Belgian€marktDaily 10:30-18:30
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.
Belgian€markt
The green frites kiosk on the Markt in Bruges is the cheapest proper meal in the centre: a cone of twice-fried frites with sauce under the Belfry.
Try: Cone of Belgian frites
Tip: Frites with mayonnaise runs a few euro. It stays open late, so it doubles as a post-bar feed.
Belgian€minnewaterDaily 12:00-20:00
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.
Try: Loaded Belgian frites
Tip: A plain cone with sauce stays under 10 euro. Loaded versions with pulled pork or stew make a full lunch under 15.
Belgian€minnewaterThu-Sun 11:30-13:30, 17:00-21:30; Mon-Wed closed
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.
Belgian€t-zandDaily 18:00-22:00
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.
Indian€jan-van-eyckpleinTue-Sun 12:00-14:30, 18:00-22:00; Mon closed
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.
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.