Is a food truck allowed on the Grote Markt in Mechelen?

Only if the city allows it for your event. The centre is busy and fragile, and every application is looked at separately. When you apply, feel free to name an alternative location on the edge of the centre too, so you have a plan B in hand.

Do you also drive to Bonheiden, Duffel or Sint-Katelijne-Waver?

Yes, the whole region around Mechelen is part of our working area, like the rest of Belgium. For that drive we allow plenty of margin; the oven is already burning when your first guests park. Whether it is a parish hall, a farm or a business site, the truck is fully self-contained.

How long does the truck stay at our location?

Count on roughly four to four and a half hours in total: first around ninety minutes of set-up while the fire takes hold, then two hours of baking, or two and a half, and finally clearing up and loading. Plan your loading window in the city accordingly.

Can the truck stand in a courtyard when it rains?

A courtyard open to the sky is fine; under a closed roof the wood-fired oven can’t work because the smoke has to escape. For your guests we arrange, in consultation, a party tent or canopy, so they can step up dry.

Pizza food truck by Prestigio in Mechelen

Hire a pizza food truck in Mechelen

Mechelen is compact, and that is an asset: a pizza food truck gets to where it needs to be quickly. Just not always in the middle of the historic centre. Together we look at whether a square, a business site or a farm in one of the outlying districts is the best spot.

Around the centre

On the Grote Markt beneath the Saint Rumbold’s tower, a truck can’t just park. We help you look for a workable spot on the edge of the centre.

Districts with room

In Hombeek, Leest, Heffen, Muizen and Walem you find farmyards and meadows where the truck can stand freely, without parking pressure or a tight loading window.

Ready for groups

At a large corporate event on a site in the north of the city, a second station bakes alongside. That keeps the service smooth, even at twelve o’clock sharp.

A historic city with narrow access

Anyone who knows Mechelen’s inner city knows how quickly the streets narrow. Around the Grote Markt, the IJzerenleen and the Haverwerf, cobblestones, terraces and pedestrian zones sit close together. A food truck can only stand there if the event allows it and the city gives permission. That is why many organisers choose a spot just outside the centre, on the Vesten, along the Dyle or in a courtyard with a wide entrance.

Any set-up on a street, square or quay requires a permit to use public space, which you submit as organiser to the City of Mechelen. From us you get the technical sheet listing size and weight, so the department can assess everything straight away. On a private courtyard or company site that paperwork isn’t needed; there a good agreement about the time we drive in is enough.

City parks, quays and business sites

Mechelen has a remarkable amount of green within reach. In parks such as Vrijbroekpark and Tivolipark, neighbourhood initiatives and family days take place in summer, although the city itself decides what is possible there. Along the Dyle and the renewed quays you find business venues with a view over the water. Each time we look at the load-bearing capacity of the ground and the route for the truck.

If you are planning a staff party, you are often on a business park on the north side of the city or along the roads towards Brussels and Antwerp. The car parks there are large and paved, and the truck can turn without getting in anyone’s way. A burning wood-fired oven among office buildings stands out, and colleagues who rarely talk find each other at the hatch.

Farms in the outlying districts

Beyond the ring road, Mechelen turns into a rural municipality. In Hombeek, Leest and Heffen farms lie among fields and meadows, and in Muizen you come close to the Dyle valley. On a farmyard like that, the truck stands beside a barn or on a gravel strip, and becomes the beacon of a birthday, a neighbourhood party or the riding club’s anniversary.

On a meadow we mainly watch the ground: after rain grass can turn soft, and a truck is heavy. A paved drive or a patch of concrete by the stables is then better. Because we bring water, refrigeration, wood and worktops ourselves, no connection is needed on the farmyard. Waste and leftover material go back in the truck afterwards.

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