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Food tours and tastings to book
Best rated first, weighted by reviews, from the cities on this list. One per city.
All 30 budget eating
Ranked by our editors.
Mozarthuys
- ★ 4.8
- Bruges
Brasserie Mozarthuys at Huidenvettersplein 1/2 in Bruges is a cosy brasserie in a sixteenth-century building, with a sunny terrace and a fairly priced menu.
La Brouette
- ★ 4.6
- Brussels
La Brouette, at Grand Place 2, serves coffees, breakfasts, pastries, brunches and waffles from early morning, plus Belgian beer in a building full of story.
La Piola Pizza
- ★ 4.6
- Brussels
La Piola Pizza, at Place Saint-Josse 8, makes Neapolitan pizzas in respect of tradition, with ingredients from Italy and seasonal suggestions.
Maison Antoine
- ★ 4.5
- Brussels
Maison Antoine is a Belgian spot at Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Etterbeek, open daily 11:30 to 01:00.
Noordzee Mer du Nord
- ★ 4.5
- Brussels
Noordzee Mer du Nord is a seafood place at Rue Sainte-Catherine 45, 1000 Brussels, open Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 to 18:30 and closed Monday.
Fritkot Max
- ★ 4.4
- €3 to €7
- Belgian frites with sauce
- Historisch Centrum
- Antwerp
Fritkot Max in Antwerp has fried frites on Groenplaats since 1842.
Yummy Bowl
- ★ 4.4
- €15.50 to €18.50
- Brussels
Yummy Bowl serves vegetarian and vegan bowls a short walk from the Grand-Place, with vegetables roasted in the morning and each bowl assembled to order.
Knees to Chin
- ★ 4.4
- Brussels
Knees to Chin is a Vietnamese restaurant at Rue de Livourne 125-127, 1050 Ixelles, open daily 11:30 to 22:00.
Chez Clémentine
- ★ 4.4
- Brussels
Chez Clémentine is a friterie on Place de Saint-Job in Uccle with a sustainable-business label, serving fresh fries and burgers made with local ingredients.
Himschoot Bakery
- ★ 4.4
- Groentenmarkt
- Ghent
Ghent's oldest bakery since 1880: suikerbrood, koeken and morning buns for under €3 each, eaten standing in the Groentenmarkt near the Gravensteen.
Philip's Biscuits
- ★ 4.3
- €8 to €15 per tin
- Antwerpse handjes butter cookies
- Theaterbuurt
- Antwerp
Philip's Biscuits in Antwerp bakes hand-shaped butter cookies on Korte Gasthuisstraat.
Bakker Aldo
- ★ 4.3
- €6 to €12
- Sourdough sandwich
- Berchem
- Antwerp
Bakker Aldo in Antwerp bakes slow-fermented sourdough on Lange Leemstraat.
Garlic n Greens
- ★ 4.3
- Jan Van Eyckplein
- Bruges
Garlic n Greens at Vlamingstraat 10 is a vegan and vegetarian Indian restaurant serving pure veg Indian food inspired by the flavours of the owners' grandma.
Frituur Tartaar
- ★ 4.3
- City Centre
- Ghent
Frituur Tartaar is a city-centre friterie between the monuments and shopping streets, serving Ghent stoverij stew on hand-cut frites with a homemade tartar.
Cuberdon Stalls at Groentenmarkt
- ★ 4.3
- Groentenmarkt
- Ghent
The competing cuberdon vendors near the Groentenmarkt sell Ghent's signature sweet: pointed purple gum-and-sugar cones at about a euro from rival stalls.
Pain Perdu
- ★ 4.3
- Zuidstationstraat
- Ghent
Wood-fired sourdough bakery with breakfast and lunch tartines under €12 in a Zuid garden setting: the house bread makes every sandwich memorable.
Knees to Chin
- ★ 4.2
- Kouter
- Ghent
Knees to Chin serves Vietnamese banh mi rolls and rice noodle bowls under €12 in a compact fast-casual format near the Kouter and Sint-Baafsplein.
Barnini Bagel Shop
- ★ 4.1
- €8 to €14
- Bagel sandwich
- Theaterbuurt
- Antwerp
Barnini in Antwerp on Oudevaartplaats serves NYC-style bagels under 14 euro.
Love Ciabatta
- ★ 4.1
- Brussels
Love Ciabatta is a sandwich shop at Coudenberg 70 on the Mont des Arts, next to the MIM and the Place Royale, with a sunny terrace and homemade daily cooking.
Frituur 't Stad
- ★ 4.0
- €3 to €8
- Frites, frikandel, bitterballen
- Historisch Centrum
- Antwerp
Frituur 't Stad in Antwerp on Melkmarkt serves frites, frikandel and bitterballen from a corner counter.
Exotische Markt
- ★ 4.0
- €3 to €10
- Saturday market street plates
- Theaterbuurt
- Antwerp
The Exotische Markt on Theaterplein every Saturday serves Mediterranean and North African plates from a row of stalls.
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