Brussels splits cleanly between Belgian sweet and Levantine savory, with waffles, cinnamon rolls, and mezze each landing at 5 signature venues. Mr Falafel - Lemonnier and Baladi lead the Middle Eastern lane, Vegan Chouke and Chez Malachy anchor the bakery side, and Kitsune Burgers sits as the outlier international pick. Vegan Chouke also takes the cake top spot, Ai 6 Angoli runs pizza, and the parallel 10-deep Middle Eastern and Mediterranean columns are the city's real backbone.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Must go · #2 Help yourself to the salad bar with unlimited toppings
Order cakes at least one week in advance via their website
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Must go · #7 Reservations are recommended as the venue is small and popular
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Must go · #10 Try the vegan banana pancakes with maple syrup and seasonal fruits
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Must go · #13 Try the vegan empanadas filled with artichokes & shiitake, eggplant, and vegan chicken
Must go · #15 Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
5 places worth stopping for waffle
Try the waffle with whipped cream and caramel sauce combination
Expect vegan waffle availability mainly Friday to Sunday
Try the Belgian fries with vegan mayo, they are crispy and generously portioned
Try the vegan breakfast dishes, especially the tofu scramble and vegan 'egg and bacon' breakfast.
5 places worth stopping for cinnamon roll
Enjoy variety by sampling different frosting toppings like Speculoos and cookie dough
Vegan pastries may not be available daily, plan accordingly
Enjoy the vegan pastries such as cinnamon rolls and pain au chocolat
Try the vegan cakes like cinnamon bun and lemon olive oil cake
5 places worth stopping for mezze
Try the Mezze Experience platter for a variety of fresh dips and falafel
Try the vegan mezzes for a variety of vegan dishes
Try the falafel wrap with hummus and fresh veggies
Ask for the vegan mezze or vegan gyros, which are highly recommended
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 322 Brussels venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Help yourself to the salad bar with unlimited toppings
Try the bacon smash burger, a signature favorite
Enjoy the fresh variety of homemade cakes and pastries
Order cakes at least one week in advance via their website
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Order cakes at least one week in advance via their website
Try the homemade tofu dishes
Try the vegan banana pancakes with maple syrup and seasonal fruits
Get there early before 10am as pastries sell out quickly
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the bacon smash burger, a signature favorite
Try the vegan miso ramen
Try the vegan mezzes for a variety of vegan dishes
Try the vegan pizzas with vegan cheese and salami
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the vegan cardamom and chocolate raspberry cookies
Enjoy variety by sampling different frosting toppings like Speculoos and cookie dough
Enjoy vegan sorbets with vegan cones
Get there early before 10am as pastries sell out quickly
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the waffle with whipped cream and caramel sauce combination
Try the super bowl for a fresh, tasty, and filling meal
Falafel with tahini sauce is a standout dish
Try the Belgian fries with vegan mayo, they are crispy and generously portioned
Yes — Brussels has 322 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Vegan Chouke, Mr Falafel - Lemonnier, Kitsune Burgers. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Brussels scores 46.8/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 40 vegan-friendly venues and 47 high-quality restaurants out of 322 analyzed.
Brussels has 21 fully vegan restaurants and 24 vegetarian restaurants. 40 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Brussels's top signature dishes for vegans are waffle, cinnamon roll, mezze, and the city also does pizza and cake well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Brussels leans Middle Eastern, Mediterranean. Middle Eastern is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Vegan Chouke is ranked #1 in Brussels by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
