If you are in or around Gent this winter, try to make a stop at Collette chocolate and book house. Inside you’ll find a lovely wooden counter serving many pastries and home made chocolates. The cafe specialises in various hot chocolate flavours and books line the staircase up to the peaceful reading room. You can sip and look out onto the historic city or step into a story picked up on the stairs.

Where to find Huize Colette:
Belfortstraat 6
B-9000 Gent
Belgium

Open Tuesday to Friday 9am – 7pm and Saturday/Sunday 10am – 7pm