Frit Flagey ★ 4.4
Frit Flagey in Brussels' Ixelles is the green caravan on the south side of Place Eugène Flagey. Hand-cut Bintje potatoes, double-fried in beef fat, with the deepest sauce list in the city.
Try: Frites
Maison Antoine is a street-food stop in Brussels.
Maison Antoine in Brussels' Place Jourdan has been the canonical fritkot since 1948. The double-fried Bintje potatoes come in paper cones; eat them at the surrounding bars that allow Antoine bags.
Address: Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Etterbeek, Brussels
Frit Flagey in Brussels' Ixelles is the green caravan on the south side of Place Eugène Flagey. Hand-cut Bintje potatoes, double-fried in beef fat, with the deepest sauce list in the city.
Try: Frites
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; the queue runs deep on weekend nights.
Try: Mitraillette and frites
Noordzee Mer du Nord in Brussels' Sainte-Catherine is the standing-only seafood counter. Shrimp croquettes, fish soup, oysters and grilled langoustines; no tables anywhere.
Try: Shrimp croquettes and fish soup
Maison Dandoy in Brussels presses Brussels and Liège waffles in the queue line at Rue Charles Buls. Yeast-leavened batter for Brussels-style, pearl-sugar dough for Liège.
Try: Gaufre de Bruxelles and gaufre de Liège
Marche du Midi grill stalls in Brussels fire Moroccan and Tunisian merguez every Sunday morning. The stalls run along the Gare du Midi forecourt; merguez sandwiches lead the queue.
Try: Merguez, grilled lamb, Moroccan-style sandwiches
Frietkot Atomium in Brussels' Heysel sits at the foot of the Atomium spheres on Boulevard du Centenaire (Eeuwfeestlaan in Laken) serving frites and Belgian fast food. The bicky burger is the local order alongside the cone of fries.
Try: Frites and bicky burgers