De Ruyffelaer
Ieper, Belgium
The read// why locals go
De Ruyffelaer cooks West Flemish grandmother food in an old Flemish room on de Stuersstraat, a few streets off Ieper's Grote Markt. The kitchen has kept the same line since 2003: beef tongue in tomato sauce, pork cheeks stewed in red wine, the house Ruyffelpotje of rabbit in beer and bacon sauce, young pheasant with cherry-beer sauce, and most of it arrives with stoemp and warm vegetables the way the region has always eaten it. Mains sit between 17 and 28 euro, so the meatballs in tomato sauce and the vegetable stew with warm potatoes stay within everyday reach. The dining room is dressed in old Flemish decor rather than restored to a concept, and it fills with people who came for the food.
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Opening hours
Fr, Sa from 17:30; Su from 11:30 and from 17:30
de Stuersstraat 11, 8900 — Ieper
The read// why locals go
De Ruyffelaer cooks West Flemish grandmother food in an old Flemish room on de Stuersstraat, a few streets off Ieper's Grote Markt. The kitchen has kept the same line since 2003: beef tongue in tomato sauce, pork cheeks stewed in red wine, the house Ruyffelpotje of rabbit in beer and bacon sauce, young pheasant with cherry-beer sauce, and most of it arrives with stoemp and warm vegetables the way the region has always eaten it. Mains sit between 17 and 28 euro, so the meatballs in tomato sauce and the vegetable stew with warm potatoes stay within everyday reach. The dining room is dressed in old Flemish decor rather than restored to a concept, and it fills with people who came for the food.
