D’Hanekeef

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D’Hanekeef

D’Hanekeef is the city’s oldest and most authentic ‘brown café’. The building was once used for storing the cockerel cages for cockfighting. Now you can choose from some 35 different types of beer and 13 different sorts of whisky.

Useful Information

Address: Keizerstraat 8, Mechelen
Phone: +32 15 20 78 46
More Info: https://www.facebook.com/cafedehanekeef/

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