Jezza's Top Picks

My 'Top picks' are the outstanding beer places in Antwerp at any given moment. Here you will normally find something exceptional or out of the ordinary - so a larger than average beer range; top quality service and a good ambience and/or surroundings. In short, these pubs will all be offering the best that can be found in the Antwerp beer scene at the moment.

Jezza lives in Brugge but visits Antwerp several times a year..

Note that we regularly update what constitutes a top pick so places can be relegated from the list if their beer range dips or there are other significant changes.

Beer Lovers Bar       Rotterdamstraat 105, 2060 Antwerp Modern craft beer bar with a very interesting selection of taps.
Billie's Bier Kafetaria       Kammenstraat 12, 2000 Antwerp Cosy brown cafe with a great beer list.
De Ware Jacob     Vlasmarkt 19, 2000 Antwerp Traditional Antwerp brown cafe.
Oud Arsenaal       Maria Pijpelincxstraat 4, 2000 Antwerp
Spéciale Belge Taproom         Regine Beerplein 1/bus D201, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium, 2018 Antwerp Brewery tap at the back of a warehouse/industrial complex.

Honorable Mention

A pub that receives an “Honorable Mention’ is a pub that is not quite a ‘Top Pick’ but still is very much worth a visit.

Cafe Ernst      Ernest Van Dijckkaai 18, 2000 Antwerp Modern cafe near the riverfront with a good tap list.
Cafe Pardaf      Suikerrui 2, 2000 Antwerp Improved tap list and an impressive bottle list. Also a great selection of bag-in-the-box lambics.
Het Souke     Hoogstraat 59, 2000 Antwerp Gorgeous brown cafe in the centre of Antwerp.