Brussels: Chocolate, Beer & Waffle Tour with Westvleteren XII

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Duration5h 30m

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Six Belgian beers, twelve chocolates, and one waffle in the Royal Galleries

You walk the historic center, taste 12 chocolate pieces and a traditional Speculoos cookie, then sample six Belgian beers including the rare Westvleteren XII in authentic local bars, paired with cheese and sausages. A Belgian whiskey tasting comes next, and you finish with a waffle and Trappist beer in the 1847 Royal Galleries. Everything's included, and you get 10% off at partner shops.

5h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

The Experience

So you're in Brussels for an afternoon and someone mentions there's a tour that actually gets you the Westvleteren XII — the one beer that's supposedly impossible to find — and you think, okay, that's either a scam or the best three hours you're about to spend. It's the second one. The tour starts in the historic center near the Grand Place, and right away you're walking past Manneken Pis and Jeanneke Pis while your guide explains what these little statues actually mean to the city, not just why tourists take photos. Then you stop at one of the best chocolate makers and taste your way through ganache, pralines, truffles, and a chocolate macaron — twelve different pieces across the first part of the tour — plus hot chocolate that tastes like it was made in someone's kitchen, not a factory.

After the chocolate comes Speculoos, the traditional cookie with a recipe that dates back to the 1600s, and then you're moving into the beer stops. This is where it gets real. You hit the old, off-the-beaten-path bars around the center — the kind of places locals actually go — and you get at least six generous pours of different Belgian styles: Trappist, abbey, Lambic, micro-brewery. Each one comes with local cheese and sausages, so you're not just drinking on an empty stomach. And yeah, one of those pours is the Westvleteren XII, the one that's supposedly the best beer in the world and the only tour in Brussels that actually has it. After the beer, there's a Belgian whiskey tasting — single malt, distilled locally, the kind of thing that surprises people because they didn't know Belgium made whiskey at all.

You finish in the Royal Galleries, which opened in 1847 and still feels like stepping into somewhere that matters. You sit down with a full waffle — your choice of fruit topping and chocolate — and a Trappist beer to go with it, and the whole thing lands differently when you're sitting at a proper table with cutlery instead of eating it standing up on the street. The tour runs small groups only, so it's not a cattle call, and if anyone in your group doesn't drink alcohol, they get soft drinks or wine instead without any fuss. Kids over six are welcome if a parent comes along, though babies aren't allowed because of the bar stops and the pace.

You also get a 10% discount at two chocolate shops and one liquor store, so if you want to grab something to take home, it actually costs less. The whole thing is all-inclusive — nothing else to pay once you're in — and the route sticks to walking distance in the center, so you're not spending half the day on transport.

What’s included

Your day includes 12 chocolate samples from top makers, a traditional Speculoos cookie, six generous pours of Belgian beer from different styles (including Westvleteren XII) paired with local cheese and sausages, an exclusive Belgian whiskey tasting, a full waffle topped with fruit and chocolate served in the Royal Galleries with a Trappist beer, soft drinks or wine for non-drinkers, and 10% discounts at two chocolate shops and one liquor store. Everything is all-inclusive with no additional charges.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by The Best of Brussels - Chocolate Beer Waffle Whiskey (ALL-IN-ONE) Tour

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste the full range of Belgian food and drink culture in one afternoon without figuring out which bars to hit or hunting for Westvleteren XII yourself — the small-group format and exclusive access to hard-to-find beer is what makes this different from wandering the center on your own.