Frietmuseum

I'd highly recommend this museum as a must-do when in Bruges! It takes 1- 1.5 hours to comfortably cover the entire museum. My family and I loved it! We bought our tickets in advance and there was a short queue when we arrived that moved fast. We were cleared and gained entrance in less than 5 mins. If you speak English, French or Dutch, you can make it through without the audio guide. There's a lot of hidden gems and facts. Be sure to walk through every room from corner to corner. Pros: The cartoons (Fiona and Peter's) interactions were a hit for my kids. They remembered their story all through the visit. The play area in the restaurant is also a nice addition. Some additional signage about it at the door or marked on the wall would be good. Kudos to the restaurant team! Their service was prompt and the frites were delicious. For the adventurous tasters, select the sauce platter-all the 5 sauces are worth it! Cons: The bathrooms got messy very fast. It's understandable since we visited in the afternoon which seems to be preferred by families. I'd advise better management of this space. Recommendation: We had a "pomme pomme" sing along...perhaps the cabaret can be an entire karaoke! Perhaps adding Peter and Fiona's respective moulds at the cabaret can make it more fun for kids.

If you like slightly random museums then this is the place for you. Fully covers the history of the potato and fries (which are NOT French) as we learned as we went around. The museum tour ends in the cafe where you can sample some perfectly cooked fries (would recommend the Andalouse sauce) with a beer (obviously).

Nice. Quite a lot of facts about origin of potatoes, how the fries are made and how the mass production started. 3 stars... because local school kids were very loud and i could not hear the audio, there was no staff member /teacher around to remind that its public place ... and some awareness about others should be reminded Bit narrow as well but its very old building so cant complain. .There are toilets, small shop on site.. ...

Very interesting museum about the history of the potato and in this case the most important ingrediend of fries. I liked the build up of the museum and the partly nostalgic vibes. At the end there's a small snack bar, where you can order fries for a taste test. Unfortunately I'm vegetarian and couldn't taste some, because there was no other option than beef oil.

Loved our visit to the Fries museum. My kids loved it. We reserved a 2pm tour online, they let us enter an hour earlier. We took audio tour option and I highly recommend that. Overall a great experience.

It's an amazing experience about potato origins and why it's named French fries, while Belgium invented it. You'll be taken in a journey through history about the development of tools in the fries industry. By the end of the tour, I highly recommend you try the fries 🍟 with the different delicious sauces 😋

The museum is super cool, and contains much information about the history of potatoes, the discovery and the usage through centuries and countries. The whole tour and explanation is possible through audio guide given at the entrance, included in the normal ticket. For kids, the museum has many fun activities such as quizzes, games ecc ecc. There’s also a downstairs cafe, which makes fries and has a variety of delicious sauces!

Very interesting place with good information and history. The first timers equipments were very interesting. We concluded with good fries 🍟

A museum dedicated to frites is an awesome idea, and the frietmuseum is a quirky museum filled with all things frites. It starts with the history of the humble potato and then goes through various exhibits on fries - cooking methods, fries overseas, fries from the past, models of frites shops, appliances, etc. The exhibits are well described but there ia lot to read so it could take some time if you read everything. The museum also has a frites shop in the basement but it closes early, which was a bummer. Overall, a fun experience although a bit pricey for what it is.

Fun and kind of funky museum about the history of fries and potatoes. It has a lot of memorabilia from different countries that we can all relate to and fun. The history of the potato is very important in the development of the world. It fueled many countries and provided low cost and nutrition to many who could work in the Industrial Revolution and it continues to be a vital staple today.

A simple little stop to learn more about fries and the history of fries. It was a rainy day so the indoor comfort was welcome. Be prepared for a ton of reading. While reading isn't bad, I was just expecting a different interaction. Once you get to the upper floors there are more visual exhibits so while the entrance was heavy on reading, know it changes later in the exhibit. There are a ton of artifacts from history related to taters that are fun to see. They have really don't a great job setting this museum up to give you the full picture of fries and their life. Fries are my favorite food group so it was nice to get to know them better.

With a kid, we would certainly recommend stopping by - our 1 year old loved talking about the fries and ultimately eating some and playing with the kids toys in the basement - staff were nice and helpful and ambience was what I expected from a museum.

Good, delicious, fried fun--if you're into that sort of thing. From the history of the potato to the basement cafe where you can eat the real thing (actually, there are better friet places in Bruges) with lots of kitschy advertisements and an actual historical friet stand that you can walk through! There is LOTS of reading in these displays (if you want to glean as much info as possible) and the museum is on several levels so it might be not so great for some. The exhibits lean towards Belgium potatoes (obviously) and artifacts. Would have been great if it also included the lesser fries from around the world. We spent almost 2 hours here enjoying learning about all the tools and looking and reading almost all the displays.

This is a terrifically fun experience for travelers with or without children. I am an enthusiast of Belgian fries (and do prefer their method to the contested Pomme Frites of France) and this museum does its best to impress upon you the Belgian superiority to the aforementioned snack. It does this entertainingly with many a visual aid, and at the end of it all, asks you to treat yourself in their friet cafe. Don't forget the mayo!

A fun museum about French fries. Highly recommended. You will learn a lot about frites in an hour visit. It starts off a bit boring with the beginning of potatoes, but more entertaining as you move along. We did not eat frites here as the basement cafeteria looked depressing. But, we did immediately hightail it to a restaurant for frites and bier. €16 for 2

We did a self-guided tour on our own as a guide is unnecessary. We were glad as this was not nearly as good as the Chocolate Museum that we visited on our last visit to Bruges. The chocolate museum was kinda corny and fun with several interesting facts, a short film. and a free sample This was just corny though some of the old memorabilia was cool to see. There was a kitchen in the basement where you could get fries but by this day we had had our fill of fries. Don't bother going here or the Beer Experience, instead go to the Chocolate museum which is a campy delight.

If you always wondering what makes Belgian Frites so tasty or why it is different from the "French" Fries you have been eating, you might find the answer at Frietmuseum. A little history about potatoes, frites and more. What I learn? I like eating Belgian Frites because they are bintje double fried in beef fat at the correct temperature and time. The result is those light golden and crispy Belgian Frites that I could not get anywhere else... Another reason why I need to travel to EAT!

The part telling us the history of the potatoe was interesting and the other parts about old ways of making 'friet' and the 'frietkraam' were a lot of fun. Loved the fries in the basement, although them being a bit on the expensive side.

We had a great visit here. It was a fun museum, and I greatly enjoyed seeing all of the different "tools". The museum isn't very big, but you can browse and chit chat. It's indoors, so it's a good way to spend some time indoors if it's chilly or rainy. At the end of the museum there's a friet shop (you get a discount with your ticket), and imo it makes pretty good friets despite it just being the museum shop! Definitely worth a stop!

Great fun museum to go to in Brussels that is very casual and laid back. What more interesting than learning where fries came from? They managed to have alot of exhibits put together for this, about two floors all about fries and where the various dips came from. The fries were delicious make sure to use your vouchers and venture out and try a belgian dip for the fries!

Not a must-do in Bruges, but can be interesting if you have young teens. Many explanations on potatoes and fries, some vintage ads and cooking machines. The entire visit doesn't last more than 40 mn.