Stukcafé
STUKcafé is a ‘grand café’ as part of STUK - House for Dance, Image & Sound in Leuven (Naamsestraat 96).
Regular opening hours
Mo — Fr 11:00 — 1:00
Sa — Su 14:00 — 1:00
lunch: Mo - Fr 12:00 - 14:00
dinner: Mo - Su 18:00 - 20:30
soup: Mo - Fr 12:00 - 20:30, Sa - Su 14:00 - 20:30
For individual reservations or other STUKcafé questions, please mails us at stukcafe@stuk.be or call 016 14 66 83.
If you have questions about a lunch, dinner or reception linked to an event in STUK (a congress, presentation, graduation, promotion, ...), please contact zaalverhuur@stuk.be
Exceptions fall 2025
SUMMER HOLIDAY: 28 JUNE - 7 SEPTEMBER: STUKCAFÉ CLOSED
Lunch & dinner are served according to the regular opening hours, unless stated otherwise below.
September
Sa 13 & Su 14.09: closed (private event)
- Th 18.09: open 11:00 - 15:00 (with lunch) / closed 15:00 - 19:00 / open 19:00 - 2:00 (only with ticket STUK START, no food bar)
- Fr 19.09: open 19:00 - 5:00 (only with ticket STUK START, no food bar)
October
- We 08.10: open 11:00 - 15:00 (with lunch) / closed 15:00 - 19:00 / open 19:00 - 2:00 (only with ticket Takeoff UUR KULTUUR, no food bar)
- Fr 10.10: open 11:00 - 15:00 (with lunch) / closed 15:00 - 19:00 / open 19:00 - 2:00 (only with ticket Queer Arts Festival, no food bar)
- Sa 11.10: open 17:00 - 3:00(met foodbar 's avonds)
- Sa 18.10: Transit: 12:00 - 1:00 (with food bar in the evening)
- Su 19.10: Transit 12:00 - 1:00 (with food bar in the evening)
- Fr 24.10: open 11:00 - 15:00 (with lunch) / from 15:00 closed for private event
November
- Sa 01.11: closed (All Saints' Day)
- Tu 11.11: closed (Armistice)
- Sa 22.11: open 12:30 - 3:00 (DansBAart vol.X - no foodbar, alternative snack provided)
december
- Sa 13.12: 14:00 - 16:00 / 16:35 - 1:00 (only with ticket Radio 1 Nacht van het Luisteren, no foodbar, alternative snack provided)
- Su 21.12 - di 06.01 closed (Christmas holiday)
STUKcafé serves a delicious healthy lunch, every weekday from 12:00 to 14:00. Enjoy our mainly vegetarian, modern and season-based buffet - fresh salads, warm dishes, fresh bread: an ever-changing mix of creative food. You can have dinner as well in STUKcafé: Monday to Friday from 18:00 to 20:30 we serve spaghetti bolognaise (meat or vegetarian) and chili sin/con carne. Next to that, we offer a daily soup with bread throughout the day: Monday to Friday 12:00 - 20:30 and during Weekends between 14:00 and 20:30.
And of course, you can just have a drink: STUKcafé chooses a wide array of Belgian beers, original softdrinks and special attention to healthy, eco-friendly products.
NEW: Student discount!
Enjoy a delicious meal and save money in STUKcafé! With your Student Card, you get a 3 euro reduction on our lunch buffet and the café dinner menu (excluding soups, snacks and dessert). Smakelijk!
AGENDA
STUK is more than a lovely place for drinks and food, we regularly host concerts, parties, performances, workshop, ... organised by STUK or by external partners. Here's an overview of our activities in the near future:

Guest event: Milonga - Los Tangueros Lovainenses
Accessible tango afternoons for everyone - every month in STUKcafé
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Guest event: STUKswing: Capital Swing Society
An evening full of swing energy that will set the dance floor on fire the entire night.
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Jazz op zondag: Honey
HONEY: groovy melodies and a rich sound palette with influences from funk, soul and gospel.
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Queer Arts Festival Leuven: Opening Night
The second Queer Arts Festival kicks off with an exuberant party in STUK
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GUEST EVENT: Ritmo Latino
Welcome to the reunion of Villa Ernesto, a trip down memory lane along 17 year of latino parties
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Open Dansvloer 25-26
Samen dansen zoals je zelf wil: leef je uit, voel je vrij en laat alle spanning los
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Jazz op zondag: Luca Jazz band & jam session
Our monthly LUCA Jazz night with a student concert and an open jam.
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Jazz op zondag: Dj multiplenoise
Dive into the musical world of former radio & tv maker & passionate jazz lover Jeroen Revalk aka dj multiplenoise.
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Jazz op zondag: volpe
From energy to melancholy: Ghent-based trio present their second album.
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GUEST EVENT: Salsa Flash Tropical Night
A free tropical salsa party, (almost) every month in STUKcafé
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INUIT x STUKcafé concert: Lisette / Brennt Vanneste
Free double bill in STUKcafé with the new, fragile solo project of STAKE singer Brennt Vanneste, next to the intimate and soothing music by Lisette.
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Dansbaar Vol. X
International dancers from different styles and backgrounds take on each other in fiery battles
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Jazz op zondag: 2 Times Nothing
The last Leuven concert of hypnotising jazz innovators 2 Times Nothing.
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Jazz op zondag: Alpacas Collective x DJ Dysfunkshunal
Funk and afrobeat + a virtuoso scratcher = one big jazz party.
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Allez, Chantez!
Nothing better than singing together: singing sessions packed with enthusiasm
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