Creative Lunch Club is a global community for people working in the creative industries. Whether you are a graphic designer, a photographer, a marketer, or a filmmaker, the Creative Lunch Club gives you the chance to regularly meet other creatives in your city for lunch.

Fosbury & Sons is Antwerp's most design-forward coworking space, set inside the WATT Tower, a modernist landmark by architect Léon Stynen. The interior by Going East is beautiful, and the crowd is a good mix of designers, consultants and founders. Worth checking their day pass options.

Blueness is chef Sergio Herman's seafood-focused spot in Antwerp's fashion district. The menu is built around seasonal Belgian produce with a Japanese Izakaya sharing approach. The space, designed by Space Copenhagen, feels considered without being precious. Book ahead.

Hotel Pilar is a small boutique hotel with 17 individually designed rooms in the heart of Antwerp. The ground floor doubles as a concept store showcasing local designers and furniture. It's the kind of hotel where everything is considered, from the furniture to the books on the shelf.

Faber Makerspace is an urban workshop where designers and makers can actually build things. The space has a laser cutter, CNC milling machine, 3D printers, a screen print corner and a vinyl cutter. It's set up as a co-working space for makers, so you're surrounded by people building physical things.

Antwerp Art Weekend is a four-day citywide celebration of contemporary art held every May, where galleries, museums and project spaces across Antwerp open their doors together. It's been running since 2014 and has grown into a solid annual moment for the local art community and visitors alike.

Antwerp Design Week is a citywide design event held every May that opens up showrooms, studios, flagship stores and creative hubs across five districts. Over 80 Belgian and international brands take part, alongside talks, workshops and networking dinners. One of the better excuses to spend a few days in the city.

Het Bos is a converted warehouse near the MAS that the artist collective Scheld'apen turned into one of Antwerp's best cultural hubs. During the day there's a relaxed café terrace and workspace. By night it fills up with concerts, exhibitions, theatre and parties. It's the kind of place where you bump into the most interesting people in the city.

Cobra is a restaurant inspired by the CoBrA art movement, with colourful pop art paintings covering the walls. The menu is a creative shared dining concept with food by chef Orlando Schuitema. Chic but casual, it's the kind of place you can go for a quick lunch or linger over dinner.

Fosbury & Sons is Antwerp's most design-forward coworking space, set inside the WATT Tower, a modernist landmark by architect Léon Stynen. The interior by Going East is beautiful, and the crowd is a good mix of designers, consultants and founders. Worth checking their day pass options.

Kanaal is a former 19th-century gin distillery turned art complex on the outskirts of Antwerp. Axel Vervoordt transformed it into a mix of residences, studios and gallery spaces, with permanent works by James Turrell and Anish Kapoor alongside a rotating program. Open to the public on Saturdays.

Kolonel Koffie is a specialty coffee bar and micro-roastery that's been part of the Antwerp coffee scene since 2010. They roast their own beans in small batches and serve them across two spots in the city. Straightforward, quality-focused, no fuss.

MoMu holds the world's largest collection of contemporary Belgian fashion and mounts sharp rotating exhibitions on fashion, culture and identity. The city that gave the world the Antwerp Six has a fashion museum that lives up to that legacy. Worth a visit even if you're not a fashion person.

Jazzcafé De Muze has been a fixture in Antwerp since 1964. Red brick walls, a long wooden bar, and live bands every night from 10pm with free entry. John Lee Hooker and Memphis Slim played here. It nearly closed in 2014 but regulars rallied to save it. Long may it last.

Het Archief was voted best wine bar in Antwerp two years running (2023 and 2024), and it's set inside a stunning 19th-century cast-iron building that used to house the provincial archives. The wine list is well-curated, the Belgian craft beers are a bonus, and the no-reservations policy keeps it refreshingly spontaneous.

Luddites is a wine bar with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves set in a beautiful old townhouse. The ground floor is the city's best English-language bookshop; head upstairs and you'll find a relaxed wine bar with a good selection by the glass. The kind of place you accidentally spend four hours in.

Us By Night is a design and creativity festival featuring inspirational talks, a vibrant nightmarket, and club programming, built to bond, inspire, and reenergize the creative community.

SmashingConf Antwerp is a focused conference for UI/UX designers and front-end developers diving into web design, accessibility, performance, and best practices for building modern websites. It offers a mix of talks and hands-on workshops to sharpen your daily workflow and broaden your skill set.

Antwerp Art Weekend is a four-day citywide celebration of contemporary art held every May, where galleries, museums and project spaces across Antwerp open their doors together. It's been running since 2014 and has grown into a solid annual moment for the local art community and visitors alike.

Antwerp Design Week is a citywide design event held every May that opens up showrooms, studios, flagship stores and creative hubs across five districts. Over 80 Belgian and international brands take part, alongside talks, workshops and networking dinners. One of the better excuses to spend a few days in the city.

Art Antwerp is a contemporary art fair held every December at Antwerp Expo, organised by the team behind Art Brussels. It brings together a focused selection of Belgian and international galleries and tends to feel more accessible and less overwhelming than the bigger international fairs.