If you're in need of a crispy snack then you're in for a treat: according to an annual ranking, Belgium's best chips are sold just five minutes away from Luxembourg's border.

With this news, the daily cross-border commute might just start to move in the opposite direction?

Website Les-friteries.com released its annual ranking of the best chip shops in Belgium. For it to reach its conclusion, the site analysed "the popularity index of 1145 establishments in 2023" to establish a top 15.

The province of Luxembourg is represented frequently across the list. Regulars will recognise the names of several well-known establishments in the region.

Moreover, on the Luxembourg side (the Grand Duchy, not the province), Luxembourgers will be delighted to discover that chip shop number 1 is located just on the other side of the border, in Aubange.

La Friterie Chez Bryan in Aubange takes the number one spot, just behind La baraque à Frites in Jambes.

Despite being widely dubbed 'French', fries are a prized product in Belgium and its frites culture was added to the UNESCO cultural treasures list in 2017.

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🍟 Here are the top 15

  1. Friterie chez Bryan in Aubange (Province of Luxembourg)
  2. La Baraque à Frites in Jambes (Province of Namur)
  3. King Snack in Neufchâteau (Province of Luxembourg)
  4. Friterie Le Bon appétit in Habay (Province of Luxembourg)
  5. Friterie Le Soleno in Péruwelz (Province of Hainaut)
  6. Friterie Chez Mimil in Hamipré (Province of Luxembourg)
  7. Lesve ta frite in Lesve (Province of Namur)
  8. Friterie Dewit in Athus (Province of Luxembourg)
  9. Friterie Chez Gilbert in Bois-de-Villers (Province of Namur)
  10. Au P’tit Creux in Ath (Province of Hainaut)
  11. Friterie Chez D’Jess in Libramont-Chevigny (Province of Luxembourg)
  12. La Fratrie in Paliseul (Province of Luxembourg)
  13. Fritrerie chez Thib in Wierde (Province of Namur)
  14. Friterie O’P’TIT en-K in Sirault (Province of Hainaut)
  15. Chez Jojo la frite in Virton (Province of Luxembourg)