane in the centre of Leuven.
Located in a former printing works, it displays books in several intimate rooms furnished with round tables, armchairs and sofas.
You can sit among the bookshelves with a coffee and homemade cake, or outside in a little courtyard when the weather is fine. It’s the perfect spot to meet up with a friend in the university town.
Derek Blyth’s hidden secret of the day: Derek Blyth is the author of the bestselling “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Belgium”. He picks out one of his favourite hidden secrets for The Brussels Times every day.
