The Antwerp City Guides answer what visitors actually want to know: where to get frites, stew and chocolate without paying square prices, which museums deserve your one rainy afternoon, how to reach Ghent or Bruges on a single train and which brown pubs still pour the real thing. Each guide is a short list with an opinion: the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip for every place. It opens in your browser the moment payment goes through.
About the Antwerp City Guides
- 147 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Antwerp guides
Food guide
23 places
Double-fried frites, stew in old brown taverns, modern neighbourhood kitchens, markets and bakers, then biscuits, chocolate and coffee, plus the dinners not worth your money.
Things to do guide
23 places
Rubens in the cathedral and the fine arts museum, baroque churches, a 1930s foot tunnel under the Scheldt and walks through Zurenborg and Eilandje, minus the tourist traps.
Family guide
28 places
Parks with farm animals, a zoo that has stood beside the station for 170 years, museums children actually enjoy and plans for rain and swimming.
Nightlife guide
26 places
Cocktail bars, natural wine, a cellar of vintage beers, genever, jazz and clubs, and where to eat once the kitchens close.
Day trips guide
24 places
Ghent, Bruges, Brussels, Mechelen and Leuven, mostly one direct train from Centraal, plus a long day out to Ypres and Ostend, with times and tickets.
Budget guide
23 places
Free views and a sculpture park, Rubens for €3, fries for €4, the noodle bowls locals queue for and why the city costs less than Brussels or Bruges.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places you will find in the guides
Pelgrom
Pelgrimstraat 15
Steps lead down into a brick-vaulted cellar lit by candles, where the beer list is long and the menu short: meatballs in tomato sauce or rabbit. Loud, warm and very Antwerp. From the food guide.
Cathedral of Our Lady
Groenplaats 21
The biggest Gothic church in the Low Countries still shows four Rubens paintings in the place they were made for, the Descent from the Cross among them. In winter the nave is dim and quiet. From the things to do guide.
Café Kulminator
Vleminckveld, Zuid
A beer cellar where aged and vintage bottles go back to the 1970s. The owners choose their guests: bring cash, keep your voice down and leave the big group at the hotel. From the nightlife guide.
After the game, keep exploring
World City Trail’s scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour in Antwerp go through the historic centre. Once you have finished, the guides carry on: a cone of frites around the corner, the wooden escalators of the Sint-Annatunnel down to the Left Bank skyline, a train to Ghent the next morning or a museum for a wet afternoon.
Antwerp guides FAQ
What do I get with the Antwerp City Guides?
Six guides and 147 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each entry tells you why to go, which area it is in, what to know about opening times and one tip from people who know the city.
How are the guides delivered?
As links, shown on your order page as soon as you have paid and sent in your order email. Open them in any browser on phone or laptop: there is nothing to download and no account to set up.
Will the guides work offline in Antwerp?
Yes, once you have opened each guide with a connection. After that it runs offline with your ticks and notes; only opening places in Google Maps needs data.
Which languages can I read the guides in?
Nine: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish. Switch at any moment inside the guide.
Do I have to buy all six guides?
No. One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99. Paired with a World City Trail game, the food guide costs €3.99 and all six €14.99.
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