La Belgique Gourmande

This is one sweet sweets shop! I was strolling through the neighbourhood going in store after store and this one really stood out. One of the biggest reasons why was the abundance of bonbons, marshmallows, candies, nuts as well as the famous Belgium chocolate. Row after row, piled high and beautifully displayed. The other reason was the incredible staff. I was on my own I have to say I thought I knew candies, but there was definitely a few that I hadn’t seen before and I was really interested in! The wonderful woman that was working in the shop tried to explain one of the more unique candies to me and then let me try one; it was absolutely heavenly! Apparently it is a traditional Dutch candy. I wish that I could remember the name of it, all I know is when you see the coloured cones, buy them! Particularly raspberry flavour which seems to be the most popular. Hard on the outside, soft and velvety in the middle… I may have to fly back just for them!

Came here after checking out Neuhaus & was tempted to buy a bag of the chocolate covered raisins, tiramisu balls, malt balls, etc in a bag. It was € 2.60 something per lb!!! I asked for samples but the clerk only gave me one piece to try. But after asking for another one of a different item, he was kinda hesitant at first but went ahead & gave me one. It was the malt ball & yes I gave in, & bought 2 lbs of the combo flavors. I’m in chocolate heaven!

It’s like the harry potter sweets store of Belgium chocolate: go there! It will increase your happiness by factor 1000 and be the major reason for a hear infarct when you reach your fifties ;)

Good chocolate shop but not the best for the chocolate conaseuir. If you know your chocolate and like more bean to bar check out Pierre Marcolini. Matthew was very knowledgable about the different beans grown in the different regions and Pierre actually has plantations in each area so he can control the taste of his chocolate!

Amazing chocolates! Great service! Huge selections of Belgian chocolate goodness.

Absolute chocolate bliss!
We went to a few chocolate stores in Brussels, but none offered the warmth and hospitality quite like these guys.
We bought the salted caramel block and almost finished it within the first 10 minutes.
Very friendly and helpful staff made the visit all the more special
Overall fantastic experience. I would recommend to everyone!

Some see a 5 hour layover at an airport as a curse. I see it as an opportunity to make a quick mini-​trip. Especially when that airport is in Europe and is conveniently close to an amazing city like Brussels! I had two goals in mind… eat a waffle, and get some chocolate.
La Belgique Gourmande is off the Grand Place square in the beautifully maintained city of Brussells. If you aren’t careful, you’ll miss this gem of a chocolataire as the storefront is small, but once you step over the thresh hold, you feel like you’re in a chocolate factory. There were so many truffles to choose from and I had no idea where to start, so I chose the area of the store where they have various tins, picked one out that I liked, and then proceeded to fill up the tin with the truffles in that area of the store. They mostly contained alcohol in the truffles. What does that say about me? Who cares, they were all so divine!
None of them have been a disappointment. All of them make me glad I don’t live in Belgium as I don’t know how I could ever control my urge to eat such fine chocoloate. How on earth do they stay so fit over there? I can only imagine the disgust they would have eating a Hershey bar. (No offense Hershey!)
Belgium truly deserves the reputation for having some of the world’s finest chocolate. This chocolate shop helps them keep their reputation!