Antwerp’s Ultimate City-Walk Route 🚶‍♂️✨

I spent a whole week wandering this calm, cozy city—here’s my distilled route. ⚠️ Skip Sunday–Tuesday if you can; most galleries & boutiques stay shut. Antwerp is compact—walking is the best way to feel its vibe. Three key neighborhoods: 📍Old Town Loop (north → south) • Nello & Patrasche statue 🐕‍🦺 • DVN flagship store 🏷️ • Enso Vintage – curated, top-tier second-hand 🧥 • St Vincents – stunning furniture showroom 🪑 • Cafematic – legit great coffee ☕️ • Verso – multi-brand concept; entrance design is 🔥 • Renaissance – boutique packed with design labels 💡 • Plantentuin – pocket-sized botanical garden, oxygen break 🌿 • Luddites Books & Wine – sip & flip pages 🍷📚 📍Royal Museum Quarter Love the laid-back energy here—tourists taper off, locals take over. • Start at Royal Museum of Fine Arts 🎨 • Pop into Ann Demeulemeester next door 🖤 • 1–2 min walk to sun-drenched cafés around Monument Schelde Vrij of Marnix 🪖 • Fiskebar – seafood must: clam pasta & fish soup 🦐🍝 📍Scheldt Docks South Riverside & Galleries Grid of tiny streets packed with art spaces. • Tim Van Laere Gallery – the gallerist’s taste is immaculate 🖼️ • Golden-hour riverside for molten-sunset views 🌅 • maren – world’s-best-steak list; book ahead 🥩 ⏳ Saved for next trip GNYP Gallery 🎨 Minerva Restaurant 🍽️ #Antwerp #AntwerpDiaries #CityWalk