From Brussels's legendary Maison Antoine double-fried frites to Seoul's Korean cream cheese fries, Montreal's sacred poutine to Mumbai's masala fries with chaat masala, Tokyo's konbini fries to Sydney's chicken salt chips — the world's most beloved fried food, city by city.
Double-fried in beef tallow or vegetable oil, served in paper cones with andalouse, samurai, or stoofvlees sauce. The original and still the finest — Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Liège.
Thin shoestring frites alongside entrecôte with béarnaise or the secret walnut butter sauce of Le Relais de l'Entrecôte. The world's most elegant fries tradition.
Thick-cut, fluffy inside, golden outside. Eaten with malt vinegar and ketchup from a paper cone. The chip shop tradition — London, Manchester, Liverpool, Dublin. Fish and chips is Britain's national dish.
Canadian fries with Quebec cheese curds and beef gravy. Invented in rural Quebec in the 1950s. La Banquise in Montreal is the world's poutine pilgrimage destination.
Seoul cream cheese fries. Mumbai masala fries. Dublin spice bag. Sydney chicken salt chips. Buenos Aires chimichurri frites. Every city has its own fries identity.
American-influenced loaded fries with cheese, gravy, chilli, and creative toppings — now a global phenomenon from Seoul to London to São Paulo.
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Belgium, France, Britain, North America, Asia, Oceania, South America — every corner of the world covered
Brussels double-fried frites, Seoul cream cheese fries, Mumbai masala fries, Osaka kushikatsu potato, Buenos Aires chimichurri frites — every city uncovered
Yes — despite the name, French fries were invented in Belgium in the 17th century. We explain the full story in the Brussels guide.
From €3 Brussels friterie to CHF 35 Zurich premium frites — every price point in every city