Gids van Jens

Jens
Gids van Jens

strolling

This street is filled with antique and design shops. Tip: they are open on sundays.
129 locals recommend
Kloosterstraat
Kloosterstraat
129 locals recommend
This street is filled with antique and design shops. Tip: they are open on sundays.
Walking through this park you are surrounded by nature and art.
83 locals recommend
Middelheim Museum
61 Middelheimlaan
83 locals recommend
Walking through this park you are surrounded by nature and art.
This street has some of the most amazing houses in Antwerp. Check out also some other streets around this neighborhood.
83 locals recommend
Cogels Osylei
Cogels-Osylei
83 locals recommend
This street has some of the most amazing houses in Antwerp. Check out also some other streets around this neighborhood.
Little tip from me to you. Some of the furniture stores in the Kloosterstraat are quite expensive. This lovely lady sometimes has great finds.
Ivonne Old Furniture
16 Vlasmarkt
Little tip from me to you. Some of the furniture stores in the Kloosterstraat are quite expensive. This lovely lady sometimes has great finds.
They have the best vintage design pieces.
Modern Living
5 Vlaanderenstraat
They have the best vintage design pieces.
Right underneath the fashion museum is this great bookshop. They specialize in art, architecture, interior, design and graphics.
Copyright
28 Nationalestraat
Right underneath the fashion museum is this great bookshop. They specialize in art, architecture, interior, design and graphics.
For literature and cooking books, this is the place.
8 locals recommend
‘t Stad Leest
18 Oudaan
8 locals recommend
For literature and cooking books, this is the place.

sightseeing

This tunnel is only for pedestrians and cyclists and makes the connection between both backsides of the river Scheldt. What makes this tunnels so special are the wooden escalators.
Sint-Annatunnel
Sint-Annatunnel
This tunnel is only for pedestrians and cyclists and makes the connection between both backsides of the river Scheldt. What makes this tunnels so special are the wooden escalators.
If you like modern architecture this building by Leon Stynen is a gem! It houses an international art campus.
33 locals recommend
deSingel
25 Desguinlei
33 locals recommend
If you like modern architecture this building by Leon Stynen is a gem! It houses an international art campus.
Art gallery with interesting exhibitions in a wonderful space.
valerie_traan
12 Reyndersstraat
Art gallery with interesting exhibitions in a wonderful space.
Behind neighborhood "Het Zuid" you can find "Nieuw Zuid": brand new high rise apartments, the area feels strange and abandoned but there is this amazing concrete art gallery with pink doors!
10 locals recommend
Tim Van Laere Gallery
23 Verlatstraat
10 locals recommend
Behind neighborhood "Het Zuid" you can find "Nieuw Zuid": brand new high rise apartments, the area feels strange and abandoned but there is this amazing concrete art gallery with pink doors!
The market on Saturday on "Theaterplein" is a great place to buy all your groceries and flowers and to watch the locals stroll around. The square itself is also interesting with the glass roof and off course the brutalistic City Theater Hall (Stadsschouwburg).
Vreemdelingenmarkt
Theaterbuurt
The market on Saturday on "Theaterplein" is a great place to buy all your groceries and flowers and to watch the locals stroll around. The square itself is also interesting with the glass roof and off course the brutalistic City Theater Hall (Stadsschouwburg).
Located at "Nieuw Zuid" this gallery has often interesting pieces to show. Their original space located at Lange Nieuwstraat is now only open by appointment.
Gallery Sofie Van de Velde
21 Léon Stynenstraat
Located at "Nieuw Zuid" this gallery has often interesting pieces to show. Their original space located at Lange Nieuwstraat is now only open by appointment.
Small but very good museum! Their exhibitions are always on point!
152 locals recommend
ModeMuseum
28 Nationalestraat
152 locals recommend
Small but very good museum! Their exhibitions are always on point!
This museums has been closed for more than 10 years. We're all waiting for it to be open again!
98 locals recommend
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
1 Leopold de Waelplaats
98 locals recommend
This museums has been closed for more than 10 years. We're all waiting for it to be open again!

coffee

Best coffee in town!
46 locals recommend
Normo
30 Minderbroedersrui
46 locals recommend
Best coffee in town!
Good coffee, good food and the place has plenty of space.
22 locals recommend
Belga & Co
7A Rue du Bailli
22 locals recommend
Good coffee, good food and the place has plenty of space.

food

Best pizza in town!
25 locals recommend
Orso Pizzeria
46 Grote Beerstraat
25 locals recommend
Best pizza in town!
Good food, good wine, good service! If you want to make it romantic or cosy. The interior is great!
15 locals recommend
Restaurant Le John
25 Kasteelpleinstraat
15 locals recommend
Good food, good wine, good service! If you want to make it romantic or cosy. The interior is great!
Don't let yourself be fooled by all the tourist resto's around. This is a great pizza resto close by.
6 locals recommend
Barbarella
58 Grote Markt
6 locals recommend
Don't let yourself be fooled by all the tourist resto's around. This is a great pizza resto close by.
It's sooo good! Make a reservation.
39 locals recommend
Camino
4 Muntstraat
39 locals recommend
It's sooo good! Make a reservation.
Yes it's a hotel, but also a food bar, and they have a little shop with decorations.
9 locals recommend
Hotel Pilar
34 Leopold de Waelplaats
9 locals recommend
Yes it's a hotel, but also a food bar, and they have a little shop with decorations.
If you like Indian food but you don't mind a horrible interior, this is the place because they have a buffet for only 10euros.
24 locals recommend
Aahaar Delux
23 Lange Herentalsestraat
24 locals recommend
If you like Indian food but you don't mind a horrible interior, this is the place because they have a buffet for only 10euros.
Plant based food to die for!
12 locals recommend
Wild Project
21 Grote Pieter Potstraat
12 locals recommend
Plant based food to die for!
Simply good. For lunch. Located on a cosy corner next to the Hendrik Conscienceplein.
Jam.
47A Wolstraat
Simply good. For lunch. Located on a cosy corner next to the Hendrik Conscienceplein.
If you like a good burger, I would order here.
Beastie Burgers Antwerpen
100 Nationalestraat
If you like a good burger, I would order here.
There are 3 or more poke bowl restaurants in this street, but this one is the best.
Poke Tiki
23 Nationalestraat
There are 3 or more poke bowl restaurants in this street, but this one is the best.
Great modern Chinese restaurant.
24 locals recommend
Cuichine
3 Draakplaats
24 locals recommend
Great modern Chinese restaurant.
It's so closely, why wouldn't you go?
27 locals recommend
Falafel Tof
32 Hoogstraat
27 locals recommend
It's so closely, why wouldn't you go?
Loved by locals! Great food and wine. Funny owner. Next door is the gallery.
12 locals recommend
Life is Art
19 Sint-Jorispoort
12 locals recommend
Loved by locals! Great food and wine. Funny owner. Next door is the gallery.
They have the best BLT in town!
16 locals recommend
Perruche
61 Oude Vaartplaats
16 locals recommend
They have the best BLT in town!
Best bakery in town!
14 locals recommend
Bakker Aldo
388 Lange Leemstraat
14 locals recommend
Best bakery in town!

drinks

Lovely wine bar.
Titulus Antwerpen
8 Oever
Lovely wine bar.
Cosy colored café!
28 locals recommend
Witzli-Poetzli
8 Blauwmoezelstraat
28 locals recommend
Cosy colored café!
Typical Belgian dark-wood-covered-walls café!
10 locals recommend
Café De Kat
22 Wolstraat
10 locals recommend
Typical Belgian dark-wood-covered-walls café!
This is a great bar in an old hangar. Perfect to hang out on a sunny day next to the water. Only open during summer!
34 locals recommend
Bar Paniek
21B Kattendijkdok-Oostkaai
34 locals recommend
This is a great bar in an old hangar. Perfect to hang out on a sunny day next to the water. Only open during summer!
Easygoing café situated on a quiet square with only locals. In the weekend you can also eat here.
Beestenbos
17 Sint-Andriesplaats
Easygoing café situated on a quiet square with only locals. In the weekend you can also eat here.
Nice little café on the Vrijdagsmarkt.
19 locals recommend
In De Roscam
12 Vrijdagmarkt
19 locals recommend
Nice little café on the Vrijdagsmarkt.
Another nice little café
28 locals recommend
Café Moeskop
17 Dageraadplaats
28 locals recommend
Another nice little café
Little café with lovely owners in the heart of the Jewish Quarter.
6 locals recommend
BOBBY
161 Isabellalei
6 locals recommend
Little café with lovely owners in the heart of the Jewish Quarter.
Little vintage café.
8 locals recommend
Rood-wit
42 Generaal Drubbelstraat
8 locals recommend
Little vintage café.

later at night

The location of this bar/club is well chosen. The historical building sets as a perfect background for the funky parties they have. If you like disco and 80's music.
Bar Rodin
94 Lange Nieuwstraat
The location of this bar/club is well chosen. The historical building sets as a perfect background for the funky parties they have. If you like disco and 80's music.