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

What's Included

Get a taste at Brussels most famous dishes : mussels, meatballs in tomato saus, beefstew
Savor a real Brussels'waffle at the Royal Galleries
Chocolate tastings at the best and most exclusive chocolate shops
Beer tasting along with the food dishes
All drinks or beverages included.

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

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Grand Place 21
Grand Place 21, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Search for Global Enterprises Tours on Google Maps. Your will meet you guide at Grand'Place 21, 1000 Bruxelles; outside GODIVA in the Grand'Place. Our guides wear a blue jacket or sweater with our logo.

Start time

11:00 am

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

We will stop for 5 minutes for an explaination and pictures

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grand Place

Historical explaination about the Town Hall, Guildhouses with their esoteric signs.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Our guides wear a blue jacket or shirt with our logo Brussels Walking Tours
This tour is not recommended for people with food allergy, gluten free, food with lactose, or vegetarians
Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
Infants and children are not allowed on the tour. We retain the right to refuse them before starting the tour.
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

Q:What is the policy on sanitisation during Brussels Discovery Tour: Belgian food, chocolate, waffles, beer, sightseeing?

A:The policy on sanitisation is:

Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff

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Reviews

4.5

105 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Great mix of fun, drinks and food!

Amber_H, Nov 2022

The tour guide, Sebastian, was very candid and had a lot of great stories about Brussels. The first stop at the Brussels Town Hall had the whole group laughing hysterically and it set the tone for the whole tour. It seemed like the whole group was having a great time the whole tour and the food was all spectacular! He also had many recommendations for the rest of the day which were all excellent. Would definitely recommend this tour.

Great value

Malynna_M, Oct 2022

Sebastian was an amazing guide! He was very thoughtful with his recommendations and gave us a great history. All the food was amazing and am so happy we were still in season for the mussels!

Brussels

David_E, Sept 2022

It was a wonderful tour, Mark was a great guide. We walked and had chocolates, beer, amazing lunch with beer compliments, waffles and ended in the oldest bar in Brussels. We also saw all parts of Brussels along the way. I would highly recommend this tour.

Eating mussels in...

robert_s, Sept 2022

Eating mussels in Brussels and trying Belgian beer and chocolate was amazing. The guide was great, funny and knowledgeable

Brussels walking food tour-excelkent

Bonnie_M, Aug 2022

Tour leader was great. Loved walking tour, chocolate shops, waggle stop. Good was excellent at headquarters but would have preferred at restaurants as we had done in Paris. The headquarters did not give local flair of Brussels cafes and restaurants

Brussels City Culinary Tour

Ami_L, Aug 2022

We really got to explore Brussels extensively. Our guide is very informative and knowledgeable of the city and it’s history.

Enjoyed this tour, food...

MarilynO, Aug 2022

Enjoyed this tour, food was good and the chocolates places recommended much appreciated and the chocolate tasting was fantastic.

Fantastic Experience!

Ailish_M, July 2022

The food was amazinggg! A great overall experience, definitely recommend this tour if you have time while in the city!

So much food

Joanna_D, July 2022

Such a great tour. It was much more than a food tasting, it was a multiple course meal in addition to chocolates, waffles and site seeing. Highly recommend!

Book This Tour!

Pamela_T, June 2022

Mark was engaging and fantastic as our tour guide. Everything about the tour was wonderful! From the chocolates to the waffles, it is a must-do!

Great way to tour and have an extended lunch at the same time!

Dave_F, May 2022

Patrick, our tour guide, gave us great insight to the tastes and sights of Brugge. He and his wife even prepared a couple of the tastings themselves! Had the best hot chocolate ever as agreed by all 4 of us. Would highly recommend Patrick and this tour to anyone.

Great food and beer with an entertaining guide

Dawn_B, May 2022

Marc was a good guide and the food on the tour was excellent. There are several stops, most of them seated (unusual from our experience), and the food and beer were of very good quality and authentic to Belgium. We spent time in the Grand Place and surrounding streets and Marc provided a bit of history and learnings along with some humor and anecdotes.

Angela_K, May 2022

Best part of the tour was visiting with others in the tour group. Did not learn much about the city but it did meet all the requirements of beer, chocolate and Belgian food.

Response from Host, May 2022

Hello Angela, I think the walking tour was more then 2 hours and you did not learn anything about the city? Can you please check the other reviews about this tour?

Walking tour - Perfect

EdwardDoyle, May 2022

Had a great time, Mary showed us some lovely places. Food was amazing, waffles, chocolates, 3 course lunch which was beautiful.. glad we did it.. would definitely recommend.

Great experience

John_P, Apr 2022

Enjoyed all the flavours of Belgium cuisine while touring parts of the city that are a little off the beaten track. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Not worth the hype or money

Cleo_M, Apr 2022

Would not recommend this tour, it's over priced for what you get. The description states beer tasting with the food. We got one beer - that's not a tasting. We expected (and so did the rest of the tour group) to go to different restaurants for the different food experiences when it was just at the tour office. Our tour guide told us about a place that makes the best waffles but then proceeds to take us to a different place for waffles - this honestly made no sense. The description also states chocolate tasting at the most exclusive shops (plural) we went to one and tasted one chocolate. Our tour guide also just kept walking far ahead of us not really paying attention to the group and just kept telling us not to lose her, which eventually some people did lose her and she just carried on walking and they had to find their own way back to the group. The food was not great, we had better Belgian food at different restaurants in Brussels All in all really disappointing.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Waw! What a review... So that means that all those ohter people who gave 5 stars were liying? I wonder if you have been on the tour? What tour office? We went to two restaurants. Do you want the VAT number to verify? And what about the guide? Maybe she was annoyed with the fact that you were 15 minutes late and holding up the whole group

Wonderful tour with wonderful people

Lisa_H, Oct 2021

This was such a fun experience! Marc was a friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. The stops for chocolate, beer, waffle, and macarons were all delicious, as was the lunch Sabrina (who is an absolute gem!) cooked for us in their restaurant. You get a discount at the chocolate shops if you buy more to take home too, which was great. Highly recommend!

Tour guide was great but...

Lynnsee_M, Oct 2021

Tour guide was great but nothing like the description. Was hoping for a tasting of brussles. Not just a heavy lunch in their restaurant..

Response from Host, Nov 2021

Hello Lynnse, What do you mean with heavy lunch? Tasting of brussles? I mean you had mussels, vol au vent with stoemp and thuna with peaches, and for dessert a Brussels Waffle. These are Brussels or belgian food dishes. And you had beer and chocolate. So what was the problem?

Do this tour!

Scott_R, Sept 2021

The host was very knowledgeable and we had a wonderful time. The meal they served was delicious and the chef was fabulous!

Go hungry!

Nadine_F, July 2021

Marc was a great tour guide. Casual and very informative. Very patient with answering all the questions. Got a good background of Belgium. Read the previous reviews so knew not to eat before the tour! Wise advice. We went to one of the oldest chocolate shops for a taste of chocolate. Then after some walking and Belgium facts, we ended at Marc's place of business (walking tours of Brussels) where we dined on a three course lunch. Amazing food and way too much food! Along with food, beer was paired with the courses. Thank goodness after dining we continued with the tour and much needed walking. The only disappointment was no waffle. No history of the waffle. Belgium is known for the waffle. We all wanted a waffle! The waffle was suppose to be part of the tour. Except for no waffle, I would highly recommend this tour. But be sure to understand this is not a typical food tour with tastings from different restaurants. But the food we had was wonderful!!

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