Café De Kat - Antwerpen — Restaurant in Antwerp

......Na de tweede wereldoorlog begon een circusartieste en acrobaate een cafe. Toen ik er vaste klant werd in de jaren 80tig was het een toevluchtsoord voor de alternatieve kunstenaars zoals Ann Salens de modeontwerpster, erik de meyer logo ontwerper, Frans Van Roosmaelen de schilder. En menig ander. ..     Café de Flore in Antwerpen ( Parijs café die een belangrijke ontmoetingsplek van de Parijse intellectuele elite Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir)  ............ Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un artiste de cirque et acrobate ouvre un café.  Lorsque je suis devenu un client régulier dans les années 1980, c'était un refuge pour des artistes alternatifs tels qu'Ann Salens et le créateur de mode Erik de Meyer, créateur de logo.  Et bien d'autres.  ..     Café de Flore à Anvers (café parisien qui fut un lieu de rencontre important de l'élite intellectuelle parisienne Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir)

After the second world war a circus artist and acrobat started a café. When I became a regular customer in the 80s it was a refuge for alternative artists like Ann Salens the fashion designer Erik de Meyer logo designer. And many others. ..     Café de Flore in Antwerp (Paris café which was an important meeting place for the Parisian intellectual elite Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir)

....بعد الحرب العالمية الثانية، أنشأ فنان سيرك وبهلواني مقهى.  عندما أصبحت زبونًا منتظمًا في الثمانينيات، كانت ملاذاً للفنانين البديلين مثل آن سالينز ومصمم الأزياء إريك دي ماير ومصمم الشعارات.  وغيرها الكثير.  ..     مقهى دي فلور في أنتويرب (مقهى باريسي كان ملتقى هامًا للنخبة الفكرية الباريسية...

Ten minutes pass by. The church bells keep ringing. Why?, I ask myself. My associate: Pope Francis just passed away, the Vatican is in chaos, Giancarlo Ravisi is the favourite, yet his views on Palestine do not sit well with the other cardinals. Me: A Pope? Francis? Dead? On Easter Monday? This can’t be a coincidence! I must go to the library right now. My associate: But Dr....

You should love this Antwerp institution for its laid back atmosphere, old fashioned interior and terrace tucked away in a small pedestrian alley.

Also, they keep the little chocolate you get with your coffee in the fridge, ensuring its deliciously crispy and feels fresh in your mouth. A small detail, but if you think about it, really...