We stumbled upon Piola Piccola at rue du Fort while walking in the lively Saint-Gilles neighbourhood of Brussels. As the name indicates, it is the little sister of Piola Libri, an Italian second-hand book shop-cum-café in the European district we know well. On a Saturday afternoon, the small café was so busy we had to come back an hour later to be able to roam through the books while having an espresso. Of course, we left with a book!