A new Belgian Fries franchise was recently launched. It is named Friitz (with double i, pronounce as
[/' f r i: t s /]), inspired by Fritz, the first man known to have opened a fry …
Belgian Fries and fry shops around the world: an overview of what is happening with Belgian Fries on our planet.
Thinking of starting your own Belgian Fry business. Check here for more details.
Every day more disappear from the Belgian landscape: the “frietkot” or “fritkot”. Information and lots of pictures of the typical fry shacks.
My aim is to make this website the most complete resource on (Belgian) Fries … but I need your help for more information and pictures! So if you have any news, please let me know.
About me travelling the world as the Missionary of the Belgian Fry.
Mobiele Meerbeekse frituur rijdt opnieuw uit
NINOVE – Vorig jaar hield Etienne Simoens het na liefst dertig jaar voor bekeken met zijn rijdende frituur die via Meerbeke een vaste route had naar het Ninoofse centrum. Zoon …
Brugge/Merchtem Levenswerk krijgt nieuwe thuis
Het gloednieuwe frietmuseum in Brugge heeft de volledige ‘frietcollectie’ van specialist Eddy Cooremans gekregen. Een pijnlijke beslissing, want de Merchtemnaar wilde in zijn eigen gemeente een frietmuseum oprichten.
‘Ik heb honderden spullen …
Minister Van Quickenborne vraagt de Mededingingsautoriteit een vooronderzoek uit te voeren naar het prijsverschil tussen aardappels en het pakje friet.
Het Laatste Nieuws – 24.4.2008
no further information at the moment
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Antony Falco opened his fry shop in Seattle in Feb. 2004. Sadly he had to close in 2007.
Website (now closed): http://belgianfrites.com/
From his old website I archived the following:
I was living in Holland in the summer …
De Waalse frietkramen krijgen vanaf volgend jaar een eigen label. Dat schrijven de kranten van de groep Sud presse maandag. Waals minister Benoît Lutgen wil de frietkramen op die manier helpen om te integreren in …
As far as I know, Gillis Houben is the only painter specialised in painting the famous Belgian frietkoten.
You can find an overview of his work on the next page.
Since 1998 I visited most of the US Belgian fry shops in my disguise as the ‘Missionary of the Belgian Fries’.
My last trip to the US was in September 2005. Most of the NYC fry shops …
123 2nd Ave. (between 7 & 8 St.), New York City, NY 10003
Last visited: Sep. 2005
My comments in 1999: Suzanne Levinson was the first to make a business selling ‘the authentic Belgian fries’ on …
148, West fourth Street (Greenwich Village, NYC) (was closed in 2004)
Last visited: May 2003
My favourite fry shop in New York. Sham Sul Miah, born in Bangladesh but lived in Brussels for 15 years, owns this …
Was located at 191 E. Houston Street, New York City
Last visited: never, closed in 2005
I never had the chance to visit this fry shop in New York. When I was there back in 2005, it …
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123 2nd Ave. (between 7 & 8 St.), New York City, NY 10003
Last visited: Sep. 2005
Website: www.pommesfrites.ws
My comment back in 1999: Suzanne Levinson was the first to make a business selling ‘the authentic Belgian fries’ …
21 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Last visited: Sep. 2005
Looks/presentation: very good
Taste: good
Service: poor, not very friendly
7/10 on the scale of US Belgian Fries
6/10 on the scale of real Belgian Fries
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370 Elm St, New Haven, 06511
Last visited: Sep. 2005
Looks/presentation: very good, close to the real BF look
Taste: very good
Service: very friendly
9/10 on the scale of US Belgian Fries
8/10 on the scale of real Belgian Fries
[update] …
43 Middle Street, Portland, Maine
Last visited: Sep. 2005
Website: http://www.duckfat.com/
By far the best fries I ate this side of the ocean!
Looks/presentation: very good
Taste: very good, although not the real BF taste
Service: very friendly
9/10 on the scale …
No more information on this fry shop. If you know it, have pictures or any other information, please contact me.
A small exhibition showed new designs of the “Frietzak” (the typical paper cone we use for fries). People at the exhibition were very reluctant so I have not a lot of information. Some more pictures …
1657 Broadway (near 51st Street)
Last visited: May 2003, this shop was closed late 2003
Opened in 1999 by Skell who lived in Belgium. These are the most authentic Belgian Fries you can get in New York: …
I was interviewed together with Fry authority Paul Ilegems on Dutch radio (VPRO) in 2003 and finally got hold of the recording. Click here to hear the interview – 40 minutes on Belgian Fry history! …
This fry shop in Philadelphia was opened by my friends Eric and Kathleen. Their fries were very much appreciated and were praised in the local press. Sadly, propably due to the location, their business didn’t …
Located at 6a East 14th, NYC
Last visited: May 1999, closed down soon afterwards
This fry shop has been closed since my last visit in 1999. It was run by Wendy Helterman and opened the day of …
Located somewhere near the financial district in NYC
Last visited: 1999, never to be seen afterwards
The big success of Suzanne Levinson (Pommes Frites) was shamelessly copied by some Indian restaurant owner who clearly didn’t have …
249 days after the last election, Belgium still has no government (or no new government to be exact, the old one is still in place as an interim-government). Thus, on Feb. 17th 2011, Belgium broke …
I’m still compiling this page and need your help: let me know how you call Fries in your language, if possible with the phonetic transcription. My email address: webmaster@belgianfries.com.
Soundsamples (WAV or other formats) are welcome …
U bent veertien dagen op reis geweest naar den vreemde. U landt op Zaventem, neemt de trein naar Gent-Sint-Pieters en u stapt de koude Belgische lucht weer in. Wat is het eerste dat u doet? …
