Huupkens IJs - Traditionally the best
Whoever thinks of good ice cream in Limburg thinks of Huupkens IJs. This is where the 3rd generation Koppen family sells their homemade ice cream, according to the original Huupkens recipes. Huupkens IJs is the longest-lasting ice cream parlour in the Netherlands to have won the title of Best Ice Cream Parlour in the Netherlands. They are proud of their business, proud of their artisanal ice cream by ice cream master Wil in the IJslaboratorium (ice cream laboratory). When you see Wil preparing ice cream, you see that this is not just someone who happened to come across ice cream and an ice cream spatula. He has been doing this for a long time. Ice cream master Wil knows how to enrich his ice creams with his boundless energy and with his passion for ice cream making. Ice cream is his life. The many awards prove this once again. For instance, Huupkens IJs has won the title 'Best Ice Cream Parlour in the Netherlands', 'Winner Gouden IJsspatel', 'Winner Creativity Award of the Netherlands' and 'Winner cosiest shop in Weert'.
Generations of ice cream makers
The transition from generation to generation is part of Huupkens IJs's long history. Huupkens IJs is a story about family. There are customers who first came in in a pram and are now parents or grandparents and take their children and grandchildren to Huupkens IJs. There are customers who lived in Weert in their youth and have now moved elsewhere in the Netherlands or abroad. They too love that Huupkens IJs has been there for 80 years. Reliving fond, tasty memories is something they still do at Huupkens IJs in Weert. And walking out with that same wów smile as before. Such a great compliment!