Guidebook for Antwerpen

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Guidebook for Antwerpen

Food Scene

great Italian restaurant, real Italian atmosphere with fine & fresh innovative cuisine, make sure to call ahead to reserve your spot. small terrace in summer.
13 locals recommend
Brusketta
67 Jan van Rijswijcklaan
13 locals recommend
great Italian restaurant, real Italian atmosphere with fine & fresh innovative cuisine, make sure to call ahead to reserve your spot. small terrace in summer.
upmarket but affordable restaurant with a great funny chef (who happens also to be a TV chef) , right around my corner, but usually fully booked in weekends, try your luck!
9 locals recommend
Troubadour
32 Tiensestraat
9 locals recommend
upmarket but affordable restaurant with a great funny chef (who happens also to be a TV chef) , right around my corner, but usually fully booked in weekends, try your luck!
easy going cafe and restaurant. eat typical belgian dishes made with the bear from next doors brewery De Coninck. also terrace in the back in summer.
Afspanning De Hand
1 Boomgaardstraat
easy going cafe and restaurant. eat typical belgian dishes made with the bear from next doors brewery De Coninck. also terrace in the back in summer.
small restaurant right around the corner, check the menu as always changing
10 locals recommend
marie 5.0
10 locals recommend
small restaurant right around the corner, check the menu as always changing
top restaurant from chef Sergio, Michelin starred, always full but try your luck or reserve months ahead for an incredible gastronmical night.
63 locals recommend
The Jane
1 Paradeplein
63 locals recommend
top restaurant from chef Sergio, Michelin starred, always full but try your luck or reserve months ahead for an incredible gastronmical night.
fresh fish restaurant, trendy and affordable, you get your drinks at the bar, pay and order your food at the cashier and the chef brings your food when its ready. simple but yummie and very fair price
LoveFish
12 Godefriduskaai
fresh fish restaurant, trendy and affordable, you get your drinks at the bar, pay and order your food at the cashier and the chef brings your food when its ready. simple but yummie and very fair price
have your breakfast/brunch here! great artisanal like croissants and bread, easy going atmosphere, bio food on your way to the city
22 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
45 Mechelsesteenweg
22 locals recommend
have your breakfast/brunch here! great artisanal like croissants and bread, easy going atmosphere, bio food on your way to the city
great restaurnats in this street
7 locals recommend
Pelgrimstraat
Pelgrimstraat
7 locals recommend
great restaurnats in this street
i love this place, simple and tasty pastas and low prices. great wine bar where you can drink great wines per glass
18 locals recommend
Pasta-Hippo-Vino
32 Oude Koornmarkt
18 locals recommend
i love this place, simple and tasty pastas and low prices. great wine bar where you can drink great wines per glass
another great spot for breakfast bruch or lunch, bio food and all
Het Dagelijks Brood
48 Steenhouwersvest
another great spot for breakfast bruch or lunch, bio food and all
very touristic but hey, if you want a cheap and good pizza, go here
13 locals recommend
Da Giovanni
8 Jan Blomstraat
13 locals recommend
very touristic but hey, if you want a cheap and good pizza, go here
fantastic restaurant , great service, great food and a cozy cocktail bar as well, terrace in summer and even inbetween seasons
16 locals recommend
Absinthbar
1 Papenstraatje
16 locals recommend
fantastic restaurant , great service, great food and a cozy cocktail bar as well, terrace in summer and even inbetween seasons
nice bar restuarnt with belgian dishes, trendy
13 locals recommend
Berlin
1 Kleine Markt
13 locals recommend
nice bar restuarnt with belgian dishes, trendy
exquisite burgers
11 locals recommend
Ellis Gourmet Burger - Antwerpen Eilandje
52 Sint-Aldegondiskaai
11 locals recommend
exquisite burgers
another exquisite burger place
53 locals recommend
De Burgerij
8 Sint-Laureiskaai
53 locals recommend
another exquisite burger place
great view and walkway next to the Schelde
28 locals recommend
Zuiderterras / RAS
37 Ernest Van Dijckkaai
28 locals recommend
great view and walkway next to the Schelde
breakfast / lunch
Panos City Driekoningen
94 Driekoningenstraat
breakfast / lunch
vegetarian and bio 'fast' food
EXKi
20 De Keyserlei
vegetarian and bio 'fast' food
our better next to the mac donalds, belgium style
Quick de Keyserlei
22 2018 De Keyserlei
our better next to the mac donalds, belgium style
great coffee place with a true barrista
65 locals recommend
Caffènation Antwerp City Center
16 Mechelsesteenweg
65 locals recommend
great coffee place with a true barrista

Everything Else

must do in the city, spectacular building, free access to the rooftop for a great view over the city, different lusea over all floors as you step down, try it you will be amazed!
475 locals recommend
MAS - Museum aan de Stroom
1 Hanzestedenplaats
475 locals recommend
must do in the city, spectacular building, free access to the rooftop for a great view over the city, different lusea over all floors as you step down, try it you will be amazed!
great place, newest hot spot in Antwerp. great food restaurants and bars around, always a crowd
61 locals recommend
Eilandje
61 locals recommend
great place, newest hot spot in Antwerp. great food restaurants and bars around, always a crowd
great area with lots of restaurnats and trendy bars around the museum of modern art
53 locals recommend
Zuid
53 locals recommend
great area with lots of restaurnats and trendy bars around the museum of modern art
central spot to take your tram or bus to the city
21 locals recommend
Harmoniepark
4 Kon. Elisabethlei
21 locals recommend
central spot to take your tram or bus to the city
closest railway station
24 locals recommend
Antwerpen-Berchem station
24 locals recommend
closest railway station
must see , voted most beautiful railway station in the world by Mashable.com , go in and discover all floors and all angles of this fantastic building, go outside and go all around, you will be surpri
188 locals recommend
Antwerpen Centraal station
27 Koningin Astridplein
188 locals recommend
must see , voted most beautiful railway station in the world by Mashable.com , go in and discover all floors and all angles of this fantastic building, go outside and go all around, you will be surpri
antwerp ZOO
188 locals recommend
ZOO Antwerpen
20-26 Koningin Astridplein
188 locals recommend
antwerp ZOO
fashion museum antwerp
152 locals recommend
ModeMuseum
28 Nationalestraat
152 locals recommend
fashion museum antwerp
go here in summertime, nice park with lots of entertainment, water and a huge loungy terrace
183 locals recommend
Park Spoor Noord
Ellermanstraat
183 locals recommend
go here in summertime, nice park with lots of entertainment, water and a huge loungy terrace
open air pool near the beach of antwerp, lots of restaurants and cafes in the area
6 locals recommend
Openluchtzwembad De Molen
40 Wandeldijk
6 locals recommend
open air pool near the beach of antwerp, lots of restaurants and cafes in the area
old fort from Antwerp
85 locals recommend
Hetsteen
1 Steenplein
85 locals recommend
old fort from Antwerp
must do! take the elevator down (even with your bike) and cross the water in the tunnel, at the other side you ahve a great view and a pretty walk to the beach of Antwerp, restaurants and cafes
37 locals recommend
Sint-Annatunnel
Sint-Annatunnel
37 locals recommend
must do! take the elevator down (even with your bike) and cross the water in the tunnel, at the other side you ahve a great view and a pretty walk to the beach of Antwerp, restaurants and cafes

Drinks & Nightlife

gay cafe with terrace in summer , nice friendly mixed crowd
Popi Café
12 Plantinkaai
gay cafe with terrace in summer , nice friendly mixed crowd
dance club , fashionistas , mixed crowd
11 locals recommend
Café Local
25 Waalsekaai
11 locals recommend
dance club , fashionistas , mixed crowd
gay dance evening on sundays , karaoke nights mixed crowd other days, terrace in summer
6 locals recommend
Bonaparte Karaoke Bar
21 Grote Markt
6 locals recommend
gay dance evening on sundays , karaoke nights mixed crowd other days, terrace in summer
gay dance club on saturdays, mixed crowd themed parties other days, first sunday of the month Studio54
22 locals recommend
Red and Blue
11 Lange Schipperskapelstraat
22 locals recommend
gay dance club on saturdays, mixed crowd themed parties other days, first sunday of the month Studio54
lots of small cafes and dancecafes in this area
Grote Pieter Potstraat
Grote Pieter Potstraat
lots of small cafes and dancecafes in this area
bar resto , belgian dishes, arty
37 locals recommend
Captain Zeppos
78 Vleminckveld
37 locals recommend
bar resto , belgian dishes, arty
hard core leather gay bar
The Boots
22 Van Aerdtstraat
hard core leather gay bar

Shopping

high fashion street
38 locals recommend
Schuttershofstraat
Schuttershofstraat
38 locals recommend
high fashion street
large shopping street , pedestrian road
151 locals recommend
Meir
Meir
151 locals recommend
large shopping street , pedestrian road
alternative shoppingstreet
69 locals recommend
Kammenstraat
Kammenstraat
69 locals recommend
alternative shoppingstreet

Arts & Culture

grote disco met thema avonden, very very trendy
13 locals recommend
IKON Antwerpen
3 Kotterstraat
13 locals recommend
grote disco met thema avonden, very very trendy

Essentials

this is your antiques area, go on sundays for a stroll
129 locals recommend
Kloosterstraat
Kloosterstraat
129 locals recommend
this is your antiques area, go on sundays for a stroll
shoppingstreet with multicultural shops , asian turkish african food shops, but also kruitvat zeeman and panos and other bakeries
Driekoningenstraat
Driekoningenstraat
shoppingstreet with multicultural shops , asian turkish african food shops, but also kruitvat zeeman and panos and other bakeries