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All 30 bakeries
Ranked by our editors.
The Chocolate Line
- ★ 4.7
- Markt
- Bruges
The Chocolate Line at Simon Stevinplein 19 in Bruges makes pralines with caramelised shrimp heads and grows its own Criollo cacao in Mexico.
Bakkerij BAKK
- ★ 4.7
- Bruges
Bakkerij BAKK at Gistelse Steenweg 604 in Sint-Andries, run by Dries and Sofie, makes everything 100% homemade in an open workshop with pure ingredients.
Joost Arijs Patisserie and Chocolaterie
- ★ 4.7
- Award-winning pastry and pralines
- Zuidstationstraat
- Ghent
Joost Arijs won best patisserie in Belgium from Gault and Millau: the showcase holds intricate tarts, entremets and seasonal pralines year-round.
Bakkerij Goossens
- ★ 4.6
- Theaterbuurt
- Antwerp
Bakkerij Goossens in Antwerp has worked the same Renaissance house with stepped gable since 1884.
Maison Dandoy
- ★ 4.6
- Speculoos and Brussels waffles
- Brussels
Maison Dandoy's shop on Charles Buls street serves Liège or Brussels waffles with toppings such as chocolate, whipped cream, icing sugar and speculoos.
The Bakery by Joost Arijs
- ★ 4.6
- Zuidstationstraat
- Ghent
Pastry chef and chocolatier Joost Arijs opened this specialist sourdough bakery in 2022, with slow-fermented wheat, rye and multigrain loaves.
Philip's Biscuits
- ★ 4.5
- Antwerpse handjes butter cookies
- Theaterbuurt
- Antwerp
Philip's Biscuits in Antwerp bakes the city's official biscuit on Korte Gasthuisstraat.
Dumon Chocolatier
- ★ 4.5
- Super fresh traditional pralines
- Markt
- Bruges
Chocolatier Dumon opened its shop at Eiermarkt 6 in the city centre of Bruges in 1996, selling super fresh, traditional pralines in a medieval setting.
Maison Dandoy Rue au Beurre
- ★ 4.5
- Biscuits
- Brussels
Maison Dandoy at Rue au Beurre 31 is on the street where Jean-Baptiste Dandoy moved in 1858, after opening his first boutique in Brussels in 1829.
Boulangerie Charli
- ★ 4.5
- Brussels
Boulangerie Charli at 34 rue Sainte-Catherine in Brussels was created in 2009 to offer quality French bakery products, all made in its own workshops.
Boulengier
- ★ 4.5
- Slow-fermented breads
- Brussels
Boulengier makes everything on site, from kneading to oven, with chosen flours, slow fermentation and craft know-how for true everyday breads.
Frederic Blondeel
- ★ 4.5
- Bean-to-bar chocolate
- Brussels
Frederic Blondeel is a cacao roaster and chocolate maker that combines an urban roastery, chocolate factory, shop and coffee and ice cream bar in Koekelberg.
Holy Bagels
- ★ 4.5
- Brussels
Holy Bagels began as a Brussels food bike and serves bagels shaped fresh every morning, with single-origin Cameroonian coffee roasted by Parlor Coffee.
Marijn Coertjens Chocolatier and Patissier
- ★ 4.5
- Patershol
- Ghent
Marijn Coertjens opened his patisserie at the foot of the Gravensteen in 2016.
The Bakery
- ★ 4.4
- Sourdough and viennoiserie
- Het Zuid
- Antwerp
The Bakery in Antwerp sits inside the De Koninck brewery complex on Boomgaardstraat.
Bürr Bakehouse
- ★ 4.4
- 72 Hour Fermented Sourdough
- Het Zuid
- Antwerp
Bürr Bakehouse in Antwerp on Brederodestraat ferments sourdough for 72 hours and runs a small cafe counter.
Domestic Bakkerij
- ★ 4.4
- French bread and pastries
- Zurenborg
- Antwerp
Domestic Bakkerij in Antwerp on Steenbokstraat is the bakery sibling to restaurants Dôme and Dôme sur Mer.
Bakker Aldo
- ★ 4.4
- Slow-fermented sourdough
- Berchem
- Antwerp
Bakker Aldo in Antwerp bakes slow-fermented sourdough on Lange Leemstraat near Berchem station.
Chocolaterie Sukerbuyc
- ★ 4.4
- Artisanal chocolate
- Minnewater
- Bruges
Chocolaterie Sukerbuyc is a chocolate shop at Katelijnestraat 5 in Bruges, open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Monday.
Renard Bakery
- ★ 4.4
- Brussels
Renard Bakery, on the busy, cosmopolitan Fernand Cocq Square in Ixelles, makes rustic sourdough breads and artisan pastries from flour, water and sourdough.
Yasushi Sasaki Patisserie
- ★ 4.4
- Japanese and European patisserie
- Brussels
Yasushi Sasaki has run his pâtisserie in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre since 2007, combining Japanese know-how and European inspirations to create unique sweets.
Kleinblatt
- ★ 4.3
- Kosher Belgian bakery
- Diamantwijk
- Antwerp
Kleinblatt in Antwerp is the city's largest kosher bakery, in the diamond district on Provinciestraat.
Chocolatier Pol Depla
- ★ 4.3
- Minnewater
- Bruges
Chocolatier Pol Depla is at Mariastraat 20 in Bruges, open daily from 10:00 to 18:00.
Pralinette
- ★ 4.3
- Pralines and truffles made by hand
- Markt
- Bruges
Pralinette at Wollestraat 31b in Bruges is a family chocolaterie where master chocolatier Fangio De Baets and his team make pralines and truffles by hand.
Patisserie Schaeverbeke
- ★ 4.3
- Sint Gillis
- Bruges
Patisserie Schaeverbeke is a bakery at Schaarstraat 2 in Bruges, open Monday and Wednesday to Sunday from 07:00 to 18:00, closed on Tuesday.
Baba Jacquet
- ★ 4.3
- Zuidstationstraat
- Ghent
Baba Jacquet is a 30-year-old family bakery reinvented as a brunch bar: the gentse bolus (caramel spiral bun) is the best version in the city today.
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