Our Antwerp city guide

Shops:

- Jutka & Riska: Vintage shop.
Nationalestraat 86, 2000 Antwerpen

Episode: Vintage & second hand clothing.
Steenhouwersvest 34, 2000 Antwerpen

- Revisit: Vintage & second hand clothing.
Mechelsesteenweg 225, 2018 Antwerpen

-  Dali’s WYSIWYG Store: Vintage & second hand clothing.
Lange Leemstraat 393, 2018 Antwerpen

- Think Twice: Second hand clothing (each month €1 sale).
Lange Klarenstraat 21, 2000 Antwerpen
Kammenstraat 85, 2000 Antwerpen

- RA13: Concept Store.
Kloosterstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen

- Your: Concept Store (with hair dresser!).
Kloosterstraat 90, 2000 Antwerpen 

- Sissy-boy: clothes & home decoration (you can also find here great gifts).
Drukkerijstraat 36, 2000 Antwerpen

- Necessities: home articles, perfumes and lots of fun stuff, like candles shaped like cupcakes etc.                                                          Schuttershofstraat 35, 2000 Antwerpen

- JuDeLovesYou: mainly extraordinary jewelry for a good price/ modern art gallery.
Steenhouwersvest 13, 2000 Antwerpen 

- Rooms: decoration accessories, gifts
 Sint-Katelijnevest 52, 2000 Antwerpen

Books

- Copyright: art and architecture.
Nationalestraat 28a (Fashion Museum), 2000 Antwerpen

- ‘t Stad Leest: mostly art, design and beautiful children books. Good prices.
Steenhouwersvest 16, 2000 Antwerpen 

- De Groene Waterman: esthetic bookstore (even books about physics and mathematics look fantastic).
Wolstraat 7, 2000 Antwerpen

- In’t Profijtelijk Boeksken: second-hand. You can browse hours through the large collection.
Wolstraat 1, 2000 Antwerpen

- Demian: excellent for people who study languages or art (especially film and theatre).
Hendrik Conscienceplein 16-18, 2000 Antwerpen

- De Slegte: mostly second-hand books. This chain store can be found everywhere in Belgium and The Netherlands.
Wapper 5, 2000 Antwerpen 

- Mekanik: huge collection of comic books plus art gallery upstairs.
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 73, 2000 Antwerpen

Markets

- Vrijdagmarkt: flea market, mostly furniture. Fridays, 9h – 13h.
Vrijdagmarkt, 2000 Antwerpen

- Exotic Market: mix of foreign and local specialities. Saturdays, 8h – 16h. (blogger Tine’s favourite)
Theaterplein, 2000 Antwerpen

- Markt van Morgen: Handmade fashion, jewellery and furniture. Monthly (May – September).
Kloosterstraat, 2000 Antwerpen - Dates: http://www.marktvanmorgen.be/

-Lambermontmartre: art. Every last Sunday from May to September, 12h – 17h.
Leopold De Waelstraat (KMSK), 2000 Antwerpen 

Food & drinks:

- De Muze: jazz bar, often with live music.
Melkmarkt 15, 2000 Antwerpen

-Normo (Bar Choq): chocolate & coffee bar. (blogger Helen’s favourite)
Minderbroedersrui 64, 2000 Antwerpen

- Vibes: cocktail bar that always plays good music.
Grote Pieter Potstraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen 

Revista: Coffee bar, with international magazines and newspapers, as well as books. (blogger Lara’s favourite)
Karel Rogierstraat 47, 2000 Antwerpen (near the Royal Museum of Fine Arts)

- Starfish & Coffee : Coffee bar and lunch. Delicious cakes and muffins.                                                                                                                        Bresstraat 9, 2018 Antwerpen

- De Cafetaria : Coffee bar, brunch/lunch, try their 100% beef burger.                                                                                                                    Montignystraat 21, 2018 Antwerpen

- La Chascona: fantastic coffee and chocolate, both hot and cold.
Oever 18, 2000 Antwerpen

- ‘t Bieke: most famous ice-cream shop in Antwerp. We know why.
Korte Gasthuisstraat 8, 2000 Antwerpen

- Gelato Factory: Ice-cream parlour in Antwerp South with real Italian ice-cream and too many flavours.
Verschansingsstraat 57, 2000 Antwerpen

- Mademoiselle Moustache: New coffee bar.
Paardenmarkt 21, 2000 Antwerpen 

Clubs:

- Café d’Anvers: dance club with mainstream music, free entrance at Thursdays (16+).
Verversrui 15, 2000 Antwerpen

- Local: dance club with mainstream music, free entrance at Thursdays (18+).
Waalsekaai 25, 2000 Antwerpen

- Kissinger: the parties everyone is talking about. Changing locations and themes. AS approved!
http://www.kissinger.be

- Flying Saucers Are Real: Pop-up club. Keep up to date on Facebook.

- Trix: Music center. Rock concerts, dubstep parties (Untitled!) and many more. Check here the website.

- Petrol Club: Well hidden, but still one of the best clubs in Antwerp. If you are a reggae enthusiast, this is your place to be, but any other music lover will also have a great time in Petrol Club. For their upcoming parties, check the website
d’Herbouvillekaai 25, 2020 Antwerpen Zuid 

- Kavka: Youth Center. Always cheap, always lots of fun. And very accessible.
Oudaan 14, 2000 Antwerpen 

Museums:

- Fotomuseum: photography (in the shop you can find all the lomography cameras!).
Waalsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerpen 

- M HKA: contemporary art (Jared Leto has recently been spotted here!).
Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerpen 

- MAS (Museum Aan de Stroom): the largest museum in Antwerp. An extraordinary building too.
Hanzestedenplaats 1, 2000 Antwerpen

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