The best pastry shops Belgium

One of our favorites. Homemade vanilla or orange crepes, traditional bouquettes, mini Liège wafers with butter and pearl sugar, madeleine... We want to try it all. The shop windows and street-side workshops are a real eye-opener. Opposite, bread takes pride of place. Eric, the owner, selects his own cereal crops from a farmer in Liège. Artisanal ice creams and sorbets (2019) and French fries and side dishes (2021) complete the offer.

Specialities: handmade chocolates (grand cru, Matcha tea, blackcurrant...), spreads, sticks, caraques... La Maison des Desserts is in fact the workshop of the De Hucorne - Fronville chocolate factory. Free visits are organized on request and reservation of the production area, with tasting. The place also includes a tea room with a terrace in a private garden. Probably one of the most popular shops in Namur, with an old-fashioned charm that fits perfectly with the atmosphere of this pedestrian street.

Forcado offers a wide range of pasteis de nata, including classics such as lemon, coffee, chocolate and speculoos, as well as raspberry, mojito, caramel and port cookie with vanilla cream. A range of cakes are made the old-fashioned way, just like in 1960s Portugal! A gluten-free range is also available. The store is spacious, uncluttered and bright... all signs of the Braz de Oliveira family's continuing success. The team has recently been reinforced to continue production, the patriarch having retired.

For five generations, Bevernaege has been known for its delicious, soft marzipan in various forms. The famous "lingot", a biscuit cake with raspberries and caramelized Italian meringue, is a must. There are also 13 types of bread (sourdough and baked the old fashioned way), pure butter cookies and homemade chocolates. Everything is guaranteed without flavour enhancers. The lightly toasted toast, sprinkled with cinnamon, is a must to rediscover the flavours of yesteryear.

Inaugurated at the end of February 2020 at the start of the pandemic, Fine Bakery has nothing to fear from the day after. No one could resist the crisp sourdough breads, the delicately flaky croissants, the French-style pastries such as this brioche lyonnaise with pink praline, the small savoury and sweet tarts... The bakery is in the back of the store, exhaling its aromas. As for the baker and his companion, they are on hand to serve and explain their daily production. Another gourmet address for Sablon and Uccle (^2nd boutique).

Brian and Anastasia Joyeux's expertise is evident first in the display and then on the palate. Rather than an identical assortment every day, Brian has opted for flagship products once a week: Tuesday the éclairs, Wednesday the lemon tarts, Thursday it's the turn of the marvellous and the Paris-Brest, and Friday the mille-feuille and the tarte tropézienne. Viennese pastries are also available every day, as well as a few other pastries, macaroons, caramels with red fruits and occasionally cakes for celebrations and birthdays.

Renowned pastry shop existing since 1990, the success can be seen on Sunday morning! The list of breads is long: white, grey, omega +, procorn, rye, sesame, vita +, cramic, fig bread, 10 cereals... We also like their buttery cakes, their creamy pies (fruits, rice, sugar...), ice creams and frozen cakes. Not to mention the marzipan figurines. Note that the production workshops are located on the spot, in order to keep the freshness and the warmth (of the baguettes for example). The service is impeccable despite the crowd of gourmands.

The master chocolatier-pastry chef is one of Brussels' most trusted names. Nowadays, Myriam and her brother, Paul, are the official suppliers to the Belgian Court and members of the prestigious Relais Desserts association. In addition to the excellent homemade chocolates, they also offer pastries, ice cream and a catering department. All in the top range! The best thing is to take the time to taste in the tea room. You can still find your soul there. Breakfasts, lunches, snacks, pralines and macaroons all compete for the attention of gourmets.

Lovers of artisanal breads will be delighted not to see all their wheat go into insipid industrial breads. Because there are trendy bakeries and then there are those we like to call "neighbourhood bakeries". Renard is one of these, and has been in the heart of this popular district of Ixelles for over a quarter of a century. The philosophy of respect for quality has not changed! The range of sourdough breads is impressive (with a special mention for the special weekend breads) and the range of individual pastries is most tempting!

After having worked for many years at the ice-cream parlour in Bruges and Aunt Marie in Damme, Dany and Jorgen opened this charming tea room. Here you can enjoy a good, light and affordable lunch or your snack around a good ice cream, pancake or hot chocolate. But above all, you will taste the fabulous cake "le merveilleux" traditional from the North of France and Flanders. Made from meringues coated with whipped cream, it is available in a variety of flavours. Other cakes are also available à la carte.

One of the oldest and best bakers in the city since 1935. Three outlets, a workshop in Koekelberg and a huge choice of breads, pastries and cakes. As well as homemade ice creams and lots of sweets such as chocolate, macaroons, speculoos, etc. And then there are surprise breads that open the ball to a high quality catering service. These pastries are proof that sweet and salty go hand in hand. The queue is often long and it is well worth it... Two other shops in Jette and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.

The Carrément Bon Bouge bakery offers takeaway services, but it is not possible to eat in. Carrément Bon also has several other stores in Belgrade, Eghezée, Jambes and Thorembais. To share the bakery's news and secrets, you can follow them on social networks.

D'ici is a supermarket located in Naninne. It offers a range of services including in-store shopping, in-store collection and delivery. D'ici is more than just a store, it's a place where people meet and exchange ideas. In addition to the supermarket, there's also a restaurant, a bakery and a garden. D'ici puts the spotlight on local producers and offers a wide range of products such as beers, soft drinks, gift baskets, dairy products, groceries, fruit and vegetables, frozen foods, delicatessen dishes, as well as meat, charcuterie and poultry.

Les Tartes de Françoise is a dessert store located in Volkstraat 8, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. They offer a variety of sweet and savory pies, handmade since 1994. Pies are available to take away and there is no on-site dining. They also offer a home delivery service in 5 Belgian provinces: Brussels, Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant, East Flanders and Antwerp. Les Tartes de Françoise has 23 workshops throughout Belgium, where you can pick up your order via Click & Collect.

Entering Giovanni's is a bluffing experience, because suddenly you're transported to Italy. It's all there: the marble counter where you grab your espresso in a hurry, the cornetti, the candy display where you're tempted to pay with Bacci chocolates. Giovanni Lepanto and his family run this lounge, where Sicilian specialties(cassata, cannolo) and Neapolitan ones(sfogliatella, pastiera...) are in the spotlight, along with fruit in marzipan. Caffè is a little expensive, but less than a plane ticket.

Grey, white, baguette, brioche, olive, walnut, onion, sesame... the list goes on. In the boutique, a host of gourmet products await you: honeys, fruit syrups, Dandoy cookies, olive oils, tapenades... As for the breakfast option, it's perfect for those who love pastries, scrambled eggs or fresh orange juice. A bakery, a boutique and a tasting room all in one: the Tout Bon Espace Gourmand concept has been flawless for a quarter of a century!

Fabrice and Nathalie offer cakes and chocolates where creativity and the search for pleasure are the main themes. The same passion can be found in the breads (traditional, sourdough), baguettes, pastries or chocolate mousses. Patented supplier of the Court of Belgium since 2014, the house Biasetto was in fact since the very beginning of this century. Special orders (cakes, ice cream,...) with 3 days in advance. The Biasetto patisserie-chocolaterie is located at only 2 kilometers from Brussels Expo and the Atomium.

The little soft cake with a tasty frosting is a real institution. The delights that Lilicup offers us are a variety made in Belgium. Every day, depending on their mood and the season, the pastry chefs offer more than fifteen different flavours. The menu also contains other surprises: brownies, cheesecakes, cookies, muffins... All this can be accompanied by a tea or a cappuccino with milk foam, the only one that should exist... Lilicup has a^second address in Uccle, Chaussée de Saint-Job.

Bakers in Poland, the Ciszkowski family has been developing the business in Brussels for about fifteen years now. In total, there are four shops (Ixelles, Anderlecht, Jette, Forest) where local specialities with unpronounceable names for our French-speaking mouths take pride of place. But our taste buds appreciate the caraway or pumpkin bread, the swidry (doughnuts), the rolled cakes or the poppy strudels. Another advantage of these gourmet haunts is that the shops also sell groceries... local products, of course.