Guidebook for Antwerp

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Guidebook for Antwerp

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice bar at walking distance. Always very lively and a good range of beers!
96 locals recommend
Zeezicht
7-8 Dageraadplaats
96 locals recommend
Nice bar at walking distance. Always very lively and a good range of beers!
Nice bar with good atmosphere and good simple food at a low price!
29 locals recommend
Stanny
1 Stanleystraat
29 locals recommend
Nice bar with good atmosphere and good simple food at a low price!
Great bar with some unique drinks
28 locals recommend
Café Moeskop
17 Dageraadplaats
28 locals recommend
Great bar with some unique drinks
Trendy summer bar (June-August) with parties (Wednesday-Saturday)
12 locals recommend
Zomerfabriek
2 Minkelersstraat
12 locals recommend
Trendy summer bar (June-August) with parties (Wednesday-Saturday)
Probably the most famous holebi bar of the city. Open day and night
17 locals recommend
Den Draak
1 Draakplaats
17 locals recommend
Probably the most famous holebi bar of the city. Open day and night
Nice place to go for a drink. Several good bars
24 locals recommend
Mechelseplein
Mechelseplein
24 locals recommend
Nice place to go for a drink. Several good bars
Famous pub with often live jazz bands
73 locals recommend
De Muze
15 Melkmarkt
73 locals recommend
Famous pub with often live jazz bands
Cosy pub next to the cathedral with nice selection of beers
31 locals recommend
Paters Vaetje
1 Blauwmoezelstraat
31 locals recommend
Cosy pub next to the cathedral with nice selection of beers
Nice bar for beer tasting, beautiful square in student neighborhood
't Waagstuk
20 Stadswaag
Nice bar for beer tasting, beautiful square in student neighborhood
Traditional Belgian Café
7 locals recommend
Pelikaan
14 Melkmarkt
7 locals recommend
Traditional Belgian Café
Great summer bar with fountains
50 locals recommend
Bar Noord
64-80 Viaduct-Dam
50 locals recommend
Great summer bar with fountains

Food Scene

Quality burger restaurant with great fries!
53 locals recommend
De Burgerij
8 Sint-Laureiskaai
53 locals recommend
Quality burger restaurant with great fries!
Good food at a good price!
Overvloed
7 Dageraadplaats
Good food at a good price!
Nice place for coffee and bites with a sunny terrace
22 locals recommend
Wattman
3 Tramplein
22 locals recommend
Nice place for coffee and bites with a sunny terrace
Small place, great pizza
25 locals recommend
Orso Pizzeria
46 Grote Beerstraat
25 locals recommend
Small place, great pizza
Good food from all over the world for a good price
24 locals recommend
Via Via reiscafé
43 Wolstraat
24 locals recommend
Good food from all over the world for a good price
Great Mexican & Brazilian food. Of course with cocktails
7 locals recommend
Restaurant Trópicos www.tropicostakeaway.be
2 Van Cuyckstraat
7 locals recommend
Great Mexican & Brazilian food. Of course with cocktails
Famous for coffee, next to the impressive national bank building
65 locals recommend
Caffènation Antwerp City Center
16 Mechelsesteenweg
65 locals recommend
Famous for coffee, next to the impressive national bank building
Coffee with rooftop terrace!
29 locals recommend
Coffeelabs
19 Lange Klarenstraat
29 locals recommend
Coffee with rooftop terrace!
Name says it all. Fancy neighborhood to discover, sometimes gives you the feeling of being in Paris.
Coffee & Vinyl
45 Volkstraat
Name says it all. Fancy neighborhood to discover, sometimes gives you the feeling of being in Paris.
Brazilian churasqueria. Hard to get in without a reservation
Fogos
7a Bordeauxstraat
Brazilian churasqueria. Hard to get in without a reservation
Great simple food, descent prices
32 locals recommend
Caravan
17 Damplein
32 locals recommend
Great simple food, descent prices
Quick bite in Israeli falafel place in the Jewish quarter
30 locals recommend
Beni Falafel
188 Lange Leemstraat
30 locals recommend
Quick bite in Israeli falafel place in the Jewish quarter
Great simple food, descent prices
60 locals recommend
Dansing Chocola
159 Kloosterstraat
60 locals recommend
Great simple food, descent prices
Most famous pita restaurant in the city. Real restaurant, no take-away
30 locals recommend
Finjan
1 Graaf van Hoornestraat
30 locals recommend
Most famous pita restaurant in the city. Real restaurant, no take-away

Sightseeing

Old military hospital, completely renovated with small parks, fancy lofts and a renowned restaurant in the old chapel.
't Groen Kwartier
2 Artsen zonder Grenzenstraat
Old military hospital, completely renovated with small parks, fancy lofts and a renowned restaurant in the old chapel.
This street is like a museum. Most houses are art nouveau castles!
83 locals recommend
Cogels Osylei
Cogels-Osylei
83 locals recommend
This street is like a museum. Most houses are art nouveau castles!
Unique crossing with 4 almost identical art nouveau houses at each corner: Summer, Autumn, Winter & Spring
Waterloostraat
Waterloostraat
Unique crossing with 4 almost identical art nouveau houses at each corner: Summer, Autumn, Winter & Spring
Great BBQ spot with beautiful view on the city skyline, river and port
Sloepenweg
Great BBQ spot with beautiful view on the city skyline, river and port
This small parks offers the best view on the city skyline. To reach there you best take the old and unique St. Anna pedestrian tunnel
Frederik van Eedenplein
Frederik van Eedenplein
This small parks offers the best view on the city skyline. To reach there you best take the old and unique St. Anna pedestrian tunnel
Built in 1933, this 572m pedestrian tunnel with authentic wooden escalators offers a unique experience. Cross the river and enjoy the amazing view on the city skyline!
37 locals recommend
Sint-Annatunnel
Sint-Annatunnel
37 locals recommend
Built in 1933, this 572m pedestrian tunnel with authentic wooden escalators offers a unique experience. Cross the river and enjoy the amazing view on the city skyline!
A unique collection of old cranes!
8 locals recommend
Waagnatie Expo & Events
150 Rijnkaai
8 locals recommend
A unique collection of old cranes!
Old beautifully renovated warehouse with public doorgang
54 locals recommend
Felix Pakhuis
30 Godefriduskaai
54 locals recommend
Old beautifully renovated warehouse with public doorgang
New park on old cargo rail station. Nice for BBQ, sports, bars, skating,...
183 locals recommend
Park Spoor Noord
Ellermanstraat
183 locals recommend
New park on old cargo rail station. Nice for BBQ, sports, bars, skating,...
Largest park of the city
79 locals recommend
Provincial Domain Rivierenhof
246 Turnhoutsebaan
79 locals recommend
Largest park of the city
Oldest part of the university
Universiteitsclub
13 Prinsstraat
Oldest part of the university
The city beguinage. Some tranquility in the city
23 locals recommend
béguinage of Antwerp
39 Rodestraat
23 locals recommend
The city beguinage. Some tranquility in the city
Small park in early upcoming trendy neighborhood with some nice bars and often markets
10 locals recommend
Krugerplein
Krugerplein
10 locals recommend
Small park in early upcoming trendy neighborhood with some nice bars and often markets
Is it a train station or a cathedral?
188 locals recommend
Antwerpen Centraal station
27 Koningin Astridplein
188 locals recommend
Is it a train station or a cathedral?
Experience the middle ages walking through this old alley
8 locals recommend
Vlaaikensgang
8 locals recommend
Experience the middle ages walking through this old alley
Swimming pond. Not really allowed to swim there, but no problem if you do.
Noordkasteel
Noordkasteel Zuid
Swimming pond. Not really allowed to swim there, but no problem if you do.

Arts & Culture

Visit the largest and oldest brewery of Antwerp, taste great local beers, cheese, chocolate,...
76 locals recommend
De Koninck Antwerp City Brewery
291 Mechelsesteenweg
76 locals recommend
Visit the largest and oldest brewery of Antwerp, taste great local beers, cheese, chocolate,...
Free ecological swimming pond in park!
24 locals recommend
Swimming Pond Boekenberg - Deurne
88 Van Baurscheitlaan
24 locals recommend
Free ecological swimming pond in park!
Beautiful old music venue. Check their website!
76 locals recommend
the Roma
286 Turnhoutsebaan
76 locals recommend
Beautiful old music venue. Check their website!
Old city zoo with nice animals, gardens & architecture
188 locals recommend
ZOO Antwerpen
20-26 Koningin Astridplein
188 locals recommend
Old city zoo with nice animals, gardens & architecture
Largest graffiti artwork in Europe! (Krugerstraat-Minkelersstraat-Vlijtstraat)
Minkelersstraat
Minkelersstraat
Largest graffiti artwork in Europe! (Krugerstraat-Minkelersstraat-Vlijtstraat)
One of the largest open air sculpture museums worldwide and surrounded by nice parks. Free entrance.
83 locals recommend
Middelheim Museum
61 Middelheimlaan
83 locals recommend
One of the largest open air sculpture museums worldwide and surrounded by nice parks. Free entrance.
Modern city museum with amazing rooftop view. Free entrance for viewpoint, fee for exhibitions
475 locals recommend
MAS - Museum aan de Stroom
1 Hanzestedenplaats
475 locals recommend
Modern city museum with amazing rooftop view. Free entrance for viewpoint, fee for exhibitions
Famous underground club
7 locals recommend
Petrol
7 locals recommend
Famous underground club
Lots of museums, restaurants and bars in this trendy but expensive part of the city
21 locals recommend
Leopold de Waelplaats
Leopold de Waelplaats
21 locals recommend
Lots of museums, restaurants and bars in this trendy but expensive part of the city

Shopping

Place to go for Antwerp fashion
44 locals recommend
Nationalestraat
Nationalestraat
44 locals recommend
Place to go for Antwerp fashion
Trendy shopping street
69 locals recommend
Kammenstraat
Kammenstraat
69 locals recommend
Trendy shopping street
Place to go for antique shops
Kloosterstraat VZW
14 Kloosterstraat
Place to go for antique shops

Essentials

Amazing food market every Saturday morning!
45 locals recommend
Nieuwstad
Nieuwstad
45 locals recommend
Amazing food market every Saturday morning!
Best place to go if you are looking to buy food nearby
Statiestraat
Statiestraat
Best place to go if you are looking to buy food nearby