A little taste of home, tucked into Leuven
Dekos Food is a small, family-run day shop on Diestsesteenweg — the kind of place where the owner remembers your order and always has time for a chat. What started as a simple grocery has grown into Leuven's go-to spot for Nepali and South Asian staples, from fragrant basmati and real Himalayan spice blends to everything you need for a Saturday momo session with friends.
Visitors keep coming back for the same reasons: a shop that's kept spotlessly clean, an owner who genuinely wants to help you find what you need, and prices that stay fair even on the specialty items you can't get anywhere else in town.
Regulars describe an owner who is warm and welcoming, a shop kept impressively clean, and shelves stocked with almost everything on their list — at prices that keep them coming back.
— Paraphrased from Google reviewsMore than one visitor has called it simply "a nice day shop" — the kind of neighbourhood spot Leuven didn't know it needed until it was there.
— Paraphrased from Google reviewsDutch-speaking customers have been just as enthusiastic, praising the owner as bijzonder vriendelijk — particularly friendly — a welcome that crosses every language in the shop.
— Paraphrased from Google reviews