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Brussels Discovery Tour: Belgian food, chocolate, waffles, beer, sightseeing

Brussels, Belgium

Brussels Food and City Highlights Walking Tour

4 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Discover the cultural delights and delectable bites of Belgium on a culinary tour of Brussels. Accompanied by a gastronomic guide, visit the glamorous Royal Galleries (Galeries Royales St-Hubert) and the gorgeous Grand Place while stopping intermittently at charming cafes, ambient taverns, and refined restaurants for a taste of Belgium’s culinary culture. Savor the rich flavor of local delicacies like steamed mussels, crunchy frites, and sublime chocolate and gain fascinating insight into the culinary and cultural traditions of the country from your expert guide.

Brussels sightseeing and food walking tour
See Brussels’ main sights including the UNESCO-listed Grand Place, Royal Galleries, and Manneken Pis statue
Sample sweet and savory Belgian treats including waffles, chocolates, frites, and mussels
Sip traditional Belgian beers at a beloved local tavern
Learn about Brussels' rich culinary traditions from your guide

Sample Menu

Main

Mussels with frites, beefstew and chicon gratin

You get a taste of the most famous Belgian dishes

What's Included

Get a taste at Brussels' most famous dishes : mussels, meatballs in cherry and tomato sauce
Savor a real Brussels'waffle
3 chocolate tastings at the best and most exclusive chocolate shops
2 beer tastings along with the food dishes
All drinks or beverages included.
Guided walking tour past the major sights of Brussels

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Infants, children are not allowed on the tour

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Grand Place 23, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
The meeting point for your tour is Grand'Place 23, 1000 Bruxelles. You will meet up with your guide outside Mary Grand'Place 23 Search for Mary Grand'Place on Google Map to take you to the meeting point.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Greet your guide at a central Brussels location and embark upon your epicurean exploration of the city. Begin by pleasuring your palate with fine Belgian chocolate at an authentic chocolate shop and learn the secrets behind one of the country’s most popular exports.

Next, stroll to the sophisticated sprawl of Grand Place to admire the grand Town Hall and architecturally diverse buildings that surround the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue to the Royal Galleries (Galeries Royales St-Hubert) to marvel at the throngs of glamorous boutiques that line the streets. Note the Manneken Pis statue and listen as your knowledgeable guide explains its interesting cultural significance.

Venture to some of the city’s most popular foodie haunts to tantalize your taste buds with local specialties like steamed mussels served with fresh herbs and perfectly crisp frites served in paper cups with lashings of creamy mayonnaise.

Sink your teeth into a sweet specialty like a Belgian waffle smothered in whipped cream and fresh strawberries and then cleanse your palate with an effervescent gulp of fine Belgian beer. Absorb the ambience of one of the city’s oldest taverns and listen as your guide unravels some beer legends.

Sated, return to the original departure point with your guide and bid your group farewell.

Manneken Pis

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grand Place

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Place Ste. Catherine

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Place St. Gery

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

This tour is not recommended for people with food allergy, gluten free, food with lactose, or vegetarians
Infants and children are not allowed on the tour. We retain the right to refuse them before starting the tour.
Late arrivals are not accepted or refunded.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Michael_K

Our tour guide, Eddie, was wonderful. The chocolate sampling was heavenly. The mussels were perfect. The sour cherry beer was quite good. The waffles were tasty. I definitely recommend this tour.

Reviews

4.5

246 reviews

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BOOK WITH EXTREME CAUTION

roderick_b, Dec 2024

BOOK WITH EXTREME CAUTION... i showed up to the tour and guide didnt show... called viator, and they said the tour was canceled because the minimum amount of people wasnt met...they said i should have received an email about the cancelation and i didnt... AND, it wasnt until i asked for the refund that i got it

Do not book! What was...

Gratienne_S, Dec 2024

Do not book! What was meant to be a teambuilding , Max group of 15 and we are with 15, ended up in a tourist sightseeing of 19 with other tourists. I talked to the CEO, who was extremely rude and said that I dit not have a choice….poor tasting and no choice of simply refreshments instead of beer of coffee.

Response from Host, Dec 2024

Who do you think you are??, The tour is not private! You should have paid more for your team building. Do you really think I was going to refuse the other clients? Your arrogance has no limits.

Started off great but fell away

Kim_H, Oct 2024

Interesting and tasty but disappointed that the main meal was served in the tour company's dining room when there are so many amazing places to explore food in Brussels. Guide was great!

Quick Business trip

Anne_P, Oct 2024

David was a fantastic guide knowledgeable and very accommodating. The servings at all the stops are plenty and you will not go away hungry! A good mix of learning culture, history, and tasting local favorites in a short time. If your time is limited go on this tour to see Brussel. Co workers and I took the night tour as our dinner. We definitely got to see the city at a beautiful time of day.

Great guide, boring tour

Desiree_C, Oct 2024

Guide Eddy did a great job. Met some wonderful people on our excursion. He was charismatic and fun. Tour was a bit boring.

Must do tour

Susan_M, Oct 2024

Ago was entertaining, knowledgable and foods-drinks were great. We were I. A group of 5 Americans that were fun young people

Name of the tour is misleading

Leanne_M, Sep 2024

The name of this tour was very misleading. We tried 3 chocolates, 2 beers and 1 waffle. It was more of a history/city tour but we couldn’t hear the guide for a lot of It. She should have worn a microphone.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

And what about the lunch of mussels and meatballs? You forget to mention this. About the microphone: you could have told the guide. Why other people did not complain? There were 10 other people.

It was a nice tour which...

LOUISE_S, Sep 2024

It was a nice tour which included 2 kinds of food, 2 kinds of beer, 1 chocolate tasting, waffle and some historical information. There was just a lot of wasted time walking. Tour guide was knowledgeable.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Hello sir, you should have a look at the prices of other tours. You get a lot for this price. The tour includes 3 chocolate tastings, 2 beer tastings, lunch of mussels and afterwards meatballs in cherry sauce, a Brussels' waffle and sightseeing. Are you sure you were on our tour?

Very convenient if you don't have a lot of time in Brussels

Alvaro_C, Sep 2024

My trip to Belgium was only 2 days, of which only one was in Brussels, so to me this was the perfect tour to learn about the city and sample the food. The food was delicious, and by the end of the tour I was really full. I met very interesting fellow travelers and overall was a really nice tour and a good way to see the historical part of the city, in the little time I had. I should mention that Eddie, the guide, made the tour very fun and enjoyable. I definitely recommend the tour, especially to those that like me, won't spend to many days in Brussels.

Our guide is...

ChingManAmy_C, Sep 2024

Our guide is knowledgeable and let us know a lot about Brussels. The tasting for chocolates, waffles, beers and mussels are excellent. Well done!

Stay away!

Heather_R, Sep 2024

We did not hear back from the tour operator after trying to reach out to multiple times. I could go because of a recent knee replacement. The tour operator would not issue a refund and Viator would not issue a refund, partial refund, or credit for a future use.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Dear customer, we already told Viator that there were no phone calls or email from you. We have waited for you untill 11h10, without any further notice. Therefore we will comply with the Viator cancellation policy.

Never got to experience

Dina_S, Sep 2024

We never got to experience it because i sent several messages to the tour operator and never got a response, wasn’t even sure of where the tour began. When traveling from out of the country we rely on messages to be answered in a timely matter. I received a response as the tour was gonna happen it was already too late to arrange transportation. I needed to know all this prior

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Dear customer, you never got the experience, because you requested a pick up service, which we refused. We waited for you and there were no further notifications from you. Besides there were 4 other Viator customers on the same tour, on time! People being late without any notice a least 1 hour before the tour will not be refunded. It's written on your voucher along with the meeting point and phone number.

Great Excursion with Excellent Food

Lisa_B, Sep 2024

Great tour guide Avo and excellent food (and not small quantities, a full meal). He was very knowledgeable about the history of chocolate and other topics. The only small thing was that the waffles at the end were a little dry tasting but overall a great experience. Definitely recommend to do this excursion.

Delicious Afternoon

Marilee_M, Sep 2024

A delicious afternoon! We enjoyed the tour by Avo and had a delicious lunch with incredible mussels and delicious meatballs, chocolate tastings and finishing with a light and airy Belgian waffle. Avo told wonderful stories and shared stories and facts about Brussels, including a primer on the chocolate industry! Well worth the money and a great way to see - and taste - the city.

Lovely

Dominique_D, Sep 2024

Mussels and meatballs. Chocolate and beer. Beeni was fantastic.it was really cool recommend to all. Thank you

So much fun!

Rachel_E, Sep 2024

This was an amazing tour! Great food, chocolate & beer. We learned the history of Belgium and all the delicious things of Belgium. Definitely recommend this tour. You will leave very full.

Great food and drink tour

Steve_G, Aug 2024

Bennie was a wonderful guide - very funny and relaxed. She showed us the main points of interest and had great tips about the best places to eat and drink

Fun food tour

Pia_J, Aug 2024

Our guide, David, made the tour really fun and informative with lots of jokes and historical knowledge in between. Aside from the first two, you pretty much get to choose the chocolates you'd like to taste from a variety of options so that was pretty nice. Mussels and Meatballs were surprisingly good as well. Wish there were more drink options and that the waffles they gave us were liege instead of the light and crispy kind.

Not worth.

Shelby_S, Jul 2024

Keep your expectations at a minimum. You spend a majority of this tour walking around looking at architecture and you eat a majority of the food at one time at one restaurant. Super odd. Wouldn’t recommend. And not worth the price.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

We appreciate your opinion. Every day we try to improve our work. We cannot satisfy everyone, but a lot of people are on our tours. Besides try to find a better and cheaper tour in Brussels with a full lunch, 3 chocolates, 2 beers, a Brussels waffle and sightseeing...

Highlights of Brussels!

Jennifer_M, Jul 2024

We only had a day in Brussels and this tour gave us a good sense of where we were and what Brussels had to offer! We did go back to some spots after the tour to dive a little deeper.

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