Luddites Books & Wine — Wine bar in Antwerpen

In a restored townhouse from 1902 on the Hopland, designed by architect Jules Bilmeyer, Jorien Caers and Richard Bolte opened a bookshop with a wine bar in 2019. Downstairs are the books, with a large English-language collection alongside Dutch titles; upstairs is the wine bar. As the name suggests, e-readers are not welcome here, and there is no wifi — this is a place to get away from screens for a while.

In the wine bar you can drink wine by the glass, and you can also take bottles home; there are local beers and coffee too. Buy a book and you get a glass of wine at half price. Recommended for a quiet glass with a good book, in the heart of Antwerp.