Stoofvlees Met Frieten appears as a signature dish in 1 Belgium cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Stoofvlees met frieten · Antwerp
Flemish beef stew braised in dark Belgian ale, served with crisp double-fried frites. The everyday Antwerp meal, found 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.
Where to eat in Antwerp:
- Elfde Gebod
- Den Engel
- Fritkot Max