Antwerp
If the unpredictable and eccentric owner decides to let you in, you'll discover a wonderfully chaotic old-world beer pub boasting hundreds of brews,…
Must-see nightlife in Northeast Belgium
Antwerp
Dance till dawn and beyond with highly rated guest DJs setting abuzz what was once a 16th-century church. The cover charge is typically €10.
Antwerp
The top drinking choice on Zurenborg's buzzing Dageraadplats, this rambling, ever-busy local has oodles of unaffected character, beers from €2.20, fill-up…
Antwerp
A 16th-century guildhall pub decked with photos of regular drinkers and fronted by a terrace with fabulous cathedral views.
Northeast Belgium
Diagonally opposite the tourist office, Den Bottel is the most appealing of Hoogstraaten's central cafés, with elements of Tiffany glasswork and a decent…
Antwerp
One of several classic cafes that spread summer seating onto the tree-shaded square at Graanmarkt, De Duifkens is particularly cosy and is decorated with…
Northeast Belgium
It's hard to imagine a more archetypal street-corner local than De Ranonkel, with its panel-walled interior and ample outdoor seating in the Kasteelplein…
Northeast Belgium
Outwardly forgettable, De Refuge is the closest bar to Zimmertoren and is worth discovering for its stock of six thoroughly local brews (beers from €2.20)…
Antwerp
This wonderful little wine bar combines 19th-century plasterwork, murals and parquetry with a gallery space and a fine range of excellent French, Spanish…
Antwerp
In a fine brick building that started life as a 16th-century warehouse, the cool, modernised interior hosts a welcoming bar aimed for a gay male clientele…
Northeast Belgium
Sit beside a fireplace beneath historic beamed ceilings at this quiet pub and get stuck into a choice of over 200 brews including all the Trappists and 25…
Antwerp
A calm, mirror-panelled little bruin café (traditional pub) that's an absolute classic for quietly sipping a bolleke (beer from €2.20).
Antwerp
Grungier and friendlier than most bars in ’t Zuid, Chatleroi has a deeply atmospheric interior and eclectic musical taste, whether piped or live.
Antwerp
A lively, inexpensive bruin café (traditional pub) with summer street-seating spilling out towards the cathedral.
Antwerp
Of all the terraces on Marnixplaats overlooking the huge Neptune sculpture, this happy spot is generally the most popular. And when skies open, the big…
Northeast Belgium
An atmospheric brown cafe hidden in the unpromising alley signposted to Mister 100 Billiard Lounge.
