The 10 Best Brunch Spots In Antwerp Belgium

Antwerp offers several pleasant, original or atmospheric spots for those who like to start their day with a late brunch. Savoury or sweet, simple or fancy, with eggs or without, you can find anything to your liking in the following 10 places that showcase the best for brunch in Antwerp.

1. Esco*Bar

Bar, Diner, Belgian, Pub Grub, Coffee

Esco*Bar is the best place to get a caffeine hit before starting the day. Classic coffees served in flowery vintage cups, or delicious inventions like chocomaccino (with maltesers and caramel) or latte with speculoos paste and almond flakes ensure an excellent start to the day. The salads and burgers, especially the veggie ones, are finger-lickin’ good and make for the best brunch. The light, open space of the bar is attractive, the vintage decorating style is well done and the garden is a little haven in the middle of the city’s buzz.

2. Mampoko

Bistro, Cafe, Restaurant, Belgian

Mampoko is an authentic Antwerp café-bistro. It is a marvelous venue with a homely atmosphere thanks to the abundant use of wood in the interior, the red velvet couches against the wall and the tinkering sounds coming from the kitchen. The brunch menu may not be that extensive, but every baguette, croqueor salad is perfectly prepared. As practically every Belgian is just crazy about cheese croquettes, they’re not to be missed if you visit Mampoko.

3. Café Camino

Cafe, Restaurant, Asian, BBQ

Café Camino serves delicious food on a delicious spot, particularly as from the café’s colorful terrace you can watch the antiques auction market taking place every Friday. It’s a picturesque venue known throughout Antwerp, and has been going on since 1549. Brunching in Café Camino on a Friday is a real treat, not least because of the fresh sandwiches with an Asian touch. The Kimchi BBQ sandwich with chicken, Asian pear and kimchi cabbage is a wonderful find, and goes perfectly with the sparkling ginger-mint iced tea. If you’re a second hand and brocanterie fan, you definitely have to pay the cozy shops on the square a visit after brunch.

4. Caravan Café

Restaurant, French, Belgian, Italian, Dessert

“Homemade with love is Caravan’s motto, and you can feel it when you step inside and taste it when you eat. This is probably the coziest restaurant in town. Legendary is the ‘hangover-brunch’, consisting of fried eggs with bacon, tomato and baked mushrooms, combined with either a beer or a dafalgan pain killer. Even more charming about Caravan is their picnic baskets to go. Packed with fresh lemonade, quinoa salad, Italian salami, stuffed French bread, and a sweet desert, they make for a romantic déjeuner sur l’herbe in the nearby Park Spoor Noord (only available in spring and summer with a reservation).