The best craft cake shops in Brussels
24 January 2025
© Cokoa
Brussels’ pastry chefs are without a doubt a match for their French neighbours. The capital is positively overflowing with talented individuals that have a knack for perfectly combining flavours with originality. Creators of sweet treats that will win over the most discerning palates.
Read on to find out about craft pastry chefs who take cakes, ice creams, sweets and biscuits to another level. They revisit and update the great classics, taking your taste buds on new flights of fancy.
Brian Joyeux
L’atelier Brian Joyeux has its own vision of traditional pastry making. Brian and Anastasia Joyeux work in line with the seasons, using only premium products. In addition to the usual weekly pastries (éclair, lemon meringue tart, Paris-Brest, Merveilleux, etc.), they come up with three different creations every day. In short, an enticing showcase that changes every day you pass by.
Rue du Congrès 3, 1000 Brussels
Rue Royale 53, 1000 Brussels
© Brian Joyeux
Cokoa
At Cokoa, each creation by Anaïs Gaudemer is a pleasure for the taste buds and the eyes. A landscape architect by training, Anaïs creates delicate floral pastries. From seasonal desserts to biscuits, cakes and macaroons, this bubbly businesswoman brings delicious landscapes to life.
Chaussée de Boondael 66, 1050 Ixelles
Ginkgo
Ginkgo puts a new take on taste through the great classics. Viennese pastries, breads, biscuits, cakes, pies, sweets, ice cream, chocolates, desserts, there is something for everyone!
Place Julien Dillens 8, 1060 Saint‑Gilles
© Ginkgo
Nicolas Arnaud
Nicolas Arnaud, one of the big names in pastry making in Belgium and France, approaches his pastries like works of art. He draws out the flavours while adding an aesthetic flourish. His workshop, located in the Châtelain district, is a foodie heaven!
Rue Américaine 93, 1050 Ixelles
© Nicolas Arnaud
Nikolas Koulepis
Nikolas Koulepis, a pastry chef of Greek origin, earned his stripes in the kitchens of Villa Lorraine, Bouchéry and Notos before launching his own pastry shop. His pastries are inspired by the great French classics but also by the flavours of his native Greece.
Rue du Page 85, 1050 Ixelles
Rue Charles Degroux 3, 1040 Etterbeek
Vincent Denis Dessert Bar
A new concept dedicated to sugar founded by Vincent Denis, who was crowned Belgium’s Top Chef 2014 whilst pastry chef of the restaurant "L'Éveil des Sens". With his Dessert Bar, Vincent has turned pastries into a gastronomic delight in their own right.
Rue Fossé aux Loups 48c, 1000 Brussels
© Vincent Denis Dessert Bar
Succulente
Succulente is the first artisanal vegan patisserie in Brussels. All their pastries, breads and Viennese pastries are therefore prepared without ingredients of animal origin. At Succulente, it's all about flavour.
Rue Docteur Huet 108, 1070 Anderlecht
© Succulente
Saint-Aulaye
Saint-Aulaye is a traditional craft bakery and cake shop where indulgence is the key word. A veritable reference in the field in Brussels for almost 40 years. Its classic staples and new creations share the common denominators of quality, fresh, seasonal ingredients. This is thanks to the exacting demands of Fabien Grégoire and Frédéric Dupont, labelled Compagnons du Tour de France, and their team.
Various locations in Brussels
Sasaki
Yasushi Sasaki, the recipient of many prestigious awards, is a pastry chef specialising in chocolate. He takes an innovative approach to the great classics by reducing the sugar and bringing out the original flavours. His creations are light, airy and aesthetic, with a subtle Japanese touch, whether in the form of cakes, biscuits, macaroons, jams or pastries.
Avenue des Franciscains 10, 1150 Woluwe‑Saint‑Pierre
Wittamer
Wittamer, a family-run business, has enjoyed an outstanding reputation for more than 100 years. Its cakes, desserts and party pieces have become ingrained in the culinary memories of family dinners of many Belgians, and of travellers who have succumbed to the temptation.
Various locations in Brussels
© Wittamer
Pierre Marcolini
Voted the world's best pastry chef in 2020, Pierre Marcolini has travelled the four corners of the world for more than twenty years to find the rarest cocoas. What drives him? Giving pleasure and sharing his passion. His universe and know-how have long since conquered palates here and abroad.
Various locations in Brussels
Hermine Pâtisserie
After training with some of the best (Villa Lorraine, Chalet de la Forêt, Nicolas Arnaud and Nikolas Koulepis), Anna Le Saux has opened her own local fine patisserie in Ixelles. This gourmet and sustainable establishment works without additives, artificial colourings or animal gelatines. Here you can sample a number of Breton specialities, including Kouign-amann and Far Breton.
Chaussée de Boondael 246, 1050 Ixelles
