Antwerp wine tips

On the Eilandje, Antwerp's old harbour district, is this small bistro with around thirty seats. Sander De Saegher, formerly a sommelier at Graanmarkt 13, cooks seasonal, contemporary French food here,…

On the Haarstraat, in the centre of Antwerp, Kenny Burssens has been cooking in his own restaurant for around twenty years. He is both chef and sommelier, and it shows: the wine matters as much as the…

In a converted old warehouse on the Oudeleeuwenrui, on the Eilandje, chef Ingrid Neven cooks in a relaxed setting beneath the wooden beams. Her cooking is French and Italian, with the occasional Asian…

On the Van Schoonbekeplein on the Eilandje, right next to the MAS museum, Marcel occupies a former seamen's church. Beneath the tall arched windows you eat French-Belgian brasserie dishes, and in good…

In Edegem, just south of Antwerp, Stable occupies the former stables of Hof ter Linden, an eighteenth-century castle. Architect Dieter Vander Velpen designed the interior, with old brick walls and bea…

In the De Koninck city brewery, in Antwerp's Harmonie district, is this restaurant run by chef Bert Jan Michielsen and sommelier Luc Dickens. Under the same roof is the butcher De Laet & Van Haver, wh…

On the top floor of the MAS museum, on the Eilandje, Zilte looks out over the port and the city. Self-taught chef Viki Geunes started in Mol, where he won two Michelin stars; since moving to the MAS, …

On the Oudevaartplaats, close to the Theaterplein, this wine bar pours only Belgian wine. It started as a wine shop in Melsele; since 2016 there has also been this bar in Antwerp, with wines from all …

On the Geefsstraat, close to the Meir, stands the former Provincial Archive from 1851. Archives were stored here until 1980; since 2022 there has been a wine bar on the upper floors and a bakery downs…

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…

On the Kronenburgstraat, in the Zuid district, is this natural wine bar from Nikolaj Kovdal, who previously set up Fiskebar, Gä Nord and Dabba King. Together with Sen Kulanthaivelu and fermentation ex…

On the Volkstraat, in the Zuid district, is the wine bar of sommelier Tawat. He came from Thailand to Belgium with his family, worked in hospitality for years and discovered wine there; after wine cou…

On the Schermersstraat, between the Meir and the Sint-Jacob quarter, a group of friends opened this natural wine shop, with a small bar too. The shelves hold more than 400 bottles, all made naturally …

From natural wine in het Zuid to 800 wines in a seamen's church on the Eilandje: the wine bars, wine shops and wine restaurants of Antwerp, by neighbourhood.