Restaurant Find: The Jane Antwerp

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Previously a place of worship set inside an old military hospital, The Jane Antwerp has been transformed into an international gourmet destination of palatial proportions. Three Michelin-starred chef Sergio Herman and Nick Bril helm the kitchen ensuring The Jane consistently turns out artfully composed dishes forming part of the elaborate multi-course degustation menus. Aside from […]

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Boutique Find: Christian Wijnants Antwerp Flagship

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In Antwerp, you can’t swing a chic calfskin handbag without bumping into a painfully stylish designer flagship”“ it is, as they say Belgium’s most fashionable city. And local label Christian Wijnants has now joined the ranks with his first Antwerp flagship on Steenhouwersvest in the Sint-Andries district, burrowed between the street’s famously curated antique stores […]

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Café Find: Kolonel Koffie Antwerp

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A quick Velo (bike share) ride just south of Antwerp’s city center into the ”˜Het Zuid’ neighborhood (these days is full of stylish boutiques, trendy bars and design cafes) and you should happen upon Kolonel Koffie, a beacon of chic café style that beckons Antwerp’s style-conscious café goers with its striking wood paneled exterior. The […]

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Restaurant Find: Graanmarkt 13 Restaurant Antwerp

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In the basement of Antwerp’s chicest concept store, Graanmarkt 13 (a boutique, gallery space and small design hotel) is one of the city’s most lauded restaurants. As with Graanmarkt 13’s other ventures it goes without saying that the restaurant’s interior design and ambience has been undertaken with staunch consideration and detail. However, this in no […]

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Cool Shop Find: Magazyn Antwerp

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1 / 1 ( 2 votes ) It does seem rather passé to walk into an interior design store and buy up every piece of furniture, tableware, linen and decorative object to fit out your new home, right? And even if you had the money to indulge in such extravagant shopping behavior, isn’t half the […]

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Food Find: Jitsk Chocolates Antwerp

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It’s true that Belgium is heaving with some of the best chocolate known to man but there’s something about the finesse and consideration put into chocolate making at Jitsk Chocolates in Antwerp that makes it stand tall in a market full of over-achievers. For an idea of just how tall the chocolatier stands amongst its […]

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Concept Store Find: Graanmarkt 13 Antwerp

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You could easily walk right past Graanmarkt 13 mistaking it for a stately residential home but take a closer look and you’ll find a concept store that draws you in to experience so much more. Starting out life as a lifestyle boutique carrying a fiercely edited selection of clothing (Marni, Isabel Marant, Lemaire and Raquel […]

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Boutique Design Hotel Find: The Apartment by Graanmarkt 13 Antwerp

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It’s our strong belief that unique, design-led hotel experiences can define the most memorable of trips. In the ever-stylish city of Antwerp, style-conscious travelers looking for a luxurious home-away-from-home needn’t look further than The Apartment by Graanmarkt 13 ”“ Antwerp’s best-kept secret. Once the private residence of Graanmarkt 13’s (one of Antwerp’s most esteemed lifestyle […]

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