Food destinations within easy reach of Brussels, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Brussels. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Flemish stew, cuberdon nose-cone sweets, the densest vegetarian map in Belgium
Ghent is the closest food day-trip from Brussels: medieval city centre, the canal-side cuberdon vendors, Veggie Thursday-leading restaurants and a craft-beer.
Famous for: Medieval pub food, De Halve Maan brewery, Flemish stew with chips
Bruges from Brussels is the medieval-day food trip: canal-side pubs, De Halve Maan brewery on Walplein, Flemish stew with chips at every brown cafe.
Famous for: The Jane fine dining, natural-wine bars, Belgian fries on the Grote Markt
Antwerp from Brussels is the design-and-fine-dining day. The Jane two-star, the natural-wine bars of Sint-Andries, the diamond-quarter Hasidic food map.
Famous for: Belgian beer halls, the Oude Markt 'longest bar in Europe', Stella Artois roots
Leuven from Brussels is the beer-hall day trip. Oude Markt's row of cafes is called the longest bar in Europe, Stella Artois is brewed in town and the city.
Famous for: Mechelen cuckoo chicken, modern Flemish bistros, Sint-Romboutskathedraal lunch terraces
Mechelen from Brussels is the small-city day. The Mechelen cuckoo chicken is the protected local breed; modern Flemish bistros run around the cathedral.
Famous for: Tournai cheese, Grand Place brasseries, Walloon farmhouse cooking
Tournai from Brussels is the Walloon farmhouse-cooking day. The Romanesque cathedral, the Grand Place brasseries, the Tournaisis goat-cheese tradition.