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Top food to try in Brussels

6 dishes to eat in Brussels, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Moules-frites

Moules-frites
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Mussels steamed in white wine or beer, with chips and mayonnaise.

2. Frites

Frites
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Twice-fried, from a friture, in a paper cone with your choice of a dozen sauces.

3. Carbonnade flamande

Carbonnade flamande
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Beef braised in dark beer with mustard bread, sweeter than a French daube.

4. Waffles

Waffles
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Two kinds: the light rectangular Brussels waffle and the dense sugary Liège one.

5. Belgian chocolate

Belgian chocolate
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Pralines from a proper chocolatier, sold by weight and made on site.

6. Lambic and gueuze

Lambic and gueuze
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Spontaneously fermented beers, sour and unlike anything else, from the Senne valley.

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