Leuven Travel Forum

I arrange a trip abroad for my local real ale pub at the end of August each year, and given that we have already done Brussels, Ostend, Brugge, Antwerp, Ghent and Blankenberge, this year's trip is to Leuven. I also arrange an itinerary for Friday afternoon, Friday night, Saturday daytime and Saturday night. We will hit the bars around the train station when we arrive mid afternoon, and plan to tackle the bars in the Old Square on the Friday night. Midday on Saturday, we are booked into the Dom brewery for a tour and beer tasting. I plan to follow the brewery trip with a conventional sightseeing tour stopping off at 6 or so of the best bars on route. On Saturday night we plan to start at the Domus and hit a further selection of the more unusual bars away from the Old Square.
Given that there will be 16 of us and we are all aged 40-55 and we like a few beers, I would appreciate some help locating the best bars to visit:
1. Does anyone have a map showing the names of the bars and their location in the Old Square?
2. Can anyone recommend a 60 minute walk starting from the Domus at 2pm, taking in the main attractions (i.e. Studhuis, St Pieterskerk, Begijnhof, Heilig Geest, Janseniustoren, Klein Begijnhof and St Gertrudiskerk) and a good bar (with a reason selection of beer) close to each attraction (the 60 mins does not include drinking time)?
3. I would also appreciate a suggested pub crawl starting at the Domus at 10pm, visiting 6/7 bars that we have not previously visited. It would help if the bars have a good selection of beer?
4. Are there any lap dancing clubs or late night clubs that we could end the night in?
Any help is appreciated.

Maybe this link can help you to select somes pubs.
It tells you all the prices for a normal beer, the other beers are, naturally, more expensive.

A really nice pub is Leffe-cafe. I think you've allready been there, since this is not the fiste time you visit Leuven! When you come from the station and you're heading to the 'stadhuis' it's on your left side. Ask anyone there, they'll know. The best pubs are near the old sqair, but august is a really bad time to visit Leuven! All students are doing exams again, so the real nice times are in oktober/november!!

Here are some of the beers we have, there are many more, but harder to find. You make a good change they sell at least some of these beers in every pub!!

Honingbier
Witte van Haacht
Bosbier
Ciney-blond
Grimbergen Grand-Cru
Ambiorix
PALM!!!!!!!
Judas Brugse-Tripel
Wittekerke Vieux-Temps Hoegaarden
Jan Van Gent Cristal Rodenbach
Barbar Verboden-Vrucht Hommelbier Passendale
Ter-Dolen Keizer-Karel Limburgse-witte
Straffe-Hendrik Orval Maredsous Ciney Chimay
De Koninck Rochefort
Affligem Belle-vue Ops-Ale Kasteelbier Palm
Lindemans Tripel Karmeliet Delirium Tremens Grimbergen Westvleteren
Stella-Artois Achouffe Kwak Corsendonck Westmalle
Duvel Hoegaarden Leffe Jupiler


http://members.lycos.nl/bierinleuven/

Here you'll find a map of the different bars on the Oude Markt in Leuven

http://www.leuven.digicity.be/index.php?id=480439823&cid=-1633313789&lname=Caf%C3%A9s-op-de-Oude-Markt-Leuven.html

I also have a description of a walk through Leuven at my Leuven page.
Cheers !

so, now that you have been there, what are the best pubs to go to? are there any clubs there? any good ones? or restaurants? and questions 4, you got an answer yet?