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Street foodMarkt
The green frietkot on the Markt in Bruges, in front of the Belfry, is where locals get a cone of frites on a night out, twice-fried with sauce.
TryBelgian frites
TipOrder frites met mayonaise and eat them on the square. It runs late, so it doubles as a post-bar stop.
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Street foodMinnewater
FritBar on Katelijnestraat in Bruges is a modern frites bar opened in 2020, frying its Belgian fries in vegetable oil with twenty plus toppings and gourmet.
TryLoaded Belgian frites
TipThe pulled pork or chili cheese loaded cones turn frites into a full meal.
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Street foodMinnewater
Frituur De Gentpoorte on Gentpoortstraat in Bruges is a neighbourhood chip shop near the old city gate, with crisp frites and Flemish snack-bar classics.
TryBelgian frites
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday. A local frituur, so prices and queues beat the Markt kiosks.
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Street foodMarkt
Chez Albert on Breidelstraat in Bruges is a takeaway waffle window, turning out Brussels-style waffles to go, fresh off the iron with sweet toppings.
TryBrussels waffles
TipA waffle from the hatch is the on-foot order; the queue moves fast even in summer.
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Street foodSint Jakobs
Lizzie's Wafels on Sint-Jakobsstraat in Bruges makes oversized homemade waffles, the dense Liège style caramelised at the edges, to eat on the move.
TryLiège waffles
TipOpen Wednesday to Sunday afternoons only. The extra-large waffle is plenty for two.
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Street foodMarkt
House of Waffles on Wollestraat in Bruges runs a waffle counter near the Markt, turning out both Brussels and Liège styles to go on the main tourist run.
TryBelgian waffles
TipAsk which style you want: light and crisp Brussels, or dense sugared Liège. Takeaway is the move.
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Street foodMarkt
Otomat on Simon Stevinplein in Bruges makes sourdough-base pizza with Belgian-leaning toppings, including one that swaps tomato for a beer-based sauce.
TrySourdough pizza
TipThe beer-sauce pizza is the local twist worth trying. Vegan bases are on the menu too.
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Street foodMarkt
Gelateria Da Vinci on Geldmuntstraat in Bruges scoops Italian-style artisan gelato, including a popular speculoos flavour. Located in Markt.
TryArtisan gelato
TipTry the speculoos gelato for the local flavour. Gluten-free cones are available at the counter.