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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.
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Brussels (moules-frites and lambic)
- ★ 4.7
- Antwerp
Brussels sits 45 minutes south of Antwerp by InterCity.
Bruges (Chocolate, Beer and Flemish Cuisine)
- ★ 4.7
- Ghent
Bruges is 25 min from Ghent by direct train: chocolate shops on the Steenstraat, De Halve Maan Brewery and canal-side moules-friet brasseries.
Antwerp (Diamond Quarter and New Nordic Scene)
- ★ 4.6
- Ghent
Antwerp is 50 min from Ghent: diamond-district lunch counters on Pelikaanstraat, bollekesbiefstuk brasseries near the cathedral and Michelin-starred rooms.
Ghent (waterzooi and cuberdon)
- ★ 4.5
- Bruges
Ghent, 28 minutes from Bruges by train, is the home of waterzooi, the regional soup of chicken or fish, and of the purple cone-shaped cuberdon candy.
Brussels (Grand Place and the Marolles)
- ★ 4.5
- Ghent
Brussels is 32 min from Ghent by fast train: moules-friet at Chez Leon near the Grand Place, Sablon waffles and the Marolles flea market lunch stalls.
Zeeland (Mussel Beds and Oyster Farms)
- ★ 4.5
- Ghent
The Zeeland mussel and oyster beds at Yerseke are 75 min north of Ghent: harvest-fresh mussels at the waterfront restaurants and smoked eel from the stalls.
Oudenaarde (Oud Bruin and the Liefmans Brewery)
- ★ 4.4
- Ghent
Oudenaarde is 25 min from Ghent: Liefmans Brewery produces Goudenband oud bruin and cherry kriek at the original site with tours and a tasting room.
Ostend (North Sea fish)
- ★ 4.3
- Bruges
Ostend is 13 minutes from Bruges by train; its open-air Vistrap fish market sells fresh North Sea fish and Ostend grey shrimp on most days of the year.
Damme (canal village)
- ★ 4.2
- Bruges
Damme is reached from Bruges on the Lamme Goedzak riverboat along the Damse Vaart in 35 minutes, or by bike; De Zuidkant here holds a Michelin star.
East Flanders Gin Route (Wijnegem and Mater)
- ★ 4.1
- Ghent
East Flanders gin distilleries are within 40 min of Ghent: Copperhead near Wijnegem and the Stillery at Mater offer tours with Flemish grain-based spirits.
Zeebrugge (the fishing port)
- ★ 4.0
- Bruges
Zeebrugge, officially opened as a port in 1907, is Belgium's main fishing port; the Seafront promenade on its old fish market has shops and food outlets.
Aalst (Flemish Beer and Carnival Biscuits)
- ★ 4.0
- Ghent
Aalst is 30 min from Ghent by train: East Flemish town with vlaaien fruit tarts, fried oliebollen and local onion stew at the Grote Markt brasseries.
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