Moules-frites
Moules marinières (in white wine and celery) served with a cone of fries, the national dish
18-28 EURBreweries everywhere, avoid the tourist traps of the Grand-Place
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Cuisine Belgium
Leger
Fries, mussels, Trappist beer, waffles and chocolate. Belgium is an unabashedly indulgent country, between Flemish bistros and Walloon brasseries.
Incontournables
Les plats a ne pas manquer
Carbonade flamande
Beef stew slow-cooked in dark beer with onions and gingerbread
16-24 EURTraditional bistros, especially in Flanders
Waterzooi
A creamy Ghent stew of chicken (or fish) with vegetables and egg yolk
15-22 EURGhent and its region
Fries
Belgian double-fried fries, served in a cone with a sauce (andalouse, samurai, mayo)
3-5 EURFritkot / street chip stand
Boulets à la liégeoise
Meatballs in a sweet-and-savoury Liège syrup sauce, with fries
14-20 EURLiège and Wallonia
Liège waffle
A dense waffle with caramelised pearl sugar, richer than the Brussels waffle
2-4 EURStreet stalls, Liège and Brussels
Stoemp
Mashed potatoes crushed with vegetables, served with sausage or bacon
12-18 EURBrussels bistros
Chocolate pralines
Filled Belgian pralines (ganache, gianduja), invented in Brussels
5-15 EUR per 250gNeuhaus, Leonidas, Pierre Marcolini chocolatiers
Boissons
Boissons locales
Trappist beer
Beers brewed in abbeys (Chimay, Orval, Westmalle, Rochefort), strong and complex
Blonde beer / gueuze
From Duvel to the sour gueuze of the Senne valley, an immense diversity of beers
Jenever
Traditional jenever, a grain-based spirit, the ancestor of gin, served as a shooter
Kriek
Lambic beer steeped with cherries, aromatic and slightly tart
Street food
Guide de la street food
A gouter absolument
- Fries in a cone with andalouse sauce at a fritkot
- Warm Liège waffle
- Cuberdons (purple raspberry sweets) at the Ghent markets
Conseils de securite
- High European hygiene standards
- The street fry shops (friteries) are reliable and popular
Vocabulaire
Mots utiles au restaurant
| Langue locale | Francais |
|---|---|
| The bill, please | The bill (in French-speaking areas) |
| De rekening, alstublieft | The bill (in Flemish) |
| Een pintje | A draft beer (Flemish) |
| Frietjes / fries | Fries |
| Smakelijk (enjoy your meal) | Bon appétit (Flemish) |
| Fritkot / chip shop | Chip stand |
| Cheers / Schol | Cheers (French / Flemish) |
| Een koffie | A coffee (Flemish) |
Etiquette
Regles a table
1
In Flanders they speak Flemish (Dutch), in Wallonia French, in Brussels both
2
Fries are eaten with sauce, never ketchup alone according to the purists
3
Service is included, tips stay modest
Regime
Pour les vegetariens et vegans
Vegetable stoemp can be made meat-free
Fries, waffles and cheese croquettes are vegetarian
Good veggie/vegan options in the cities, especially Ghent
Budget
Budget repas
Street food
3-6 EUR
Stands de rue, marches, vendeurs ambulants
Restaurant local
15-25 EUR
Gargottes, cantines, restaurants familiaux
Restaurant touristique
28-50 EUR
Restaurants connus, zones touristiques
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