Arrivals Hall ground floor is where Hi! Brussels sits.
This café sits landside in the T terminal arrivals hall, just past the sliding doors from customs, so it mainly serves people waiting for incoming flights rather than checked-in passengers. It’s Belgian-branded, but the offer skews more to coffee, soft drinks and simple pastries than to full plates or beer tastings. Prices track typical airport levels for Brussels, think around €3 for an espresso and more for milk drinks. If you’ve just landed and need a caffeine fix before trains or taxis, it’s the first easy option you see.
Food at Hi! Brussels – Arrival Hall leans light: croissants, basic sandwiches, and packaged snacks rather than hot mains, with most items ready to grab from a counter fridge. Seating is limited and close to the foot traffic of the arrivals corridor, so expect more “wait with a coffee” than a calm sit-down meal. The local angle shows up in branding and the odd Belgian-style pastry rather than deep regional dishes. Figure on spending €8–€12 if you pair a drink with a pastry or sandwich.
Because Hi! Brussels sits before security, you can meet an arriving passenger here without a boarding pass, then head together to the train station under the terminal or the taxi rank outside on level 2. If you’re already checked in and flying Schengen or non‑Schengen from T, eating here means you still have security and a walk to gates like A40 or B10 ahead of you. Food options once you clear security in Brussels generally run broader, including proper hot meals, so most flyers wait and eat airside instead.
Tip: use Hi! Brussels as a short coffee stop while tracking an arrival on the BRU app and move on if you want a real Belgian meal or a quiet drink; those are better found after security or in the city for roughly the same price.