19 food tours worth the trip across Belgium, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Belgium guides.

★ 4.5 · Brussels

Secret Food Tours Brussels runs a 3-hour Belgian-classics walking tour with six tasting stops. Small groups (max 12), tastings cover Belgian waffles, chocolates, croquettes, carbonnade, frites and local beer through the medieval centre including the Grand Place.

★ 4.5 · Brussels

Do Eat Better Experience in Brussels runs a 3.5-hour guided food tour with a local expert through the Marolles, Sablon and Grand Place quarters. Four or more tasting stops including waffles, chocolate, beer and Belgian classics, with a full meal included. Max 12 guests, meeting near Place Poelaert.

★ 4.5 · Brussels

Context Travel in Brussels runs a 3-hour scholar-led food walk on Belgian traditions, chocolate and beer. Small groups of ten or fewer, expert guide, tastings at an estaminet, a friterie, chocolate shops, waffle stands and seafood bars from Sainte-Catherine through the centre.

★ 4.4 · Antwerp

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Bites and Walks in Antwerp runs sustainable walking food tours through the old city. Five-tasting routes cover fish, meat, sweet, savory and a drink stop.

Tip: Tours start at Grote Markt. Private and small-group bookings via the operator's site.

★ 4.4 · Brussels

Withlocals in Brussels runs private food walks with local guides and 10 tastings across the city. Routes vary by guide; the bookings cover mussels, frites, waffles and beer in the centre.

★ 4.4 · Brussels

Hungry Mary in Brussels runs beer and chocolate experiences in the old town. Walking tour with tastings at bars and chocolatiers, departing from the Charles Buls statue beside the Grand Place. Tuesday to Sunday at 13:00 or 15:00.

Discover Belgium Culinary Tour Ghent ★ 4.4 · Ghent

binnenstad · Korenmarkt 11, 9000 Gent

Discover Belgium runs a deeper culinary and cultural tour of Ghent combining food history, medieval market squares and guided tastings at up to six stops.

Tip: The private tour option allows customisation of the food stops; book via their website to specify dietary preferences.

Gruut Stadsbrouwerij Brewery Tour ★ 4.4 · Ghent

binnenstad · Rembert Dodoensdreef 1, 9000 Gent

The Saturday brewery tour at Gruut covers the medieval herb-beer recipe, fermentation tanks and includes tasting all five house beers in the on-site taproom.

Tip: Book online via the Gruut website; Saturday tours go weeks ahead in high season. The taproom is also open daily without booking.

★ 4.3 · Antwerp

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nom eat in Antwerp runs a 100 percent vegan Asian food walking tour. The full route starts in an Asian supermarket and covers three Vietnamese, Tibetan and Indian restaurant stops. Founded November 2018 by Lisa Wuyts.

Tip: Small private and group tours. The full four-hour route is the deeper experience; the short version covers one restaurant.

★ 4.3 · Bruges

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Legends Tours runs a pay-what-you-like tasting walk through Bruges covering chocolate, waffles, fries and beer, ending with a beer at a brewery. Guides carry a red umbrella on the Markt.

Charlie Tours: Beer and Bites Ghent ★ 4.3 · Ghent

binnenstad · Sint-Baafsplein 17, 9000 Gent

Charlie Tours runs a beer-and-bites walking tour of central Ghent, visiting De Dulle Griet, Waterhuis aan de Bierkant and Dok Noord for craft tastings.

Tip: The evening departure on Friday includes a Dok Noord stop with Stroom and Dok Brewing; the evening tour is the better format.

★ 4.2 · Bruges

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The Best of Bruges walk by Legends Tours pairs the medieval centre with a chocolatier demonstration and a beer tasting at Bourgogne des Flandres. Three hours, max 24, from the Markt statue.

★ 4.2 · Bruges

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Ambassadors Tours runs the Bruges Bites and Sights walk through the centre, covering chocolate, beer, both waffle styles and fries over 2.75km. Max 12 guests, from the Markt under a yellow umbrella.

★ 4.2 · Bruges

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Context Travel runs a private, expert-led Bruges food tour with tastings at a brewery, a friterie, chocolate shops, waffle stands and a seafood stop. Small groups of ten or fewer, tastings prepaid.

★ 4.2 · Brussels

Sandemans New Brussels runs a 90-minute chocolate tour starting from the City Hall on the Grand Place. Visits roughly four artisanal chocolatiers including shops in the Royal Galeries Saint-Hubert, with five tastings paired to the history of Belgian chocolate.

Waffles and Beer Workshop Ghent ★ 4.2 · Ghent

groentenmarkt · Groentenmarkt 7, 9000 Gent

Waffles and Beer runs a central Ghent workshop pairing Belgian waffle-making with guided tastings of four Belgian beers matched to the waffle styles.

Tip: Book the evening session for the most social atmosphere; the daytime slot is better for families with children.

★ 4.1 · Antwerp

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Taste the City Tours in Antwerp runs a walking tour through the old city with stops for shrimp croquettes, stoofvlees, Antwerpse handjes, Belgian chocolate and a Flemish waffle.

Tip: Tours are private and on demand. Arrive ten minutes before the start at the Handschoenmarkt meeting point; vegetarians can be accommodated, vegans cannot.

★ 4.1 · Bruges

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Hungry Mary's beer and chocolate tour of Bruges stops at two chocolate shops and two breweries, with at least five beer tastings and cheese and meat nibbles across a city-centre walk.

★ 4.0 · Antwerp

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Winedering's Antwerp beer and chocolate tour pairs three Belgian beers with chocolate pairings at authentic local pubs. Led by a beer sommelier and chocolate expert.

Tip: The tour covers three pubs across the downtown beer scene. Group sizes run up to 30; book the evening slot for the busiest cellars.