Guidebook for Antwerp 2018

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Guidebook for Antwerp 2018

Sightseeing

Learn about Antwerp's signature beer and enjoy a tasting after a self-guided tour.
76 locals recommend
De Koninck Antwerp City Brewery
291 Mechelsesteenweg
76 locals recommend
Learn about Antwerp's signature beer and enjoy a tasting after a self-guided tour.

Food Scene

Awarded two Michelin stars, you'll need to book well in advance to eat here. In the evenings you can also go to their 'upper room bar' for drinks and bites.
63 locals recommend
The Jane
1 Paradeplein
63 locals recommend
Awarded two Michelin stars, you'll need to book well in advance to eat here. In the evenings you can also go to their 'upper room bar' for drinks and bites.
Coffeebar with its own roastery @ PAKT
19 locals recommend
Caffènation Roastery and Bar PAKT
161 Lamorinierestraat
19 locals recommend
Coffeebar with its own roastery @ PAKT
Great sourdough pizzas @ PAKT
13 locals recommend
Standard
Regine Beerplein
13 locals recommend
Great sourdough pizzas @ PAKT
Barbecue grill restaurant, they also have a good cocktail bar. Reserve in advance on weekends.
21 locals recommend
Black Smoke
1 Boomgaardstraat
21 locals recommend
Barbecue grill restaurant, they also have a good cocktail bar. Reserve in advance on weekends.
The place to go for a good steak. Reserve in advance on weekends.
8 locals recommend
The Butcher's son
1 Boomgaardstraat
8 locals recommend
The place to go for a good steak. Reserve in advance on weekends.
Best falafel in town. Closed on Saturday evenings.
30 locals recommend
Beni Falafel
188 Lange Leemstraat
30 locals recommend
Best falafel in town. Closed on Saturday evenings.
Freshly made chips and homemade sauces and snacks. Boomgaardstraat 204
Frieterij Berchem
204 Boomgaardstraat
Freshly made chips and homemade sauces and snacks. Boomgaardstraat 204
Fresh bread and lunch/breakfast. Artsen zonder Grenzenstraat 32
8 locals recommend
The Bread Nation
32 Artsen zonder Grenzenstraat
8 locals recommend
Fresh bread and lunch/breakfast. Artsen zonder Grenzenstraat 32
Good lunch spot
32 locals recommend
Bar Vert
2 Helenalei
32 locals recommend
Good lunch spot
Good spot for coffee/lunch Lange Leemstraat 443
13 locals recommend
Café Bazaar
443 Lange Leemstraat
13 locals recommend
Good spot for coffee/lunch Lange Leemstraat 443
Cold-pressed juices, sandwiches, seasonal salads... Nice lunch spot with a great terrace in the summer. @ PAKT
RACINE PAKT
161 Lamorinierestraat
Cold-pressed juices, sandwiches, seasonal salads... Nice lunch spot with a great terrace in the summer. @ PAKT
Another place for lunch/dinner/drinks @ PAKT (burgers, salads, wine, beer...)
Kasserol Antwerp
1 Regine Beerplein
Another place for lunch/dinner/drinks @ PAKT (burgers, salads, wine, beer...)

Essentials

Stock up on anything you need in this little supermarket, also open sunday morning. I shop here almost daily.
11 locals recommend
Proxy Groen Kwartier
16 Albert Claudestraat
11 locals recommend
Stock up on anything you need in this little supermarket, also open sunday morning. I shop here almost daily.
Visit their website crossfitantwerpen.be if you want to arrange a drop-in. @ PAKT
CrossFit Antwerpen
161 Lamorinierestraat
Visit their website crossfitantwerpen.be if you want to arrange a drop-in. @ PAKT
Mechelsesteenweg 271, 2018 Antwerpen
Lidl
271 Mechelsesteenweg
Mechelsesteenweg 271, 2018 Antwerpen
Laundromat
Panda Wassalon
12 Sint-Lambertusstraat
Laundromat
Dry cleaning
Textielreiniger - Strijkdienst 't Groen Kwartier
Hospitaalplein
Dry cleaning

Getting Around

Get your bike pass online from velo-antwerpen.be Day pass: €4 Week pass: €10
Velo 047 - Militair Hospitaal
Get your bike pass online from velo-antwerpen.be Day pass: €4 Week pass: €10
Train station.
24 locals recommend
Antwerpen-Berchem station
24 locals recommend
Train station.

Drinks & Nightlife

A good place to go for a drink but also plenty of tasty food options for a low-key meal.
17 locals recommend
De Pelgrim
6 Boomgaardstraat
17 locals recommend
A good place to go for a drink but also plenty of tasty food options for a low-key meal.
Large selection of lesser known Belgian beers on tap and even more bottles available. All served in a cool industrial looking building with friendly staff that'll happily help you find a good beer.
10 locals recommend
Speciale Belge Taproom
1 Regine Beerplein
10 locals recommend
Large selection of lesser known Belgian beers on tap and even more bottles available. All served in a cool industrial looking building with friendly staff that'll happily help you find a good beer.
6 locals recommend
BOBBY
161 Isabellalei
6 locals recommend
Boutique hotel with fancy restaurant. The bar is open for cocktails and light snacks. The building has been wonderfully renovated and is worth a visit.
10 locals recommend
August
5 Jules Bordetstraat
10 locals recommend
Boutique hotel with fancy restaurant. The bar is open for cocktails and light snacks. The building has been wonderfully renovated and is worth a visit.
Other than a great restaurant they also have a bar, in the summer there's a rooftop bar with a nice view.
21 locals recommend
Black Smoke
1 Boomgaardstraat
21 locals recommend
Other than a great restaurant they also have a bar, in the summer there's a rooftop bar with a nice view.

Neighborhoods

Nice square to go for a drink or food. Zeezicht and Bar Salon are personal favorites.
136 locals recommend
Dageraadplaats
Dageraadplaats
136 locals recommend
Nice square to go for a drink or food. Zeezicht and Bar Salon are personal favorites.
Lots of smaller shops and snackbars in this street. If you need anything in the middle of the night there are several night shops too.
Driekoningenstraat
Driekoningenstraat
Lots of smaller shops and snackbars in this street. If you need anything in the middle of the night there are several night shops too.