Fritkot Max is a street-food stop in Historisch Centrum, Antwerp.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Order with stoofvleessaus on top for the canonical combination. The fryer museum is on the first floor.
Address: Groenplaats 12, 2000 Antwerp
Frituur No. 1 in Antwerp on Hoogstraat is a classic frite counter near the cathedral. Hand-cut potatoes, double-fried in beef fat, paired with Belgian sauces.
Try: Belgian frites with sauce
Tip: Andalouse and samurai are the local sauce signatures. Cash works, card accepted.
Frituur 't Stad in Antwerp on Melkmarkt serves frites, frikandel and bitterballen from a corner counter a block from the Cathedral. Open daily 11:00-22:00.
Try: Belgian frites, frikandel, bitterballen
Tip: Order the mitraillette for a frites-loaded sandwich with stewed beef and mayo.
Frituur No. 1 in Antwerp on Hoogstraat is a classic frite counter near the cathedral. Hand-cut potatoes, double-fried in beef fat, paired with Belgian sauces.
Try: Belgian frites with sauce
Tip: Andalouse and samurai are the local sauce signatures. Cash works, card accepted.
Frituur 't Stad in Antwerp on Melkmarkt serves frites, frikandel and bitterballen from a corner counter a block from the Cathedral. Open daily 11:00-22:00.
Try: Belgian frites, frikandel, bitterballen
Tip: Order the mitraillette for a frites-loaded sandwich with stewed beef and mayo.
Frites Atelier in Antwerp on Korte Gasthuisstraat is the premium Belgian frites concept. Skin-on potatoes, beef fat, long list of sauces and toppings.
Try: Premium Belgian frites
Tip: Try the truffle frites for a step above the standard order; cathedral steps are five minutes away.
Philip's Biscuits on Korte Gasthuisstraat bakes Antwerpse handjes, the city's hand-shaped butter cookie. Located in Theaterbuurt. At Korte Gasthuisstraat 39.
Try: Antwerpse handjes butter cookies
Tip: Take the chocolate-coated tin for travel; the plain butter version is best eaten same-day.
The Exotische Markt on Theaterplein every Saturday runs a row of street-food stalls: Moroccan tagines, Turkish lahmacun, Lebanese sfiha and Greek souvlaki.
Try: North African and Mediterranean street plates
Tip: Bring cash. Stalls clear early; the freshest plates come off the grill before 12:00.
DelRey in Antwerp on Appelmansstraat sells chocolate-shell Antwerpse handjes from the family-run chocolatier counter. The recipe predates World War II.
Try: Antwerpse handjes in chocolate
Tip: The chocolate-shell tin is the canonical Antwerp souvenir; small and packs flat for travel.
