Insider tips
Your visit to Antwerp starts here
You are about to visit a city, but where do you start planning? Online you often find a scattered offer. Not in Antwerp: on the Visit Antwerp website you have a large overview with golden tips and tickets, turning your visit into a real experience of our city.
The ideal start to a perfect day
Right next to Antwerp For Two you will find Tinsel, the best breakfast place in town. Many of our guests choose to have breakfast outside the room, and then you quickly end up here. Come by for seasonal dishes, refreshing drinks, good coffee and nice vibes. Vegetarians and vegans are welcome too. Open from 9 a.m. on weekends.
A few minutes' walk away, in the cosy Lange Koepoortstraat, you will find ToiToiToi. A lovely place where coffee and local culture are the main ingredients. Alongside the breakfast menu there is room for art and design. Wherever possible they work with organic, local ingredients, simply because they can, and to keep the impact on the environment, animals and people as low as possible.
Just staying in your room for a lazy morning works too: we bring breakfast to your door for 15 euros per person. Let us know in advance what time you would like it and a wonderfully filled basket appears at the agreed hour. Rolls and croissants from the local bakery, a selection of sweet and savoury toppings, cereals, milk, yoghurt and fruit juice.
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The best places for your lunch or dinner
Tango Bar is a relaxed address a short walk from the B&B, with a warm atmosphere and a well-stocked bar. Come in for a cocktail, a glass of wine, or a cold beer — whatever you feel like.
At Tango Restaurant, just beside Tango Bar, you will find a welcoming kitchen for lunch or dinner. Good food, honest ingredients, and the kind of warm atmosphere that makes you want to stay a little longer.
Headstrong, stimulating, original. Something for everyone (breakfast, lunch, dinner, bar) in a warm, industrial decor. You will find ROEST on 't Eilandje, at the water's edge in the shadow of the MAS.
Marcel serves classic French produce-driven cuisine with a contemporary twist. The chef loves dishes that are properly seasoned, built on a carefully selected top product. Add a good wine, picked by sommelier Jon Stalmans if you like, and the party is complete.
In MÓN's kitchen stands a Josper oven, made in Barcelona: a charcoal oven that combines all the best of grilling and barbecuing. The heat, up to 400°C, gives meat, fish and vegetables a perfect texture and juiciness. The charcoal brings the taste of fire.
At Pazzo they love trying something new, without ignoring tradition and without complicated stunts, but with first-class ingredients bursting with flavour. Chef Ingrid Neven and her team effortlessly combine French, Italian and Japanese influences.
The best burgers in town. At De Burgerij you enjoy an honest dish, made with pride and pleasure: freshly prepared, ground and cooked à la minute, with a juicy piece of meat straight from the grill. Seasonal products with the right origin form the base.
A top concept in the old customs building on 't Eilandje, by Nikolaj Kovdal, the chef behind Fiskebar, Østerbar, Gå Nord and Bar Noord. Open-fire cooking and a rocket stove, a wonderful view, and a menu of the daily catch and local harvest from organic fish and vegetable farmers, plus experiments in fermenting and pickling.
Wonderful places for a stopover
At DOGMA you are in the right place for drinks with names like 'Ella Spritzgerald' and 'Japanese Blossom'. Our personal favourite is the 'Cocktail à la Louisiane', but every drink is mixed with great expertise and taste. A pleasantly crazy team is always ready to make you something delicious.
On the edge of the Theaterplein you will find the Belgian Wines Bar. In a trendy, warm design this place has been championing Belgian wines since 2016. By the glass or by the bottle you taste the best of Belgian soil, with a lovely cheese board or regional charcuterie on the side if you like.
A romantic Parisian-style tea house with an antique interior. Come for traditional English tea with sandwiches, scones and cake, or for breakfast or lunch. There is a pleasant terrace for sunny days.
Near Central Station, Bier Central pours from an exceptionally large collection of Belgian beers: 33 on tap and more than 366 in the bottle. There is a menu of Belgian regional dishes, a fine beer encyclopedia for sale, and you can book a tasting via antwerpen@biercentral.be.
Step through the door of Jones & Co and you immediately feel welcome. Cosy in the living-room seats, on the slightly creaky mezzanine, or hidden in the beautiful vaulted city cellar. The team translates that homely warmth into delicious cocktails, in an authentic medieval Antwerp townhouse.
For atmospheric terrace weather you cannot ignore the Mechelseplein, where several low-key, hip spots come together. For a proper portion of Flemish food or a Zeppos Burger, 100 percent beef with cheddar, head to Kapitein Zeppos. When the sun shines, the terrace is guaranteed to be full. Spread the love!
Discover the famous Antwerp fashion scene
Enjoy cruising with our rental bikes
Because we notice that guests love exploring Antwerp in a more adventurous way, with a bit more range, we rent out great city bikes ourselves, at 15 euros per bike. No hunting for an external rental company: you can set off right away.
Our bikes (step-through model) have 3 gears, thick tyres, a handy basket on the handlebars, lights and a sturdy chain lock.
To be sure of availability, it is best to book them together with your reservation.
Antwerp, a proud port city
The Port House is one of the eye-catchers of the Antwerp skyline, and the inside is worth a look too, not to mention the view. During office hours you can freely visit the ground floor; want to see more of the building, book a guided tour at fixed times via Experience Antwerp.
Depart from Het Steen and take the free ferry to the left bank (bikes welcome) to enjoy the calm and the beautiful skyline of Antwerp. You can also walk there through the Sint-Annatunnel with its antique wooden escalators, a coveted Instagram spot. On the left bank, the Sint-Anneke beach awaits, just around the bend of the Scheldt, with nice restaurants, lovely cycling and an open-air swimming pool.
On the Scheldt quays you can admire 12 gigantic museum cranes, the largest museum collection of harbour cranes in the world. The oldest dates from 1907, the youngest from 1963, built by 15 renowned constructors at home and abroad; most are protected monuments. Take a walk and meet these giants of the old port, on the Rijnkaai near Hangar 26 and 27.
