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Antwerp (or Antwerpen in Dutch, Anvers in French) is a city in Belgium.

Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 (as of 1 January 2008)[1] and its total area is 204.51 km², giving a population density of 2,308 inhabitants per km². The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,449 km² with a total of 1,190,769 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008.[2]

( From the Lonely Planet)
Even the New York Times agrees – Antwerp is Europe’s place to be. Appreciated by mode moguls, club queens, art lovers and diamond dealers, Belgium’s capital of cool and the country’s second-biggest city once again revels in fame and fortune.

Antwerp has a rollcall of drawing cards. Start with its manageable size and timeless quality. The old city centre, built around the country’s most impressive cathedral, is as beautiful and intimate as it was centuries ago. Tucked away in cobbled lanes and backstreets are thousands of restaurants and bars, antique shops, art galleries, exclusive chocolate out­lets, designer boutiques and diamond shops where Antwerpenaars enjoy spending money.

The whole city is something of an architectural museum, from the medieval riverside fortress to modern waterfront creations and the famous Cogels-Osylei, where architects ran riot. Most distinctive is its Gothic and Flemish baroque architecture; it was the home of Pieter Paul Rubens, northern Europe’s greatest baroque artist. A visit to his home and studio in the city centre gives fabulous insight into the painter’s personal life, after which you can track down some of his most acclaimed works in churches and museums dotted around the city.

Antwerp’s role as a celebrated fashion hub means it’s a magnet for shoppers. For a city of its size, it boasts an astonishing number of world-acclaimed fashion designers and many have set up boutiques here. Designer-led stores buzz with shoppers looking for the latest in hip clothing and accessories.

On the backbone of the fashion and growing gay scenes, Antwerp’s club culture has expanded. The city runs on party time. Club extravaganzas burst out in summer and the nightly scene in the regenerated docklands to the north and south of town beat to the coolest vibes.

It doesn’t end there. The world’s largest diamond-cutting industry operates behind discreet façades in the Jewish neighbourhood. In the sailors’ quarter just north of the city centre, bored women sit framed in red lights while itinerant Philippino, Sri Lankan and East European seaman wander the seedy streets. Turkish, African and Chinese communities live northwest of Franklin Rooseveltplaats, ultratrendy style victims have taken over the fashion district, and businessmen and upper-class Flemish hang out around Koning Albertpark.

Cosmopolitan, confident and full of contrasts…Antwerp’s an essential stop on your Belgium itinerary.

It's being worked on, also literarally (http://www.werkenantwerpen.be/).
Language of the city is Dutch - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Dutch/Contents
or the dialect Flemish(not officaly) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flemish_(linguistics)

Contents 1 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY 2 CouchSurfing Community 2.1 Meetings 2.2 Tips 2.3 CouchSurfers 2.3.1 Ambassadors 2.4 Trivia 3 General Info 3.1 Transport 3.2 Antwerp student city 3.3 Things to do: 3.4 Art 4 Going Out 4.1 Bars: 4.2 Food: 4.3 Volxkeuken 4.4 Frituur 4.5 Clubs: 4.6 Big events:

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

  Only in case of emergency, it means for problems like no more news from your host or physical
  troubles in Belgium, you can directly contact the Belgian ambassadors by sending a mail at this
  address: 911csbelgium@gmail.com . 
  PLEASE, indicate your username, phone number, e-mail and the city where we can contact you!!!

CouchSurfing Community

Meetings

REGULAR MEETINGS:

Antwerp monthly bar gathering, in the middle of the month.
Like this one = http://www.couchsurfing.com/meetings.html?mid=25523
some pics = http://picasaweb.google.com/bart.dammekens/AntwerpMonthlyBarGathering1YearAnniversary#

Every tuesday = Squash night.
http://www.couchsurfing.com/meetings.html?mid=24369

Every wednesday = Belgian beer appreciation http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=587&post=2534000

you find them in the meetings page:
http://www.couchsurfing.com/meetings.html

Antwerp CS-Calendar
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cs.antwerpen%40gmail.com

Tips

Specific CouchSurfing tips. I.e. could it be a good idea to ask people in suburbs instead (because the city is very popular).

These are the suburbs/districts of Antwerp, all are easy access by car, bike and public transport.
It is divided into nine entities (districts):
Antwerp/Center (district)
Berchem (South-East)
Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo(North, near Dutch Border)
Borgerhout (East)
Deurne (East, outside ring)
Ekeren (North-East, outside ring)
Hoboken (South, outside ring)
Merksem (North-East, outside ring)
Wilrijk (South-East, outside ring)
And you have also well known neighberhoods ( not-districts)
Luchtbal (Deurne-North),
Stuivenbergh/Seefhoek (Borgerhout),
Den Dam/Schijnpoort (2060 Antwerp),
Kiel (Between Hoboken and Antwerp, outside ring),
St-Andries (Center),
Het Eilandje (Antwerp Docklands),
Zurenborg (Berchem),
Linkeroever (left bank),
Het Zuid (South area, around Museum of Fine arts),
Brederode (Turkish area around Brederodestraat).

Every Friday night @ 19h (some thimes 19.30) there is a volxkeuken in the Scheld'apen
Veggie food for 3 EUR, beers from 1.50 EUR. With concerts, theater, ...
http://www.scheldapen.be

Free Events http://gratisinantwerpen.be/

Free map to the city http://www.use-it.be/_files/inlineuploads/pages/MAP_O_Antwerp.pdf

Getting to Antwerp, the cheap way. http://hitchwiki.org/en/Antwerp
and getting out ;-) http://hitchwiki.org/en/Belgium

CouchSurfers

If you want to guide people, add a link to your profile and add some things you want to show to people.
Ask in the Antwerp Group http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=1187

Ambassadors

Stijn Vernaillen, Country-Ambassador

Bart Dammekens, City-Ambassador/ Antwerpen City

Bob Lenaerts, City Ambassador/ Beerse -Turnhout

Alwin, Kristin and kids Jacobs, City Ambassador/ Berlaar - De Kempen

Quentin Maugars, Nomadic-Ambassador

Olivier Van Puyenvelde, Nomadic-Ambassador (Travelling @ the moment)

and a big group of volunteers in the Antwerp CS-Organisation, They Rock !!
http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=8291

Trivia

Mentions of Couchsurfing and Antwerp in the media

• Couchsurfing in Antwerp was featured in a 15-20 minutes documentary on local Antwerp television starring Hans & Stijn as the local hosts and some guests from Japan and Turkey as surfers. After the documentary was shown (feb 2006) on television the number of members was doubled.*
• In the beginning of September 2006 an article on Couchsurfing was written for the "Gazet van Antwerpen" and "Belang van Limburg". It featured an interview with Stijn from Antwerp and Amber from the USA.*
• Couchsurfing member Armando on Antwerp regional television station (ATV).

http://www.atv.be/v4/dagtv/2/11259/0/wegwijzer_couch_surfinf%E2%80%99.aspx*

Visit one of the following links:
tourist info:
http://www.antwerpen.be/eCache/BEN/52.html - City of Antwerp (official website of the city):

http://www.use-it.be/en/page/13/antwerp/ - Office, Toursim Flanders
http://wikitravel.org/en/Antwerp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp - Info about the city
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Antwerp - Info about the port
http://www.coolcapitals.com/ - Antwerp is all so one of the "CoolCapitals" of Europe
http://www.spottedbylocals.com/antwerp/ - SpottedByLocals (in site info about the city of Antwerp)
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Belgium/Provincie_Antwerpen/Antwerp-358974/TravelGuide-Antwerp.html - Big (general)info website for travellers

General Info

Transport

Getting around Antwerp:

Flemish Public Transport Company:
http://www.delijn.be
Pre-metro system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_Pre-metro
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerpse_premetro
Map of tram system in the center of Antwerp
http://www.gersom.be/premetro/
Routeplanner public tansport - From Train company.
http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php
Rent a Bike (Private) - Shop = Lijnwaadmarkt 6 ( behind the Cathedral)
http://www.antwerpbikes.be/nl/home.php
Bike rentale (Public) - under Antwerp Central station
http://www.fietshaven.be/Tourists.640.0.html?&L=eng

Getting to Antwerp:

Belgian railway site with online ticket service!
http://www.b-rail.be/nat/E/
Interesting railway cards for travellers
http://www.b-rail.be/nat/E/tarifs/tickets/index.php
Eurostar, connection to London
http://www.eurostar.com/
Thalys, connection Paris,Avingon,Marseille,Kohln,Amsterdam
http://www.thalys.com/
Belgian railway, International, Hourly connection (Benelux-trains) to Amsterdam/Rotterdam, Luxembourg, Lille
http://www.b-rail.be/int/N/
Antwerp Regional Airport, suburb of Deurne (East-Antwerp) - with direct flights to London-City airport ( Main company, VLM/ Flemish Airlines)
http://www.antwerp-airport.be/contentpage_en.php
http://www.flyvlm.com/emc.asp
Brussels National Airport ( Zaventem)
http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/
Airport Express - Brussels National Airport (Zaventem) to Antwerp
http://www.airportexpress.be/page?&orl=2&ssn=&lng=2&pge=3
Brussels South-Airport ( Charleroi, not Brussels !! )
http://www.charleroi-airport.com/doc.php?nd=o29&tid=29&lg=2&docid=1&site=1
and busservice from Charleroi Airport to Brussels-south train station.
http://www.voyages-lelan.be/xml/page.html?LANG=uk&IDC=72
International Bus-service (stop = Van Straelenstraat 8, Rooseveltplaats)
https://webapp.eurolines.be/Eurolines/ssl_index.asp

Antwerp student city

http://www.antwerpenstudentenstad.be/en

Artesis - Antwerp College(Public) : http://www.artesis.be/sovoha/
Fashion Academy (Departement of Artesis, Antwerp College (Public)), Nationalestraat 28 http://www.antwerp-fashion.be/
Royal Academy of fine arts (Departement of Artesis, Antwerp College(Public)), Mutsaardstraat 31 http://www.artesis.be/academie/internationaal/foreign-students.htm
KDG-Antwerp katholic College : http://www.kdg.be/main.aspx?c=*KDGENGL
UA-Antwerp University (Public): http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.ENGLISH

Things to do:

Agendas: http://www.weekup.be http://www.cultuurweb.be/CNETPortal/ZoekenKalender.aspx^(NL) cultural agenda (architecture, literature, audio/video, music,…) http://www.out2night.be/uitgaan/antwerpen ^(NL) Party agenda - Clubs & Bars http://www.zone03.be/agenda/dagoverzicht.html ^(NL) Music - Party - Expo - Podium - Holebi http://gratisinantwerpen.be/ - Free events in Antwerpen

You have to see:

Antwerp Central station
Meir and Stadsfeestzaal
Saturday (Foreign markt, 8h till 16h) en Sunday (Vogelmarkt 8h till 13h) @ Theaterplein
Art-Deco/Art-Nouveau area of Zurenborg (Berchem)
St-Paulus church (for inside), vlasmarkt
Carolus- Barlomeus Church (for outside), Hendrik Conscienseplein
Cathedral of our Lady, Handschoenmarkt
New Palace of Justice, Bolivarplaats
Begin of Harbor, Bonapart and Willemdok - Het Eilandje
Antwerp zoo ( One of the oldest zoo's in the world), Kon.Astridplein, next to Antwerp Central Station - http://www.zooantwerpen.be/
World Diamant center (try to count CCTV camera's ;-), Hovenierstraat
Walk through the pedestrian tunnel to Linkeroever and have a awsome view over Antwerp

Art

Gallery 'De Zwarte Panter' (Contemporary art, free entry), Hoogstraat 70 http://www.artsite.be/zwartepanter/
Extra City ( Center of Contemporary art), Tulpstraat 79, 2060 Antwerpen http://www.extracity.org/index_justine_nl.php
Website 'Antwerp Contemporary Arts' http://www.antwerpart.be/
Museum of Contemporary Art, Waalsekaai http://www.muhka.be/
Flanders Fashion Instituut / Fashion museum, Nationalestraat 28 http://www.momu.be/en/index_momu.jsp
Antwerp Fashion Week http://www.afashionweek.be/
Antwerp Design Center, Lange Winkelhaakstraat 26 http://www.ruimtevoorondernemen.be/details.html?id=1
Photo Museum, Waalsekaai 47 http://www.fotomuseum.be/en/index_fomu.jsp
Museum of fine arts, Leopold De Waelplaats 2 http://www.kmska.be/Templates/content.aspx?id=132
Middelheim Museum ( Free entry ), ART-Park/Openair Museum, Middelheimpark - Middelheimlaan 1 http://museum.antwerpen.be/Middelheimopenluchtmuseum/indexEN.htm
Lambermonmarte- Market for artist and designers (Free entry), Lambermonplaats (one's a month, fom may till september) http://www.ximeralabs.com/mekanik/lbm/index.htm
Diamant Museum, Koningin Astridplein 19-23 - http://www.diamantmuseum.be/

Royal Flemish Opera ,http://www.vlaamseopera.be/en/Default.aspx
De Singel ( International Art Campus), Concerts/Theater/Events, http://www.desingel.be/en/Default.aspx
Het Toneelhuis ( Big theater house), Komedieplaats - http://www.toneelhuis.be/index.jsp?lang=en
Monty ( art-center/theater), Monitystraat -http://www.monty.be/?l=eng&eventID=
Stadsschouwburg ( Big city theater), Theaterplaats -http://www.stadsschouwburgantwerpen.be/pages/home.asp
City Youth Theater, Theaterplein -http://www.hetpaleis.be/
Royal Flemish Philharmonics - http://www.defilharmonie.be/english-summary-royal-flemish-philharmonic
Center of Classical and Medieval music, Kammenstraat - http://www.amuz.be/index.php
Culture Center of Music - Noordersingel,Borgehout - http://www.trixonline.be/site/content/home.asp
Sportpaleis (Biggest ConcertHall in Belgium = 18.000 seats) -http://www.sportpaleis.be/

Going Out

Bars:

List of all +- 400 bars in Antwerp (in dutch) http://www.cafeplan.be/vlaanderen/welkom.php?display=ANTWERPEN

North+Het Eilandje
Café Bartilia, Falconplein- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=192924190
Café Camping kontikki, Nassaustraat 7- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=328790237
Café Kassa 4, Ossenmarkt 21- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=269396744
Café 't Waagstuk (big beer choise+food), Stadswaag- http://www.waagstuk.be/
Café De Jezuiet(Brown/Art-studentbar, with great music), Blindenstraat 39 - http://www.dejezuiet.be/
(+) Bar Choque (Chocolade Bar), Mindersbroedersrui 64 - http://barchoq.wordpress.com/page/2/

North-East+Borgerhout
Rode Zeven (Art bar+brasserie), Sint-Jansplein 7 -http://www.apen.be/rode+zeven+restaurant+fusion+seefhoek+antwerpen
Café De Kroon, Kerkstraat - http://www.dekroononline.be/
Café Plaza Real, Kattenberg 31 - http://www.apen.be/plaza-real/1757
(+) Cultural Center De Roma, Turnhoutsebaan 286 -http://www.deroma.be/

Center
(+)Buster(non-profit bar)with music,standup comedy,theater,...(always free entry), Kaasrui - http://www.busterpodium.be/
(+)Barmondial (great concerts), Suikerrui - http://www.barmondial.be/barmondial/
De Muze/ Jazz bar(live jazz, every night from 21h), Melkmarkt - http://www.apen.be/de+muze+jazzcafé+antwerpen
De Kulminator (non-profit bar of the belgian beerlovers, MEGA beer choise! ), Vleminckveld 32 - http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1232/
De Vagant (jeneverbar), Pelgrimstraat - http://www.devagant.be/index_nl.html
(+)De Rots (Rock/Metal bar with awsome concerts), Melkmarkt 11 - http://www.de-rots.be/
(+)Café Beveren (only walk inside after a couple of beers and be surprised ! ), Vlasmarkt - http://www.cafebeveren.com/

Center-East
Café Batu Bato, St-Jorispoort 1 - http://www.apen.be/bato+batu+antwerpen+sint-jorispoort
Café oud Arsenaal (old-manspub, cheap beer),Maria Pijplincx 4 - http://www.cityplug.be/nl/Antwerpen/2GEFP84D_Uitgaan_Oud-Arsenaal.html
Kapitein Zeppos, Vleminckveld 78 - http://www.apen.be/caf/kapitein-zeppos
Café De Palieter (Bar of students of Actingschool/ Very smokey !), Mechelseplein 17 - http://flickr.com/photos/bregts/2886513049/in/pool-d40slr
(+)KAVKA, Youth Center @ oudaan - http://www.kavka.be/Kavka/Home

South
King Kong bar (Trendy Bar), Volkstraat 58 - http://www.cityzine.be/nl/gidsen/Antwerpen/king_kong
Café Dancing Chocola (Bar+Food), Kloosterstraat 159 - http://www.apen.be/dansing+chocola+cafe+antwerpen+kloosterstraat
De nieuwe Linden (Actors/Artist Bar), Pacificatiestr. 49 - http://www.denieuwelinde.be/
BarTabac, Waalse Kaai 43 - http://www.bartabac.be/
Café Boogaloo, Jan Van Breesstraat 1 -http://www.boogaloo.be/?page_id=326
(+)http://www.zuiderpershuis.be international culture center, where you and the world can feel at home...(Good place for concerts)

South-East+Zurenborg
Café Stanny (non-smoking bar) Stanleystraat 1 - http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleID=re1nar4c
Café Zeezicht, Dagenraadplaats - http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleID=jv1rgghh
Café Hof van Ellende, Draakstraat 13 - http://www.apen.be/hof+van+ellende+antwerpen+draakstraat

Food:

North:
Restaurant of the seamens house - http://www.zeemanshuis.be/engels/indexe.htm
Lait Russe, Falconplein 16 - http://www.laitrusse.be/
Foetnik, Hukstraat 2 - http://www.foetnik.be/
Via Via Travelpub (cheap world food), Wolstraat - http://www.viaviacafe.com/
'T Lastig Portret (Bar en foodplace for the students of the art-academy), Blindestraat 1 - http://www.tripadvisor.in/Restaurant_Review-g188636-d740341-Reviews-T_Lastig_Portret-Antwerp_Antwerpen.html
'T Injaske (Student restaurant), Grote Kauwenberg 5 -http://www.tinjaske.be/index.html
Persepolis ( Iranian restaurant), Hendrik Consciencepl. 9 - http://www.cityplug.be/en/Antwerp/P2RA77HH_Restaurant_Persepolis.html

Center:
De Taloorekes, lange Koepoortstraat (Flemish classical food) - http://www.taloorkes.be/
Ulcke van Zurich (Recommended by Guide Routard), Oude beurs 50 - http://www.ulckevanzurich.be/home.htm
Lunchbox (world, funky and healty), Theaterplaats - http://www.lunchbox.be/
Gringo's Cantina (Mexican), Ernest Van Dijkstraat 24 - http://www.apen.be/restaurant+gringo+cantina+schelde+kaai+mexicaans
Mama's Garden (Pita, Kebab), Oude Koornmarkt - http://www.apen.be/mamas+garden+turks+restaurant+antwerpen
Vapiano (cheap, but great italian), Groenplaats - http://www.vapiano.be/
Lombardia (Veggie,Vegan,Good, but not always cheap), Lombardenvest - http://www.lombardia.be/
La Cuisine ( run by student of the restaurant school), St-Pieter en Paulusstr.7 - http://www.cityplug.be/en/Antwerp/P2RA77HH_Restaurant_Persepolis.html

South:
Princess of Spoons, Montignystraat 21 - http://www.zone03.be/resto/detail/nl/583/Princess%20of%20Spoons.html
Funky Soul Potato(stuffed potato's), volkstraat 76 - http://www.iens.be/restaurantsVan/Antwerpen/restaurant.htms?a=*Zuid&k=7&r=22417
Restaurant De Walvis, Jan Van Beersstraat 2 - http://www.eetcafewalrus.com/
Wok a Way-Zuid ( cheap FastFood Asia), Leopold de Waelplaats - http://www.zone03.be/resto/detail/nl/2714/Wok%20a%20Way%20Zuid.html
Lucy Chang (Trendy Asian), Marnixplaats - http://www.lucychang.be/antwerpen/index.cfm?langue=en
Govinda's Garden ( Vegan place of the Krishna Community), Amerikalei 184 - http://www.govinda.be/
O'tagine (Maroccan Rest.), Leopold de Waelstr. 20 - http://www.o-tagine.be/
De Ster ( Turkish pita place), Waterpoort - http://www.antwerpenstudentenstad.be/nl/stadsgids/buurten/de-ster

East:
Sushi Palace (Great and cheap sushi place), Vleminckveld 37 -http://www.sushipalace.be/en/vleminck/
Sangram (Pakistani-Indian restaurant), De Conickplein - http://www.iens.be/restaurantsVan/Antwerpen/restaurant.htms?a=%2ASeefhoek&r=22673
(+)(+)Aahaar (Jain,Vegetarian,Gujarath), Lange Herentalsestraat 23-
You can get a vegan Buffet for 9 EUR/ All you can eat !!!!
http://www.vegetarisme.be/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3127&start=30&sid=9cf5e986bbf80f73d7f7f44d4aeb5484
City Palace (Traditional Chinese), Van Wesebekestraat - http://www.citypalace.be/
Wagamama (Asian FastFood in UGC Cinema Complex), De Keyserlei 15 - http://www.wagamama.be/locations/showlocation/642
Hoffy's ( Best Jewish Rest. in town), Lange Kievitstr. 52 - http://www2.resto.be/hoffy/home-uk.htm
EcoCafé @ the Ecohouse, Turnhoutsebaan 139 Borgerhout - http://ecohuis.antwerpen.be/ecocafe.htm
Restaurant Overvloed (uppstairs of Café Zeezicht), Dagenraadplaats 8 - http://apen.be/overvloed+restaurant+antwerpen

Volxkeuken

The Volxkeuken concept has its origin in the classical people's kitchen: Food distribution to less well peoples, during the economic crisis of the 30s.
Getting a good homely meal for a cheap price. And most of them are vegetarian meals. http://www.indymedia.be/nl/node/22969

Mama matrea, Lange Nieuwstraat/ Food 5 EUR - Wednesday from 18h till ...
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=406358467

Scheld'Apen (Youth Center) - Veggie Food 3 EUR, Friday @ 19h - D'Herbouvillekaai 36 http://www.scheldapen.be/Agenda

'T Werkhuys (Community kichten)- Food 5 EUR , Friday from 18h - Zegelstraat 13, Borgerhout http://www.werkhuys.be/WHenglish/homeEN.html

Café la Campine, Food Thursday's around 19.30h @ 5 EUR (best and biggest plates, but be patient !), Corner Cadixstraat and Westkaai -
http://www.villadelfia.Be/
and http://www.myspace.com/lacampine

Frituur

Fries must be one of Belgian most famous discoveries, together with beer and chocolate.
It’s not by chance that fries became the symbol of the Begian art of living ...
Wanna eat good and cheap, forget a reastuarant. Go to a Frituur !!

Frituur Falcon (simple, good, cheap and next to the red light district ;-) Oude leeuwenrui, 2000 Antwerpen
Fritkot Max (Frituur with Frietmuseum upstairs), Groenplaats 12 -
http://www.fritkotmax.be/pages/enmenupag.html
Frituur De Smulpaep (Run by a Chef-Cook), Varkensmarkt 2A/Paardenmarkt -
http://www.vindeenfrituur.be/data2.php?id=3412
Frituur Den Hoek (traditional local frituur), Anselmonstraat 73 -
http://www.vindeenfrituur.be/data2.php?id=1586
Frituur Las Vegas (Veggie choise), Melkmarkt 26 -
http://www.vindeenfrituur.be/data2.php?id=3197
Frituur Fly Inn (Student-Frituur), St-Jacobsstraat 23 -
http://www.vindeenfrituur.be/data2.php?id=1411

And then we have the legend, Fituur N1, Hoogstraat 1 (near Grote Markt)
It's the one that seems to bee always open, from morning till the late, late, late, late @ night.
just pas it (only @ night) to see Maria, she works there more than 15 year's and she doesn't take any crap !
so don't be a wise guy ;-)
http://www.antwerpenstudentenstad.be/nl/stadsgids/eten/number-one

PS : For vegetarians, always ask if the Frieten are fried in vegetable oil or not !!!
because sometimes (like N1 : its fried in animal fat)

Clubs:

http://www.petrolclub.be - Petrol : Alternative club
http://www.cafecapital.be - Funky club in central park
http://www.denaalmoezenier.be - Student club
http://www.cafelocal.be - Club for Salsa/ Latin/ Mambo ....
http://www.cafe-au-lait.be - Club/Bar with R&B, Soul, Latin
http://www.noxxantwerp.be - Biggest and newest Club
http://www.cafe-d-anvers.com - Techno Club
http://www.izzymaze.com/ - Izzy Maze : The place of all CS party's in Antwerp
http://www.redandblue.be/ - Biggest Gay club in town
http://www.decinema.be/ - Studentclub, R&B, Soul
http://www.pure-antwerp.be/ - NEw club (opening 12-09-2009)
http://www.stereosushi.be/index2.html - Funky, trendy eat and party place
http://www.nanno.be/index2.html - a club on water (in a boat) (CLOSED - now PURE)
http://www.myspace.com/panddemonium - Rock/Metal
http://www.skyclub.be/ - R&B, house - New exclusive club in NOXX

Big events:

http://www.zva.be ^(EN)(NL)(FR) "Zomer van Antwerpen": Nine weeks, day by day, Hundreds of site specific shows. Be Surprised and Enjoy.

http://www.kattendijktango.be/agenda/index.html ^(NL) Free open air dance event with initiations of Tango, Salsa, Flamenco, Hip hop, Lindy hop...
http://www.openluchttheater.be /^(NL)Free concerts on Friday in the summer months
http://www.manomundo.be//^(NL) Free (world)music festival, Location: Boom - May
http://www.mechelsepleinfestival.be/- Free night music on Mechelseplein - July
http://www.vlaanderenzingt.be/index.php?module=site&city=antwerp - Free open-air Karaoke night on Vlaamse- and Waalskaai - August
http://www.kidvanthienenmusic.com/Festival/Index.htm - Rhythm 'n' Blues Festival (Free entry), Grote Markt - July
http://www.handwerpen.be/index.html - Handwerpen Music Festival (Free entry), Grote Markt - July
http://www.straatlaweit.be/programma.html - Organisation of 5 free music festivals in several suburbs
(suburbs = Linkeroever/ Kiel/ Den Dam/ Stuivenberg/ Zurenborg) in Antwerp (big local TIP !)

To Pay :

http://www.laundryday.be/, Big music festival in september, Location: 'Het Eilandje'
http://www.jazzmiddelheim.be/, International Jazz Festival(August),Location: Park Den Brandt, Wilrijk
http://www.antilliaansefeesten.be/en/index.html, biggest Caribian Festival in Europe, Location: Hoogstraten
http://www.sfinks.be/home.php, World music festival, location: Boechout
http://www.reggaegeel.com/, One of the best and cheapest reaggae festival in Europe, Location: Geel