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Canal-town brasseries serving steak-frites. 9 steakhouses and 5 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Steakhouse
Twenty-seat family restaurant, run by the same family line since 1977, where steaks are grilled over a wood fire in the middle of the dining room and paired with…
Steakhouse
Steakhouse in the old town near the Markt, focused on steaks and surf-and-turf dishes.
Steakhouse
Small, cosy restaurant listed among Bruges steakhouses and noted by diners for its barbecued meats.
Steakhouse
Canal-side bistro away from the tourist centre that grills its steaks on a Josper, including Irish ribeye, Hereford entrecôte and Belgian côte à l'os.
Steakhouse
Small grill restaurant just outside the busiest part of the old town where meat and fish are cooked on an open grill in the dining room; côte à l'os and a tasting of…
Steakhouse
Family-run grill restaurant opened in 2016 a short way east of the centre, with the grill run by a former butcher; steaks, côte à l'os and mixed grills are the core of…
Steakhouse
Large, quirkily decorated grill restaurant in the city centre, part of the Mozart group from Aalst and Brussels, best known for all-you-can-eat ribs but also serving…
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Butcher & supplier
Family butcher raising its own Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle, with beef dry-aged on the carcass for at least two weeks and longer-aged steak cuts.
Butcher & supplier
Farm butcher that has raised and cut its own cattle, pigs and deer since 1988, including Wagyu and the local West Flemish Red breed, with an online shop.
Butcher & supplier
Keurslager-member neighbourhood butcher run by Pieter Carrebrouck and Annelies Bulcke, selling fresh meat alongside house-made charcuterie, salads and ready meals.
Butcher & supplier
Family butcher founded in 1989 that sells beef from Blond Limousin cattle raised on its own farm, Hoeve Schellevliet in Zuienkerke; a second shop is in Sint-Michiels.
Butcher & supplier
Traditional neighbourhood butcher on the Langestraat run by Philip Van De Voorde, selling fresh beef, veal, lamb and pork plus homemade charcuterie and party platters.
Local tips
Extremely lean and tender, with little marbling. Best cooked rare to medium rare.
Raw minced beef seasoned like tartare. Don't order it expecting a cooked steak.
Béarnaise, pepper (poivre) and mushroom are the standard choices.
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