Best Burgers in Bruges: Beyond the Markt

The best burgers in Bruges are inside the ring of canals that encloses the historic centre: around the Markt and the Burg, along Steenstraat and Sint-Jakobsstraat, and in the quieter Sint-Anna quarter and Langestraat to the east. The centre is small enough to cross on foot in about twenty minutes.

Bruges takes its fried potatoes seriously enough to give them a museum. The Frietmuseum, housed in a building dating from 1399, tells the history of the potato and the Belgian fry. That matters for burgers: in a Flemish city the fries are judged on their own, double-fried and served with a choice of sauces. Bruges also brews in its centre. The De Halve Maan brewery sends beer to its bottling plant through an underground pipeline, a local curiosity worth knowing when choosing a drink.

Burgers in Bruges: key facts

• Areas to explore: Markt and Burg, Steenstraat, Sint-Jakobsstraat, Sint-Anna and Langestraat.
• Day-trip effect: the streets around the Markt are busiest with visitors in the daytime; comparing menus a few blocks away is worth the walk.
• Fry culture: the Frietmuseum covers the history of Belgian fries; local friteries serve them double-fried.
• Local beer: Brugse Zot, brewed by De Halve Maan in the historic centre.
• Heritage: the historic centre of Bruges has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
• Currency: euro (EUR), shared with nearby France and the Netherlands.

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