The restaurants below have been listed alphabetically and classed into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over €45)
$$$ (€35 to €45)
$$ (€25 to €35)
$ (up to €25)
These prices are for a three-course meal per person without drinks.
’t Hofke Situated in a wonderful ’secret’ alleyway, this romantic little restaurant offers antiques, an arched cellar, a lovely summer garden and typical delicious French-Belgian bistro cuisine.
Vlaeykensgang, off Oude Koornmarkt 16
Tel: (03) 233 8606.
Price: $$-$$$
Lux One of the latest
docklands conversions from cavernous industrial premises to cutting-edge restaurant complete with wonderful views, glass lift and sweeping staircases, Lux serves superb Belgian-Mediterranean dishes with an emphasis on fish and seafood.
Adriaan Brouwerstraat 13, Sint-Aldegondiskaai 20-22
Tel: (03) 233 3030.
Website:
www.luxantwerp.com Price: $$$$
Rooden HoedClaiming to be Antwerp’s oldest restaurant, Rooden Hoed features traditional Belgian food on its extensive menu, including a great range of mussels dishes.
Oude Koornmarkt 25
Tel: (03) 233 2844.
Website:
www.roodenhoed.be Price: $$-$$$
SensunikQuirky, fun and family friendly, Sensunik offers an interesting and varied menu at incredibly reasonable prices. Located a short walk south of the city center.
Molenstraat 69
Tel: (03) 216 0066.
Website:
www.sensunik.be Price: $
Zuiderterras Superb Belgian cooking in a modern landmark offering wonderful views of the river.
Ernest van Dijckkaai 37
Tel: (03) 234 1275.
Website:
www.zuiderterras.be Price: $$-$$$
Nightlife:Antwerp is a young and buzzing city with its 10,000 or so students ensuring a lively nightlife around the clock. The docklands is becoming the center for clubs but good bars and cafes can be found all over town, many in the historic center.
Bars: Den Engel on Grote Markt is atmospheric and traditional;
De Vagrant on Reyndersstraat offers a choice of over 200 types of
jenever (Dutch/Belgian gin); visit
Elfde Gebod (the 11th commandment) on Torfbrg in the shadow of the cathedral, for its weird and wonderful ecclesiastical-themed interior;
Pelgrom on Pelgrimsstraat for its 15th-century cellar;
Appelmans Absinthe Bar, on Papenstraatje, to sample the world’s most potent drink; or
Horta, a grand art nouveau style conservatory cafe, at Hopland in the Quartier Latin area.
Clubs: Of the city’s many clubs,
Café d’Anvers (Anvers is the French name for Antwerp), off Falconplein (website:
www.cafe-d-anvers.com), and
Club Industria at the Eilandje
(website:
www.industriaevents.be) are established favorites.
Live Music: Jazz is a city passion; catch it nightly in
De Muze, Melkmarkt next to the cathedral, or at
Café Hopper (website:
www.hopperjazz.org), on Leopold de Waelstraat by the Fine Arts Museum.
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