FritBar is a budget eat in Minnewater, Bruges.
FritBar on Katelijnestraat in Bruges is a modern frites bar that opened in 2020, frying its Belgian fries in vegetable oil with twenty plus toppings, a cheap, filling meal near the Begijnhof.
Tip: A plain cone with sauce stays under 10 euro. Loaded versions with pulled pork or stew make a full lunch under 15.
Address: Katelijnestraat 3, 8000 Brugge, Bruges
Frituur De Gentpoorte near the old city gate in Bruges is a local chip shop where frites and snack-bar classics cost less than the tourist kiosks.
Try: Frites and frituur classics
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. A frikandel or a stoofvlees-topped cone keeps a cheap meal Flemish.
Frituur De Gentpoorte near the old city gate in Bruges is a local chip shop where frites and snack-bar classics cost less than the tourist kiosks.
Try: Frites and frituur classics
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. A frikandel or a stoofvlees-topped cone keeps a cheap meal Flemish.
Gran Kaffee De Passage on Dweersstraat in Bruges plates cheap, generous Belgian classics like stoofvlees by candlelight, by a hostel near 't Zand.
Try: Stoofvlees and Belgian classics
Tip: A full beer-braised plate stays well under 20 euro. Weeknight walk-ins are usually fine.
Garlic n Greens on Vlamingstraat in Bruges is a fully vegetarian and vegan Indian kitchen near the Markt, serving thalis, tofu tikka masala and dals at fair prices.
Try: Vegan Indian thali lunch
Tip: Lunch specials run around 17 to 19 euro, a full sit-down vegan plate. Closed Monday; lunch service noon to 15:00.
Lizzie's Wafels on Sint-Jakobsstraat in Bruges sells oversized homemade Liège waffles for a few euro, dense and caramelised, plenty for a cheap on-foot meal.
Try: Liège waffle
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday afternoons only. One extra-large waffle can feed two.
The Saturday market on 't Zand in Bruges is the cheapest fresh lunch in town: cheese, bread and snack stalls where locals graze for a few euro.
Try: Market-stall lunch
Tip: Saturday morning only. Build a picnic from the stalls and eat it on a canal bench nearby.
House of Waffles on Wollestraat in Bruges sells Brussels and Liège waffles to go for a few euro, a cheap sweet stop steps from the Markt and the canals.
Try: Belgian waffle to go
Tip: A plain Liège waffle is the cheapest, and the most filling. Takeaway keeps the price down.
