Hidden down a narrow cobbled lane in the heart of Liège, Ma Ferme en Ville (My Farm in the City) is a good spot for a healthy lunch.
It’s a bright, friendly place with vintage furniture, grandmother’s crockery and melancholy French chanson playing in the background.
Owner Marie Doutrepont gets most of her ingredients from her favourite local organic farms. Having grown up in the Belgian countryside, she knows how to make tasty soups, fresh seasonal salads and tasty cakes.
She also sells local products from the Ardennes including beers from Brasserie Bellevaux in Malmédy and jars of mustard.
Derek Blyth’s hidden secret of the day: Derek Blyth is the author of the bestselling “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Belgium”. He picks out one of his favourite hidden secrets for The Brussels Times every day.
