Not that long ago, we published an article saying that one of the best fries in Belgium was located just a few minutes away from Luxembourg’s border at Chez Bryan. Of course that made the RTL Today team curious about what the fry competition was like in Luxembourg.
To ensure a fair trial, we tried out plain fries at each location, enjoying the fries with whatever sauce we felt compelled to try. Based on categories of crunchiness, fluffiness, saltiness, and sauciness, we picked our favourites of the bunch.
Let’s get our fry on!
Editor’s note: This venue closed after publication and is no longer in operation.
Located sneakily in a car park, Beim Francis feels like you’ve stumbled upon a roadside treasure that only you could possibly know about.
But luckily, plenty of RTL Today readers and listeners shared the secret and brought us over to Lorentzweiler for a taste. It might have been a chilly day, but next to the friterie truck was a warm chalet-like dining area to sit, eat, and drink in.
Continuing our controlled food review protocol, we got some plain fries first with some sauces on the side.
First bite, and it’s delicious. They serve thick-cut, double fried, Belgian frites with a great fluffy to crunchy ratio. The sauces were served with the classic La William sauces, adding to the level of deliciousness and even familiarity.
Beim Francis is a cool little family-owned joint in Lorentzweiler that really know what they’re doing when it comes to fries.
Beim Francis
35, route de Luxembourg
Lorentzweiler 7350
Luxembourg
Opening hours:
Sunday–Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday–Saturday: 11.30am–7.30pm
Our next stop was in Limpersterberg at the notable bar, Café des Tramways. Usually known as a great location for chatter and drinks, Tramways also has lots of delicious food.
The menu boasts over ten different fry flavours – and you best believe it was very hard not to get the garlic and parmesan fries. But, Emma and Carol – two brave, determined ladies – continued the fight and stuck to plain fries.
These fries are interestingly shaped and have potato skins on some pieces. There was also a sprinkle of sea salt on top. Each plain fry bite was delicious. Again, these had the perfect ratio of fluffy to crunchy, and the shape adds to the yummy texture.
Mixed with the fun atmosphere, Cafe des Tramways is worth a stop. And while we aren’t purely judging on sauces/toppings, we are very curious to try all the other flavours too.
Café des Tramways
79 Av. Pasteur
2311 Luxembourg
Opening hours:
Monday–Sunday: 4pm–1am
And the last stop of our journey brought us five minutes away from the Luxembourg border (closer to ten actually, unless you drive ridiculously fast) around Messancy to Chez Bryan! We were here to try some of Belgium’s best fries!
Here’s another classic Belgian friterie with kind staff and plenty of options besides fries to try out.
Our verdict?
Drumroll please!
Yes they were delicious. But were they outrageously better than the Luxembourg options? No.
You’ll notice in the video, we thought these were lacking salt, which is easily solved by salting to your preferred level. There was a large range of traditional fry sauces too – more than ten!
So, if you find yourself in Messancy, perhaps doing a little dog washing... why not go try some fries?
Chez Bryan
66 Rue de Messancy
Aubange 6790
Belgium
Opening hours:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday – Saturday: 11.45am – 1.45pm & 6pm – 9.45pm
Sunday: 6pm – 9.45pm
There is no denying that each location had its pros and cons. It was a close call, but after lots of discussion, we settled on:
1. Café des Tramways
2. Beim Francis
3. Chez Bryan
4. La Baraque
It was very hard to pick between Tramways and Beim Francis, and ultimately it was the slight difference in texture that led to Tramways winning the first rank. Now, if you are craving Belgian-styled fries or any of the other friterie foods like fricadelles or brochettes, Beim Francis is the place to go.
Gudden Appetit and let us know which ones are your favourites!
