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    Coffee in Bruges: Where Locals Actually Go

    Skip the tourist traps. These are the cafés that Bruges residents use as their living room.

    Coffee in Bruges: Where Locals Actually Go

    Café Vlissinghe on Blekersstraat has been open since 1515. It's Belgium's oldest café.

    That's Toast on Hauwerstraat does excellent specialty coffee. The Books & Brunch on Garenmarkt is a bookshop-café hybrid. Mokka on Sint-Jakobsstraat roasts their own beans.

    For something different, try a Bruges coffee (Brugse koffie): hot coffee with jenever and whipped cream. It's strong, warming, and distinctly local.