The best Belgian specialities
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Moules-frites · Belgian fries · Carbonnade flamande. (Updated Feb 5, 2026.)
The brasserie dishes, street food and sweets that make Belgian cuisine famous, according to guides to Belgian specialities.
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Top 12
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1
Moules-frites
Mussels in white wine with fries, the national dish.
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Belgian fries
Bintje potatoes fried twice in beef fat, in a paper cone from a friterie.
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Carbonnade flamande
Beef stewed in brown beer with gingerbread and mustard.
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Waterzooi
'Boiling water': chicken or fish in a creamy broth from Ghent.
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Boulets à la liégeoise
Meatballs in a sweet-sour 'lapin' sauce with Liège syrup.
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Grey shrimp croquettes
Creamy croquettes of North Sea grey shrimp.
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Chicons au gratin
Endives wrapped in ham and baked in béchamel.
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Liège waffle
Brioche-like dough with pearl sugar that caramelises.
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Brussels waffle
Rectangular, light and crisp, with icing sugar or cream.
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10
Filet américain
Prepared steak tartare, served with fries.
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Stoemp
Potato and vegetable mash with sausage.
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Speculoos
Caramelised spiced biscuit for St Nicholas.
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Pralines
The filled chocolate invented by Neuhaus in Brussels in 1912.
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Comments (5)
Le waterzooi gantois au poulet, c'est l'hiver qui arrive.
Le filet américain, c'est pas américain du tout 😂
Les frites belges cuites deux fois dans la graisse de bœuf, rien à voir avec les françaises 😏
La carbonnade avec une Chimay, le plat du dimanche chez nous.
Gaufre de Liège > gaufre de Bruxelles, c'est un fait scientifique.