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💡 The Short Version: A Brussels waffle is, in Maison Dandoy’s words, crispy, light and square; a Liège waffle is syrupy and soft, with sugar bits baked in. Maison Dandoy sells both, at Rue Charles Buls 14 and in the Galerie du Roi, and is named by 23 of the publishers counted. Veganwaf (10) makes both without animal products. For a class, Waffles ‘n Beer is from €42 on its own site and from €53 on GetYourGuide. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the historical tour with a chocolate and waffle tastingad is from €45 for 2.5 hours (GetYourGuide).
📊 The evidence behind this guide. Nothing here is ranked on one visit. This pass read 524 list pages from 2022 on and counts the publishers that name each waffle place: newspapers, magazines, guidebooks, broadcasters and travel writers, in English, French and Dutch. Brussels-only guide sites without a named newsroom, tour operators, directories and the venues’ own sites are not counted. Counts are publishers, not pages. How the guides are made
Brussels or Liège
Maison Dandoy, the biscuit and waffle maker, puts the difference in two lines on its waffle page. Both waffles are sold at the counter, so the choice is made when you order.
A Brussels waffle: a light, rectangular waffle with icing sugar. Photo: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Brussels waffle | Liège waffle | |
|---|---|---|
| Texture | Light and fluffy, at once crispy and creamy | Generous and warm, caramelised and buttered |
| Shape | Square | Filled with sugar bits |
| Dandoy’s line | Crispy, light and square | A syrupy and soft world |
A Liège waffle, with the caramelised sugar showing at the edge. Photo: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Residents on r/brussels add a rule of their own: toppings belong on the Brussels waffle, and a Liège waffle bought from a truck on a cold day needs none.
The places named by the most sources
The count is the number of publishers that name the place on a list of Brussels waffles, with the split between English and French publishers. The total includes any Dutch-language publishers.
| Place | Kind | Sources | English | French |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maison Dandoy | Waffles and biscuits | 23 | 17 | 5 |
| Waffle counters on Rue au Beurre | Take-away counters | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Veganwaf | Vegan waffles | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Le Funambule | Café | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Mokafé | Tea room | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Pardon | Brunch café, Saint-Gilles | 3 | 1 | 2 |
The waffles
Maison Dandoy
Rue Charles Buls 14 and Galerie du Roi 2 · Brussels and Liège waffles · Cited by 23 sources (17 English, 5 French, 1 Dutch)
A Maison Dandoy shop, with its waffle sign on the pavement. Photo: Robot8A, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The tea room on Rue Charles Buls, a few steps from the Grand-Place, and the boutique in the Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert serve both waffles. Dandoy describes the Rue Charles Buls shop as new, with tapestries by the designer Fanny Vanmansart, and the counter is where you pick Liège or Brussels. Residents say it gets a lot of tourists and also has a history of traditional Belgian baking. See the Grand-Place for the galleries.
Waffle counters on Rue au Beurre
Rue au Beurre · Cited by 10 sources (7 English, 3 French)
The street between the Bourse and the Grand-Place has waffle counters that the lists name as a group, not as one shop. They sell to take away.
Veganwaf
Galerie Agora · Cited by 10 sources (5 English, 5 French)
Vegan versions of the Brussels and the Liège waffle, which contain no animal products. It is the place the lists send vegans to.
Le Funambule
Near the Grand-Place · Cited by 9 sources (7 English, 2 French)
A café that serves Brussels waffles with coffee and breakfast plates, a place to sit down rather than eat in the street.
Mokafé
Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert · Cited by 5 sources (3 English, 2 French)
A traditional tea room inside the 1847 arcade. A resident on r/brussels says it is in a touristy area and the waffles are delicious.
Pardon
Saint-Gilles · Cited by 3 sources (1 English, 2 French)
A brunch café with waffles, named by visit.brussels on its Saint-Gilles page. It is the choice outside the centre.
Residents name trucks for Liège waffles: the yellow Pascalino trucks, Gaston, Galet and Belgaufre, and Vitalgaufre for a counter. See Brussels frites for the other street food.
Waffle workshops
A workshop is a class in which you bake your own. GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices are per person. Where the operator sells the same class, its own price is shown first.
| Class | Operator | Length | Operator’s price | GetYourGuide from | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waffle Making Workshop with Beer Tastingad | Waffles ‘n Beer, wafflesnbeer.be | 1.5 hours | From €42 | €53 | All the waffles you can eat and a Belgian beer tasting; alcohol-free, vegan and gluten-free options; children are welcome; 400 reviews at 4.9 stars |
| Waffle Making Workshop, All You Can Eatad | 1USUAL International | 1.5 to 2 hours | – | €39 | Meets at Rue des Foulons 30; all ingredients, a take-home recipe and a free drink; 795 reviews at 4.6 stars |
Waffles ‘n Beer takes bookings only: its locations are open on appointment, with no walk-ins. The listing on GetYourGuide is dearer than the operator’s own price, and it cancels free up to 24 hours ahead.
Waffles on a tour
The historical tour with a chocolate and waffle tastingad is 2.5 hours from €45, with a Belgian waffle, a praline from the royal supplier, historic sweets from the 16th and 17th centuries and cuberdons, the local sweet; 1,539 reviews at 4.8 stars. Brussels food tours compares the walks that include a waffle.
Plan the rest
Brussels chocolate shops and beer bars cover the other two, and where to eat in Brussels lists the restaurants. 3 days in Brussels fits the meals to the sights.
Common questions
What is the difference between a Brussels waffle and a Liège waffle?
Maison Dandoy calls the Brussels waffle light and fluffy, crispy and creamy, and square. It calls the Liège waffle generous and warm, caramelised and buttered, filled with sugar bits, and it takes you to a syrupy and soft world. Both are sold in its shops.
Where do I eat a waffle in Brussels?
Maison Dandoy, at Rue Charles Buls 14 and in the Galerie du Roi, is named by 23 of the publishers counted. The waffle counters on Rue au Beurre are named by 10, Veganwaf by 10 and Le Funambule by 9.
Where can I get a vegan waffle in Brussels?
Veganwaf, named by 10 publishers, makes vegan versions of both the Brussels and the Liège waffle.
Is there a waffle-making class in Brussels?
Yes. Waffles 'n Beer runs a 1.5-hour workshop with all the waffles you can eat and a beer tasting, from €42 on its own site and from €53 on GetYourGuide. A 1.5 to 2-hour workshop at Rue des Foulons 30 is from €39 on GetYourGuide.
Do you put toppings on a Liège waffle?
Residents on r/brussels say toppings belong on the Brussels waffle and that the Liège waffle goes without them, ideally bought hot from a truck on a cold day.
