Guidebook for Antwerpen
Food Scene
great food and lovely lively ambiance, just 1 minute walking from the loft 4u
28 locals recommend
PAKT
1 Regine Beerpleingreat food and lovely lively ambiance, just 1 minute walking from the loft 4u
high end two-star restaurant, one of the best in Belgium, but rather expensive,
located at 100m from the loft 4u
michelin states: This striking chapel, now a trend-setting temple, is unique in Belgium! Chef Nick Bril can be relied upon to introduce diners to mind-blowing flavours. His food is both sophisticated and simple, steeped in powerful flavours and yet amazingly harmonious. The Upper Room Bar serves cocktails.
63 locals recommend
The Jane
1 Paradepleinhigh end two-star restaurant, one of the best in Belgium, but rather expensive,
located at 100m from the loft 4u
michelin states: This striking chapel, now a trend-setting temple, is unique in Belgium! Chef Nick Bril can be relied upon to introduce diners to mind-blowing flavours. His food is both sophisticated and simple, steeped in powerful flavours and yet amazingly harmonious. The Upper Room Bar serves cocktails.
Kasserol Antwerp
1 Regine Beerpleingood food, good prices, nice ambiance, just 1 minute walking from the loft 4u
Standard
Regine Beerpleintasty pizza just 1 minute walking from the loft 4u
August hotel with beautiful restaurant and bar in ancient Augustinessenklooster (monastery), you don't have to stay in the hotel (rooms starting at 150 up to 500€/day) but visit the bar and their garden; Just 1 minute from the loft 4u.
Jules Bordetstraat 5
5 Jules BordetstraatAugust hotel with beautiful restaurant and bar in ancient Augustinessenklooster (monastery), you don't have to stay in the hotel (rooms starting at 150 up to 500€/day) but visit the bar and their garden; Just 1 minute from the loft 4u.
The Bread Nation
32 Artsen zonder Grenzenstraatabout 1 minute walking from your loft
Frieterij Berchem
204 Boomgaardstraatreal Belgian fries ("frietjes") at just 1 minute walking from your loft
Bar Vert
2 Helenaleijust 1 minute walking from your loft this nice restaurant
Arts & Culture
enter for free for the rooftop view
(with a ticket a very nice museum too)
475 locals recommend
MAS - Museum aan de Stroom
1 Hanzestedenplaatsenter for free for the rooftop view
(with a ticket a very nice museum too)
Plantin-Moretus Museum
22 VrijdagmarktUNESCO World Heritage Site for the history of printing
Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp
32 Leuvenstraatonly if you're an avid lover of modern art
sadly closed for the moment, but still : the outside and houses nearby are also very nice
98 locals recommend
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
1 Leopold de Waelplaatssadly closed for the moment, but still : the outside and houses nearby are also very nice
Essentials
just 50 meters from the loft you can find all essentials, fresh food, ...
11 locals recommend
Proxy Groen Kwartier
16 Albert Claudestraatjust 50 meters from the loft you can find all essentials, fresh food, ...
Drinks & Nightlife
Leopold de Waelplaats
Leopold de Waelplaatsdozens of nice cafés and restaurants
Vlaamsekaai
Vlaamsekaaidozens of easy cafés
the closest "old" café with the real locals, if you're not in to chique but with real people !
8 locals recommend
Rood-wit
42 Generaal Drubbelstraatthe closest "old" café with the real locals, if you're not in to chique but with real people !
real Antwerp bear: the brewery is about 10 minutes walking
76 locals recommend
De Koninck Antwerp City Brewery
291 Mechelsesteenwegreal Antwerp bear: the brewery is about 10 minutes walking
Getting Around
train station + taxi is very easy to get to Paleisstraat
also this station is often voted the most beautiful station of Europe :-)
188 locals recommend
Antwerpen Centraal station
27 Koningin Astridpleintrain station + taxi is very easy to get to Paleisstraat
also this station is often voted the most beautiful station of Europe :-)
come and go by train to the whole of Belgium from Berchem station, just 5 minutes walking from our loft
13 locals recommend
Berchem Station perron 1
come and go by train to the whole of Belgium from Berchem station, just 5 minutes walking from our loft
bicycle pass available by Antwerpen city, get everywhere fast and cheap: Antwerp is ideal for cycling
station is just 20 meters from the loft 4u
Velo 047 - Militair Hospitaal
bicycle pass available by Antwerpen city, get everywhere fast and cheap: Antwerp is ideal for cycling
station is just 20 meters from the loft 4u
Shopping
for the shoppers the "highstreet" of Antwerp
for non-shoppers also very nice buildings if you look above ground floor
151 locals recommend
Meir
Meirfor the shoppers the "highstreet" of Antwerp
for non-shoppers also very nice buildings if you look above ground floor
Leysstraat
Leysstraatthe Meir and Leysstraat together are the main shopping streets
Buurten
Paradeplein
ParadepleinDageraadplaats
Dageraadplaatsthe best local cafés and good ambiance about 15 minutes walking
art deco and art nouveau is best seen in the Cogels Osylei and surrounding streets with more than 300 beautiful houses just 15 minutes away from your loft
83 locals recommend
Cogels Osylei
Cogels-Osyleiart deco and art nouveau is best seen in the Cogels Osylei and surrounding streets with more than 300 beautiful houses just 15 minutes away from your loft
Victor Jacobslei
Victor Jacobslei
Van Eycklei
Van Eycklei