Travel guide for Boho
Breakfast, lunch and coffee
Ideal for breakfast or brunch/lunch. Sweet potato waffles with salad and egg are delicious! 100% plant-based. Sunny terrace at noon. Next door there's a recycling second hand shop.
CLO
172 KroonstraatIdeal for breakfast or brunch/lunch. Sweet potato waffles with salad and egg are delicious! 100% plant-based. Sunny terrace at noon. Next door there's a recycling second hand shop.
One of the first places in the neighbourhood. Very friendly owner. Great coffee and lunch bar in the street. Somethimes there is a cultural activity or an exhibition. Open from Thursday till Sunday.
31 personas de la zona recomiendan
Mokkakapot
2 SergeyselsstraatOne of the first places in the neighbourhood. Very friendly owner. Great coffee and lunch bar in the street. Somethimes there is a cultural activity or an exhibition. Open from Thursday till Sunday.
Very beautiful cafe. Design furniture and cozy decoration are a "feast for the eyes". Perfect place for drinking your coffee while reading a book or having a beer with friends. Delicious breakfast, lunch and diner too.
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Walvis
1 WalvisstraatVery beautiful cafe. Design furniture and cozy decoration are a "feast for the eyes". Perfect place for drinking your coffee while reading a book or having a beer with friends. Delicious breakfast, lunch and diner too.
Bagel-lovers, this is the place to be. Also great for coffee and Chai latte.
Vitesse Coffee & Cycling
82 ProvinciestraatBagel-lovers, this is the place to be. Also great for coffee and Chai latte.
World Kitchen: Moroccan, Turkish, Lebanese and French food. The Moroccan tapas are the best. Perfect place for breakfast or lunch. Budget friendly and a very friendly staff. Highly recommended to make a reservation in advance.
Salt & Mint
21 DraakstraatWorld Kitchen: Moroccan, Turkish, Lebanese and French food. The Moroccan tapas are the best. Perfect place for breakfast or lunch. Budget friendly and a very friendly staff. Highly recommended to make a reservation in advance.
Perhaps the best coffee in the neighbourhood. Sunny terrace in the morning. They also serve breakfast and brunch.
Rush Rush Coffee
29 Lange AltaarstraatPerhaps the best coffee in the neighbourhood. Sunny terrace in the morning. They also serve breakfast and brunch.
Great place for a coffee (on the go), located in the former peace court of Borgerhout. Besides coffee and vegan snacks it's also a biological plant shop, owned by 3 sisters. In the back there is a makers market, ideal for shopping and supporting local creators.
Plantbar Jacqueline
Great place for a coffee (on the go), located in the former peace court of Borgerhout. Besides coffee and vegan snacks it's also a biological plant shop, owned by 3 sisters. In the back there is a makers market, ideal for shopping and supporting local creators.
Diner
Named after the owner's son. Sunny terrace in the afternoon, next to the beautiful district house. Ideal place if you are into sharing food. Asian mussels, butter chicken, and the quinoa salad are the best. Making a reservation is higly recommended.
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Bar Luca
2 MoorkenspleinNamed after the owner's son. Sunny terrace in the afternoon, next to the beautiful district house. Ideal place if you are into sharing food. Asian mussels, butter chicken, and the quinoa salad are the best. Making a reservation is higly recommended.
THE place for hummus lovers. Hümm is a great spot for Middle East healthy and delicious food. They serve breakfast (the one for 2 persons is amazing), lunch and diner. All plant-based. Furnished by the Belgian design brand Furnified.
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HUMM
31 DageraadplaatsTHE place for hummus lovers. Hümm is a great spot for Middle East healthy and delicious food. They serve breakfast (the one for 2 persons is amazing), lunch and diner. All plant-based. Furnished by the Belgian design brand Furnified.
Always delicious food. Regular customer is Rinus Van de Velde, a famous Belgian painter who lives around the corner. Closed on Saturday.
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Stanny
1 StanleystraatAlways delicious food. Regular customer is Rinus Van de Velde, a famous Belgian painter who lives around the corner. Closed on Saturday.
Authentic Indian restaurant, around the corner. The vegetarian/vegan menu Thalia with garlic naan is great. Also ideal for take-away.
Nora Indian
35 WolfstraatAuthentic Indian restaurant, around the corner. The vegetarian/vegan menu Thalia with garlic naan is great. Also ideal for take-away.
A bit hidden. But very recommendable. Delicious pizza's, baked in a woodfire oven: all ingredients are local and ecological.
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loes en krikke - colonia
42 CongresstraatA bit hidden. But very recommendable. Delicious pizza's, baked in a woodfire oven: all ingredients are local and ecological.
Authentic Italian food, delicious wine. The pizzas are baked in a wood-fired oven from Naples. The pizza with eggplant (melanzane) is great.
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Pizzeria Bellini
75 TransvaalstraatAuthentic Italian food, delicious wine. The pizzas are baked in a wood-fired oven from Naples. The pizza with eggplant (melanzane) is great.
Thai and Belgian food. Wouter, one of the owners is a very nice guy. Our favourite dish is the vegetarian Phad Thai.
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May's
11 DageraadplaatsThai and Belgian food. Wouter, one of the owners is a very nice guy. Our favourite dish is the vegetarian Phad Thai.
Into typical Belgian food? Ask for the beef stew with fries. Also recommendable for breakfast or a drink with friends.
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Wattman
3 TrampleinInto typical Belgian food? Ask for the beef stew with fries. Also recommendable for breakfast or a drink with friends.
The place to be for meatlovers! Our favourite is 'The Irish Hereford steak'. The owners are a really nice couple, he's the cook and she serves the food.
Petit Boeuf
20 DageraadplaatsThe place to be for meatlovers! Our favourite is 'The Irish Hereford steak'. The owners are a really nice couple, he's the cook and she serves the food.
Sharing food, a feast for the eye and delicious wine. Our favourite is an orange one. A bit more expensive.
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Glou Glou Borgerhout
26 MoorkenspleinSharing food, a feast for the eye and delicious wine. Our favourite is an orange one. A bit more expensive.
World kitchen. Small plates, sharing menu. Great place that we recently discovered. The owner is a surfer/skater. Travelling around the world he optimizes his cooking skills. He does everything himself: cooking & serving. Only place for 12 people, and open from Tuesday till Friday. Making a reservation is highly recommended.
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Bistro Estelle
10 LaarWorld kitchen. Small plates, sharing menu. Great place that we recently discovered. The owner is a surfer/skater. Travelling around the world he optimizes his cooking skills. He does everything himself: cooking & serving. Only place for 12 people, and open from Tuesday till Friday. Making a reservation is highly recommended.
Delicious Libanees Sharing food. The coliflower with tahini is great. The baked aubergine and the freaky salad as well. Make a reservation online.
Yalla Yalla
Delicious Libanees Sharing food. The coliflower with tahini is great. The baked aubergine and the freaky salad as well. Make a reservation online.
Great pizzeria. The bufalina is delicious. Wisely to make a reservation. Take out is also possible.
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Orso Pizzeria
46 Grote BeerstraatGreat pizzeria. The bufalina is delicious. Wisely to make a reservation. Take out is also possible.
Drinks
A stone's throw away. Vivid brown bar with a big variety of Belgian and local beers. Order an Antwerp 'Bolleke' or an 'Orval'. In the weekends it gets crowded. Rein, the owner lived for a while in Mombasa.
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Café Mombasa
37 MoorkenspleinA stone's throw away. Vivid brown bar with a big variety of Belgian and local beers. Order an Antwerp 'Bolleke' or an 'Orval'. In the weekends it gets crowded. Rein, the owner lived for a while in Mombasa.
One of the most famous, local brown bars in Antwerp with many many beers. They also serve simpel but good food. We always go for the chili con carne and lasagna. Open every day. The Christmas eve party they throw is legendary.
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Zeezicht
7-8 DageraadplaatsOne of the most famous, local brown bars in Antwerp with many many beers. They also serve simpel but good food. We always go for the chili con carne and lasagna. Open every day. The Christmas eve party they throw is legendary.
A hidden cosy little bar in Borgerhout. If you listen carefully, you might hear a new song of the famous Antwerp band dEUS, as their rehearsal room is upstairs. The place is owned by the violin player of the band.
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Plaza Real / De Steeg
89 KattenbergA hidden cosy little bar in Borgerhout. If you listen carefully, you might hear a new song of the famous Antwerp band dEUS, as their rehearsal room is upstairs. The place is owned by the violin player of the band.
Cosy brown bar. Intimate live concerts on Thursdays. The beer Lupulus from the tap is recommandable.
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Gitanes
4 TrampleinCosy brown bar. Intimate live concerts on Thursdays. The beer Lupulus from the tap is recommandable.
A next door hip place in Borgerhout. Sunny terrace in the afternoon. On Sunday they serve a delicious brunch. (All you can eat). Check their website to be sure http://www.barleon.be/
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bar Leon
23 ReuzenstraatA next door hip place in Borgerhout. Sunny terrace in the afternoon. On Sunday they serve a delicious brunch. (All you can eat). Check their website to be sure http://www.barleon.be/
Rockabilly bar. A place where vespa owners gather. On sundays there are often dj-sets.
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Bar Bakeliet
11 LaarRockabilly bar. A place where vespa owners gather. On sundays there are often dj-sets.
BarBob
80 KroonstraatNamed after the owner. Great place for coffee and beer, around the corner.
Buurten
The most beautiful art-deco street in Antwerp. Highly recommandable to go there for a walk, especially by night.
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Cogels Osylei
Cogels-OsyleiThe most beautiful art-deco street in Antwerp. Highly recommandable to go there for a walk, especially by night.
Dageraadplaats
DageraadplaatsVivid square with many bars and restaurants.
Food Scene
Classical bakery. We go there on sundays to buy typical Belgian sandwiches and sweets.
Bakkerij Xavier
108 TurnhoutsebaanClassical bakery. We go there on sundays to buy typical Belgian sandwiches and sweets.
Amazing flavours, vegan options, best icecream in the neighborhood.
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Borgo Gelato
50 Sint-JanstraatAmazing flavours, vegan options, best icecream in the neighborhood.
BohoBowl
48 FonteinstraatHealthy bowls, budget friendly, great staff. Ideal for take away.
Best bakery in Borgerhout. Delicious artisan bread and pastries. Our favorite pastry is "een ronde rozijnenkoek". The raisin and chocolate bread are also amazing. Not open on Sunday.
Bakkerij Boulot
Best bakery in Borgerhout. Delicious artisan bread and pastries. Our favorite pastry is "een ronde rozijnenkoek". The raisin and chocolate bread are also amazing. Not open on Sunday.
Getting Around
Easiest, most fun, cheapest and healthiest way to get around the city are the velo bikes. (www.velo-antwerpen.be). Get your day pass for 5 euro. There are bike stations all over the city.
Moorkensplein
MoorkenspleinEasiest, most fun, cheapest and healthiest way to get around the city are the velo bikes. (www.velo-antwerpen.be). Get your day pass for 5 euro. There are bike stations all over the city.
Borgerhout Drink station
Many buses and trams that go to the city center