Stadsschouwburg and Bourla theatres pull the post-show crowd to Theaterplein, the Vogelenmarkt's Sunday home since 1912.
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Order The crudo of the day and a wood-grilled fish; the pasta course rotates with what was shopped that morning.
Le Pristine in Antwerp is Sergio Herman's modern Belgian-Italian dining room in a 1960s modernist building. Crudo, wood-grilled fish and pasta.
Order The vegetable-forward tasting; Boerma earned three stars at De Leest building plates around garden produce.
Fine Fleur in Antwerp holds one Michelin star inside Botanic Sanctuary under Jacob Jan Boerma. The room is restrained, the plating contemporary.
Also on this listLe Pristine
Order The classic frites with stoofvlees on top; the beef-fat fry is the point.
Frites Atelier in Antwerp is the premium Belgian frites concept on Korte Gasthuisstraat. Skin-on frites cooked in beef fat with a long list of sauces.
Order Espresso, bagels
Barnini in Antwerp on Oudevaartplaats serves New York-style bagels through the morning. The smoked-salmon and cream-cheese bagel is the signature build.
Order Antwerpse handjes with sliced almonds
Philip's Biscuits in Antwerp bakes the city's official biscuit on Korte Gasthuisstraat. The recipe traces to Jos Hakker's 1934 tribute to the Brabo legend.
Order Roggeverdommeke rye-raisin bread
Bakkerij Goossens in Antwerp has worked the same Renaissance house with stepped gable since 1884. The roggeverdommeke rye-raisin loaf is the canonical bake.
Also on this listBarnini Bagel Shop
Try North African and Mediterranean street plates
The Exotische Markt on Theaterplein every Saturday runs a row of street-food stalls: Moroccan tagines, Turkish lahmacun, Lebanese sfiha and Greek souvlaki.
Also on this listFrites AtelierPhilip's Biscuits
The Vogelenmarkt in Antwerp has run on Theaterplein since 1912. Sunday-morning stalls cover produce, prepared food, antiques and household goods.
The Exotische Markt in Antwerp on Theaterplein runs every Saturday with a Mediterranean and North African lean. Olives, spices, fresh produce, street plates.
On this list, shown abovePhilip's BiscuitsExotische MarktBarnini Bagel Shop
On this list, shown aboveBarnini Bagel Shop