The Brussels waffle: yeast-leavened, light and rectangular, with deep grids designed to hold whipped cream, strawberries or icing sugar. Eaten warm from the iron.
The Brussels waffle is the city's contribution to the global waffle family, distinct from the denser Liege waffle. Maison Dandoy has been pressing both since 1829 in their Rue Charles Buls tea room; the gaufre de Bruxelles uses a yeast-leavened batter, baked in deep-gridded irons for a crisp shell and a soft interior. Eaten warm with whipped cream and strawberries in summer, dusted with icing sugar through the rest of the year.
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Maison Dandoy ★ 4.6
Rue Charles Buls 14, 1000 Brussels
Maison Dandoy in Brussels has been baking speculoos since Jean-Baptiste Dandoy opened in 1829. The Rue Charles Buls tea room serves Brussels and Liège waffles from the upstairs counter.
Maison Dandoy Rue au Beurre ★ 4.5
Rue au Beurre 31, 1000 Brussels
Maison Dandoy on Rue au Beurre in Brussels is the family's 1858 flagship beside the Grand Place. Philippe Dandoy moved the bakery here from Marche aux Herbes; the shop counter still sells the original speculoos.