Antwerp: City Brewery De Koninck Interactive Tour
Take an interactive, self-guided tour of Antwerp City Brewery, founded in 1833, and discover the story of the brewery while tasting delicious beers.
Bistro Estelle is an international restaurant in Borgerhout, Antwerp.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Tiny Borgerhout fusion kitchen on Laar. The room is small, the menu fusion, the wine list natural, the location east of the ring road off the tourist map.
Tip: Borgerhout sits east of the ring. The 1, 7 and 24 trams stop two blocks away.
Take an interactive, self-guided tour of Antwerp City Brewery, founded in 1833, and discover the story of the brewery while tasting delicious beers.
Embark on a food tour of Antwerp, where the rich flavors of Belgian cuisine mix with the city's captivating history. Taste 5 different small Belgian delicacies includi...
Explore Antwerp during a 4 hour guided beer tour with a selection of 5 local beers, visitng the old braun cafés and local taverns. Guided visit of the Sef brewery and ...
Address: Laar 10, 2140 Borgerhout, Antwerp
Hoffy's on Lange Kievitstraat in Antwerp's diamond district is a Hungarian kosher counter feeding Belgium's biggest Hasidic crowd; cholent fills fast.
Why locals love it: Hungarian kosher counter in the diamond district feeding Belgium's largest Hasidic community. The cholent on Friday is the under-the-radar Antwerp meal.
Tip: Closed Friday afternoon and Saturday. Friday morning cholent fills fastest with the post-prayer crowd.
Bakkerij FUNK on Kronenburgstraat in Antwerp's Het Zuid is a vegan bakery by morning and natural-wine counter by evening in one corner shop, closed Mon-Tue.
Why locals love it: Vegan bakery and natural-wine counter in one Het Zuid corner shop. The wine cellar at the back opens evenings and is rarely on the tourist map.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. The cinnamon-bun pickup is morning; the natural-wine bar is evening.
't Oud Arsenaal: 1924 brown cafe with unchanged interior, antique wallpaper and two cats curled on a potbelly stove. Weekend opens at 07:30 for the regulars.
Why locals love it: 1924 brown cafe with unchanged interior, antique wallpaper and two cats curled on a potbelly stove. Weekend opens at 07:30 for the regulars.
Tip: Closed Mon-Tue. The Saturday early-morning sitting fills with locals before tourists wake.
Sir Anthony Van Dijck in Antwerp: hidden behind a wooden door in the vlaeykensgang alley, a 1557 dining room with interiors by axel vervoordt.
Why locals love it: Hidden behind a wooden door in the Vlaeykensgang alley, a 1557 dining room with interiors by Axel Vervoordt.
Tip: Reserve for the inner courtyard tables; the alley itself fills with cathedral-bell sound on Sunday afternoons.
Witzli-Poetzli is bohemian artists' bar in the cathedral shadow on blauwmoezelstraat. candle-lit, vintage, open late, mostly known to design-school locals.
Why locals love it: Bohemian artists' bar in the cathedral shadow on Blauwmoezelstraat. Candle-lit, vintage, open late, mostly known to design-school locals.
Tip: The back tables are quieter; the front bar gets loud after 23:00. Cash works best.