Antwerp: City Brewery De Koninck Interactive Tour
Take an interactive, self-guided tour of Antwerp City Brewery, founded in 1833, and discover the story of the brewery while tasting delicious beers.
Hand-shaped butter cookies topped with sliced almonds, in three sizes and an optional chocolate-shell variant. The official biscuit of Antwerp since 1934.
Pastry chef Jos Hakker created the Antwerpse handje in 1934 as a tribute to the Brabo legend. The Roman soldier Silvius Brabo cut off the giant Druon Antigoon's hand and threw it into the Schelde; the act of hand-throwing in Dutch, hand werpen, gave the city its name. The biscuit was declared Antwerp's official cookie. Hakker's granddaughter still endorses Philip's Biscuits as closest to the original recipe.
2 editor picks for Antwerpse Handjes in Antwerp, ranked by editorial score. All Antwerp signature dishes · Antwerpse Handjes across every city.
DelRey ★ 4.6
diamantwijk · Appelmansstraat 5, 2018 Antwerp
DelRey in Antwerp on Appelmansstraat is a family-owned chocolatier and patisserie since before World War II. The case runs across handmade pralines.
Philip's Biscuits ★ 4.5
theaterbuurt · Korte Gasthuisstraat 39, 2000 Antwerp
Philip's Biscuits in Antwerp bakes the city's official biscuit on Korte Gasthuisstraat. The recipe traces to Jos Hakker's 1934 tribute to the Brabo legend.
Learn to cook it, or eat it with a guide
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