After launching the series on Sonia Neefs’ food rally, here is the most fragrant stop of the route: La Maison des Gaufres, at 109-111 Rue du Marché aux Herbes, steps from the Grand-Place and the Royal Galleries Saint-Hubert.
A house born from a 1982 tea room
Founder Antoine Akayyan first took over a tea room opened in 1982 in the UNESCO-listed historic centre, under the name “Tea Room – Gaufres de Bruxelles”. He modernised the recipes for years, then in early 2025 opened a venue built entirely around one product: the waffle. The house calls itself the first “embassy” of the waffle in Belgium.
Brussels or Liège, sweet or savoury
The menu plays both schools: the Brussels waffle, long and light, and the Liège waffle, round and caramelised.
- Breakfast from 8:00 to 11:30: waffle with poached egg, omelette or a sweet topping.
- Savoury: croque-monsieur, vegetarian, Caesar, Scandinavian.
- Sweet: traditional flavours and original creations.
In the tea room, the “Signature” waffle is prepared at your table, with exclusive teas. Private rooms on reservation, and the shop packs waffles into elegant gift boxes.
The waffle stop of Sonia Neefs’ rally
In the “Taste Brussels” rally, teams fill a miniature house by visiting the city-centre artisans. La Maison des Gaufres brings the most universal Belgian symbol — the one that became the “Belgian Waffle” in the United States after the 1964 World’s Fair in New York.
Practical info
- Address 1: 109-111 Rue du Marché aux Herbes, 1000 Brussels — Monday to Friday 08:00-22:00, Saturday 08:00-23:00, Sunday 08:00-22:00.
- Address 2: Rue Charles Buls 10, 1000 Brussels, 20 metres from the Grand-Place — daily 11:00-19:00.
- Phone: +32 2 779 14 46 · +32 2 721 13 85 — info@lamaisondesgaufres.com
- Metro 1 & 5: Central Station · Grand-Place parking.
