The Best Bars In Antwerp's Het Zuid Neighborhood, Belgium

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One of the most popular bars in Het Zuid, Café Baron will draw you in with its warm, welcoming atmosphere and background soundtrack of funk and soul, plus a scenic terrace open all year round. There are plenty of seats both indoors and out on the terrace; good thing, too, since they tend to fill up in the evenings. One reason this place attracts such a big crowd is its great pricing – a good glass of wine here will cost you less than four euros. Their prime location on the Marnixplaats is the frosting on the cake.

Jones & Co is a cozy little cocktail bar known for its friendly atmosphere and phenomenal bespoke mixed drinks. Their menu features classics like whiskey sours, G&Ts and martinis, along with several sweet experiments that harness fun flavors like rhubarb and pumpkin, and uncommon ingredients like kriek and stoofvlees. From the glass it’s served in to the careful presentation and garnishing, it’s clear that every drink here is treated like a small work of art, which is what makes this place so special.

Locals go to the Dogma Cocktails for both style and substance. Style is the first thing you’ll notice, and lots of it; moving past the curious façade into the speakeasy-chic interiors of old wood, dark leather, dim lights, and electro-swing music, you’ll be offered a tiny notebook which contains a hand-written copy of the drinks menu. Next, the substance; Dogma’s cocktails are concocted with care by a team of skillful suspender-clad bartenders, who make good use of the bar’s several unorthodox ingredients, like cigar smoke and orange zest preserved in cognac. This is one hidden gem cocktail geeks won’t want to miss.

Bar 11 specializes in Latin American and Caribbean drinks, with music and atmosphere drawing from these parts of the world to create an ambiance you won’t find elsewhere in Antwerp’s bar scene. Their mojitos, margaritas and piña coladas are perfectly executed. It’s clear from looking around at the decor that a great deal of care and attention to detail has gone into crafting a great environment to match the great drinks. Their thoughtful efforts have paid off, as this bar often gets extremely crowded. If you come on the weekend, you may want to explore their upper floor for additional seating.