Guidebook for Antwerp

Laura
Guidebook for Antwerp

Getting Around

The central train station.
188 locals recommend
Antwerpen Centraal station
27 Koningin Astridplein
188 locals recommend
The central train station.
You need to buy a code in advance on the website: http://www.velo-antwerpen.be/
De Coninckplein 1
1 De Coninckplein
You need to buy a code in advance on the website: http://www.velo-antwerpen.be/
The place where you can catch buses and trams to almost everywhere!
11 locals recommend
Franklin Rooseveltplaats
Franklin Rooseveltplaats
11 locals recommend
The place where you can catch buses and trams to almost everywhere!
Free parking.
10 locals recommend
Waalsekaai
Waalsekaai
10 locals recommend
Free parking.
Covered car park (not free).
6 locals recommend
Koningin Astridplein
Koningin Astridplein
6 locals recommend
Covered car park (not free).

Arts & Culture

Cooking atelier : walk around the neighbourhood, buy groceries and cook them together. http://www.foodforfoodies.be/default.aspx
De Coninckplein
De Coninckplein
Cooking atelier : walk around the neighbourhood, buy groceries and cook them together. http://www.foodforfoodies.be/default.aspx
This old building was built in 1934 as a gigantic cinema (seating over 2000 people) and variety theatre. Nowadays, the revue is restored in its original, breathtaking state. http://www.deroma.be/
76 locals recommend
the Roma
286 Turnhoutsebaan
76 locals recommend
This old building was built in 1934 as a gigantic cinema (seating over 2000 people) and variety theatre. Nowadays, the revue is restored in its original, breathtaking state. http://www.deroma.be/
In the St. Paul’s church, there is a ‘hidden’ garden. It is a small but very special garden, called the Calvary Mountain. it is unique in the world & impressive because of the statues.
28 locals recommend
Sint-Pauluskerk
22 Sint-Paulusstraat
28 locals recommend
In the St. Paul’s church, there is a ‘hidden’ garden. It is a small but very special garden, called the Calvary Mountain. it is unique in the world & impressive because of the statues.

Food Scene

Veggie restaurent, but only open until 18h. http://www.lombardia.be/
6 locals recommend
Lombardia
78 Lombardenvest
6 locals recommend
Veggie restaurent, but only open until 18h. http://www.lombardia.be/
One of my favourites: very cozy with delicious food. www.decaravan.be/ mon & tues closed, wed-thurs-fri: open @ 11h sat & sun: open @ 10h
Viaduct-Dam
43 Viaduct-Dam
One of my favourites: very cozy with delicious food. www.decaravan.be/ mon & tues closed, wed-thurs-fri: open @ 11h sat & sun: open @ 10h
Lovely fish restaurant! http://fiskebar.be/
72 locals recommend
Fiskebar
12 Marnixplaats
72 locals recommend
Lovely fish restaurant! http://fiskebar.be/
Another favourite: http://www.eetcafewalrus.com/ Open every day from 12-22h.
17 locals recommend
Walrus
2 Jan van Beersstraat
17 locals recommend
Another favourite: http://www.eetcafewalrus.com/ Open every day from 12-22h.
Yummy belgian fries can be found on this square.
8 locals recommend
Ossenmarkt
Ossenmarkt
8 locals recommend
Yummy belgian fries can be found on this square.
Sightseeing & restaurant in one. Lovely old building. http://www.felixpakhuis.nu/eten-drinken/ (closed until the 5th of January)
Godefriduskaai
Godefriduskaai
Sightseeing & restaurant in one. Lovely old building. http://www.felixpakhuis.nu/eten-drinken/ (closed until the 5th of January)
Very yummy thai restaurant. Looks like a bar when you first pass it, but don't be fooled ;) you can sit in the back!
24 locals recommend
Chinatown
24 locals recommend
Very yummy thai restaurant. Looks like a bar when you first pass it, but don't be fooled ;) you can sit in the back!
Great for breakfast! https://www.facebook.com/barniniantwerp/ Mon - Sat: 8:00 - 19:00 Sun: 8:00 - 17:00
Oude Vaartplaats 60
60 Oudevaartplaats
Great for breakfast! https://www.facebook.com/barniniantwerp/ Mon - Sat: 8:00 - 19:00 Sun: 8:00 - 17:00
Lots of restaurants can be found in this street. My favourite is Ellis Gourmet Burger.
10 locals recommend
De Keyserlei
De Keyserlei
10 locals recommend
Lots of restaurants can be found in this street. My favourite is Ellis Gourmet Burger.
Fine dining (1 Michelin star). Contemporary cuisine. Absolutely delicious. http://www.lepicerieducirque.be/
11 locals recommend
L'épicerie du Cirque "under the Palm Trees"
11 Volkstraat
11 locals recommend
Fine dining (1 Michelin star). Contemporary cuisine. Absolutely delicious. http://www.lepicerieducirque.be/
Coffeebar around the corner! viggoscoffeebar.be
26 locals recommend
Viggo's
21 De Coninckplein
26 locals recommend
Coffeebar around the corner! viggoscoffeebar.be
Bistro cuisine. Try typical Belgian dishes! http://www.brasseriegustav.be/
Brasserie Gustav
2 Van Ertbornstraat
Bistro cuisine. Try typical Belgian dishes! http://www.brasseriegustav.be/
Delicious burgers! ellisgourmetburger.be
7 locals recommend
Ellis Gourmet Burger - Antwerpen De Keyserlei
21 De Keyserlei
7 locals recommend
Delicious burgers! ellisgourmetburger.be
Veggie restaurant with a beautiful garden. http://www.debroersvanjulienne.be/
16 locals recommend
De Broers van Julienne
45 Kasteelpleinstraat
16 locals recommend
Veggie restaurant with a beautiful garden. http://www.debroersvanjulienne.be/
Delicious hand pulled noodle soups!
Van Wesenbekestraat 2
2 Van Wesenbekestraat
Delicious hand pulled noodle soups!
Also good noodle soups (not hand pulled though!). They have pho.
Van Wesenbekestraat 5
5 Van Wesenbekestraat
Also good noodle soups (not hand pulled though!). They have pho.
Fine dining nearby. http://bistrotdunord.be/site/kaart.php http://bistrotdunord.be/site/galerij.html
9 locals recommend
Bistrot Du Nord
36 Lange Dijkstraat
9 locals recommend
Fine dining nearby. http://bistrotdunord.be/site/kaart.php http://bistrotdunord.be/site/galerij.html
(Fine dining) www.restaurantgist.be
Restaurant GIST
2A Kaasstraat
(Fine dining) www.restaurantgist.be
(Fine dining) http://www.invincible.be/
15 locals recommend
Invincible
7 Haarstraat
15 locals recommend
(Fine dining) http://www.invincible.be/
Lovely small bio restaurant. http://www.nativefood.be/
24 locals recommend
Native
8 Muntstraat
24 locals recommend
Lovely small bio restaurant. http://www.nativefood.be/
Coffee, breakfast & brunch. Located on the top level of the building and occupying an indoors area and an impressive rooftop terrace. https://www.facebook.com/CoffeelabsAntwerp
29 locals recommend
Coffeelabs
19 Lange Klarenstraat
29 locals recommend
Coffee, breakfast & brunch. Located on the top level of the building and occupying an indoors area and an impressive rooftop terrace. https://www.facebook.com/CoffeelabsAntwerp
Buchbar is a bar/café with a small dedicated bookshop inside selling a curated selection of novels and art & design titles. www.facebook.com/buchbarantwerp
6 locals recommend
buchbar
79 Scheldestraat
6 locals recommend
Buchbar is a bar/café with a small dedicated bookshop inside selling a curated selection of novels and art & design titles. www.facebook.com/buchbarantwerp
Another lovely and cosy breakfast & lunch place. http://www.tinsel.be/
25 locals recommend
Tinsel
30 Vlaamsekaai
25 locals recommend
Another lovely and cosy breakfast & lunch place. http://www.tinsel.be/
The best Italian place in town, you just need to take one tram (6 or 2) at the central station to get there. It's worth it :) http://www.atavola-antwerpen.be/
11 locals recommend
A Tavola
284 en
11 locals recommend
The best Italian place in town, you just need to take one tram (6 or 2) at the central station to get there. It's worth it :) http://www.atavola-antwerpen.be/
My favourite restaurant: http://www.restaurantveranda.be/
34 locals recommend
restaurant Veranda
34 Lange Lobroekstraat
34 locals recommend
My favourite restaurant: http://www.restaurantveranda.be/
Nice breakfast place!
12 locals recommend
Kloonies
183 Kloosterstraat
12 locals recommend
Nice breakfast place!
Breakfast spot
32 locals recommend
Bar Vert
2 Helenalei
32 locals recommend
Breakfast spot
Great Indian food!
24 locals recommend
Aahaar Delux
23 Lange Herentalsestraat
24 locals recommend
Great Indian food!
Amazing breakfast place
38 locals recommend
Barchel
6 Van Breestraat
38 locals recommend
Amazing breakfast place
Great food on a great square
96 locals recommend
Zeezicht
7-8 Dageraadplaats
96 locals recommend
Great food on a great square

Drinks & Nightlife

Lovely and lively square, food and drinks of all kinds.
136 locals recommend
Dageraadplaats
Dageraadplaats
136 locals recommend
Lovely and lively square, food and drinks of all kinds.
Food and drinks on the square tip: K. Zeppos, look for the burgundy red front
24 locals recommend
Mechelseplein
Mechelseplein
24 locals recommend
Food and drinks on the square tip: K. Zeppos, look for the burgundy red front
Open; Tue - Sat open from 12.00 till ? Sundays from 12.00 - 20.00. Closed on Mondays. This is an uber-brown café with a old fireplace. Very nice decor, was created in the XVIth century.
Moriaanstraat
17 Moriaanstraat
Open; Tue - Sat open from 12.00 till ? Sundays from 12.00 - 20.00. Closed on Mondays. This is an uber-brown café with a old fireplace. Very nice decor, was created in the XVIth century.
Have a drink on the terrace, it's almost around the corner!
11 locals recommend
Kassa 4
21 Ossenmarkt
11 locals recommend
Have a drink on the terrace, it's almost around the corner!
Jazz café. http://jazzmuze.be/
73 locals recommend
De Muze
15 Melkmarkt
73 locals recommend
Jazz café. http://jazzmuze.be/
Restaurant & café with a typical old Belgian look, for lunch & dinner or just a beer. Open every day except Sundays & Mondays. http://rode7.be/
16 locals recommend
Rode7
7 Sint-Jansplein
16 locals recommend
Restaurant & café with a typical old Belgian look, for lunch & dinner or just a beer. Open every day except Sundays & Mondays. http://rode7.be/
Cosy cafe!
41 locals recommend
Korsakov
1 Sint-Jorispoort
41 locals recommend
Cosy cafe!
Explore the magic world of beer ;)
20 locals recommend
Beerlovers Bar
105 Rotterdamstraat
20 locals recommend
Explore the magic world of beer ;)

Essentials

monday 07:00 - 20:00 tuesday 07:00 - 20:00 wednesday 07:00 - 20:00 thursday 07:00 - 20:00 friday 07:00 - 20:00 saturday: closed sunday 08:00 - 20:00
F. Rooseveltplaats/Jezusstraat
monday 07:00 - 20:00 tuesday 07:00 - 20:00 wednesday 07:00 - 20:00 thursday 07:00 - 20:00 friday 07:00 - 20:00 saturday: closed sunday 08:00 - 20:00
Covered market / supermarket with great butchers open until 18h30. Also open on Sunday (until 18h). Closed on Monday.
Spar
21 Van Schoonhovenstraat
Covered market / supermarket with great butchers open until 18h30. Also open on Sunday (until 18h). Closed on Monday.
Great bakery. http://konditori.be/
11 locals recommend
Konditori
8 Schermersstraat
11 locals recommend
Great bakery. http://konditori.be/
Amazing cakes (take away). http://www.tartes.be/
Les Tartes de Françoise
8 Volkstraat
Amazing cakes (take away). http://www.tartes.be/

Entertainment & Activities

Movies! http://www.ugc.be/NL/reservation/ChoixResa.jgi?TYPE=cinema All movies are played in EN, and subtitled in Dutch.
57 locals recommend
UGC
17 Van Ertbornstraat
57 locals recommend
Movies! http://www.ugc.be/NL/reservation/ChoixResa.jgi?TYPE=cinema All movies are played in EN, and subtitled in Dutch.
Dance, music, theatre, architecture. http://www.desingel.be/en
Desguinlei
Desguinlei
Dance, music, theatre, architecture. http://www.desingel.be/en

Shopping

Too many shops to mention in this shopping street. All mainstream brands can be found here: H&M, Zara, Vero Moda, Hema,...
151 locals recommend
Meir
Meir
151 locals recommend
Too many shops to mention in this shopping street. All mainstream brands can be found here: H&M, Zara, Vero Moda, Hema,...
Shopping street for more alternative brands.
69 locals recommend
Kammenstraat
Kammenstraat
69 locals recommend
Shopping street for more alternative brands.
The name says it all :) Also open on Sundays.
IMS Tijdschriften
11 Kaasrui
The name says it all :) Also open on Sundays.
The shop that always makes me happy. It has wonderful household items and great ingredients for a good meal. http://www.dille-kamille.be/nl/
Dille & Kamille
9 Vleminckstraat
The shop that always makes me happy. It has wonderful household items and great ingredients for a good meal. http://www.dille-kamille.be/nl/
A shop with a very clear vision (fair fashion!). There’s light and space galore, so that you can quietly rummage between more than 60 local and international brands. www.juttu.be
Meir 19
19 Meir
A shop with a very clear vision (fair fashion!). There’s light and space galore, so that you can quietly rummage between more than 60 local and international brands. www.juttu.be
Fun shop! http://www.theschooloflife.com/antwerp/
The School of Life Antwerpen
2 Muntstraat
Fun shop! http://www.theschooloflife.com/antwerp/