Best Burgers in Liège: Le Carré to Outremeuse

The best burgers in Liège are concentrated in Le Carré, the dense block of bars and restaurants at the heart of the city, around the Place du Marché and Féronstrée, and across the Meuse in Outremeuse. Students from the University of Liège keep the Carré busy late into the night.

Liège already has a famous dish of minced meat. Boulets à la liégeoise are large balls of mixed pork and beef served in sauce lapin, a sweet-sour gravy of onions, vinegar, brown beer, raisins and sirop de Liège, a dark spread made from pears, apples and dates. They come with fries and mayonnaise. A burger in Liège competes with that local favourite, and kitchens that borrow the sauce or the syrup are cooking for a local crowd. Belgium’s own cattle breed, the Belgian Blue, is raised widely in Wallonia and gives a notably lean beef.

Burgers in Liège: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Le Carré, Place du Marché, Féronstrée and Outremeuse.
• Local specialty: boulets à la liégeoise with sauce lapin and fries.
• Regional ingredient: sirop de Liège, a fruit syrup made from pears, apples and dates.
• Busiest date: 15 August, when Outremeuse holds its big popular festival.
• Arriving by train: Liège-Guillemins station, designed by Santiago Calatrava, is a short bus ride from the centre.
• Currency: euro (EUR), as in the other cities of Wallonia.

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