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Flemish beef stew braised in dark Belgian abbey ale and finished with mustard-spread bread that dissolves into the sauce. Served with crisp double-fried frites in beef fat. The everyday Antwerp meal in every brown cafe.
Belgian beef stew traces to medieval Flanders, where dark abbey ale was used to braise tough cuts. The dish became the standard pub plate across Antwerp and Ghent. The pairing with frites cooked in beef fat is the canonical Antwerp combination, served at brown cafes from Elfde Gebod beside the cathedral to Den Engel on Grote Markt. Fritkot Max on Groenplaats sells the saucy ladle to top a frites cone for under five euros.
3 editor picks for Stoofvlees met frieten in Antwerp, ranked by editorial score. All Antwerp signature dishes · Stoofvlees met frieten across every city.
Fritkot Max ★ 4.4
historisch-centrum · Groenplaats 12, 2000 Antwerp
Fritkot Max in Antwerp on Groenplaats has cooked Belgian frites in beef fat since 1842. Located in Historisch Centrum. Open daily 11:00-22:00.
Den Engel ★ 4.3
historisch-centrum · Grote Markt 3, 2000 Antwerp
Den Engel in Antwerp is the city's best-known brown cafe, anchoring Grote Markt 3 in a building that runs back to the 14th century. Booking recommended.
Elfde Gebod ★ 4.1
historisch-centrum · Torfbrug 10, 2000 Antwerp
Elfde Gebod sits in a 16th-century building beside the cathedral, walls covered in religious statues. Located in Historisch Centrum. Priced at €€.
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