Best Belgian dishes

Mitraillette leads the Belgian dishes ranking with 1338 ELO points over 137 duels, ahead of Boulets à la liégeoise and Vol-au-vent.

The top of the ranking holds few surprises, with hearty street food and comfort classics dominating. Boulets à la liégeoise trails by just 13 ELO points, while Vol-au-vent sits at 1313 points after 150 duels. Grey shrimp croquettes claim the fourth spot with 1305 ELO and a 61% win rate across 147 duels. The sharpest gap appears between ranks 4 and 5: Grey shrimp croquettes edge ahead of Carbonnade flamande by 29 points, creating the clearest divide in the top tier. Mitraillette itself wins 66% of its matchups, confirming its strong appeal. At the bottom, Endives au gratin struggles at 1039 ELO with a 32% win rate, suggesting the community favors bold flavors over milder vegetable preparations. Maquée tartine and Waterzooi à la gantoise also linger in the lower ranks, indicating that traditional regional specialties do not always command the same enthusiasm as more robust, sauce-heavy dishes.

This ranking draws on 1073 duels contributed by 27 players across 15 contenders. The figures reflect the state of the vote as of 12 October 2026. Cast your own vote and shape the order: every duel shifts the balance, and the ranking remains open to all opinions.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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