Loft O’s guidebook to dining in Antwerp
Breakfast & Brunch
Revista
47 Karel RogierstraatA very nice place to have a relaxing coffee and read a newspaper.
Bakery Dellafaille Antwerp
2 MuseumstraatOne of the best bakeries in Antwerp
a Great bakery with the best baguette of Antwerp. They also serve an exquisite High Tea.
9 locals recommend
Domestic Bakkerij
5 Lange Gasthuisstraata Great bakery with the best baguette of Antwerp. They also serve an exquisite High Tea.
Enjoy the feel and Grandeur of this theatre built in 1830. A beautiful setting and great service.
29 locals recommend
Bourla Theatre
18 KomedieplaatsEnjoy the feel and Grandeur of this theatre built in 1830. A beautiful setting and great service.
A very nice place to enjoy a quality breakfast and lunch, and they are practically our neighbours.
Mañana Mañana
15 ScheldestraatA very nice place to enjoy a quality breakfast and lunch, and they are practically our neighbours.
Apero-Bars
Vitrin
14 MarnixplaatsThe ideal place to have a drink and relax while watching the world go by.
A Great place to connect to Jazz and the people of Antwerp. Try the "Demi-demi" while listening to live music.
37 locals recommend
Café Hopper
2 Leopold de WaelstraatA Great place to connect to Jazz and the people of Antwerp. Try the "Demi-demi" while listening to live music.
‘They are like a circus in your mouth,’ exclaimed the Qatar Consul after tasting Jitsk Heyninck’s pralines.
Gault Millau mentioned him as a culinary discovery of 2016.
In his chocolate workshop and shop in Antwerp you find the most original chocolate pralines and delicious ice cream.
Jitsk
1 Boomgaardstraat‘They are like a circus in your mouth,’ exclaimed the Qatar Consul after tasting Jitsk Heyninck’s pralines.
Gault Millau mentioned him as a culinary discovery of 2016.
In his chocolate workshop and shop in Antwerp you find the most original chocolate pralines and delicious ice cream.
Bar Palmier
13 VolkstraatSuper atmosphere, concept bar and winner of Pop-up concept bar 2018 Gault Millau.
A place to eat and to wash your laundry! Enjoy your breakfast and cava or a juicy bagel with lots of vegetables.
29 locals recommend
WASBAR
5 Graaf van EgmontstraatA place to eat and to wash your laundry! Enjoy your breakfast and cava or a juicy bagel with lots of vegetables.
A nice unique bar in one of Antwerps most unique shopping streets. Has a super terrace and lots of plants.
60 locals recommend
Dansing Chocola
159 KloosterstraatA nice unique bar in one of Antwerps most unique shopping streets. Has a super terrace and lots of plants.
The nicest place to enjoy a freshly drafted ‘Bolleke Koninck’. Experience the typical atmosphere at the Grote Markt. You could spot our mayor walking in and out of ‘his’ City-hall.
28 locals recommend
Den Engel
3 Grote MarktThe nicest place to enjoy a freshly drafted ‘Bolleke Koninck’. Experience the typical atmosphere at the Grote Markt. You could spot our mayor walking in and out of ‘his’ City-hall.
Restaurants
You probably will get the best waffles of Antwerp at this place. Désiré De Lille is a classic tearoom in the heart of Antwerp. You can enjoy fresh waffles, pancakes, Dutch doughnuts and the famous Lacquemants (flat waffle filled with syrup).
25 locals recommend
Desire De Lille
14 SchrijnwerkersstraatYou probably will get the best waffles of Antwerp at this place. Désiré De Lille is a classic tearoom in the heart of Antwerp. You can enjoy fresh waffles, pancakes, Dutch doughnuts and the famous Lacquemants (flat waffle filled with syrup).
Camino is a low-profile, easy going, and no-nonsense Asian inspired restaurant.
They make everything themselves! From the kimchi up to the broths and dim sum.
39 locals recommend
Camino
4 MuntstraatCamino is a low-profile, easy going, and no-nonsense Asian inspired restaurant.
They make everything themselves! From the kimchi up to the broths and dim sum.
Lewis has a menu tailored to the season, so you always have the freshest ingredients on your plate.
Light, pure, and full of character are their goals to strive for.
7 locals recommend
Lewis Antwerp
25 SchildersstraatLewis has a menu tailored to the season, so you always have the freshest ingredients on your plate.
Light, pure, and full of character are their goals to strive for.
Museums & Culture
The actual house of Rubens in Antwerp has become a museum filled with world-class art, including some by Rubens and his contemporaries.
166 locals recommend
The Rubens House
9-11 WapperThe actual house of Rubens in Antwerp has become a museum filled with world-class art, including some by Rubens and his contemporaries.
Explore our immigration history, Millions of passengers embarked on a life-changing journey right here in Antwerp. Their stories and history are recorded here.
129 locals recommend
Red Star Line Museum
3 MontevideostraatExplore our immigration history, Millions of passengers embarked on a life-changing journey right here in Antwerp. Their stories and history are recorded here.
MAS has a very varied collection of art and history located on "Het Eilandje"
475 locals recommend
MAS - Museum aan de Stroom
1 HanzestedenplaatsMAS has a very varied collection of art and history located on "Het Eilandje"
Plantin-Moretus Museum
22 VrijdagmarktMuseum Vleeshuis
38 Vleeshouwersstraat