Eat in Diamantwijk, Antwerp

Hoffy's ★ 4.3

Hoffy's in Antwerp is the city's best-known kosher restaurant, on Lange Kievitstraat in the diamond district. The kitchen serves Hungarian-leaning kosher classics.

Signature: Cholent, Schnitzel, Hungarian goulash

Order: The Friday-night cholent slow-cooked overnight; the schnitzel and gefilte fish are the everyday staples.

Tip: Take-out at the front, dining room at the back. Supervised by Machzike Hadas; closed Friday afternoon and Saturday.

DelRey ★ 4.6

DelRey in Antwerp on Appelmansstraat is a family-owned chocolatier and patisserie since before World War II. The case runs across handmade pralines and pastries.

Tip: The chocolate-shell Antwerpse handjes box is the canonical Antwerp souvenir.

Worth the queue: Antwerpse handjes in chocolate

Kleinblatt ★ 4.3

Kleinblatt in Antwerp is the city's largest kosher bakery, in the diamond district on Provinciestraat. The Hasidic-community staple bakes challah, bagels, sesame bread.

Tip: Closed Saturday for Shabbat. Friday afternoon is the busiest sitting for pre-Shabbat challah pickup.

Worth the queue: Sesame seed bread, bagels, challah

DelRey ★ 4.5

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.

Hoffy's ★ 4.3

Why locals love it: Hungarian kosher counter in the diamond district feeding Belgium's largest Hasidic community. The cholent on Friday is the under-the-radar Antwerp meal.

Tip: Closed Friday afternoon and Saturday. Friday morning cholent fills fastest with the post-prayer crowd.