The best place for coffee, a pint or pizza, but also thriving neighborhoods and cuisines from all over the world: you won’t be left hungry in Antwerp.
DU PAIN, DU VIN
What unites us: coffee or aperitifs (and the race).
—Coffee in the morning, aperitif in the evening: at the bicycle bar Poisson Pilote you can safely park your two-wheeler for a café croissant on the terrace, beers after work and of course to follow the race.
Beatrijslaan 32, poisson-pilote.be
—The heritage building of The archive guarded official papers 170 years ago. Today it is a wine bar (and shop) where snacks come with fresh bread from sourdough baker Aldo, on the ground floor.
Geefsstraat 5, inhetarchief.be
—After five years it cracked Barchel Nieuw Zuid expanded at the seams and moved the breakfast and lunch bar a few house numbers for more space inside and outside, with two nice terraces and a green courtyard.
Jos Smolderenstraat 70, barchel-antwerp.com
—Café Baron and wine shop Amber Bottle Shop joined forces for Rubya brown café based on a Paris example, but for natural wines.
Karel Rogierstraat 3
PLAN B
Neighborhoods, from Berchem to Borgerhout.
—Serves brunch and lunch upstairs – preferably on the sunny terrace Bar Emma on Thursdays and Fridays also homemade dinners from fresh local ingredients.
Beernaertstraat 27, bar-emma.be
—Neighborhood brewery Yeast spirit has been supplying great beers such as Ipa Bakkes and Nonkel Hop to local businesses for years. Now you can drink them at the source in the brew café. Check out the special events such as sake, chocolate or cocktail pairing.
Gitsauslei 268, gistgeest.be
—Fréderick and Dorian, friends from the cradle, merged their names into Fredowhere they put their own twist on forgotten vegetables and seasonal classics.
Gitsauslei 149, restaurantfredo.be
-Bee The neighbours order your small shareable dishes – from Korean to Italian inspired – with meat, fish or veggie. Catering is also possible, as well as renting the entire location for your own event.
Gitsauslei 266, deburen.site
—Coffee chat, flexible working, lunch, dinner or pinteliers: neighborhood café Villegas lends itself to many things. Everything including a view of the Berchem De Villegaspark.
Uitbreidingstraat 298, villegas.be
EAT, SLEEP, REPEAT
Bed & dinner is the new B&B.
—Hotel Yust offers the fine-dining menu with Eppo: sixty place settings for twelve à la carte dishes, from hamachi with tomato consommé to catfish with coffee butter.
Coveliersstraat 6, eppo-resto.com
—Chef Jo Bussels scores with Lilium the flavors and luxury products of his former restaurant Radis Noir to the equally acclaimed and luxurious boutique hotel De Witte Lelie.
Keizerstraat 16, dewittelelie.be
BAKE OFF ANTWERP
The pizzaiola edition…
—After Kleant Zika’s passage at pizzeria Orso, the pizzaiolo from Perugia now bakes pizzas for his own account Il Carro. The fresh local and Italian seasonal products promise quality.
Vlaamsekaai 86, ilcarro.be
—Keste comes from ‘chestè’, Neapolitan for ‘it is what it is’. Pizza with fresh ingredients, directly from local and sustainable producers in Napoli: that’s all it should be.
Lange Koepoortstraat 20, kesteantwerpen.com
—After Brussels and Paris, Antwerp got the first La Pizza è Bella – one of the two Belgian businesses in the international 50 Top Pizza Awards – virtually the Michelin of the pizza trade.
Oever 2, lapizzaebellaantwerpen.be
LIMITLESS
Around the world in seven culinary stops.
—Quite Frankly fills a gap in the Antwerp food market with buttermilk pancakes, sloppy joes, pecan pies and biscuits & gravy: a first American dinner, but of artisanal quality.
Klapdorp 57, quitefrankly.be
—Behind the door of a huge warehouse lies the edgy looking Dojowith top ingredients, omakase menu and sake pairing for a truly Japanese culinary experience (and a 14/20 at Gault&Millau).
Samberstraat 7, do-jo.eu
—Izakaya Hiro is very casual, with an extensive sake menu and an à la carte menu with sushi and bar food from the yakiniku grill, heavy music and even manga porn in the toilets.
Napoleonkaai 1, hiro-antwerp.be
—No naan, butter chicken or tikka masala with it Dabba King – the authentic cuisine of Chettinad in South India, such as dosa, parrotta and biryani. Unique in Europe.
Graaf van Egmontstraat 2, dabbaking.be
—Tacos, mole, refried beans or tinga de pollo: Mexican street food according to the rules of the art. With only six places Alma Libre focuses on take-out, when the weather is better there is the terrace.
Scheldestraat 42, almalibre.be
—For Asian-Peruvian street food there is now Wayk’uthe spin-off of the more gastronomic Lima Nikkei, which sticks to Japanese-Peruvian cuisine.
Ernest Van Dijckkaai 24, wayku.be
—Contrary to what the name suggests, serves Ninja not Japanese but artisanal döner kebab, away from fast food with an emphasis on quality and craftsmanship.
Vlaamsekaai 52, ninja-antwerp.be
