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Shezan in Brussels' Ixelles serves Pakistani halal lunch under €16 on Chaussee de Wavre. Tandoori grills, biryanis, full halal kitchen; weekday lunch deal is the value pick.
Try: Halal Pakistani biryani
Noordzee Mer du Nord is a seafood budget eat in Sainte Catherine, Brussels.
Noordzee Mer du Nord in Brussels' Sainte-Catherine is the standing-only seafood counter. Shrimp croquettes, fish soup, oysters and grilled langoustines; cheap quality at the steel bar.
Address: Rue Sainte-Catherine 45, 1000 Brussels
Shezan in Brussels' Ixelles serves Pakistani halal lunch under €16 on Chaussee de Wavre. Tandoori grills, biryanis, full halal kitchen; weekday lunch deal is the value pick.
Try: Halal Pakistani biryani
Marche du Midi stalls in Brussels fire Moroccan and Tunisian merguez every Sunday morning. The stalls run along Gare du Midi; merguez sandwiches lead the queue.
Try: Merguez sandwich
Maison Antoine in Brussels' Place Jourdan has been the canonical fritkot since 1948. Paper cones of double-fried Bintje potatoes, eaten standing or at the surrounding bars that allow Antoine bags.
Try: Frites with classic sauces
Frit Flagey in Brussels' Ixelles is the green caravan on Place Eugène Flagey. Hand-cut Bintje potatoes, double-fried in beef fat, with the deepest sauce list in the city.
Try: Frites in beef fat
Fritland in Brussels is the late-night frites window behind the Bourse. The mitraillette (frites and meat in a baguette) is the cult Brussels dish; queue runs deep on weekend nights.
Try: Mitraillette and frites
Yummy Bowl in Brussels' city centre serves vegetarian and vegan bowls a few streets off the Grand Place. Pasta, noodle and grain bases loaded with seasonal vegetables and herbs; closed Mondays.
Try: Vegetarian and vegan grain bowl