This Week's Edition 👋

From classic rock covers to Iftar gatherings, plant pop-up, and techno. This week covers all moods (and cravings), yes it’s also Pateekesweek! 🍰

Oh and after asking for your favorite bar/café, one name kept coming back. Scroll down to see your most submitted spot 🐝

— HANDPICKED —

Our Top Picks This Week

Wednesday

🎶 Take Shelter

8pm

📍 Cafe Boekowski

🎟️ Free

Bringing rock back to live by Take Shelter band. Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Wild Cherry and more.

Thursday

🌳Iftar 2026

6:45pm-9:45pm

📍Arenberg

🎟️ €17

Eat together, followed by poetry, keynotes and spoken word

Friday

🪴 Big Plant Pop-up

10am-7pm, until Sunday

📍De Winkelhaak, Lange Winkelhaakstraat 26, 2060

🎟️ Prices starting at €0.99

150 plant varieties, from easy-care and low-light plants to rare and pet-friendly options. Once it’s gone, it’s gone – no restocking.

Saturday

🕺 Verknipt

11pm-7am

📍 Garage

🎟️ €32.78

After three sold-out editions, this one promises to be just as unstoppable.

Sunday

👪 Little Explorers - Een beestig tuin- en boekenbezoekje

Choose your time slot

📍 Het Rubenshuis

🎟️ €24.5 per team

Rubenshuis turns the historic garden into a mini adventure for curious kids. Follow the “Treasures of Vlieg” trail to spot hidden wooden animals, discover surprising sounds. Sneak off to a cozy reading nest filled with children’s books and soft cushions.

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— THE LISTINGS —

🗺️ ACTIVITY

🍫Pateekesweek

Last week we told you about Smaakmeesters, well..this week is Pateekesweek. Let’s postpone those new year’s resolutions until March 😅

Antwerp celebrates its sweetest tradition during Chocolade- & Pateekesweek.

With a €15 tasting pass (10 coupons), you can hop between chocolatiers, bakeries, coffee bars and confiseries to sample both classics and bold new creations. This year’s theme is Innovation!

🚶‍♀️ Make it a Walk

Through a true story of chocolate, crime and utopia!

📍 Start: Mediaplein (behind Central Station)

⏱ Duration: 2 hours (expo not included in timing)

🎟️ Walk: €20 per person (incl. tastings)

🏡 PROPERTY

This property has 3 terraces because having 1 or 2 wasn’t enough.
267 m² triplex right above Mechelseplein for €800.000.

Spread over three levels (accessible by elevator), the home feels more like a townhouse in the sky.

Living here means stepping straight into Antwerp’s vibrant scene while retreating to your own haven above it all.

🍷 YOUR MOST SUBMITTED SPOT

Remember last week’s newsletter? We asked you to share your favourite bar/café and one name kept coming back: Bar Brul.

Multiple of you sent it in, which says enough. A solid go-to for drinks, good atmosphere, and one of those places that works whether it’s a spontaneous weekday stop or a longer evening with friends. If you haven’t been in a while, consider this your reminder!

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