Belgium pairs everyday pleasures with serious ambition: frites and moules, lambic and Trappist beer, waffles and chocolate, alongside some of Europe's most exacting kitchens in Brussels and Antwerp. Each Belgian city has its own table. Pick one to begin.

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Cities in Belgium

Each city has its own way of feeding you. Pick where to start.

Antwerp Bruges Brussels Ghent

Food festivals coming up in Belgium

All Belgium food festivals
Veggie Thursday (Donderdag Veggiedag) Ghent Cantillon Public Brewing Day Brussels · Lambic and gueuzeExpected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser Antwerp Christmas Market Antwerp · Glühwein, frites, speculoos, Belgian winter food Festival des Gourmandises Bruges · Champagne, wine, cheese and terroir products

By state

State-level food guides aggregating every city in that state.

Book experiences in Belgium

669 bookable tours, tastings, day trips and tickets across 4 cities, with the operators we recommend listed first. Browse everything bookable in Belgium.

Top across Belgium

Country-wide editor lists across every category we cover.

Restaurants Fine Dining Casual Bakeries Cafes Coffee Roasters Bars Wine Bars Breweries Street Food Markets Late Night Hidden Gems Budget Brunch Food Tours Cooking Classes Day Trips
Cuisines across Belgium 23
BasqueBelgianBistroBrasserieCafeEthiopianFilipinoFood HallFrench BistroFrench Fine DiningIndianInternationalItalianJapaneseKoreanModern EuropeanSeafoodSpanish TapasTasting MenuThaiVeganVegetarianVietnamese
Signature dishes across Belgium 42
Anguilles Au VertAntwerp Mussels With Frites SecondAntwerps Pale AleAntwerpse HandjesBelgian FritesBelgian PralinesBelgian WaffleBrugse ZotCarbonnade FlamandeChicons Au GratinChocolate Praline Joost ArijsCuberdon GhentCuberdonsFilet AmericainFlemish AsparagusFrites With Beef FatGarnaalkrokettenGaufre De BruxellesGhent MustardGruut Herbal BeerJenever GhentLiege Waffle GhentMitrailletteMosselen FrietMoules Friet GhentMoules FritesPaling In T GroenPraline BelgeShrimp CroquettesSpeculoosSpeculoos Joost ArijsStoempStoofvlees Met FrietenStoverij FritesTomate Aux Crevettes GrisesTrappist Beer Flight GhentVlaamse StoofvleesVol Au VentWaterzooiWaterzooi Van VisWitloof GegratineerdWitloof Met Hesp En Kaas
Nightlife across Belgium 7
Dance ClubsLate Night DivesLgbtqListening BarsLive MusicRooftop BarsSpeakeasies
Dietary across Belgium 5
Gluten FreeHalalKosherVeganVegetarian

Signature dishes of Belgium

A growing index of the canonical dishes from Belgium, what they are, where they came from, and where in the country to eat them.

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