Paeters Vaetje ★ 4.3
Paeters Vaetje in Antwerp on Blauwmoezelstraat pours Belgian abbey, Trappist and lambic styles in the cathedral shadow. The cellar list rotates weekly.
Tip: Order a Westvleteren 12 if it is in stock. The cellar list runs deep.
Café Quinten Matsijs is a nightlife spot in Historisch Centrum, Antwerp.
Café Quinten Matsijs is Antwerp's oldest pub, a 1565 inn on the corner of Moriaanstraat with stained glass, beer steins on every shelf and a 250-year-old tonspel still in the corner.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Bolleke De Koninck on draft is the local pour; the Trappist list runs deep.
Address: Moriaanstraat 17, 2000 Antwerp
Paeters Vaetje in Antwerp on Blauwmoezelstraat pours Belgian abbey, Trappist and lambic styles in the cathedral shadow. The cellar list rotates weekly.
Tip: Order a Westvleteren 12 if it is in stock. The cellar list runs deep.
Paeters Vaetje in Antwerp on Blauwmoezelstraat pours Belgian abbey, Trappist and lambic styles in the cathedral shadow. The cellar list rotates weekly.
Tip: Order a Westvleteren 12 if it is in stock. The cellar list runs deep.
Billie's Bier Kafétaria on Kammenstraat pours 10 taps and 200 bottles across Trappist, lambic and modern Belgian craft. Small bites at the bar.
Tip: Closed Monday. The list rotates weekly; ask for what is just on tap.
Titulus Antwerpen on Oever in Sint-Andries pours natural Belgian and European wines. The room runs small, the kitchen tight, the cheese board the dinner anchor.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. The cheese plate works as full dinner with three glasses.
Tannin in Antwerp on Volkstraat is a Mediterranean-leaning natural-wine bar in Het Zuid. Italian, Loire and Champagne growers fill the cellar list.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The kitchen runs four small plates; cheese is the safe bet.
Patine on Leopold de Waelstraat in Het Zuid is a natural-wine bistro. The list runs orange wines; the kitchen builds small plates around them.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Bar seats six; reserve a table for busier nights.
Ampere in Antwerp on Simonsstraat is the city's defining sustainable techno club. Two rooms run house and electronic Fri-Sat with an international booking line.
Tip: Pre-sale tickets through Resident Advisor save the door queue. Closing sets after 04:00 run hardest.