Its unassuming storefront with the red awnings and orange signage has a glass window where you can see various baked goods (including my beloved waffles) on display before you walk in. Inside are some more items behind a glass counter, including sandwiches, quiches, croissants, cookies, etc. These selections are great for a continental breakfast or a light lunch. You can enjoy your food in the smallish dining area or take it to go.

Now here a few words about my favorite waffles. Crousty sells the regular waffles that you can get at other stands across Brussels, sweet hand-held disks that are fine treats. I personally love their rectangular waffles that are stuffed with fruit. They are sort of like a cross between a regular waffle and a Pop Tart. You can get cherry, apricot or apple fillings in the waffle, and there are actual pieces of fruit inside, not a jam or puree. Just to show you, the cherry waffles may contain a cherry pit or two, so bite down carefully! Each of these fruity waffles cost 1.50 euros and is a lovely treat cold or gently heated. This is not the piled-high Belgian waffle you would get at an American pancake house, and this is not one of those waffles coated with chocolate or powdered sugar, but whenever I am in Brussels I make the pilgrimage to Crousty to buy some cherry-filled waffles (cerise in French). I suppose it is a matter of taste, but I do like these better than their more famous and familiar counterparts. Try one for a tasty snack, or as your dessert with a light lunch.

Crousty is just west of the Grand Place, around which there are dozens of rival waffle shops in the neighborhood. Just walk to the northwest corner of this intersection, and try not to smash up your car to get here before the shop closes up for the evening.