't Zand Saturday Market is a budget eat in T Zand, Bruges.
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.
Tip: Saturday morning only. Build a picnic from the stalls and eat it on a canal bench nearby.
Address: 't Zand, 8000 Brugge, Bruges
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
