Browse Our Recommended Pubs

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Beer Lovers Bar A Fred top pick  WiFi available Closed Tuesday New entry in the Guide in 2016

Modern craft beer bar with a very interesting selection of taps.


Not here so much for it's beer selection but for it's location: right on the Grote Markt. A good place for an early bolleke of De Koninck, especially in nice weather. The name roughly translates to "rascal," "scamp," or "naughty boy" etc.


Chain pub decorated to look like an old time Belgian cafe.


Cozy corner pub with good food. Beer list seems to be constantly improving, with a few you don't see too often in Antwerp.


Bottle shop run by the Billie's Bier Kafetaria folks. Two taps for onsite drinking or growler take way.


Brewers Kitchen  Serves food On the To Do List Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday New entry in the Guide in 2022

Restaurant specializing in food and beer pairings, with an extensive beer list.


Tap room for Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie


Cafe Ernst  Serves food Closed Monday Closed Tuesday New entry in the Guide in 2019

Modern cafe near the riverfront with a good tap list.


Corner pub near the University, this Scottish bar has over 100 whiskies. Beer selection is average. In a new location, around the corner from 't Waagstuk.


Cafe Mombasa  Live Music Closed Monday New entry in the Guide in 2017

A funky corner pub in the Borgerhout district (east of Centraal Station). Lots of bicycling racing memorabilia on the walls. Nothing special in the taps but a decent bottle selection and friendly staff. I am told it is a great place to watch the cycling on TV. Live music on Sundays.


Cafe Pardaf  Fred Honorable Mention WiFi available Closed Monday

Improved tap list and an impressive bottle list. Also a great selection of bag-in-the-box lambics.


Classic brown cafe just behind the cathedral.


Dr Beer  WiFi available Closed Monday Closed Tuesday New entry in the Guide in 2019

Bottle shop bar.


The Eleventh Commandment: Eat, drink and be merry. Next to the Cathedral. The place is packed with religious statuary. Four house beers and four guests.


GRAAN  Serves food On the To Do List Closed Monday Closed Tuesday New entry in the Guide in 2022

Craft beer and artisanal pizza.


Het Been  On the To Do List Closed Sunday New entry in the Guide in 2022

Cozy pub with a good beer list.


Down a small side street and almost unmarked, so look closely. Officially from 8pm but seems sometimes to open sooner.


De Jordaan  Closed Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday New entry in the Guide in 2022


Korsakov  WiFi available New entry in the Guide in 2018

Funky neighborhood place with some interesting beers.


Kulminator A Fred top pick  Closed Sunday Closed Monday Open 11am or earlier

Massive beer selection including a large selection of aged beers and beers from closed breweries. Literally a "Mom and Pop" operation, service can be a bit slow when they are crowded.


Moeskop  WiFi available Closed Monday New entry in the Guide in 2018

Funky neighborhood cafe with a decent beer list.



Oud Arsenaal  Fred Honorable Mention Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Open 11am or earlier


Right next to the Cathedral. Belgian bar food (pasta, omelets, croques, etc.)


De Pelgrim  Serves food Closed Monday Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2016

Classic old pub -- newly renovated and reopened -- across from the De Koninck brewery.


Antwerp's oldest pub. Owned by De Koninck (Duvel/Mortgaat).


Brewery tap at the back of a warehouse/industrial complex. The entrance is through what looks like a garage on Lamorinierestraat. Now brewing beers on site.


Station 1280  Closed Sunday Closed Monday New entry in the Guide in 2018 Bottle shop

Bottle shop and tasting room formerly in Antwerp Centraal Station, but now in the city. Beers can be consumed onsite or taken away. Beers on draft for tasting. A bit hard to find in the Oudaan shopping center.


Small corner bar near the Grote Markt. Additional seating upstairs, which is good because the main room is very small. There are often some very good beers on draft, but we need to review the bottled list again - reports welcome. Food is basically snacks.


't Waagstuk  WiFi available Serves food Closed Monday

A bit hard to find, off of a small side street, but worth the effort. Extensive beer menu.


Traditional Antwerp brown cafe that had declined over the years and then closed. Reopened with more focus on beer and getting better with each visit.


Zeezicht  Fred Honorable Mention WiFi available Serves food Live Music New entry in the Guide in 2018

Neighborhood cafe with some interesting beers on tap and a decent bottle list.