Frituur Madelief
Kortrijk, Belgium
The read// why locals go
Frituur Madelief has stood on Overleiestraat in Kortrijk's Overleie quarter since 1974, frying to a standard the neighbourhood is loyal to. Belgian frites are a technical exercise — the potato, the two fryings, the fat — and a fritkot earns its position on execution alone, since nobody has to walk far to find another one. Locals here pass several others to get to this counter, which is the whole argument. Sauces are made in house, and a friet speciaal runs about €5. It is a counter rather than a restaurant, and it belongs to a working neighbourhood on the north bank of the Leie rather than to the city centre.
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Overleiestraat 24, 8500 — Kortrijk
Overleiestraat 24, 8500 — Kortrijk
The read// why locals go
Frituur Madelief has stood on Overleiestraat in Kortrijk's Overleie quarter since 1974, frying to a standard the neighbourhood is loyal to. Belgian frites are a technical exercise — the potato, the two fryings, the fat — and a fritkot earns its position on execution alone, since nobody has to walk far to find another one. Locals here pass several others to get to this counter, which is the whole argument. Sauces are made in house, and a friet speciaal runs about €5. It is a counter rather than a restaurant, and it belongs to a working neighbourhood on the north bank of the Leie rather than to the city centre.