antwerp

TOURISTY STUFF
Vlaaikensgang /// a beautiful alley in the middle of the historic city center
Sint-Annatunnel - voetgangerstunnel /// Sint-Jansvliet /// walk below the Scheldt to go to Linkeroever for the best Antwerp skyline view
Cogels Osylei (Berchem) /// loads of Jugendstil-Art Deco houses
Cathedral /// Roman Catholic church
Centraal Station /// Koningin Astridplein
MAS /// Hanzestedenplaats 1 /// great view of the city on the roof (no admission fee)
KMSKA - Royal Museum of Fine Arts /// Leopold De Waelplaats /// currently closed for renovation
Red Star Line Museum /// Montevideostraat 3 /// museum about the millions of Europeans trying to find a better life in America
M HKA /// Leuvenstraat 32 /// museum of contemporary art
Rubenshuis /// Wapper 9-11 /// Rubens' house and garden
MoMu /// Nationalestraat 28 /// Antwerp's fashion museum
Museum Plantin-Moretus /// Vrijdagmarkt 22-23 /// museum about world-famous book printers
FoMu /// Waalse kaai /// Antwerp's photo museum 


KIDS
Park Spoor Noord /// large park and playground
Krugerplein /// another large playground
Antwerp Zoo /// Koningin Astridplein 20-26
Middelheimmuseum /// Middelheimlaan 61 /// open air museum/park of visual arts
Zomer van Antwerpen (during summer) 


SHOPS
Wunderkammer /// Steenhouwersvest 13 /// gift shop, stationery shop
't Stad leest /// Steenhouwersvest 16 /// good variety of books, also: loads of children's books and stationery
Copyright /// Nationalestraat 28a /// art books
Petit Pan /// Nationalestraat 63 /// fabric, home decoration, children's clothes
Froy and Dind /// Nationalestraat 76-78 /// clothes, home decoration
Julija //// Nationalestraat 118 /// fabric, wool
Hema /// Meir 35 /// Beddenstraat 2 /// clothes, stationery, toys
Mekanik strip /// Sint-Jacobsmarkt 73 /// comic book shop
IMS /// Meir 78 /// Melkmarkt 17 /// magazines from all over the world
Zahia /// Everdijstraat 31 /// beads
Prinses op de erwt /// Graaf van Egmontstraat 1 /// children's clothes
In den Olifant /// Leopoldstraat 23 /// (wooden) toys
Robuust /// Reyndersstraat 2/1 /// zero waste shop, very tasty selection of dried fruits
Boobs-n-burps /// Gijzelaarsstraat 20 /// everything breastfeeding


FOOD & DRINKS
Exotic market /// Theaterplein (Saturday) /// the Morrocan pancakes with olives, cheese and honey are so good
Chinatown /// Van Wesenbekestraat
Paters Vaetje /// Blauwmoezelstraat 1 /// a lot of beer
De Vagant /// Reyndersstraat 25 /// jenever bar 
Café Camino /// Vrijdagmarkt 5 /// Korean inspired food
Les Saveurs de Yamada /// Kronenburgstraat 31 /// high end Japanese food & saké in the evening, cheap but awesome bentoboxes at lunchtime
Kioku /// Oude Vaartplaats 47 /// Asian-Japanese restaurant
Baked /// Paleisstraat 15 /// coffee, lemonade and homemade cakes
Starfish and coffee /// Bresstraat 9 /// coffee, lemonade and homemade cakes
Bar Leon /// Reuzenstraat 23 /// bar located next to the playground 'Krugerplein', awesome for both parents and children
Zeezicht /// Dageraadplaats 7-8 /// bar


HOW TO GET AROUND
A-city-card
Velo /// rent a bicycle