Staying in Brussels

My trip to Brussels was full of fun!

It was mainly a gormandise exploring, Midi market tour, did some cooking classes, my friend's son's 1 year old birthday party (from Chinese Dim Sam to Vietnamese noodles and nice cakes from Japanese run 'a real' French style patisseries..etc.. ) and I did some Sashimi salad and Swiss rolls...

I have never seen this big cabbages!

This Midi market has a varieties of food from vegetables to meat and fish, it is not like Borough market in London which has been established a sort of stylish atmosphere that tourists would be interested in but more likely that local people visit for a bargain grocery shopping which is much cheaper and  more fresh than you buy from the local supermarket.

One of the following Metro station can be used to access to the market: Midi, Clemenceau or Delacroix

The market opens on Friday and Saturday if I rememeber correctly...

Here are two very impressive cake shops I have been introduced by a local friend:

1. Patisserie Sasaki

Traditional French style patisserie which is run by a Japanese Patissier.

My friend ordered a birthday cake from this shop which has been an communication issue that they had made not a croquem bouche but a cake that some little choux buns are piled up on top of puff pastry based cake.

Although she was a bit disappointed for not being provided with what she exactly wanted, it was very delicate flavoured  lovely cake just as I expected..!! (the photos on the top was the one)

2. Les Tartes de Francoise

It is more like a new style concept cake shop which has no display of products but the list which you can pick whatever you like out from the rack of the kitchen.
Cakes there are light, less sweet and simple that big piece can easily fit to your tammy;)
The cake in the picture is for a tasting! a piece of cake for a tasting!!!

It was an airy cheesecake with coffee flavour, just simple, no frills cake.

Pattisserie Sasaki
Avenue de Franciscaine 10, 1150

MON-SAT 1000-1830

SUN/Holiday 0800-1300

Close on WED

Tel: 02.779.0568

Les Tartes de Francoise

www.tartes.be

Av de l’hippodrome, 75
1050 Bruxelles
Tel : 02 640 88 41

Fax : 02 644 95 30

MON-SAT 0900-1800

SUN 0900-1600