My favorite coffee, brunch places
Hip and busy brunch spot with amazing food. You can also drink some wine or draft beer and sit on their cozy terrace.
33 locals recommend
Walvis
1 WalvisstraatHip and busy brunch spot with amazing food. You can also drink some wine or draft beer and sit on their cozy terrace.
They have a small selection for food, but very tasty!
The coffee is amazing there. Try the filter coffee if you're feeling adventurous.
Rush Rush Coffee
29 Lange AltaarstraatThey have a small selection for food, but very tasty!
The coffee is amazing there. Try the filter coffee if you're feeling adventurous.
Barchel
6 Van BreestraatHip brunch place. Very popular in the weekends!
The most famous coffeebar in Antwerp. No food, just amazing coffee
65 locals recommend
Caffènation Antwerp City Center
16 MechelsesteenwegThe most famous coffeebar in Antwerp. No food, just amazing coffee
Great brunch and coffee place with a big terrace in the spring/summer. The food is a bit more greasy, but oh so good.
51 locals recommend
Butchers Coffee
57 KasteelstraatGreat brunch and coffee place with a big terrace in the spring/summer. The food is a bit more greasy, but oh so good.
Kaffeenini
114A NationalestraatGreat bagel place
Normo
30 MinderbroedersruiGreat coffee place. No food, just coffee.
Best Bars closeby
One of my favorites! Great terrace and a wide variety of draft beers. Try the Triple D'Anvers if they have it on tap. Be carefull though, it's pretty strong :)
69 locals recommend
Café Mombasa
37 MoorkenspleinOne of my favorites! Great terrace and a wide variety of draft beers. Try the Triple D'Anvers if they have it on tap. Be carefull though, it's pretty strong :)
Great bar. Often a DJ on saturday with some 80's new wave music. Try their Negroni if you want to get really drunk.
25 locals recommend
Bar Bakeliet
11 LaarGreat bar. Often a DJ on saturday with some 80's new wave music. Try their Negroni if you want to get really drunk.
There are a lot of nice bars and restaurants on this square.
For bars try Zeezicht, Bar Salon, Café Gorillaz, Café Moeskop, Murukutum.
For Food try Overzicht (belgian), Overzee (thai), Tranquilo (mexican), Camping Campina (Belgian)
136 locals recommend
Dageraadplaats
DageraadplaatsThere are a lot of nice bars and restaurants on this square.
For bars try Zeezicht, Bar Salon, Café Gorillaz, Café Moeskop, Murukutum.
For Food try Overzicht (belgian), Overzee (thai), Tranquilo (mexican), Camping Campina (Belgian)
Small bar with a huge terrace on Krugerplein. Come here to sit with the locals and often a lot of kids.
69 locals recommend
bar Leon
23 ReuzenstraatSmall bar with a huge terrace on Krugerplein. Come here to sit with the locals and often a lot of kids.
Food scene
My personal favorite restaurant of Antwerp. Great Szechuan restaurant in the Chinese neighbourhood.
Don't expect a cozy restaurant but expect the food to be amazing and spicy! If you have trouble ordering, just text me :)
9 locals recommend
Ni Shifu
8 BreydelstraatMy personal favorite restaurant of Antwerp. Great Szechuan restaurant in the Chinese neighbourhood.
Don't expect a cozy restaurant but expect the food to be amazing and spicy! If you have trouble ordering, just text me :)
Middle Eats
2 Graaf van Egmontstraatmiddle eastern cuisine in a trendy setting
Camino
4 MuntstraatGreat azian and especially Korean food
Falafel Tof
32 HoogstraatGreat Falafel place in the centre close to the beautiful cathedral.
Very Flemish/Belgian food Brasserie. Get the Vol au vent or Stoofvlees for a typical Belgian dish. Be ready to overeat.
11 locals recommend
De Zeven Schaken
24 BraderijstraatVery Flemish/Belgian food Brasserie. Get the Vol au vent or Stoofvlees for a typical Belgian dish. Be ready to overeat.
Belgian eatery that looks like a bar. Great belgian dishes here in a very cozy and small setting
14 locals recommend
De Arme Duivel
1 ArmeduivelstraatBelgian eatery that looks like a bar. Great belgian dishes here in a very cozy and small setting
A wine bar/restaurant close to the house. They have different small sharing dishes and great wine. Very cozy and hip setting
8 locals recommend
Glou Glou Borgerhout
26 MoorkenspleinA wine bar/restaurant close to the house. They have different small sharing dishes and great wine. Very cozy and hip setting
Famous Belgian Brasserie. Ciro's next to it is also famous for its belgian dishes.
52 locals recommend
Mampoko
8 AmerikaleiFamous Belgian Brasserie. Ciro's next to it is also famous for its belgian dishes.
This is the 'Chinatown' of Antwerp.
A lot of great restaurants here if you're craving Chinese Food.
Try Ni Shifu (my favourite), The Best, Fong Mei, Kunthun, Tawan Tai.
24 locals recommend
Chinatown
This is the 'Chinatown' of Antwerp.
A lot of great restaurants here if you're craving Chinese Food.
Try Ni Shifu (my favourite), The Best, Fong Mei, Kunthun, Tawan Tai.
If you want to eat Mussels (Moules Frites) this is a great place for it right in the city center.
7 locals recommend
Maritime
4 SuikerruiIf you want to eat Mussels (Moules Frites) this is a great place for it right in the city center.
A great and not to expensive Tai place in the chinese neighbourhood.
There are many more great restaurants in this neighboorhood if you're craving Chinese: Kunthun, The Best, Ni Shifu, Fong Mei.
8 locals recommend
Tawan Tai
3 Van ArteveldestraatA great and not to expensive Tai place in the chinese neighbourhood.
There are many more great restaurants in this neighboorhood if you're craving Chinese: Kunthun, The Best, Ni Shifu, Fong Mei.
If you want to really experience Belgian food culture. Go to a frituur or fries shop. This one is on a cozy square with a great terrace.
FRITUUR DAGERAAD
26 DageraadplaatsIf you want to really experience Belgian food culture. Go to a frituur or fries shop. This one is on a cozy square with a great terrace.
Best bars in city centre
Do you feel more like partying? Go to the Mechelseplein! At night this is the place to be. Any bar there really is a great place. Once everything is closed, check out the Izzy Maze if you want to make it really late and dirty.
8 locals recommend
Mechelseplein
MechelsepleinDo you feel more like partying? Go to the Mechelseplein! At night this is the place to be. Any bar there really is a great place. Once everything is closed, check out the Izzy Maze if you want to make it really late and dirty.
De Muze
15 MelkmarktFamous jazz bar in the centre of Antwerp
Bar with occasionally live music. Mostly rock music here. Great location in the centre near City hall.
18 locals recommend
Cabron
1 KaasruiBar with occasionally live music. Mostly rock music here. Great location in the centre near City hall.
Very small, cozy bar. Popular with theatre people. You might spot a famous (belgian) actor here.
14 locals recommend
De Duifkens
5 GraanmarktVery small, cozy bar. Popular with theatre people. You might spot a famous (belgian) actor here.
Chatleroi
2 Graaf van HoornestraatCozy bar in 't Zuid. Have a beer with sight on the palace of fine arts.
If you want to go drink with the students of Antwerp. This is the place. You can also go a bit further to 'De Prof' if you want to go dance. Thursdays is the most popular night here, don't go here in the weekends. Thursdays are
Ossenmarkt
OssenmarktIf you want to go drink with the students of Antwerp. This is the place. You can also go a bit further to 'De Prof' if you want to go dance. Thursdays is the most popular night here, don't go here in the weekends. Thursdays are
A Bar in 't Zuid area of Antwerp on a beautifull square. There are some nice restaurants and bars closeby as well.
33 locals recommend
Café Baron
5 MarnixplaatsA Bar in 't Zuid area of Antwerp on a beautifull square. There are some nice restaurants and bars closeby as well.
A great variety of Belgian and international beers. Close to the central stationj.
20 locals recommend
Beerlovers Bar
105 RotterdamstraatA great variety of Belgian and international beers. Close to the central stationj.
Party Party
Club in Antwerp near the central station. Mostly electronic music depending on the night.
25 locals recommend
Ampere
21 SimonsstraatClub in Antwerp near the central station. Mostly electronic music depending on the night.
A great place to dance in the weekends in a greenhouse! If you like more commercial music, R&B, Hip hop, ... this is the place for you.
41 locals recommend
Plein Publiek
2A ZonnestroomstraatA great place to dance in the weekends in a greenhouse! If you like more commercial music, R&B, Hip hop, ... this is the place for you.
Club Vaag
4 RijnkaaiParty place near the Schelde! Mostly electronic music.
Club Capital
37 RubensleiVenue for parties. Depending on the night could be elektronic, hip hop, R&b, ...