Eat · Grand-Place and the arcades
Mokafé
A small café inside the arcade: coffee and a waffle, and a dry rest stop when it rains; go before 10:30 or after 15:00.
last order: unknownchairsNot field-verified
Price
unknown
Hours
unknown
Walk in
08:30–10:30
easiest window
Seating
chairs
28″ bags
Painful
Grand-Place and the arcades
Rules in force · 6Metro, tram and bus tickets must be validated on every ride
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- Brussels area ↗For day trips, buy a return or a Flanders day ticket; the Brussels city ticket does not cover trains to other cities.
- Brussels ↗Most large museums in Brussels are closed on Mondays; plan the fine arts and the Cinquantenaire for other days.
- Brussels ↗Metro, tram and bus tickets must be validated on every ride; inspectors fine on the spot.
Map & directions
Directions
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Walk-in windows
08:30–10:30: high11:00–15:00: risky15:00–17:30: high
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Facts
- Reservations
- false — Walk-in.
- Capabilities
- food · seated_rest
- Diet
- vegetarian: yes · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Galerie de la Reine, Galeries Royales · ~5 min walk
Cons
- Small; queues at weekends.
- Prices are those of a tourist arcade.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- Sleep areaGrand-Place and centre150 m · 2 min walk
- ClusterGrand-Place and the arcadesnearest point: Grand-Place south side (seated rest)190 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterMont des Arts and Sablon290 m · 5 min walk
- ClusterSaint-Gilles and Horta Museumnearest point: Parvis metro area (WC)2.2 km · 36 min walk
- Sleep areaSaint-Gilles2.2 km · 36 min walk
- ClusterEU quarter and Cinquantenairenearest point: Cinquantenaire park benches south side2.3 km · 38 min walk
Used as a seated rest node in Brussels in 4 days.
Sources
- secondaryWikivoyage — Brussels (Eat)