Guidebook for Antwerpen
Food Scene
Viggo's
21 De ConinckpleinRode7
7 Sint-JanspleinDe Burgerij
8 Sint-LaureiskaaiSecond best burgers in town! :)
Ellis Gourmet Burger - Antwerpen Eilandje
52 Sint-AldegondiskaaiBest burgers in town!
Brutal
72 KerkstraatRestaurant Jaro.
10 VerschansingstraatGreat Moroccan snackbar/restaurant. Really cheap, but great food. Cosy atmosphere too!
9 locals recommend
't Fonteintje
80 KerkstraatGreat Moroccan snackbar/restaurant. Really cheap, but great food. Cosy atmosphere too!
Hidden gem! Indian and Pakistani food, freshly prepared. Looks a bit shady, but you don't have to have your dinner there. Order it for take out and have a great eastern experience!
New Ballywood restaurant
115 OudesteenwegHidden gem! Indian and Pakistani food, freshly prepared. Looks a bit shady, but you don't have to have your dinner there. Order it for take out and have a great eastern experience!
Turkish snack place. If you don't know what to order, go for 'Kapsalon'. Also pretty cheap!
Bodrum Palace
24 VondelstraatTurkish snack place. If you don't know what to order, go for 'Kapsalon'. Also pretty cheap!
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar Noord
64-80 Viaduct-DamBeerlovers Bar
105 RotterdamstraatArts & Culture
Access to the roof terrace is free and offers the best view over Antwerp!
475 locals recommend
MAS - Museum aan de Stroom
1 HanzestedenplaatsAccess to the roof terrace is free and offers the best view over Antwerp!
Huge concert venue, with big international A-style artists. Don't eat nearby; all overpriced tourist- and concertgoers-traps!
67 locals recommend
Antwerpen Sportpaleis station
Huge concert venue, with big international A-style artists. Don't eat nearby; all overpriced tourist- and concertgoers-traps!
Must see museum about the historic transatlantic cruise line, bringing many hundred thousands of European immigrants to the United States in the beginning of the 20th century.
129 locals recommend
Red Star Line Museum
3 MontevideostraatMust see museum about the historic transatlantic cruise line, bringing many hundred thousands of European immigrants to the United States in the beginning of the 20th century.
Getting Around
Most beautiful train station in the world, without a doubt :)
188 locals recommend
Antwerpen Centraal station
27 Koningin AstridpleinMost beautiful train station in the world, without a doubt :)
Parks & Nature
Zoo with a great selection of animans, one of the oldest zoo's in Europe
188 locals recommend
ZOO Antwerpen
20-26 Koningin AstridpleinZoo with a great selection of animans, one of the oldest zoo's in Europe
Beautiful place; used to be an old train depot, now converted into a green park. Grab a cocktail and pizza at Bar Noord, a cool bar/restaurant in the ancient train hangar.
183 locals recommend
Park Spoor Noord
EllermanstraatBeautiful place; used to be an old train depot, now converted into a green park. Grab a cocktail and pizza at Bar Noord, a cool bar/restaurant in the ancient train hangar.
Essentials
Carrefour express GUMMARUS
13 Sint-GummarusstraatA bit of expensive, but they have everything you need!
Lidl
82 van de WervestraatCheapest groceries in the neighbourhood. Also enjoy their fresh bakery!
Sightseeing
This cathedral IS the Antwerp skyline. Make sure to at least walk by. 123 metres high and there should've been two of those towers. But they ran out of money; so now you can see 1,5 cathedral towers :)
177 locals recommend
Cathedral of Our Lady
21 GroenplaatsThis cathedral IS the Antwerp skyline. Make sure to at least walk by. 123 metres high and there should've been two of those towers. But they ran out of money; so now you can see 1,5 cathedral towers :)