Guidebook for Antwerpen
Drinks & Nightlife
Café Kiebooms
18 De Coninckpleinlovely authentic art deco bar with live gigs
Best terrace in town (I had the honour to design it myself, while working as a city architect ;) )
69 locals raden deze aan
bar Leon
23 ReuzenstraatBest terrace in town (I had the honour to design it myself, while working as a city architect ;) )
Korsakov
1 Sint-JorispoortPopular bar at the Mechelseplein
Marnixplaats
MarnixplaatsPopular square with a lot of nice bars and restaurants.
Popular square in a residential area with a lot of families. Around the square are a dozen bars ands restaurants.
136 locals raden deze aan
Dageraadplaats
DageraadplaatsPopular square in a residential area with a lot of families. Around the square are a dozen bars ands restaurants.
Everything Else
The most beautiful swimming pool / sauna complex of Belgium! Renovated art deco building, a must see ...
12 locals raden deze aan
Sportoase Veldstraat
83 VeldstraatThe most beautiful swimming pool / sauna complex of Belgium! Renovated art deco building, a must see ...
Modern city park with sports facilities, playgrounds, bars ...
183 locals raden deze aan
Park Spoor Noord
EllermanstraatModern city park with sports facilities, playgrounds, bars ...
ophelia's keuken
18 KrugerpleinSmallest restaurant in the world... Very cosy!
ZOO Antwerpen
20-26 Koningin AstridpleinGirafs, Elephants, Flamingo's ... almost in our back yard.
UGC
17 Van ErtbornstraatBig cinema complex
Badboot
22 Kattendijkdok-OostkaaiOutdoor swimming on the deck of a boat till the end of September
Food Scene
Viggo's
21 De Coninckpleinmmmmmmmm Latte!
Restaurant Jaro.
10 VerschansingstraatNice restaurant with romantic garden
Ploy Phochana
69 Van WesenbekestraatBest Thai in town!
Delicious brunch (especially on Sunday), good coffee. It's on a corner of two beautiful streets and they have a nice terrace. Can be crowded...
32 locals raden deze aan
Bar Vert
2 HelenaleiDelicious brunch (especially on Sunday), good coffee. It's on a corner of two beautiful streets and they have a nice terrace. Can be crowded...
Café Kiebooms
18 De ConinckpleinBeautiful Art Deco setting!
My favorite VEGAN restaurant for breakfast or lunch, on the lovely Vrijdagmarkt square in the city centre. The Plantin Moretus Museum is across the square.
JUNO
5 VrijdagmarktMy favorite VEGAN restaurant for breakfast or lunch, on the lovely Vrijdagmarkt square in the city centre. The Plantin Moretus Museum is across the square.
Haven't been there myself, but I've been told this is a very good Chinese restaurant.
9 locals raden deze aan
Ni Shifu
8 BreydelstraatHaven't been there myself, but I've been told this is a very good Chinese restaurant.
HART
34 MinderbroedersruiBeautiful interior, kids friendly, VEGAN breakfast en lunch.
Expensive, but extremely delicious! You have to make a reservation a few weeks beforehand.
34 locals raden deze aan
restaurant Veranda
34 Lange LobroekstraatExpensive, but extremely delicious! You have to make a reservation a few weeks beforehand.
Orso Pizzeria
46 Grote BeerstraatCreative pizzeria near the famous Dageraadplaats.
Delicious VEGAN restaurant in the city centre. Check opening hours, they change sometimes.
12 locals raden deze aan
Wild Project
21 Grote Pieter PotstraatDelicious VEGAN restaurant in the city centre. Check opening hours, they change sometimes.
Best Ice cream and waffles in town! My mother often takes my daughters there for a treat. And afterwards they walk to the MAS museum.
8 locals raden deze aan
Cremerie Germaine
13 NassaustraatBest Ice cream and waffles in town! My mother often takes my daughters there for a treat. And afterwards they walk to the MAS museum.
Coffee, breakfast, brunch, lunch. Nice light, spacious corner café near the Dageraadplaats.
33 locals raden deze aan
Walvis
1 WalvisstraatCoffee, breakfast, brunch, lunch. Nice light, spacious corner café near the Dageraadplaats.
Yam Thai
76 VolkstraatThai Food near Marnixplaats.
Creative Sushi place. They've won several awards.
14 locals raden deze aan
Ko'uzi - Sushi and Fine Food
12 LeopoldplaatsCreative Sushi place. They've won several awards.
Gelato Factory
57 VerschansingstraatIce cream!
HUMM Zuid
90 KronenburgstraatCool Hummus bar
Nice corner café in popular shopping area: Coffee, breakfast, lunch
24 locals raden deze aan
Cafématic
4 VleminckveldNice corner café in popular shopping area: Coffee, breakfast, lunch
Authentic Bakery in a nice shopping street. Probably the best in town. It's tiny inside, so people are standing outside waiting , but it's totally worth it!
21 locals raden deze aan
Goossens
31 Korte GasthuisstraatAuthentic Bakery in a nice shopping street. Probably the best in town. It's tiny inside, so people are standing outside waiting , but it's totally worth it!
Asian fusion ...on a peaceful green square nearby the busy shopping area of the Kloosterstraat . I love it!
39 locals raden deze aan
Camino
4 MuntstraatAsian fusion ...on a peaceful green square nearby the busy shopping area of the Kloosterstraat . I love it!
Arts & Culture
the Roma
286 TurnhoutsebaanBeautiful old cinema now in use as a theatre
Filmhouse Klappei
2 KlappeistraatTiny cinema just around the corner!
Troubleyn / Jan Fabre
23 PastorijstraatTheatre workplace of the famous Jan Fabre
De Winkelhaak
26 Lange WinkelhaakstraatA must see for design lovers
You can take all the elevators up to the big roof terrace and enjoy the beautiful view for free! (Don't need a ticket to go up there.)
475 locals raden deze aan
MAS - Museum aan de Stroom
1 HanzestedenplaatsYou can take all the elevators up to the big roof terrace and enjoy the beautiful view for free! (Don't need a ticket to go up there.)
Plantin en Moretuslei
Plantin en MoretusleiFormer city palazzo of the famous painter Rubens. I like the garden as well.
166 locals raden deze aan
Rubenshuis
9-11 WapperFormer city palazzo of the famous painter Rubens. I like the garden as well.
Museum of Photography. There's also a café and a nice bookshop.
145 locals raden deze aan
Fotomuseum Antwerpen
47 WaalsekaaiMuseum of Photography. There's also a café and a nice bookshop.
Museum of Modern Art, nearby the FOMU. They also have museum café with a roof terrace.
147 locals raden deze aan
Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen
32 LeuvenstraatMuseum of Modern Art, nearby the FOMU. They also have museum café with a roof terrace.
Shopping
Soepmie - biologische soepmakers in Antwerpen sinds 2010
36 DambruggestraatFresh soup and quiche to take out
De Wilde Zee
Nice shopping area with smaller boutiques.
Steenhouwersvest
SteenhouwersvestShopping area with smaller boutiques.
Mark
Books and gifts
Great Bookshop (also cards, pens, calendars etc.) , I can't go there without buying anything...
8 locals raden deze aan
‘t Stad Leest
18 OudaanGreat Bookshop (also cards, pens, calendars etc.) , I can't go there without buying anything...
Popular Shopping area with a lot of antique shops and fashion
129 locals raden deze aan
Kloosterstraat
KloosterstraatPopular Shopping area with a lot of antique shops and fashion
Parks & Nature
Beautiful museum park with statues and modern in situ art. I can easily spent a whole afternoon there.
83 locals raden deze aan
Middelheimmuseum
61 MiddelheimlaanBeautiful museum park with statues and modern in situ art. I can easily spent a whole afternoon there.