Friet Museum
Friet Museum
3.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Belgium is famous for its frites—and the Friet Museum gives visitors a chance to sample fried potatoes and various complementary sauces, as well as typical Belgian dishes such as meat balls and beef stew. Digest a bit of learning and history along with your food at this educational spot, housed in a building that dates back to the 14th century.
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Ben F
Bloomington, IN1,327 contributions
Jun 2022
I had looked forward to checking out the Fries Museum in Bruges ever since I booked the Western Europe trip. The hype didn’t disappoint. While small, every exhibit was wheelchair-accessible and very informative. The anthropomorphic fries throughout the museum were very adorable and sweet, especially in the one-and-only “friet cabaret”—the fry song they sing is CRAZY FUN! I couldn’t get it out of my head for weeks. That was the most creative and impressive section for me.
The entry fee is reasonable, and purchasing a ticket grants you access to discounted fries in the eatery downstairs. I fully took advantage of this and found the fries they sold to be quite good. Overall, I spent approximately 1.5 hours in the museum and another thirty minutes eating my fries, which made it a quick but worthwhile stop on my Bruges sightseeing journey. The only aspects I wish were improved: the fry store didn’t have Wifi, and the elevator I used to access the three different floors was sometimes slow and glitchy. I got stuck on one of the floors for about five minutes for an unknown reason.
So that’s four stars for now! I enjoyed my time here and look forward to returning!
The entry fee is reasonable, and purchasing a ticket grants you access to discounted fries in the eatery downstairs. I fully took advantage of this and found the fries they sold to be quite good. Overall, I spent approximately 1.5 hours in the museum and another thirty minutes eating my fries, which made it a quick but worthwhile stop on my Bruges sightseeing journey. The only aspects I wish were improved: the fry store didn’t have Wifi, and the elevator I used to access the three different floors was sometimes slow and glitchy. I got stuck on one of the floors for about five minutes for an unknown reason.
So that’s four stars for now! I enjoyed my time here and look forward to returning!
Written June 26, 2022
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Tyler Barrett
Margate, UK36 contributions
Dec 2022 • Friends
My friend and I visited this museum at the weekend while visiting Brugge for the Christmas markets and a mini break.
We have both visited Brugge a number of times, but never actually been to this museum. The museum is nice and clean, across around 3 floors and has some very interesting information in regards to the history of fry’s. The main irritation was a school group that had visited the museum are children around 6-7 years of age, who were more interested in running around and having fun, suppose to showing any interest to the articles and equipment on display.
At the end of the museum, they give you a discount off their fry’s to try them in the canteen. The Canteen was clean, the fry’s however weren’t the best. We had better fry’s from the Christmas market.
If you interested in the history of the potato, then it’s definitely worth a visit.
We have both visited Brugge a number of times, but never actually been to this museum. The museum is nice and clean, across around 3 floors and has some very interesting information in regards to the history of fry’s. The main irritation was a school group that had visited the museum are children around 6-7 years of age, who were more interested in running around and having fun, suppose to showing any interest to the articles and equipment on display.
At the end of the museum, they give you a discount off their fry’s to try them in the canteen. The Canteen was clean, the fry’s however weren’t the best. We had better fry’s from the Christmas market.
If you interested in the history of the potato, then it’s definitely worth a visit.
Written December 12, 2022
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BradJill
Hong Kong, China154,833 contributions
Oct 2022
This is the historic Genoese Lodge at Oude Beursplein. This property belonged to the traders from Genoa. It was built in 1399 and used by the Italian merchants to conduct trade and business. In the 16th century, the building fell into the hands of the city of Bruges who made it available to local weavers.
The facade of the old Genoese Lodge is very nice, like nearby Florentijnse Loge (Florence Lodge) it has an arched gable. You can also see impressive Gothic ornamentation as well as an interesting sculpture scene of St. George slaying a dragon just above the today. Today, this historic building is where you will find the Friet Museum which can be visited from 10am to 5pm daily.
The facade of the old Genoese Lodge is very nice, like nearby Florentijnse Loge (Florence Lodge) it has an arched gable. You can also see impressive Gothic ornamentation as well as an interesting sculpture scene of St. George slaying a dragon just above the today. Today, this historic building is where you will find the Friet Museum which can be visited from 10am to 5pm daily.
Written November 7, 2022
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Belinda H
New York City, NY46 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
Initially, we were hesitant to visit the museum given the low ratings, but because we love potatoes and fries, thought it would be fun to pop in. It was also only 8€ I believe which is a great price! We got an audio guide, and learned a ton about the history of the potatoes. It was really interesting learning about how they came to Europe from Peru, different methods of preparing potatoes, different types of potatoes, and how the Belgian fry came to be. Really interesting learning about why people call them French fries too. All in all it was a super informative visit and I learned a lot. As someone who doesn’t usually like museums, this one was captivating to me and I wish I had more time! I would definitely recommend stopping by if you’re ever in Brugge for a history lesson and a good time!
Written May 13, 2022
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Bianca W
London, UK1,054 contributions
Apr 2022 • Solo
Unfortunately this museum is quite narrow, so when it gets crowded, it's difficult to see anything. Even with a relatively small group of people around me (one school class of uninterested teenagers and a handful of other tourists) it seemed very crammed, which at times made it difficult to reach the scanners for the audio tour.
Despite this, it's a nice museum with a lot of history to discover. From the first documented usage of potatoes to modern fry production, they have everything. I do wish there was a bit more elaboration on different varieties of potatoes and what they're used for.
Still, there's a lot to see, the audio tour is great, there are a lot of interactive elements, and downstairs they have a little restaurant that has really reasonable prices.
Despite this, it's a nice museum with a lot of history to discover. From the first documented usage of potatoes to modern fry production, they have everything. I do wish there was a bit more elaboration on different varieties of potatoes and what they're used for.
Still, there's a lot to see, the audio tour is great, there are a lot of interactive elements, and downstairs they have a little restaurant that has really reasonable prices.
Written April 5, 2022
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WillSK
Aylesbury, UK31 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
The Museum is really pretty dull and quite expensive. However the fries from their cafe are pretty good although I wish they had made this available without having to pay for the museum as it's behind the paid entrance. If you want good fries save yourself some cash and go elsewhere. My advice to the museum would be to open their cafe as an individual business so people who don't want to go to the museum can go.
Written February 20, 2020
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Joyce H
Dear WillSK,
Thank you for your review and feedback.
We're sorry to hear you didn't like our museum but we're happy you enjoyed the fries!
The fries are indeed not included in the entrance fee, but everybody gets a discount which can be used to buy them. It's also possible to combine all the discount vouchers, so if you are with 5 people you can share one for free.
We've discussed the topic about the open restaurant a lot. But every time we come to the conclusion that we are still a museum and it's hard for us to uphold the same quality for our visitors if we are open for everybody so we decided to fixate on visitors only.
Nonetheless, we are grateful for your feedback and you are always welcome to share more suggestions or ideas.
Have a nice day!
Written February 21, 2020
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Marina
Enschede, The Netherlands35 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
We came in because it was just too weird - what can you show in french fries museum? Ended up taking more fotos than in Louvre, we laughed, we learned, and then enjoyed excellent fries in the museum cafeteria in the basement. This is the most fun I had in a museum ever (and I do like museums). From history of farming the potatoe, to history of frying equipment and condiments, to fries in popular culture and art. Total fun, regardless of your age. Buy a combi-ticket for choco museum too, it is worth it.
Written December 31, 2021
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Rebecca
Manchester41 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Not sure I’d recommend. We visited on our last day early on. Paid with cash and had a face pulled when we used the €50 for two adults (it was the last note)
Wasn’t keen on the frites at the end.
Wasn’t keen on the frites at the end.
Written November 25, 2022
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Caitlin P
66 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
We were very excited to visit the Frietmuseum, however we’re left a little disappointed. We were hoping to sample some friets qs part of the ticket but that is not the case. We almost missed the cafe under the museum, as the signage was a bit hidden. The cafe wasn’t worth it, the friets were very average. The museum is probably enjoyable for kids, but a little boring for adults. It’s a querky place and you can complete it in about 40 mins as it’s self guided.
Written March 26, 2022
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pinkbird_creates
Stuttgart, Germany124 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
We went into this not expecting too much but our kids were interested so we gave it a try. The museum was interesting and cute (get the audio guide otherwise you’ll be reading a lot). The front desk staff could have been friendlier (I’m hoping the woman was just having a bad day—& that it got better—because she seemed very unhappy, and didn’t so much as smile when we bought our tickets; we tried not to let her ruin our experience though). We didn’t stay to have fries in the basement there though because the staff overall didn’t seem happy to have anyone there, so we went down the street to sit outside and enjoy some Belgium fries.
Written August 9, 2022
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Nathalie B
14 contributions
Bonjour, faut il réserver à l'avance ou peut on prendre les tickets sur place ? Merci
866joachiml
Sambreville, Belgium1,804 contributions
Les 2 sont possibles .
Tracey H
Kirkbymoorside, UK13 contributions
Hello please could you tell me how much it is to get in for 3 adults (one is 17) as we are having a short holiday in Bruges the end of October thank you xx
pinkie1990
67 contributions
I think it was 12 euros but I might be wrong. They offer a combined ticket so you can go to the chocolate experience too which works out more cost effective. I remember thinking it was a bit pricey but we did enjoy our visit. I'm not sure we were meant to find it as funny as we did though...
Friet Museum (Bruges) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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- Friet Museum is open:
- Sun - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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