La Fruitière 🧀 — Local services in Brussels

Known as the best cheese shop in Brussels - it’s easy to see why. The exterior of the shop is inviting, including a view into one of the aging rooms (they are known as an affineur). The display area is equally inviting and the array of cheeses invites a beautiful agony of choice: there are soooo many great cheeses to choose from. Fear not because the multilingual staff is very knowledgeable and helpful.

Next to the display area is a room with tables where you can enjoy a cheese/charcuterie plate with excellent bread and a glass or bottle of wine or beer from an outstanding selection. I had a taste of the l’Ermitage Temple di Ciel - a pale ale flavored with jasmine tea.

If you like cheese (or know someone who does) La Fruitière is the place in a Brussels to treat yourself and/or some...

Charming cheese shop that we were told is one of the best in Brussels. And I can see why. The shop is fabulous.

We had a little difficulty finding the place, but that made us want to see it even more. But once there, we were helped by a lovely woman, who I believe is the owner, who kindly explained to us all about local varieties and gave us some great recommendations.

But be warned: do not touch anything! I made the mistake of trying to read a label (my glasses were foggy from the rain) and slightly moved a wrapped product and from out of nowhere, a terrible little man with a gigantic, ludicrous mustache, barked at me “Don’t touch!” It was like being yelled at by the Village People. Quite shocking.

Otherwise, an impeccable shop and a must-see for...

This place is foodie heaven. It's a cheese shop with a few tables where they prepare tasting plates and fondue. They sell amazing natural wines, and have a few by the glass. They also have a few great beers, including Cantillon. They specialize in Comté cheese from the Jura region - probably my favorite cheese ever - but have lots of local specialties, which were found on the cheese plate we ordered. The local Herve cheese was great. The owner and staff were total experts in their field, and very friendly. Highly...