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Typical Food and Drink in Antwerp

Any time, as most Flemish towns, you can find many fritkotten in the city. These are places where you can buy french fries and other fried food for a reasonable price. They usually have no place to sit so you must eat standing.

Lunch

People often go eat a "smos", a bread with several layers of garniture in it. The name refers to the mess you make when trying to eat it. You can find them in several stores like 't Fijnproevertje Sint-Katelijnevest 49, Panos or foodmaker. The most famous "smoskes" according to students are found at "Jean-Pierre". You can find it opposite to the university (Grote Kauwenberg 41).

Diner

• De Keyserlei is a street with a varied choice of restaurants. Also check out the sidestreets, they offer even more choice. This is the perfect opportunity to try out South-African or Lebanese cuisine!
• Da Giovani is a cheap italian restaurant. It is popular among students because of their 20% discount. A second "Da Giovanni" is located on the Keyserlei, near the central station.
• Tropicos at Tabakvest-Hopland corner is known for its lively south-american atmosphere, caipirinha cocktails and tasteful Brazilian - Mexican kitchen.
• The Hilton hotel has a restaurant overviewing the Groenplaats.
• Wok & Tandoor is a show-restaurant serving wok and tandoor food. It is prepared in front of you by cooks in a spectacular way. It's an all you can eat buffet with very reasonable prices (27 euros per person in January 2007). It is located in the south of Antwerp close to the new Courthouse.
• Govinda's garden (Amerikalei 184) is the restaurant of the Krishnas. They serve healthy macrobiotic food for a small price. Only open in the evenings.

Drink

• 't Waagstuk. A famous Belgian Beer Cafe
• De Vagant. A famous Belgian Jenever Cafe: About 300 kinds of Jenever.
• Berlin trendy place to be in the centre of town
• De Muze, a jazz café located in Melkmarkt. Relaxed atmosphere, and live (jazz) music played in a regular basis. Beyond typical Belgian beers, coffee lovers can enjoy a true Italian Expresso or, if willing to drink something bigger, a "Koffie Vertreek".
• In the Paeters Vaetje, in the Cathedral Square, you can order more than one hundred different kinds of beer. In summertime you can also sit outside.
• If that's not enough, go to Kulminator, which has more than five hundred different beers, if you count different vintages as different beers. (Vlemickveld)
• De Pelgrom a cafe that is located in an old underground storage place. They have a medieval touch as decoration. (Pelgrimsstraat)
• Kassa4. Very popular student pub with a good choice of alternative music. Could be very crowded at times. Located in the student neighbourhood, on the Ossenmarkt.

Modified: 14.02.2007 11:38:14 CET
Source: http://wikitravel.org/en/Antwerp

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