Antwerp

Nightlife

About Antwerp Nightlife

As with any sizeable Belgian city, Antwerp offers a host of bars that serve the nation's favorite beverage – beer. Kulminator might be the most famous of these due to its longevity (it's the city's oldest beer specialist) and the fact that more than 500 brews are available. Den Engel is another pub with suds and atmosphere to spare. Club kids from around the country – and from a few neighboring countries – dance the night away at chic, trendy Café d'Anvers. Belgium's other national drink – gin, or jenever – is the sole elixir (available in 200 formulations) served at De Vagant. Nights in Antwerp don't have to be a blur of bars, however, since the Royal Flanders Ballet, Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra and the Flanders Opera all make their home in the historic city. Frequent theater shows and musical performances can be seen at the Queen Elisabeth Concert Hall and at the Stadsschouwburg performing arts center. -- Kelly Boland, Contributing Writer