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ART | Inspiring Antwerp: Studio Fluit p.8-12Studio Fluit talk about their design for the cover of the magazine and what they like about our city

FASHION | Dorien Waterschoot: Upcoming Stylist p.13-16

Discover Dorien’s favourite shops and get a few tips along the way

MUSIC | Pop-Up Antwerp p.17-21Antwerp has a big pop-up culture so we talked to a few people to give you a list of the most popular party concepts around

FASHION | Street Style p.22-23Two very different people with a very different style

LIFE | Meet The Locals p.24-27Meet some of the This Is Antwerp locals and get even more tips from the new faces

LIFE | Visual Guide p.28-31Don’t know the word in English or Dutch? Point to the picture on the guide and you’ll be fine!

PRACTICAL | Locations & Addresses p.32-33Throughout the articles you’ll see small numbers next to places. Go to page 32 to find out where they are!

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ART | Inspiring Antwerp: Studio Fluit p.8-12Studio Fluit talk about their design for the cover of the magazine and what they like about our city

FASHION | Dorien Waterschoot: Upcoming Stylist p.13-16

Discover Dorien’s favourite shops and get a few tips along the way

MUSIC | Pop-Up Antwerp p.17-21Antwerp has a big pop-up culture so we talked to a few people to give you a list of the most popular party concepts around

FASHION | Street Style p.22-23Two very different people with a very different style

LIFE | Meet The Locals p.24-27Meet some of the This Is Antwerp locals and get even more tips from the new faces

LIFE | Visual Guide p.28-31Don’t know the word in English or Dutch? Point to the picture on the guide and you’ll be fine!

PRACTICAL | Locations & Addresses p.32-33Throughout the articles you’ll see small numbers next to places. Go to page 32 to find out where they are!

PRACTICAL | TIps Tips Tips p.34-35Where to sleep, how to get around and get free WIFi

ThroughouT This magazine, you’ll see num-

bers nexT To locaTions. Turn

To page 32 To find ouT where They’re locaTed

4 5

Locals, locals, locals…

ColofonThis magazine is a publication of the city of Antwerp and Antwerp Tourism & Conventions. It was edited with great care. Antwerp Tourism & Conventions cannot be held responsible for printing errors or changes. No part of this publication may be used by third parties without prior writ-ten consent of Antwerp Tourism & Conventions.None of the addresses men-tioned in this magazine paid for mentioning in any way.PublisherAntwerp Tourism & Conventions Grote Markt 15, BE2000 AntwerpEditors in chiefAntwerp Tourism & Convention

Design & Layout Afreux

Design CoverStudio Fluit

PhotographyJan CrabAntwerp Tourism & ConventionsHelen van den PoelTine van den Poel

CopywriteAntwerp Tourism & ConventionsLaura SchillemansLara RichirCleo KlapholzHelen Van den PoelTine Van den PoelLucia Adamickovà

PrintAlbe de CokerDepotnumberD/2013/0306/147

This is Antwerp is

a handy guide for

travellers who want to

discover the city from

a local point of view.

Our magazine, web-

site, smartphone app

and Facebook page

are packed with use-

ful tips from locals on

what to do and where

to go. Experience the

city and let us know

what you think!

A lot of thought and

hard work went

into this sixth issue.

With loads of new tips

and inspiring city se-

crets, we continue to

bring you a fresh take

on what’s brewing in

Antwerp. We asked

ourselves the obvi-

ous question: What

is This is Antwerp all

about? The conclusion

was simple. It’s about

giving you as much

useful information as

possible. So we went

out and asked a whole

string of locals where

they like to hang out,

what’s worth seeing

and what’s so nice

about Antwerp.

Be sure to check

out our article

on popular winter

hotspots for tips from

locals on cozy refuges

in these cold winter’s

days. You’ll also find

some great advice on

where to get the best

gifts and souvenirs.

And Dorien fills you in

on the city’s best-kept

shopping secrets. In-

spired by the concept

of the Point It Out

guides, we’ve devel-

oped our own visual

guide to Antwerp. Us-

ing loads of pictures,

we created an easy

and fun way to plan

what to do and where

to go. If you’re look-

ing for more practical

tips, like where to find

free WiFi or a place to

sleep, you’ll surely find

the last page of this

magazine helpful.

Special thanks goes

out to Studio Fluit,

for designing this is-

sue’s inspiring cover

and for giving us all an

interesting history les-

son along the way!

Join us onlineShare your life and

favourite haunts in

the city! Connect

to This is Antwerp

through all major

social media net-

works:

Use hashtag

#Thisisantwerp

on your Instagram

pics and become

our pic of the day!

The most wonderful time of the year is coming up again. And finding the perfect gift for our loved ones isn’t always as easy as Disney movies make it out to be. Let’s be honest, inspiration does run dry sometimes…That’s why we’ve put together a list with gifts that are as useful as they are affectionate. They’re all made by locals or have an inevi-table link to the city we all love (to visit). A nice extra: they tran-scend Christmas so you can keep the list and re-use it for Valen-tine’s Day, a birthday or any other random occasion to spread some love. And yes, you can keep them for yourself as well.

GIFTS WITH A LOCAL FLAVOURBy Laura Schillemans

SPOIL YOUR SENSES

Forget about Nespresso gift boxes, we have Jens and his bar Normo (8). Bring home one (or more) coffees he roasted in his shop at the Minderbroedersrui. Add some real barista feel to it by get-ting a V60 coffee dripper as well. This way you’ll have a gift both you and your significant other can enjoy.

Normo – Minderbroedersrui 30, 2000 Antwerp. www.normocoffee.be

Price range: depends on the coffee you like, but we’re not talking about a whole lot of money

COLOPHON SHOP

ThroughouT This magazine, you’ll see num-

bers nexT To locaTions. Turn

To page 32 To find ouT where They’re locaTed

4 5

Locals, locals, locals…

ColofonThis magazine is a publication of the city of Antwerp and Antwerp Tourism & Conventions. It was edited with great care. Antwerp Tourism & Conventions cannot be held responsible for printing errors or changes. No part of this publication may be used by third parties without prior writ-ten consent of Antwerp Tourism & Conventions.None of the addresses men-tioned in this magazine paid for mentioning in any way.PublisherAntwerp Tourism & Conventions Grote Markt 15, BE2000 AntwerpEditors in chiefAntwerp Tourism & Convention

Design & Layout Afreux

Design CoverStudio Fluit

PhotographyJan CrabAntwerp Tourism & ConventionsHelen van den PoelTine van den Poel

CopywriteAntwerp Tourism & ConventionsLaura SchillemansLara RichirCleo KlapholzHelen Van den PoelTine Van den PoelLucia Adamickovà

PrintAlbe de CokerDepotnumberD/2013/0306/147

This is Antwerp is

a handy guide for

travellers who want to

discover the city from

a local point of view.

Our magazine, web-

site, smartphone app

and Facebook page

are packed with use-

ful tips from locals on

what to do and where

to go. Experience the

city and let us know

what you think!

A lot of thought and

hard work went

into this sixth issue.

With loads of new tips

and inspiring city se-

crets, we continue to

bring you a fresh take

on what’s brewing in

Antwerp. We asked

ourselves the obvi-

ous question: What

is This is Antwerp all

about? The conclusion

was simple. It’s about

giving you as much

useful information as

possible. So we went

out and asked a whole

string of locals where

they like to hang out,

what’s worth seeing

and what’s so nice

about Antwerp.

Be sure to check

out our article

on popular winter

hotspots for tips from

locals on cozy refuges

in these cold winter’s

days. You’ll also find

some great advice on

where to get the best

gifts and souvenirs.

And Dorien fills you in

on the city’s best-kept

shopping secrets. In-

spired by the concept

of the Point It Out

guides, we’ve devel-

oped our own visual

guide to Antwerp. Us-

ing loads of pictures,

we created an easy

and fun way to plan

what to do and where

to go. If you’re look-

ing for more practical

tips, like where to find

free WiFi or a place to

sleep, you’ll surely find

the last page of this

magazine helpful.

Special thanks goes

out to Studio Fluit,

for designing this is-

sue’s inspiring cover

and for giving us all an

interesting history les-

son along the way!

Join us onlineShare your life and

favourite haunts in

the city! Connect

to This is Antwerp

through all major

social media net-

works:

Use hashtag

#Thisisantwerp

on your Instagram

pics and become

our pic of the day!

The most wonderful time of the year is coming up again. And finding the perfect gift for our loved ones isn’t always as easy as Disney movies make it out to be. Let’s be honest, inspiration does run dry sometimes…That’s why we’ve put together a list with gifts that are as useful as they are affectionate. They’re all made by locals or have an inevi-table link to the city we all love (to visit). A nice extra: they tran-scend Christmas so you can keep the list and re-use it for Valen-tine’s Day, a birthday or any other random occasion to spread some love. And yes, you can keep them for yourself as well.

GIFTS WITH A LOCAL FLAVOURBy Laura Schillemans

SPOIL YOUR SENSES

Forget about Nespresso gift boxes, we have Jens and his bar Normo (8). Bring home one (or more) coffees he roasted in his shop at the Minderbroedersrui. Add some real barista feel to it by get-ting a V60 coffee dripper as well. This way you’ll have a gift both you and your significant other can enjoy.

Normo – Minderbroedersrui 30, 2000 Antwerp. www.normocoffee.be

Price range: depends on the coffee you like, but we’re not talking about a whole lot of money

COLOPHON SHOP

6 7

Looking for a way to tame your sweet tooth? Add some handmade macarons to the list! Jo-Jan is quite the baker and he only makes small batches. My favou-rite: strawberry ga-nache! Contact him via his Facebook page and bring home a great treat!

www.facebook.com/yummymacarons

Price range: €1 for 1 macaron

HAPPY WEARABLES

Have you heard of LN Beanies (47)? A few years ago local Ellen created a label of handmade knitwear. Baggy bean-ies, headbands, mittens, scarfs, vests,… There’s a flavour for every taste. Small tip: think about buying a pair of match-ing beanies: sweet and practical! While you’re warming up you’re also doing some good because part of the collec-tion is made by young mothers in Peru!

For sale at Volkstraat 66, 2000 Antwerp ‘til 30/12. Always available on www.lnbeanies.com.

Price range: from around € 48

If you like to bring home a real piece of Belgium: keep Carboon in mind. It’s a brand new jewelry collection inspired by the industrial history of our coun-try. Parts of coal are incorporated in all of the pieces.

For sale at De Winkelhaak (100gr DESIGN shop (57)) - Lange Winkelhaak-straat 26, 2060 Antwerp

Price range: from €35

Next up is Atelier-dubbeloo (58), a de-sign studio led by designers Yannick & Lotte. The studio is housed in a beauti-ful building where you can discover the couple’s beautiful leather collection. Next to sleeves and handbags for your valuables, you can also buy some clip-

on (bow)ties to complete your outfit. I’d say yes to A handbag anytime!

Atelierdubbeloo - Falconplein 45,2000 Antwerp. www.atelierdubbeloo.be

Price range: from €20

THE FINISHING TOUCHCan’t get enough of Antwerp? Do you live close by or are you a millionaire with a private jet? Stay a little longer or buy a present that will absolutely make you come back.A subscription to the Zoo (124) for ex-ample. In case you haven’t noticed: Antwerp has an incredible Zoo, it’s even one of the oldest in the world. Grasp the opportunity to enjoy a quite spot, be-tween the animals, whenever you visit the city. It’s like giving the best garden there is as a gift. Who doesn’t like read-ing a magazine next to giraffes?

Zoo Antwerpen – Koningin Astridplein 26, 2018 Antwerp. www.zooantwerpen.be

Price range: €95 a year

Give a subtle hint you want to explore more of the city by buying “The 500 hidden secrets of Antwerp”. The guide contains 500 places and details in Antwerp only few people know. Perfect to make the best out of your next visit.

For sale at ‘t Stad Leest (56)- Steenhouwersvest 16, 2000 Antwerp

local lucia: “i love your premium sTore where you can find cloThing,

accessories, shoes, books,

gifTs and even geT your hair

done while you’re Think-

ing abouT whaT To geT!”

To wrap up The foodie parT, here’s a Tip:

don’T forgeT To TasTe your

soon-To-be gifT yourself - over

and over and over again - because you really wanT

To selecT The besT, righT?

SHOPSHOP

6 7

Looking for a way to tame your sweet tooth? Add some handmade macarons to the list! Jo-Jan is quite the baker and he only makes small batches. My favou-rite: strawberry ga-nache! Contact him via his Facebook page and bring home a great treat!

www.facebook.com/yummymacarons

Price range: €1 for 1 macaron

HAPPY WEARABLES

Have you heard of LN Beanies (47)? A few years ago local Ellen created a label of handmade knitwear. Baggy bean-ies, headbands, mittens, scarfs, vests,… There’s a flavour for every taste. Small tip: think about buying a pair of match-ing beanies: sweet and practical! While you’re warming up you’re also doing some good because part of the collec-tion is made by young mothers in Peru!

For sale at Volkstraat 66, 2000 Antwerp ‘til 30/12. Always available on www.lnbeanies.com.

Price range: from around € 48

If you like to bring home a real piece of Belgium: keep Carboon in mind. It’s a brand new jewelry collection inspired by the industrial history of our coun-try. Parts of coal are incorporated in all of the pieces.

For sale at De Winkelhaak (100gr DESIGN shop (57)) - Lange Winkelhaak-straat 26, 2060 Antwerp

Price range: from €35

Next up is Atelier-dubbeloo (58), a de-sign studio led by designers Yannick & Lotte. The studio is housed in a beauti-ful building where you can discover the couple’s beautiful leather collection. Next to sleeves and handbags for your valuables, you can also buy some clip-

on (bow)ties to complete your outfit. I’d say yes to A handbag anytime!

Atelierdubbeloo - Falconplein 45,2000 Antwerp. www.atelierdubbeloo.be

Price range: from €20

THE FINISHING TOUCHCan’t get enough of Antwerp? Do you live close by or are you a millionaire with a private jet? Stay a little longer or buy a present that will absolutely make you come back.A subscription to the Zoo (124) for ex-ample. In case you haven’t noticed: Antwerp has an incredible Zoo, it’s even one of the oldest in the world. Grasp the opportunity to enjoy a quite spot, be-tween the animals, whenever you visit the city. It’s like giving the best garden there is as a gift. Who doesn’t like read-ing a magazine next to giraffes?

Zoo Antwerpen – Koningin Astridplein 26, 2018 Antwerp. www.zooantwerpen.be

Price range: €95 a year

Give a subtle hint you want to explore more of the city by buying “The 500 hidden secrets of Antwerp”. The guide contains 500 places and details in Antwerp only few people know. Perfect to make the best out of your next visit.

For sale at ‘t Stad Leest (56)- Steenhouwersvest 16, 2000 Antwerp

local lucia: “i love your premium sTore where you can find cloThing,

accessories, shoes, books,

gifTs and even geT your hair

done while you’re Think-

ing abouT whaT To geT!”

To wrap up The foodie parT, here’s a Tip:

don’T forgeT To TasTe your

soon-To-be gifT yourself - over

and over and over again - because you really wanT

To selecT The besT, righT?

SHOPSHOP

8 9

when we work together, it just matches up. That’s what makes it so interest-

ing. Vincent, for example, works very stylized. And while Naomi is starting to use Illustrator more of-ten, I still prefer manual work. For some reason, these elements combined make a complete picture.”

DO YOU HAVE ANY

ANTWERP ROLE MOD-

ELS?

Eva: “Afreux (who de-signed this very maga-zine) are very good. We worked with them on ‘Oceaan’. They have a ‘dream’ company. I really envy them…”Naomi: “I love Ward Zwart and Ephameron, who is really important in the Antwerp illustra-tor scene. She’s a friend of ours.”Eva: “She also organizes Zine Fest, where we can really do our thing.”

LAST MONTH YOU

GUYS DID A PERFOR-

MANCE AT INTEGRATED 2013. HOW

WAS THAT?

Naomi: “We made a twelve-minute animated video. The first eight minutes were about graduating and the black hole that comes after. The last four min-

become an illustrator. So that was that! And I haven’t looked back since…”

DO YOU GET BY ON

WHAT YOU MAKE AT

STUDIO FLUIT OR DO

YOU HAVE TO WORK

TWO JOBS?

Naomi: “For the mo-ment, it’s not enough to make ends meet. I guess that’s normal, since we only graduated last year. But things are gradu-ally improving, as we are reeling in bigger assign-ments. At the same time we are still learning new things each day. Being a freelancer can be tough, since you have to figure out everything by your-self. All in all, I think we’re doing pretty good and we can’t complain.”

STUDIO FLUIT IS

DEVELOPING A REC-

OGNIZABLE, TRADE-

MARK STYLE…

Naomi: “People often say we have a recognizable style, but it’s not some-thing we focus on. We try to use a lot of humour and colour in our work. And, most importantly, we try not to think about it too much.”Eva: “Yes, colour! The world is already so grey! We all have our own style, but

we were joined by Vincent, who had al-ready been freelancing for us on several layouts. We quickly decided that we wanted him to be a part of our team.”Naomi: “We started out with a small booklet, a zine called ‘Oceaan’. We invited a whole bunch of illustrators to send in their work, which we then bundled and sold. The profit we made, went to Sea Shepherd, a charity.”

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO BE-

COME ILLUSTRATORS?

Eva: “I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. So, it came fairly natu-ral to me. It took me quite some time to realize that it is an actual job. For a while I considered studying graphic design, but then I found out you could

INSPIRING ANTWERP: STUDIO FLUITWe met up with the girls

from Studio Fluit at Me &

My Monkey(7), a cozy cof-

fee shop over at Oever

18. Naomi and Eva took

the time to tell us all

about their work, their in-

spiration behind this is-

sue’s cover design and

– of course – their love of

Antwerp.

WHO IS STUDIO FLUIT AND HOW

DID YOU GET STARTED?

Eva: “We all met when we were in school. Naomi and me quickly discov-ered how well we work together. While still in school, we decided to form the collective Studio Fluit. After a while,

THE LEGEND OF BRABO

A long time ago, when Ant-

werp was just a small settle-

ment in the Roman Empire,

there was a giant called An-

tigoon, who built a large cas-

tle along the River Scheldt.

He demanded a toll from ev-

ery passing ship and would

cut off the hands of sailors

who were unable or unwill-

ing to hand over half of their

cargo. He then threw their

hands in the river.

One day, a Roman soldier

called Brabo sailed past

the giant’s castle. He didn’t

want to pay the toll and chal-

lenged Antigoon to a duel.

Against all odds, Brabo de-

feated the giant, cut off his

hand and head, and threw

them into the river. And

that’s how Antwerp got its

name: in Dutch you would

translate ‘throwing a hand’

as ‘hand werpen’, and that

became ‘Antwerpen’.

Studio Fluit at INTEGRATED 2013 © Roger Laute

ARTART

8 9

when we work together, it just matches up. That’s what makes it so interest-

ing. Vincent, for example, works very stylized. And while Naomi is starting to use Illustrator more of-ten, I still prefer manual work. For some reason, these elements combined make a complete picture.”

DO YOU HAVE ANY

ANTWERP ROLE MOD-

ELS?

Eva: “Afreux (who de-signed this very maga-zine) are very good. We worked with them on ‘Oceaan’. They have a ‘dream’ company. I really envy them…”Naomi: “I love Ward Zwart and Ephameron, who is really important in the Antwerp illustra-tor scene. She’s a friend of ours.”Eva: “She also organizes Zine Fest, where we can really do our thing.”

LAST MONTH YOU

GUYS DID A PERFOR-

MANCE AT INTEGRATED 2013. HOW

WAS THAT?

Naomi: “We made a twelve-minute animated video. The first eight minutes were about graduating and the black hole that comes after. The last four min-

become an illustrator. So that was that! And I haven’t looked back since…”

DO YOU GET BY ON

WHAT YOU MAKE AT

STUDIO FLUIT OR DO

YOU HAVE TO WORK

TWO JOBS?

Naomi: “For the mo-ment, it’s not enough to make ends meet. I guess that’s normal, since we only graduated last year. But things are gradu-ally improving, as we are reeling in bigger assign-ments. At the same time we are still learning new things each day. Being a freelancer can be tough, since you have to figure out everything by your-self. All in all, I think we’re doing pretty good and we can’t complain.”

STUDIO FLUIT IS

DEVELOPING A REC-

OGNIZABLE, TRADE-

MARK STYLE…

Naomi: “People often say we have a recognizable style, but it’s not some-thing we focus on. We try to use a lot of humour and colour in our work. And, most importantly, we try not to think about it too much.”Eva: “Yes, colour! The world is already so grey! We all have our own style, but

we were joined by Vincent, who had al-ready been freelancing for us on several layouts. We quickly decided that we wanted him to be a part of our team.”Naomi: “We started out with a small booklet, a zine called ‘Oceaan’. We invited a whole bunch of illustrators to send in their work, which we then bundled and sold. The profit we made, went to Sea Shepherd, a charity.”

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO BE-

COME ILLUSTRATORS?

Eva: “I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. So, it came fairly natu-ral to me. It took me quite some time to realize that it is an actual job. For a while I considered studying graphic design, but then I found out you could

INSPIRING ANTWERP: STUDIO FLUITWe met up with the girls

from Studio Fluit at Me &

My Monkey(7), a cozy cof-

fee shop over at Oever

18. Naomi and Eva took

the time to tell us all

about their work, their in-

spiration behind this is-

sue’s cover design and

– of course – their love of

Antwerp.

WHO IS STUDIO FLUIT AND HOW

DID YOU GET STARTED?

Eva: “We all met when we were in school. Naomi and me quickly discov-ered how well we work together. While still in school, we decided to form the collective Studio Fluit. After a while,

THE LEGEND OF BRABO

A long time ago, when Ant-

werp was just a small settle-

ment in the Roman Empire,

there was a giant called An-

tigoon, who built a large cas-

tle along the River Scheldt.

He demanded a toll from ev-

ery passing ship and would

cut off the hands of sailors

who were unable or unwill-

ing to hand over half of their

cargo. He then threw their

hands in the river.

One day, a Roman soldier

called Brabo sailed past

the giant’s castle. He didn’t

want to pay the toll and chal-

lenged Antigoon to a duel.

Against all odds, Brabo de-

feated the giant, cut off his

hand and head, and threw

them into the river. And

that’s how Antwerp got its

name: in Dutch you would

translate ‘throwing a hand’

as ‘hand werpen’, and that

became ‘Antwerpen’.

Studio Fluit at INTEGRATED 2013 © Roger Laute

ARTART

10 11

TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT THE CO-

VER YOU MADE FOR THIS MAGAZINE.

Naomi: “We thought it would be cool to do something different, rather than repeating clichés. I think the legend of Brabo is really interesting. For those who don’t know the story (see above), it’s a funny one. And, like most legends, it doesn’t really add up. Actually, one of my favourite things used to be to sit on the giant hand on the Meir.” WHAT THINGS COME TO MIND

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT

ANTWERP?

Eva: “The first thing, I guess, would be the cathedral(118). And, of course, the city skyline as seen from Linkeroever (left bank). I like how the city is not too big, but also not too small, it’s just right. I lived in Ghent for a while and I found it a bit too small and too concentrated.”Naomi: “Yeah, and I lived in Berlin, which to me was the opposite: a bit too big. I really like living in Antwerp: it’s a beautiful place and there’s a lot to do.”

WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU DURING

THE WINTERTIME?

Eva: “We’ll be in a cosy coffee bar, like this one, drinking hot coco.”Naomi: (laughs) “Yeah, me too! I also like my hot coco with whipped cream.”Eva: “I always like going to the movies at UGC (115). I have a year pass there and I try to go about three times a month. I also enjoy going to Cinema Zuid (114), but it’s been a while now. It really de-pends on the films they are showing.”

Naomi: “I did send out some emails in the beginning, but that doesn’t re-ally work. We, for ourselves, don’t get around to answering even half of our emails. I guess the same goes for po-tential clients. Promoting Studio Fluit through email simply isn’t going to work. Anyhow, most assignments we get, come from people who contact us themselves.”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TYPE

OF ASSIGNMENT?

Eva: “The ones for which we get total artistic freedom. Sometimes you just have to follow very strict directions and you can’t really put anything of your-self into a job. That can become a drag. It can make you feel bad, because you get the impression people don’t want your work. They just want you to do something because you have the skills. They could’ve asked anyone…”Naomi: “INTEGRATED certainly was a lot of fun. Eva even did the voices for the animation video. But, indeed, some-times you get one of those assignments, where you just have to remake an exist-ing image, and it feels horrible because you are copying someone else’s work.”

HOW IMPORTANT IS NETWORKING

AND MAKING THINGS HAPPEN FOR

YOURSELF?

Eva: “Most of our assignments just come to us. But we should definitely work on selling ourselves a bit more. We’re just not that good at it. Luckily we’ve had some pretty big assignments, that really stand out. Like the USE IT map or the Kunstbende. People see our work on the streets. And that’s how word gets out about your work, instead of us contacting prospects directly.”

utes were a showcase of our work and ourselves, just dancing.”Eva: “When we were asked to talk at INTE-GRATED, I got very nervous. I couldn’t handle the idea of talk-ing in front of a thou-sand people. So we decided to do a perfor-mance, dressed up, so that nobody would rec-ognize us. In the end, I was glad we did it. We got some great feed-back.”Naomi: “It was a com-pletely different perfor-mance than anything else at the festival. Eighty per cent of the audience were students. So instead of talking about our portfolios, we chose to address the school situation. We showed them how sometimes it just takes some time to get there. At one point we were in the oth-er camp! Sometimes, when you’re still in school, or when you’ve just graduat-ed, things can be quite overwhelming. Your fellow students might be doing better than you. But it all worked out in the end for us. It just takes some time…”

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TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT THE CO-

VER YOU MADE FOR THIS MAGAZINE.

Naomi: “We thought it would be cool to do something different, rather than repeating clichés. I think the legend of Brabo is really interesting. For those who don’t know the story (see above), it’s a funny one. And, like most legends, it doesn’t really add up. Actually, one of my favourite things used to be to sit on the giant hand on the Meir.” WHAT THINGS COME TO MIND

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT

ANTWERP?

Eva: “The first thing, I guess, would be the cathedral(118). And, of course, the city skyline as seen from Linkeroever (left bank). I like how the city is not too big, but also not too small, it’s just right. I lived in Ghent for a while and I found it a bit too small and too concentrated.”Naomi: “Yeah, and I lived in Berlin, which to me was the opposite: a bit too big. I really like living in Antwerp: it’s a beautiful place and there’s a lot to do.”

WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU DURING

THE WINTERTIME?

Eva: “We’ll be in a cosy coffee bar, like this one, drinking hot coco.”Naomi: (laughs) “Yeah, me too! I also like my hot coco with whipped cream.”Eva: “I always like going to the movies at UGC (115). I have a year pass there and I try to go about three times a month. I also enjoy going to Cinema Zuid (114), but it’s been a while now. It really de-pends on the films they are showing.”

Naomi: “I did send out some emails in the beginning, but that doesn’t re-ally work. We, for ourselves, don’t get around to answering even half of our emails. I guess the same goes for po-tential clients. Promoting Studio Fluit through email simply isn’t going to work. Anyhow, most assignments we get, come from people who contact us themselves.”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TYPE

OF ASSIGNMENT?

Eva: “The ones for which we get total artistic freedom. Sometimes you just have to follow very strict directions and you can’t really put anything of your-self into a job. That can become a drag. It can make you feel bad, because you get the impression people don’t want your work. They just want you to do something because you have the skills. They could’ve asked anyone…”Naomi: “INTEGRATED certainly was a lot of fun. Eva even did the voices for the animation video. But, indeed, some-times you get one of those assignments, where you just have to remake an exist-ing image, and it feels horrible because you are copying someone else’s work.”

HOW IMPORTANT IS NETWORKING

AND MAKING THINGS HAPPEN FOR

YOURSELF?

Eva: “Most of our assignments just come to us. But we should definitely work on selling ourselves a bit more. We’re just not that good at it. Luckily we’ve had some pretty big assignments, that really stand out. Like the USE IT map or the Kunstbende. People see our work on the streets. And that’s how word gets out about your work, instead of us contacting prospects directly.”

utes were a showcase of our work and ourselves, just dancing.”Eva: “When we were asked to talk at INTE-GRATED, I got very nervous. I couldn’t handle the idea of talk-ing in front of a thou-sand people. So we decided to do a perfor-mance, dressed up, so that nobody would rec-ognize us. In the end, I was glad we did it. We got some great feed-back.”Naomi: “It was a com-pletely different perfor-mance than anything else at the festival. Eighty per cent of the audience were students. So instead of talking about our portfolios, we chose to address the school situation. We showed them how sometimes it just takes some time to get there. At one point we were in the oth-er camp! Sometimes, when you’re still in school, or when you’ve just graduat-ed, things can be quite overwhelming. Your fellow students might be doing better than you. But it all worked out in the end for us. It just takes some time…”

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TIPS FOR TOURISTS

“THERE ARE A FEW OTHER PLACES IN ANTWERP THAT ARE REALLY WORTH VISITING, LIKE PARK SPOOR NOORD (111) AND THE QUAYS OF THE RIV-ER SCHELDT. DURING WINTERTIME IT MIGHT BE COLD, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN PLACES NEARBY TO GET YOU WARMED UP. AND IF YOU’RE INTO ART, COMICS OR DRAWINGS (LIKE WE ARE), BE SURE TO VISIT MEKANIK STRIP (61). THEY HAVE A HUGE COLLECTION!”

QUICK QUESTIONS

Where do you…

…GO FOR LUNCH?“BARNINI (12). WE HAD A FRIEND WHO WORKED THERE, SO WE WENT EVERY WEEK AND WE JUST KEPT GOING BECAUSE IT’S SO GOOD. OTHER GREAT PLACES ARE PERRUCHE (23) EN CAFE CAMINO (15).”

(B: OUDE VAARTPLAATS 10, 2000 ANTWERP, P: OUDE VAARTPLAATS 60, 2000 ANTWERP AND CC: VRIJDAGMARKT 5, 2000 ANTWERP)

…GO TO DINNER?“ON SUNDAYS WE ALWAYS EAT CHINESE FOOD. SO WE GO TO THE VAN WEZEMBEEKSTRAAT (CHI-NATOWN (107)). KIOKU (31) IS ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO TASTE THE ASIAN CUISINE. AT FIRST, I WENT THERE BECAUSE I LIKED THE LOGO, BUT I ENDED UP LOVING THE FOOD AS WELL.”

(K: OUDE VAARTPLAATS 47, 2000 ANTWERP)

…GO FOR A COFFEE?“WE LOVE CAFFÈNATION (1) AND NORMO (8). ES-PECIALLY THE LATTER: GREAT COFFEE AND NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE. AND, OF COURSE, KORNÉL (5). WE’RE DOING A PROJECT THERE!”

(C: MECHELSESTEENWEG 16, 2000 ANTWERP, N: MINDERBROEDERSRUI 30, 2000 ANTWERP AND K: SINT-LAMBERTUSSTRAAT 1, 2000 ANTWERP)

…SHOP?“DEFINITELY NOT THE MEIR! I LIKE AMERICAN APPAREL (41) EN COS (44), ESPECIALLY THE ONE AT THE KORTE GASTHUISSTRAAT, IT ALWAYS HAS BEAUTIFUL THINGS. I ALSO LOVE APC (42) EN PETIT BATEAU (48) EN VIER (54) (SEE DORIEN’S TIPS).”

(AA: KAMMENSTRAAT 14, 2000 ANTWERP, C: KORTE GASTHUISSTRAAT 16-18, 2000 ANTWERP, A: LOMBARDENVEST 12, 2000 ANTWERP, PB: HUIDEVETTERSSTRAAT 30, 2000 ANTWERP, AND V: KAMMENSTRAAT 66, 2000 ANTWERP)

…GO FOR A DRINK?“MECHELSEPLEIN IS ALWAYS NICE: GO TO KOR-SAKOV (71) (ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES A BIT TOO CROWDED) OR DE PALLIETER (69). A BIT MORE OUT OF THE CITY CENTRE, BUT ALWAYS COSY: CAFÉ BAZAAR (14) AND CAFE STANNY (27).”

(K: SINT JORISPOORT 1, 2000 ANTWERP, DP: MECHELSEPLEIN 17, 2000 ANTWERP, CB: LANGE LEEMSTRAAT 443, 2018 ANTWERP AND CS: STAN-LEYSTRAAT 1, 2600 BERCHEM)

…GO OUT?“DE STUDIO (85) THROWS GREAT PARTIES! AND IT’S ALWAYS FUN TO GO TO CLITCLAP OR OOHWEE PARTIES. (SEE MORE IN ANTWERP POP-UP)”

(DS: MAARSCHALK GÉRARDSTRAAT 4, 2000 ANT-WERP)

Dorien Waterschoot: UPCOMING STYLISTBy Helen Van den Poel

For this edition of This Is Antwerp I met up with Dorien Waterschoot (23). Dorien is an upcoming stylist who has lived in Antwerp for five years. It all started when she got a job at Forever 21 (45) as a stylist and discovered she was actu-ally really good at it. She met photog-rapher Frédéric Bastin who took her on a trip to Barcelona to work on a shoot and it wasn’t long before big clients like Hair by Van Loenhout (122) and REDKEN asked her to style their collections. She even styled a billboard campaign for

Marlboro Cigarettes with photographer Guillaume Kayancan. It’s hard to de-scribe her style in one word: she loves to work with ethnic elements, prints and lots of colour. But what we like most about her work is that she often works with young designers and students from the Fashion Department: Felix Boehm, Lise Eerens, Minju Kim, Clara Jungman Malmquist, Virginia Burlina, Raffaela Graspointer and Yens Cuyvers are just a few of her favourites.

Studio Fluit will be showcasing its ‘American Dreamz’ expo at Kornél, from December 13 until February 16, 2014. You can visit the expo during the open-ing hours of the bar.Want to see more from Studio Fluit? Vis-it their website at cargocollective.com/studiofluit or check out their Thumblr page at studiofluit.tumblr.com.

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TIPS FOR TOURISTS

“THERE ARE A FEW OTHER PLACES IN ANTWERP THAT ARE REALLY WORTH VISITING, LIKE PARK SPOOR NOORD (111) AND THE QUAYS OF THE RIV-ER SCHELDT. DURING WINTERTIME IT MIGHT BE COLD, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN PLACES NEARBY TO GET YOU WARMED UP. AND IF YOU’RE INTO ART, COMICS OR DRAWINGS (LIKE WE ARE), BE SURE TO VISIT MEKANIK STRIP (61). THEY HAVE A HUGE COLLECTION!”

QUICK QUESTIONS

Where do you…

…GO FOR LUNCH?“BARNINI (12). WE HAD A FRIEND WHO WORKED THERE, SO WE WENT EVERY WEEK AND WE JUST KEPT GOING BECAUSE IT’S SO GOOD. OTHER GREAT PLACES ARE PERRUCHE (23) EN CAFE CAMINO (15).”

(B: OUDE VAARTPLAATS 10, 2000 ANTWERP, P: OUDE VAARTPLAATS 60, 2000 ANTWERP AND CC: VRIJDAGMARKT 5, 2000 ANTWERP)

…GO TO DINNER?“ON SUNDAYS WE ALWAYS EAT CHINESE FOOD. SO WE GO TO THE VAN WEZEMBEEKSTRAAT (CHI-NATOWN (107)). KIOKU (31) IS ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO TASTE THE ASIAN CUISINE. AT FIRST, I WENT THERE BECAUSE I LIKED THE LOGO, BUT I ENDED UP LOVING THE FOOD AS WELL.”

(K: OUDE VAARTPLAATS 47, 2000 ANTWERP)

…GO FOR A COFFEE?“WE LOVE CAFFÈNATION (1) AND NORMO (8). ES-PECIALLY THE LATTER: GREAT COFFEE AND NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE. AND, OF COURSE, KORNÉL (5). WE’RE DOING A PROJECT THERE!”

(C: MECHELSESTEENWEG 16, 2000 ANTWERP, N: MINDERBROEDERSRUI 30, 2000 ANTWERP AND K: SINT-LAMBERTUSSTRAAT 1, 2000 ANTWERP)

…SHOP?“DEFINITELY NOT THE MEIR! I LIKE AMERICAN APPAREL (41) EN COS (44), ESPECIALLY THE ONE AT THE KORTE GASTHUISSTRAAT, IT ALWAYS HAS BEAUTIFUL THINGS. I ALSO LOVE APC (42) EN PETIT BATEAU (48) EN VIER (54) (SEE DORIEN’S TIPS).”

(AA: KAMMENSTRAAT 14, 2000 ANTWERP, C: KORTE GASTHUISSTRAAT 16-18, 2000 ANTWERP, A: LOMBARDENVEST 12, 2000 ANTWERP, PB: HUIDEVETTERSSTRAAT 30, 2000 ANTWERP, AND V: KAMMENSTRAAT 66, 2000 ANTWERP)

…GO FOR A DRINK?“MECHELSEPLEIN IS ALWAYS NICE: GO TO KOR-SAKOV (71) (ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES A BIT TOO CROWDED) OR DE PALLIETER (69). A BIT MORE OUT OF THE CITY CENTRE, BUT ALWAYS COSY: CAFÉ BAZAAR (14) AND CAFE STANNY (27).”

(K: SINT JORISPOORT 1, 2000 ANTWERP, DP: MECHELSEPLEIN 17, 2000 ANTWERP, CB: LANGE LEEMSTRAAT 443, 2018 ANTWERP AND CS: STAN-LEYSTRAAT 1, 2600 BERCHEM)

…GO OUT?“DE STUDIO (85) THROWS GREAT PARTIES! AND IT’S ALWAYS FUN TO GO TO CLITCLAP OR OOHWEE PARTIES. (SEE MORE IN ANTWERP POP-UP)”

(DS: MAARSCHALK GÉRARDSTRAAT 4, 2000 ANT-WERP)

Dorien Waterschoot: UPCOMING STYLISTBy Helen Van den Poel

For this edition of This Is Antwerp I met up with Dorien Waterschoot (23). Dorien is an upcoming stylist who has lived in Antwerp for five years. It all started when she got a job at Forever 21 (45) as a stylist and discovered she was actu-ally really good at it. She met photog-rapher Frédéric Bastin who took her on a trip to Barcelona to work on a shoot and it wasn’t long before big clients like Hair by Van Loenhout (122) and REDKEN asked her to style their collections. She even styled a billboard campaign for

Marlboro Cigarettes with photographer Guillaume Kayancan. It’s hard to de-scribe her style in one word: she loves to work with ethnic elements, prints and lots of colour. But what we like most about her work is that she often works with young designers and students from the Fashion Department: Felix Boehm, Lise Eerens, Minju Kim, Clara Jungman Malmquist, Virginia Burlina, Raffaela Graspointer and Yens Cuyvers are just a few of her favourites.

Studio Fluit will be showcasing its ‘American Dreamz’ expo at Kornél, from December 13 until February 16, 2014. You can visit the expo during the open-ing hours of the bar.Want to see more from Studio Fluit? Vis-it their website at cargocollective.com/studiofluit or check out their Thumblr page at studiofluit.tumblr.com.

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RENAISSANCE

ACNE boots KENZO pants I LOVE MR. MITTENS hat ACNE sweater ALEXANDER WANG bag

This is thé place to find the biggest de-signers like Victoria Beckham, Kenzo, Helmut Lang and Acne to only name a few. Dorien took use of the opportunity to style and model an awesome outfit. Dorien explained:”This is my favourite pair of pants from the Kenzo collection and I really love prints so that’s why I picked out the sweater. The hat adds a pop of colour to the outfit while the handbag really ties it all together. Keep the shoes simple and you’re good to go!”.

Renaissance (49), Nationalestraat 28-32, 2000 Antwerp. Visit www.renaissance-antwerp.com

can be a bit overwhelming. They have a huge collection of clothes from many different designers like Dries Van Noten (Dorien’s favourite), Maison Martin Mar-giela and Comme Des Garçons from pre-vious collections so prices are reduced. The clothes (for both men and women) are sorted by designer, so it’s easy to find a particular item!

Rosier 41 (50), 2000 Antwerp. Closed every Sunday. Like their page on Face-book to see when new items are added to the collection. Visit www. rosier41.be

VIER

This small store actually only sells men’s clothes, but Dorien thinks it’s a cool ad-dress for women too because the col-lection is rather unisex. Don’t be scared to wear a men’s t-shirt or sweater, over-sized fits can look really cool on a girl. But what‘s most impressive is the large selection of Nike sneakers and beanies. And although it’s a men’s store they also sell shoes in smaller sizes!

VIER (54), Kammenstraat 66, 2000 Ant-werp. Visit www.vierantwerp.com

GRAANMARKT 13

Isabel Marant, Kenzo, Marni: these are just a few of the designer brands you’ll find in this high-end store. But besides just being a store it’s also a gallery and a res-taurant. And even though Graanmarkt 13 is quite ex-pensive it’s still worth a visit: they also sell fashion acces-sories, toys for children and interior goodies by design label HAY that are pretty af-fordable. Designers good-ies and accessories, art and

food; plenty of reasons to take a good look around.

Graanmarkt 13 (46), 2000 Antwerp. Closed every Sunday, restaurant also closed on Mondays. Visit www.graan-markt13.be for the menu (29 euro - 39 euro).

ROSIER 41

When you first set foot in Rosier 41, it

In styling the only limi-tation is your imagina-tion and of course not knowing where to go so Dorien let the cat out of the shopping bag and took us on a tour of her favourite Antwerp shops. I have to warn you: they are not cheap but Dorien explained: “These aren’t the stores I go to on a regular basis but if I had a lot of money I definitely would!”. Although she often shops at Zara and H&M (like most of us) she didn’t want to make a list of stores that you and I already know. Instead she really wants to show us what Antwerp has to offer. So here is a selection (and some tips) es-pecially for you!

local Tine: i’m a fan of T2 (Think Twice)

because There are loTs of benefiTs To buying second hand cloThes (eco-friendly, cheap, eTc,…). i always buy dresses (The size of

a circus TenT) aT The monThly 1 euro sales so i can reuse The fabric

for sewing projecTs.

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RENAISSANCE

ACNE boots KENZO pants I LOVE MR. MITTENS hat ACNE sweater ALEXANDER WANG bag

This is thé place to find the biggest de-signers like Victoria Beckham, Kenzo, Helmut Lang and Acne to only name a few. Dorien took use of the opportunity to style and model an awesome outfit. Dorien explained:”This is my favourite pair of pants from the Kenzo collection and I really love prints so that’s why I picked out the sweater. The hat adds a pop of colour to the outfit while the handbag really ties it all together. Keep the shoes simple and you’re good to go!”.

Renaissance (49), Nationalestraat 28-32, 2000 Antwerp. Visit www.renaissance-antwerp.com

can be a bit overwhelming. They have a huge collection of clothes from many different designers like Dries Van Noten (Dorien’s favourite), Maison Martin Mar-giela and Comme Des Garçons from pre-vious collections so prices are reduced. The clothes (for both men and women) are sorted by designer, so it’s easy to find a particular item!

Rosier 41 (50), 2000 Antwerp. Closed every Sunday. Like their page on Face-book to see when new items are added to the collection. Visit www. rosier41.be

VIER

This small store actually only sells men’s clothes, but Dorien thinks it’s a cool ad-dress for women too because the col-lection is rather unisex. Don’t be scared to wear a men’s t-shirt or sweater, over-sized fits can look really cool on a girl. But what‘s most impressive is the large selection of Nike sneakers and beanies. And although it’s a men’s store they also sell shoes in smaller sizes!

VIER (54), Kammenstraat 66, 2000 Ant-werp. Visit www.vierantwerp.com

GRAANMARKT 13

Isabel Marant, Kenzo, Marni: these are just a few of the designer brands you’ll find in this high-end store. But besides just being a store it’s also a gallery and a res-taurant. And even though Graanmarkt 13 is quite ex-pensive it’s still worth a visit: they also sell fashion acces-sories, toys for children and interior goodies by design label HAY that are pretty af-fordable. Designers good-ies and accessories, art and

food; plenty of reasons to take a good look around.

Graanmarkt 13 (46), 2000 Antwerp. Closed every Sunday, restaurant also closed on Mondays. Visit www.graan-markt13.be for the menu (29 euro - 39 euro).

ROSIER 41

When you first set foot in Rosier 41, it

In styling the only limi-tation is your imagina-tion and of course not knowing where to go so Dorien let the cat out of the shopping bag and took us on a tour of her favourite Antwerp shops. I have to warn you: they are not cheap but Dorien explained: “These aren’t the stores I go to on a regular basis but if I had a lot of money I definitely would!”. Although she often shops at Zara and H&M (like most of us) she didn’t want to make a list of stores that you and I already know. Instead she really wants to show us what Antwerp has to offer. So here is a selection (and some tips) es-pecially for you!

local Tine: i’m a fan of T2 (Think Twice)

because There are loTs of benefiTs To buying second hand cloThes (eco-friendly, cheap, eTc,…). i always buy dresses (The size of

a circus TenT) aT The monThly 1 euro sales so i can reuse The fabric

for sewing projecTs.

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You can check out Dorien’s portfolio on lafilledorien.tumblr.com

DORIEN’S ANTWERP HOTSPOTS

• APC – LOMBARDENVEST 12, 2000 ANTWERP

• SNACKBAR KOFFIE (42)– HOP-LAND 51, 2000 ANTWERP

• T2 (52) (THINK TWICE) – KAMMENSTRAAT 85, 2000 ANTWERP AND LANGE KLA-RENSTRAAT 21, 2000 ANTWERP

• TARTINE (24) – MINDERBROEDERSRUI 64, 2000 ANTWERP

• THE PUBLIC IMAGE (53) – WIJNGAARD-STRAAT 16, 2000 ANTWERP

STEP BY STEP

Step by Step instantly puts a smile on your face because their dis-play window is filled with Barbie dolls. Just like the other stores we visited, Step by Step of-fers big names like Philip Lim, Isabel Marant, Athé and a few of Dorien’s favourites, namely Al-exander Wang, Band Of Out-siders and Surface To Air.

Step by Step (51), Lom-bardenvest 18, closed on Sundays. Visit www.stepbystep-antwerpen.be

After a day of shopping we went to get a cup of coffee at Snackbar Koffie (10) where you can find the same de-licious coffee as they serve at Caffènation (1). We both love the flat white (€3), it’s so good ! Also recommended: the carrot cupcake (€2,5).

TIPS TIPS TIPS BY DORIEN

• IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR MORE UNIQUE PIECES (THAN LET’S SAY H&M CLOTHING) BUT YOU’RE ON A BUDGET, VISIT THE PUBLIC IMAGE, APC (42), VIER (ABOVE) OR ROSIER 41 (ABOVE)

• VISIT SECOND HAND SHOP T2 WHEN THEY’RE HAVING THEIR 3-2-1 EURO DAYS. YOU’LL BE AMAZED AT WHAT YOU CAN FIND !

• CHECK OUT YOUR BOYFRIEND’S CLOSET: AN OVERSIZED FIT CAN LOOK REALLY GOOD!

• LOOK OUT FOR NEW DESIGNERS, LIKE MY FAVOURITE MARIUS PETRUS! THERE IS A LOT OF TALENT IN ANTWERP.

• WHEN YOU’RE TIRED AND NEED A PLACE TO SIT & RELAX, GO HAVE LUNCH AT TARTINE.

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POP-UP ANTWERPAntwerp has a rich pop-up culture: stores, restaurants and, of course, parties. In fact, there are prob-ably more pop-up par-ties than there are clubs in Antwerp. But it’s not always easy to keep track of what’s happening. Rea-son enough then for This is Antwerp to lend a help-ing hand. We went out and talked to some interesting people about their party concepts. Time to get to know them, and – more importantly – to know who to follow.

GIGS Papaya Music WHAT? Papaya Music is a fairly new concert orga-nization, with only one show under its belt so far. They set up shows featuring both international and local talent. Although they have a slight pref-erence for alternative and indie music, they don’t want to pin themselves to a particular genre.

FOR WHOM? Lovers of less-than-obvious music.

WHEN AND WHERE? Based in Antwerp, Papaya works in close cooperation with TRIX (98). Keep an eye on their Facebook page to know when something is happening.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Have you heard of the ‘Le Guess Who?’ festival in Utrecht (the Netherlands)? Well, I guess that might come pretty close to being it…”

A LITTLE ANECDOTE? “Finding a new name for an event is always tricky. We came up with names like ‘Kiwi‘, ‘KimJungUn‘ and ‘Ambras‘, but eventually we all thought ‘Papaya’ sounded the best.”

ON THE LINE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PPYMSC

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You can check out Dorien’s portfolio on lafilledorien.tumblr.com

DORIEN’S ANTWERP HOTSPOTS

• APC – LOMBARDENVEST 12, 2000 ANTWERP

• SNACKBAR KOFFIE (42)– HOP-LAND 51, 2000 ANTWERP

• T2 (52) (THINK TWICE) – KAMMENSTRAAT 85, 2000 ANTWERP AND LANGE KLA-RENSTRAAT 21, 2000 ANTWERP

• TARTINE (24) – MINDERBROEDERSRUI 64, 2000 ANTWERP

• THE PUBLIC IMAGE (53) – WIJNGAARD-STRAAT 16, 2000 ANTWERP

STEP BY STEP

Step by Step instantly puts a smile on your face because their dis-play window is filled with Barbie dolls. Just like the other stores we visited, Step by Step of-fers big names like Philip Lim, Isabel Marant, Athé and a few of Dorien’s favourites, namely Al-exander Wang, Band Of Out-siders and Surface To Air.

Step by Step (51), Lom-bardenvest 18, closed on Sundays. Visit www.stepbystep-antwerpen.be

After a day of shopping we went to get a cup of coffee at Snackbar Koffie (10) where you can find the same de-licious coffee as they serve at Caffènation (1). We both love the flat white (€3), it’s so good ! Also recommended: the carrot cupcake (€2,5).

TIPS TIPS TIPS BY DORIEN

• IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR MORE UNIQUE PIECES (THAN LET’S SAY H&M CLOTHING) BUT YOU’RE ON A BUDGET, VISIT THE PUBLIC IMAGE, APC (42), VIER (ABOVE) OR ROSIER 41 (ABOVE)

• VISIT SECOND HAND SHOP T2 WHEN THEY’RE HAVING THEIR 3-2-1 EURO DAYS. YOU’LL BE AMAZED AT WHAT YOU CAN FIND !

• CHECK OUT YOUR BOYFRIEND’S CLOSET: AN OVERSIZED FIT CAN LOOK REALLY GOOD!

• LOOK OUT FOR NEW DESIGNERS, LIKE MY FAVOURITE MARIUS PETRUS! THERE IS A LOT OF TALENT IN ANTWERP.

• WHEN YOU’RE TIRED AND NEED A PLACE TO SIT & RELAX, GO HAVE LUNCH AT TARTINE.

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POP-UP ANTWERPAntwerp has a rich pop-up culture: stores, restaurants and, of course, parties. In fact, there are prob-ably more pop-up par-ties than there are clubs in Antwerp. But it’s not always easy to keep track of what’s happening. Rea-son enough then for This is Antwerp to lend a help-ing hand. We went out and talked to some interesting people about their party concepts. Time to get to know them, and – more importantly – to know who to follow.

GIGS Papaya Music WHAT? Papaya Music is a fairly new concert orga-nization, with only one show under its belt so far. They set up shows featuring both international and local talent. Although they have a slight pref-erence for alternative and indie music, they don’t want to pin themselves to a particular genre.

FOR WHOM? Lovers of less-than-obvious music.

WHEN AND WHERE? Based in Antwerp, Papaya works in close cooperation with TRIX (98). Keep an eye on their Facebook page to know when something is happening.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Have you heard of the ‘Le Guess Who?’ festival in Utrecht (the Netherlands)? Well, I guess that might come pretty close to being it…”

A LITTLE ANECDOTE? “Finding a new name for an event is always tricky. We came up with names like ‘Kiwi‘, ‘KimJungUn‘ and ‘Ambras‘, but eventually we all thought ‘Papaya’ sounded the best.”

ON THE LINE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PPYMSC

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NOORDWHAT? A nomadic par-ty in the underbelly of Antwerp, exclusively set in venues that have their own story to tell.

WHEN AND WHERE? Fairly un-predictable, but mostly in venues in Borgerhout or the north of Antwerp. This year you can en-joy NOORD NYE MELT-DOWN at Bar Venetië (79). Keep track by following NOORD on Facebook.

MEMORIES? “We cherish the fondest memories of our first parties. They were set, about five years ago,

at café Strange (Dambruggestraat), the oldest gay bar in town. Think of a cheesy, ‘80s atmo-sphere, some nudity, and badly drafted beers from Armand, the bar owner who is now some-where in his seventies, and who loved the sud-denly much younger crowd in his bar. He like! We like Armand!”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BERTOLIUS OR AT HTTP://NOORD-FEESJES.TUMBLR.COM

Hush HushWHAT? A party at which the music exceeds the hype, where classics and cutting-edge songs are easily interwoven, where everybody is welcome, where the best DJs are on the bill and where the resident DJs are equally important as the head-liners.

FOR WHOM? Everyone, though strictly 18+.

WHEN AND WHERE? Follow them on Facebook to know where to go. They’ve held editions at the Pekfab-riek (92), DE Studio (85), Roxy (94) and Magiq Spie-geltent.

DREAM LINE-UP? “As long as our residents Hush Hef-ner, The Whatevers or TLP bring their blend of old school funk, disco, classics, trap, pop, future bass and ‘90s r&b, it doesn’t matter who else is play-ing!”

OFF THE RECORD? “There are no flyers, no posters, no spam. We keep it Hush Hush, on the down low and on the q.t.. And if you didn’t know, you know now.”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HUSH.HUSH.BELGIUM OR HTTP://WWW.HUSH-HUSH.BE

ClitClapWHAT? ClitClap is like a house party but one where they only play trap music. The vibe is positive and sweaty.

WHEN AND WHERE? About every two months they organize a party them-selves, but sometimes they get invited to host at different parties. Al-though they’re constantly on the lookout for new locations, they always bring the typical ClitClap settings: two flags (with logo), plants (really!), a banner and a coloured tube light.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Carnage, Hucci, Yellow Claw, Kid Kamillion, gLAdiator and GTA.”

HOW DID THEY GET STARTED? “ClitClap started out as an out-of-control birthday party. We tried to orga-nize a small party in the back room of café Mul-tatuli, which has a capacity of about one hundred people. Before we knew it, our party went viral on Facebook and a whole bunch of party people showed up. Multatuli (82) was packed and sweaty. And there were about two hundred more people outside waiting to get in. The cops showed up four times and around 4 am the bar ran out of drinks. So we thought: Damn, people really like this music and we are really having a good time, so why not continue organizing these events?”

ON THE LINE: FIND THEM ON FACEBOOK UNDER THE NAME CLITCLAP OR ON TUMBLR: HTTP://CLITCLAP.TUMBLR.COM

LOCAL PARTIESKannibaalWHAT? Kannibaal parties have no rules; they are ir-regular and disordered. One party might be well organized and set in a certain theme, but the next one could just as easily be the result of a last-min-ute decision. The organizers used to be a four-man team, but have now downsized to two and a half men.

FOR WHOM? Passers-by

WHEN AND WHERE? On an irregular basis, at different locations, but always within biking distance of the Turnhoutsebaan, the centre of all things good and beautiful

DREAM LINE-UP? “Support by Frank Ocean ft. Mykki Blanco, an intermezzo by Silver Apples ft. Damo Suzuki, while Laurie Anderson is frozen into a block of ice, and the DJ spins records brought by the audience as the main act. Pierre Elitair would close the party with some Puerto Rican-dubbed love songs.”

THEY DID WHAT? “We print all our flyers at the office because we have no money whatsoever.”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KANNIBAAL.KNBL OR WWW.KNBL.BE

Salton SeizureWHAT? Salton Seizure is a young Antwerp-based music organization, always on the lookout for promising local DJs and interesting bands, both national and international. A night typically in-cludes a set by a local band, one international band and three DJs, although not necessarily in that order.

FOR WHOM? Everyone who loves mu-sic and is looking for new and ex-citing finds.

WHEN AND WHERE? Although the first edition took place at Kavka (89), the upcoming shows will held be at TRIX (98). Be sure to check out their Facebook page if you want to know what’s going on.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Well, if we got to pick from international bands, Future Islands, Wolf Parade, Death Grips, Ty Segall and Wolf Alice would be amazing. The ideal Belgian line-up would defi-nitely include BRNS and MEAN.”

HOW DO WE KNOW IT’S A SALTON SEIZURE? “We always bring our shiny curtains. We hang them on the DJ booth and on the stage. We got the idea from Spaceland (now The Satellite) in LA, where the whole room is draped with silver and blue metallic curtains. It creates an inviting atmosphere and adds a bit of life to the otherwise bare and cold venues.”

ON THE LINE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SALTONSEIZURE

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NOORDWHAT? A nomadic par-ty in the underbelly of Antwerp, exclusively set in venues that have their own story to tell.

WHEN AND WHERE? Fairly un-predictable, but mostly in venues in Borgerhout or the north of Antwerp. This year you can en-joy NOORD NYE MELT-DOWN at Bar Venetië (79). Keep track by following NOORD on Facebook.

MEMORIES? “We cherish the fondest memories of our first parties. They were set, about five years ago,

at café Strange (Dambruggestraat), the oldest gay bar in town. Think of a cheesy, ‘80s atmo-sphere, some nudity, and badly drafted beers from Armand, the bar owner who is now some-where in his seventies, and who loved the sud-denly much younger crowd in his bar. He like! We like Armand!”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BERTOLIUS OR AT HTTP://NOORD-FEESJES.TUMBLR.COM

Hush HushWHAT? A party at which the music exceeds the hype, where classics and cutting-edge songs are easily interwoven, where everybody is welcome, where the best DJs are on the bill and where the resident DJs are equally important as the head-liners.

FOR WHOM? Everyone, though strictly 18+.

WHEN AND WHERE? Follow them on Facebook to know where to go. They’ve held editions at the Pekfab-riek (92), DE Studio (85), Roxy (94) and Magiq Spie-geltent.

DREAM LINE-UP? “As long as our residents Hush Hef-ner, The Whatevers or TLP bring their blend of old school funk, disco, classics, trap, pop, future bass and ‘90s r&b, it doesn’t matter who else is play-ing!”

OFF THE RECORD? “There are no flyers, no posters, no spam. We keep it Hush Hush, on the down low and on the q.t.. And if you didn’t know, you know now.”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HUSH.HUSH.BELGIUM OR HTTP://WWW.HUSH-HUSH.BE

ClitClapWHAT? ClitClap is like a house party but one where they only play trap music. The vibe is positive and sweaty.

WHEN AND WHERE? About every two months they organize a party them-selves, but sometimes they get invited to host at different parties. Al-though they’re constantly on the lookout for new locations, they always bring the typical ClitClap settings: two flags (with logo), plants (really!), a banner and a coloured tube light.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Carnage, Hucci, Yellow Claw, Kid Kamillion, gLAdiator and GTA.”

HOW DID THEY GET STARTED? “ClitClap started out as an out-of-control birthday party. We tried to orga-nize a small party in the back room of café Mul-tatuli, which has a capacity of about one hundred people. Before we knew it, our party went viral on Facebook and a whole bunch of party people showed up. Multatuli (82) was packed and sweaty. And there were about two hundred more people outside waiting to get in. The cops showed up four times and around 4 am the bar ran out of drinks. So we thought: Damn, people really like this music and we are really having a good time, so why not continue organizing these events?”

ON THE LINE: FIND THEM ON FACEBOOK UNDER THE NAME CLITCLAP OR ON TUMBLR: HTTP://CLITCLAP.TUMBLR.COM

LOCAL PARTIESKannibaalWHAT? Kannibaal parties have no rules; they are ir-regular and disordered. One party might be well organized and set in a certain theme, but the next one could just as easily be the result of a last-min-ute decision. The organizers used to be a four-man team, but have now downsized to two and a half men.

FOR WHOM? Passers-by

WHEN AND WHERE? On an irregular basis, at different locations, but always within biking distance of the Turnhoutsebaan, the centre of all things good and beautiful

DREAM LINE-UP? “Support by Frank Ocean ft. Mykki Blanco, an intermezzo by Silver Apples ft. Damo Suzuki, while Laurie Anderson is frozen into a block of ice, and the DJ spins records brought by the audience as the main act. Pierre Elitair would close the party with some Puerto Rican-dubbed love songs.”

THEY DID WHAT? “We print all our flyers at the office because we have no money whatsoever.”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KANNIBAAL.KNBL OR WWW.KNBL.BE

Salton SeizureWHAT? Salton Seizure is a young Antwerp-based music organization, always on the lookout for promising local DJs and interesting bands, both national and international. A night typically in-cludes a set by a local band, one international band and three DJs, although not necessarily in that order.

FOR WHOM? Everyone who loves mu-sic and is looking for new and ex-citing finds.

WHEN AND WHERE? Although the first edition took place at Kavka (89), the upcoming shows will held be at TRIX (98). Be sure to check out their Facebook page if you want to know what’s going on.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Well, if we got to pick from international bands, Future Islands, Wolf Parade, Death Grips, Ty Segall and Wolf Alice would be amazing. The ideal Belgian line-up would defi-nitely include BRNS and MEAN.”

HOW DO WE KNOW IT’S A SALTON SEIZURE? “We always bring our shiny curtains. We hang them on the DJ booth and on the stage. We got the idea from Spaceland (now The Satellite) in LA, where the whole room is draped with silver and blue metallic curtains. It creates an inviting atmosphere and adds a bit of life to the otherwise bare and cold venues.”

ON THE LINE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SALTONSEIZURE

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Leave Us At DawnWHAT? Leave Us At Dawn is a platform for artists of all genres, which started out about a year and a half ago. They always aim for a great party, with lots of dancing, drinking and talking. They are constantly looking for new talent and photogra-phers who want to collaborate. Quite often, the organizers offer a spot on the bill to less obvious genres, like jazz, classical music or dance. And they aren’t shy to ask the audience to dress up.

FOR WHOM? Everyone

WHEN AND WHERE? There’s about six editions of Leave Us At Dawn per year, all held at DE Studio (85)

(Mechelseplein).

DREAM LINE-UP? “An AMOR-edition with Björk, Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto and Sidi Larbi Cherka-oui. Visuals by Lars Von Trier, while the staff would be chosen and dressed by La Fille d’O, with Tom Waits acting as host.”

WHERE DOES THE NAME COME FROM? “It’s a reference to the song ‘Leave Us At Dawn’. It’s about the loneliness that can suddenly envelop you after a magical and extravagant night. The night is short, full of opportunities and everybody is looking for some-thing. Focusing on the morning adds value to the night.”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LEAVEUSATDAWN

THE BIG ONESKissingerWHAT? Kissinger is an origi-nal concept by Gregorio Willems (also known as Gory). The team just cel-ebrated their fourth anni-versary. Kissinger parties are huge and they often let other concepts host a room.

FOR WHOM? People who like a bit more exclusiv-ity, house and techno fans, retro disco lovers and people who enjoy a crowd.

WHEN AND WHERE? Thanks to its relative size, Kissinger can use unique locations. They’ve been at Militair Hospitaal, Colmar, M HKA (102), Antwerp Bowling, the customs building and the Renault garage.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Dave Gahan, Simon le Bon and Billy Idol.”

ON THE LINE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KISSINGER.ULTRAMEGA-DELUXE OR WWW.KISSINGER.BE

HertzWHAT? Hertz is a concept by the organization be-hind Doomsday Festival and Roots of Minimal, and stages the biggest techno events in Antwerp (up to 1,200 people per event!).

FOR WHOM? Party people of all ages who truly love techno.

WHEN AND WHERE? Three times a year, Hertz is held at Petrol Club (93). This year, they are also hosting a NYE-party there!

WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT HERTZ? “We love to keep going. When Belgian techno legend Stanny Franssen started his closing set, which was scheduled for one and a half hours, he ended up playing for over three hours. The crowd loved it!”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HERTZANTWERP

OohWeeWHAT? OohWee started out in December 2011. Initially, their intention was to throw par-ties with music that wasn’t out there yet, especially Bass, Trap and Hip Hop. Later on they evolved into a record label, with Pomrad’s ‘Vlotjes’ EP as their first release.

FOR WHOM? People who want to stay up-to-date on the breath of fresh air that is go-ing through the electronics scene, and for anyone who is tired of always hearing the same old stuff..

WHEN AND WHERE? They’ve held their parties almost every-where: Scheldapen, MOFO (now Stockholm S (96).), Per-meke (120), Superdiesel Zomer-club, Kerkschip (90), The New Replay (97),…

DREAM LINE-UP? “DJ Keanu Reeves together with resi-dent DJs Val Verde, Mills Boo-gie, Farid and Yiannis.”

TELL US A BIT MORE? “We always search for new and innovative artists and music, both locally and in-ternationally. A few new Flemish acts that we’ve introduced at our parties include Toolbox, Mes and Vuurwerk. But we’ve also had DJ Paypal and DJ HVAD over…”

Boing BoingWHAT? Boing Boing is actually the oldest happen-ing around. Radio Centraal started it in the ‘90s but asked Warre Fungus to bring it back to life.

FOR WHOM? For lovers of music and a good time.

WHEN AND WHERE? You can find them in the more ob-scure cafés like Café Stop, Bar Richart and Café de Valk.

MORE? Boing Boing is just one of the many things Warre organizes. In the past he was the driving force behind the Full Moon parties (Lunar), hap-penings at the Audio Plant, and, just recently, he started with a new concept called ‘The Falk’ (show and party) at Café de Valk.

ON THE LINE: RADIO CENTRAAL: HTTP://WWW.RADIOCENTRAAL.BE OR WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/RADIOCENTRAAL1067FM THE FALK: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HIMYNAMEISFALK

Next Level

ShitWHAT? Next Level Shit is an Antwerp-based orga-nization, constantly look-ing for the innovative and up-and-coming sounds of electronic music.

FOR WHOM? For everyone who wants to go on a wild journey while dancing.

WHEN AND WHERE? Started out in 2010 and, since then, at least four times a year at Kavka (89). Other than that, not bound to any specific location.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Flying Lo-tus, Dam-Funk, TNGHT, The Underachievers, Jets (Machinedrum + Jimmy Edgar) and Gilles Peter-son.”

ANECDOTE? “The most spe-cial party we ever held was with DJ Food, dur-ing the Christmas holidays, in the main hall of the Central Station. It was also one of the only shows that the legendary 40 Winks (Antwerpians who are extremely famous in Japan and Germany) ever played.”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NLSANTWERP OR HTTP://WWW.MIXCLOUD.COM/NEXTLVLSHIT

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Leave Us At Dawn © Lara Gasparotto

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Leave Us At DawnWHAT? Leave Us At Dawn is a platform for artists of all genres, which started out about a year and a half ago. They always aim for a great party, with lots of dancing, drinking and talking. They are constantly looking for new talent and photogra-phers who want to collaborate. Quite often, the organizers offer a spot on the bill to less obvious genres, like jazz, classical music or dance. And they aren’t shy to ask the audience to dress up.

FOR WHOM? Everyone

WHEN AND WHERE? There’s about six editions of Leave Us At Dawn per year, all held at DE Studio (85)

(Mechelseplein).

DREAM LINE-UP? “An AMOR-edition with Björk, Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto and Sidi Larbi Cherka-oui. Visuals by Lars Von Trier, while the staff would be chosen and dressed by La Fille d’O, with Tom Waits acting as host.”

WHERE DOES THE NAME COME FROM? “It’s a reference to the song ‘Leave Us At Dawn’. It’s about the loneliness that can suddenly envelop you after a magical and extravagant night. The night is short, full of opportunities and everybody is looking for some-thing. Focusing on the morning adds value to the night.”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LEAVEUSATDAWN

THE BIG ONESKissingerWHAT? Kissinger is an origi-nal concept by Gregorio Willems (also known as Gory). The team just cel-ebrated their fourth anni-versary. Kissinger parties are huge and they often let other concepts host a room.

FOR WHOM? People who like a bit more exclusiv-ity, house and techno fans, retro disco lovers and people who enjoy a crowd.

WHEN AND WHERE? Thanks to its relative size, Kissinger can use unique locations. They’ve been at Militair Hospitaal, Colmar, M HKA (102), Antwerp Bowling, the customs building and the Renault garage.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Dave Gahan, Simon le Bon and Billy Idol.”

ON THE LINE: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KISSINGER.ULTRAMEGA-DELUXE OR WWW.KISSINGER.BE

HertzWHAT? Hertz is a concept by the organization be-hind Doomsday Festival and Roots of Minimal, and stages the biggest techno events in Antwerp (up to 1,200 people per event!).

FOR WHOM? Party people of all ages who truly love techno.

WHEN AND WHERE? Three times a year, Hertz is held at Petrol Club (93). This year, they are also hosting a NYE-party there!

WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT HERTZ? “We love to keep going. When Belgian techno legend Stanny Franssen started his closing set, which was scheduled for one and a half hours, he ended up playing for over three hours. The crowd loved it!”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HERTZANTWERP

OohWeeWHAT? OohWee started out in December 2011. Initially, their intention was to throw par-ties with music that wasn’t out there yet, especially Bass, Trap and Hip Hop. Later on they evolved into a record label, with Pomrad’s ‘Vlotjes’ EP as their first release.

FOR WHOM? People who want to stay up-to-date on the breath of fresh air that is go-ing through the electronics scene, and for anyone who is tired of always hearing the same old stuff..

WHEN AND WHERE? They’ve held their parties almost every-where: Scheldapen, MOFO (now Stockholm S (96).), Per-meke (120), Superdiesel Zomer-club, Kerkschip (90), The New Replay (97),…

DREAM LINE-UP? “DJ Keanu Reeves together with resi-dent DJs Val Verde, Mills Boo-gie, Farid and Yiannis.”

TELL US A BIT MORE? “We always search for new and innovative artists and music, both locally and in-ternationally. A few new Flemish acts that we’ve introduced at our parties include Toolbox, Mes and Vuurwerk. But we’ve also had DJ Paypal and DJ HVAD over…”

Boing BoingWHAT? Boing Boing is actually the oldest happen-ing around. Radio Centraal started it in the ‘90s but asked Warre Fungus to bring it back to life.

FOR WHOM? For lovers of music and a good time.

WHEN AND WHERE? You can find them in the more ob-scure cafés like Café Stop, Bar Richart and Café de Valk.

MORE? Boing Boing is just one of the many things Warre organizes. In the past he was the driving force behind the Full Moon parties (Lunar), hap-penings at the Audio Plant, and, just recently, he started with a new concept called ‘The Falk’ (show and party) at Café de Valk.

ON THE LINE: RADIO CENTRAAL: HTTP://WWW.RADIOCENTRAAL.BE OR WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/RADIOCENTRAAL1067FM THE FALK: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HIMYNAMEISFALK

Next Level

ShitWHAT? Next Level Shit is an Antwerp-based orga-nization, constantly look-ing for the innovative and up-and-coming sounds of electronic music.

FOR WHOM? For everyone who wants to go on a wild journey while dancing.

WHEN AND WHERE? Started out in 2010 and, since then, at least four times a year at Kavka (89). Other than that, not bound to any specific location.

DREAM LINE-UP? “Flying Lo-tus, Dam-Funk, TNGHT, The Underachievers, Jets (Machinedrum + Jimmy Edgar) and Gilles Peter-son.”

ANECDOTE? “The most spe-cial party we ever held was with DJ Food, dur-ing the Christmas holidays, in the main hall of the Central Station. It was also one of the only shows that the legendary 40 Winks (Antwerpians who are extremely famous in Japan and Germany) ever played.”

ON THE LINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NLSANTWERP OR HTTP://WWW.MIXCLOUD.COM/NEXTLVLSHIT

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FASHIONFASHION

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Relax? I relax while staring at the ‘birdy’ wallpaper made by local talent Jasmien Van Hoecke at Palanca9. Dinner? I dig the tasty dishes, but especially the funny names (like ‘Hottest chick in town’) on the menu at Lollapolooza33 (Pelgrimstraat 28).

Name: Lara Richir (18) Why do you love Ant-werp? Born and raised here, my grandfather loved Antwerp, and I think he passed that love onto me. The city is just big enough if you like being alone for a day, but small enough to run into people on the streets. Eating out? Baked11

for breakfast. They make the most amazeball cake you’ll ever have. For lunch, I like going to Ko’uzi21. They serve great sushi with quinoa. And for dinner, I prefer De broers van Juli-enne29, because they have the most tasty veg-etarian food in Antwerp. Shopping? At The Public Image53 you’ll find affordable and original clothes, right in the heart of Antwerp. It also has an incredible inte-rior, designed by Nick Bal.

Name: Tine Van den Poel (20) Gifts? At the Klooster-straat110 you can find something for every-one’s taste. Especially the new store The Recollection62 is a good tip, so is the Markt van Morgen. Inspiring Antwerp? I have admired the artist Ephameron ever since I

was about twelve years old. She creates her own artistic opportunities and also offers a platform to other artists in Antwerp. She has a unique, sensitive style and her eye for the aesthetic is also apparent in her work as a curator. Restaurant? I adore Kaiseki30, the all-you-can-

Meet the LocalsLIVING AND WORKING IN ANTWERP, THEY LET YOU IN ON THE LIFE OF A TRUE LOCAL

‘THIS IS ANTWERP ’ IS FOUNDED ON THE SUPPORT OF LOCALS. WE RELY ON A FEW VERY DEDICATED PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE US WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO KEEP THIS PROJECT GOING (YOU CAN LOOK THEM UP ON OUR WEB-SITE). AND THESE ENTHUSIASTS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THEIR TAKE ON WHAT THE CITY MEANS TO THEM.

FAMILIAR FACESName: Cleo Klapholz (24) What do you love about Antwerp? I love how it feels like a small village, even though it really is a huge city! Every time you meet somebody new and connect with them on Facebook, you turn out to have a zillion friends in common. And when you stroll through

the streets, you’re certain to bump into some-one you know. It feels as if only five hundred people are living here while, in fact, there’s over half a million! Coffee? I’m not really into coffee. I think I’m still too much of a kid to appreciate the bitter taste. But I do love a Chai Latté at Mademoi-seIle Moustache6 (Paardenmarkt, Antwerp) from time to time. Restaurant? Just recently I asked my brother to scan the Internet for a new place to eat and he came up with the best place ever: Moderato+ 34, a pasta restaurant on the Theaterplein112.

eat sushi restaurant at the UGC115 cinemas. For a quick snack, the Umi Sushi Bar38 at Groen-plaats is certainly good value for money.

Name: Laura Schillemans (27) Why do you love An-twerp? To me, the city feels like home and living here lets you experience a multitude of cultures at the same time. Drinks? ViaVia Joker Reiscafe40, because it lets me dream of far and

distant travels. Restaurant? A Tavola25 for their ‘vongole’, Ploy Pochana35 for their ‘hoi kratiem’, and Aahaar26 for every bite of Indian food they serve.

EVEN MORE TIPS…Name: Pieter Coolen (35) How long have you been living here? About three and a half years. What do you like about Antwerp? Every-thing is close by, and it

has a rich cultural life and lots of cool places to hang out. Hangouts? For records: FatKat and Tune Up. For drinks: Café Stanny, Venue 21974, Café RoodWit, the Joker73, Café Zeezicht, Korsakov and Cargo Zomerbar in Park Spoor Noord111. For Coffee: Me & My Monkey7, de Biologisch-Dynamische Bakkerij17, La Campine22, and Kornél5. For food: La Grappa32, Take-a-Thai37, Beni Falafel13 and Aahaar. For shows: TRIX, Music City91, Kavka, Eglantier87, or the late Scheldapen. For Tattoos: GloryBound Tattoo121 and SINSIN Tattoo123. For relaxing: the Zoo (this remains a marvellous spot, right in the centre of the city!).

LIFE LIFE

Name: Helen Van den Poel (20) Why do you love Antwerp? Antwerp is a very young and energetic city. There’s always something to do and something new for you to discover. Some of my friends tell me they are in getting

bored in Antwerp and they have already seen everything. My advice to them is: go to an area you normally wouldn’t go to and find a new café, coffee bar, club, etc. You’ll be surprised how much more Antwerp has to offer. Museus? Those would be the fashion museum (MoMu 104) and the photo museum (FoMu 99) Tips for wintertime? The Conscienceplein108 is a marvellous place when it snows. And when you’re almost frozen you can go to Comme Soupe16 to warm up (closes in January!).

Name: Lucia Adamickovà (27)I love Antwerp be-cause… it’s a small city area-wise, but huge in atmosphere and pos-sibilities.

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Relax? I relax while staring at the ‘birdy’ wallpaper made by local talent Jasmien Van Hoecke at Palanca9. Dinner? I dig the tasty dishes, but especially the funny names (like ‘Hottest chick in town’) on the menu at Lollapolooza33 (Pelgrimstraat 28).

Name: Lara Richir (18) Why do you love Ant-werp? Born and raised here, my grandfather loved Antwerp, and I think he passed that love onto me. The city is just big enough if you like being alone for a day, but small enough to run into people on the streets. Eating out? Baked11

for breakfast. They make the most amazeball cake you’ll ever have. For lunch, I like going to Ko’uzi21. They serve great sushi with quinoa. And for dinner, I prefer De broers van Juli-enne29, because they have the most tasty veg-etarian food in Antwerp. Shopping? At The Public Image53 you’ll find affordable and original clothes, right in the heart of Antwerp. It also has an incredible inte-rior, designed by Nick Bal.

Name: Tine Van den Poel (20) Gifts? At the Klooster-straat110 you can find something for every-one’s taste. Especially the new store The Recollection62 is a good tip, so is the Markt van Morgen. Inspiring Antwerp? I have admired the artist Ephameron ever since I

was about twelve years old. She creates her own artistic opportunities and also offers a platform to other artists in Antwerp. She has a unique, sensitive style and her eye for the aesthetic is also apparent in her work as a curator. Restaurant? I adore Kaiseki30, the all-you-can-

Meet the LocalsLIVING AND WORKING IN ANTWERP, THEY LET YOU IN ON THE LIFE OF A TRUE LOCAL

‘THIS IS ANTWERP ’ IS FOUNDED ON THE SUPPORT OF LOCALS. WE RELY ON A FEW VERY DEDICATED PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE US WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO KEEP THIS PROJECT GOING (YOU CAN LOOK THEM UP ON OUR WEB-SITE). AND THESE ENTHUSIASTS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THEIR TAKE ON WHAT THE CITY MEANS TO THEM.

FAMILIAR FACESName: Cleo Klapholz (24) What do you love about Antwerp? I love how it feels like a small village, even though it really is a huge city! Every time you meet somebody new and connect with them on Facebook, you turn out to have a zillion friends in common. And when you stroll through

the streets, you’re certain to bump into some-one you know. It feels as if only five hundred people are living here while, in fact, there’s over half a million! Coffee? I’m not really into coffee. I think I’m still too much of a kid to appreciate the bitter taste. But I do love a Chai Latté at Mademoi-seIle Moustache6 (Paardenmarkt, Antwerp) from time to time. Restaurant? Just recently I asked my brother to scan the Internet for a new place to eat and he came up with the best place ever: Moderato+ 34, a pasta restaurant on the Theaterplein112.

eat sushi restaurant at the UGC115 cinemas. For a quick snack, the Umi Sushi Bar38 at Groen-plaats is certainly good value for money.

Name: Laura Schillemans (27) Why do you love An-twerp? To me, the city feels like home and living here lets you experience a multitude of cultures at the same time. Drinks? ViaVia Joker Reiscafe40, because it lets me dream of far and

distant travels. Restaurant? A Tavola25 for their ‘vongole’, Ploy Pochana35 for their ‘hoi kratiem’, and Aahaar26 for every bite of Indian food they serve.

EVEN MORE TIPS…Name: Pieter Coolen (35) How long have you been living here? About three and a half years. What do you like about Antwerp? Every-thing is close by, and it

has a rich cultural life and lots of cool places to hang out. Hangouts? For records: FatKat and Tune Up. For drinks: Café Stanny, Venue 21974, Café RoodWit, the Joker73, Café Zeezicht, Korsakov and Cargo Zomerbar in Park Spoor Noord111. For Coffee: Me & My Monkey7, de Biologisch-Dynamische Bakkerij17, La Campine22, and Kornél5. For food: La Grappa32, Take-a-Thai37, Beni Falafel13 and Aahaar. For shows: TRIX, Music City91, Kavka, Eglantier87, or the late Scheldapen. For Tattoos: GloryBound Tattoo121 and SINSIN Tattoo123. For relaxing: the Zoo (this remains a marvellous spot, right in the centre of the city!).

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Name: Helen Van den Poel (20) Why do you love Antwerp? Antwerp is a very young and energetic city. There’s always something to do and something new for you to discover. Some of my friends tell me they are in getting

bored in Antwerp and they have already seen everything. My advice to them is: go to an area you normally wouldn’t go to and find a new café, coffee bar, club, etc. You’ll be surprised how much more Antwerp has to offer. Museus? Those would be the fashion museum (MoMu 104) and the photo museum (FoMu 99) Tips for wintertime? The Conscienceplein108 is a marvellous place when it snows. And when you’re almost frozen you can go to Comme Soupe16 to warm up (closes in January!).

Name: Lucia Adamickovà (27)I love Antwerp be-cause… it’s a small city area-wise, but huge in atmosphere and pos-sibilities.

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hometown Essen, in Germany. Hangouts? Of course Bar Nadar, the quays, Mechelseplein, Café Cabron and Cinema Zuid.

Name: Maxim Hectors (27) Occupation: Student in Visual Arts at Luca Arts in Brussels, freelance filmmaker and bartend-er at Café Stanny. Hangouts? Scheld’apen was like a piece of heaven to me. Now that they are moving and

changing their name, I’m really looking forward to the grand opening! I love Witzli Poetzli, to talk and have a drink. Café Stanny is great for dinner and I try to keep tabs on when Otark is cooking. If they or-ganize an event I always try to pass by. Toneel-huis80 and Cinema Zuid for theatre and films, Demian59 for books, Tune Up63 for records and Atelier Solarshop43 for creative designs. Tips for wintertime? Come on over to Stock-holm S.96 at Christmas and dance the night away at Kerstlandschap!

Name: Yorgos Tsakiridis (27) Occupation: Musician and professional baby-sitter. What do you like about Antwerp? There are a lot of wig stores but only few bald people. Hangouts? Cash Con-

verters, Het Echt Antwaarps Theater88, the 1 Euro shop and the basketball field at the Sint-Anna tunnel. Tips for wintertime? Let’s all come together as one people on NYE and party the night away at the River Scheldt quays.

Name: Sjoerd Bruil (32) Occupation: Musician How long have you been living here? About ten years, but a friend of mine insists it’s been twelve. What do you like about the city? Though it’s pretty small, there are a lot of record stores

and everything is just a bike ride away. There are plenty of bars that are open until the early hours, or just don’t close at all. And I have a lot of colleague-musicians I can jam with. Hangouts? Most of the time I’ll buy my records at FatKat60, have a glass of wine at Café Stanny or drink a beer at café Zeezicht67. If you want to see a good concert, be sure to stop by Stads-limiet95. Tips for wintertime? Drink a hot chocolate at Witzli Poetzli or look for a bar where you can smoke inside (Borgerhout has a few)

Name: Lisa (22) Occupation: Student (Architecture) How long have you been here? I grew up in Berchem, but have been living in the city centre for two years now. Hangouts? I love Café Stanny and Eethuis

Royal. Tips for wintertime? Go and take a swim at the Veldstraat125 swimming pool.

Name: Julian Tim Kap-pert (26) Occupation: Co-owner of Bar Nadar65 How long have you been living in Antwerp? Twelve years What do you like about the city? Antwerp has great architecture, good restaurants and a great bar scene. It’s a small city, but just the right size. And it’s close to my

never far off. Drinks? For a beer, I go to Witzli Poetzli, Vitrin75 or Plaza Real72. And I like having a cup of coffee at Coffee & Vinyl2, Coffeelabs3, Caffènation1, Kolonel Koffie4 or Normo8. Dinner? Varelli39, Dal Dottore28, Shilling36 or Jam20. Tips for wintertime? Put on your warmest coat and take a walk along the River Scheldt!

Name: Brecht Vanden-broucke (27) Occupation: Illustrator Lived in Antwerp since? Two years. What do you love about Antwerp? My friends and the diversity that the city has to of-fer. Culture? Go to the MoMu, Cinema Klap-

pei113 (Grind Night) or visit The Bries Space 106. Other hangouts? Bar Leon and Mekanik Strip61, they have a huge collection of books and comics.

Name: Liesbet Goedemé (24) Occupation: Owner of Café Cabron66. Why do you love Antwerp? Because of the people that live here. And because it still feels like a village even though it’s a pretty big town. And, of course,

because of the stunning architecture. People ought to look up a bit more when they go shop-ping on the Meir and see the city’s beauty. Restaurant? Jam for breakfast and Fabiola18 for a grilled sandwich Drinks? Bar Leon, Kassa470 and De Pallieter. Tips for wintertime? Come and enjoy the con-certs at Cabron! We have a jam session every Thursday, stand-up comedy every first of the month, and fresh soup and darts every day!

Name: Robin Hectors (27) Occupation: Production assistant at a concert venue. What do you like about Antwerp? It’s a small town with big city dreams. Here you’ll find notable international artists or musicians and

a vivid party scene, without losing the charm and warmth of a small town. Hangouts? Witzli Poetzli77, Scheldapen (RIP), the Zoo124, In De Roscam19, Café Stanny27, Café Camino15, Hole of the Fox100. Shopping spots? The Public Image53 and T252. Tips for wintertime? Have a tea with rum at Witzli Poetzli (although their hot coco is world famous). And just go out, there are like a hundred parties every weekend!

Name: Stijn De Mulder (26) Occupation: Promotion at De Roma84, concert organizer for Salton Seizure, musician in The Herfsts. How long have you been living in Antwerp? Three years. Drinks? De Kroon68, Bar Leon64 or Why Not76.Hangouts? At local venues TRIX98 and De Roma84 or near the River Scheldt.

Name: Charlotte Briers (23) How long have you been living in Antwerp? I was born and raised in Antwerp. Why do you love Ant-werp? Antwerp has the allure of a big city, but is still cosy like a village. A drink with friends is

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hometown Essen, in Germany. Hangouts? Of course Bar Nadar, the quays, Mechelseplein, Café Cabron and Cinema Zuid.

Name: Maxim Hectors (27) Occupation: Student in Visual Arts at Luca Arts in Brussels, freelance filmmaker and bartend-er at Café Stanny. Hangouts? Scheld’apen was like a piece of heaven to me. Now that they are moving and

changing their name, I’m really looking forward to the grand opening! I love Witzli Poetzli, to talk and have a drink. Café Stanny is great for dinner and I try to keep tabs on when Otark is cooking. If they or-ganize an event I always try to pass by. Toneel-huis80 and Cinema Zuid for theatre and films, Demian59 for books, Tune Up63 for records and Atelier Solarshop43 for creative designs. Tips for wintertime? Come on over to Stock-holm S.96 at Christmas and dance the night away at Kerstlandschap!

Name: Yorgos Tsakiridis (27) Occupation: Musician and professional baby-sitter. What do you like about Antwerp? There are a lot of wig stores but only few bald people. Hangouts? Cash Con-

verters, Het Echt Antwaarps Theater88, the 1 Euro shop and the basketball field at the Sint-Anna tunnel. Tips for wintertime? Let’s all come together as one people on NYE and party the night away at the River Scheldt quays.

Name: Sjoerd Bruil (32) Occupation: Musician How long have you been living here? About ten years, but a friend of mine insists it’s been twelve. What do you like about the city? Though it’s pretty small, there are a lot of record stores

and everything is just a bike ride away. There are plenty of bars that are open until the early hours, or just don’t close at all. And I have a lot of colleague-musicians I can jam with. Hangouts? Most of the time I’ll buy my records at FatKat60, have a glass of wine at Café Stanny or drink a beer at café Zeezicht67. If you want to see a good concert, be sure to stop by Stads-limiet95. Tips for wintertime? Drink a hot chocolate at Witzli Poetzli or look for a bar where you can smoke inside (Borgerhout has a few)

Name: Lisa (22) Occupation: Student (Architecture) How long have you been here? I grew up in Berchem, but have been living in the city centre for two years now. Hangouts? I love Café Stanny and Eethuis

Royal. Tips for wintertime? Go and take a swim at the Veldstraat125 swimming pool.

Name: Julian Tim Kap-pert (26) Occupation: Co-owner of Bar Nadar65 How long have you been living in Antwerp? Twelve years What do you like about the city? Antwerp has great architecture, good restaurants and a great bar scene. It’s a small city, but just the right size. And it’s close to my

never far off. Drinks? For a beer, I go to Witzli Poetzli, Vitrin75 or Plaza Real72. And I like having a cup of coffee at Coffee & Vinyl2, Coffeelabs3, Caffènation1, Kolonel Koffie4 or Normo8. Dinner? Varelli39, Dal Dottore28, Shilling36 or Jam20. Tips for wintertime? Put on your warmest coat and take a walk along the River Scheldt!

Name: Brecht Vanden-broucke (27) Occupation: Illustrator Lived in Antwerp since? Two years. What do you love about Antwerp? My friends and the diversity that the city has to of-fer. Culture? Go to the MoMu, Cinema Klap-

pei113 (Grind Night) or visit The Bries Space 106. Other hangouts? Bar Leon and Mekanik Strip61, they have a huge collection of books and comics.

Name: Liesbet Goedemé (24) Occupation: Owner of Café Cabron66. Why do you love Antwerp? Because of the people that live here. And because it still feels like a village even though it’s a pretty big town. And, of course,

because of the stunning architecture. People ought to look up a bit more when they go shop-ping on the Meir and see the city’s beauty. Restaurant? Jam for breakfast and Fabiola18 for a grilled sandwich Drinks? Bar Leon, Kassa470 and De Pallieter. Tips for wintertime? Come and enjoy the con-certs at Cabron! We have a jam session every Thursday, stand-up comedy every first of the month, and fresh soup and darts every day!

Name: Robin Hectors (27) Occupation: Production assistant at a concert venue. What do you like about Antwerp? It’s a small town with big city dreams. Here you’ll find notable international artists or musicians and

a vivid party scene, without losing the charm and warmth of a small town. Hangouts? Witzli Poetzli77, Scheldapen (RIP), the Zoo124, In De Roscam19, Café Stanny27, Café Camino15, Hole of the Fox100. Shopping spots? The Public Image53 and T252. Tips for wintertime? Have a tea with rum at Witzli Poetzli (although their hot coco is world famous). And just go out, there are like a hundred parties every weekend!

Name: Stijn De Mulder (26) Occupation: Promotion at De Roma84, concert organizer for Salton Seizure, musician in The Herfsts. How long have you been living in Antwerp? Three years. Drinks? De Kroon68, Bar Leon64 or Why Not76.Hangouts? At local venues TRIX98 and De Roma84 or near the River Scheldt.

Name: Charlotte Briers (23) How long have you been living in Antwerp? I was born and raised in Antwerp. Why do you love Ant-werp? Antwerp has the allure of a big city, but is still cosy like a village. A drink with friends is

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Moustache7. Me & My Monkey8. Normo9. Palanca10. Snackbar Koffie

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Dynamische Bakkerij

18. Fabiola19. In De Roscam20. Jam.21. Ko’uzi22. La Campine23. Perruche24. Tartine

Dinner Hotspots25. A Tavola26. Aahaar27. Café Stanny28. Dal Dottore29. De Broers Van

Julienne30. Kaiseki31. Kioku32. La Grappa33. Lollapalooza34. Moderato +35. Ploy Pochana36. Shilling 37. Take-a-Thai38. Umi Sushi Bar39. Varelli40. ViaVia Joker

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Coffee Bars1. Caffènation2. Coffee & Vinyl3. Coffeelabs4. Kolonel Koffie5. Kornél6. Mademoiselle

Moustache7. Me & My Monkey8. Normo9. Palanca10. Snackbar Koffie

Lunch Hotspots11. Baked12. Barnini 13. Beni Falafel14. Café Bazaar15. Café Camino16. Comme Soupe17. De Biologisch-

Dynamische Bakkerij

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Dinner Hotspots25. A Tavola26. Aahaar27. Café Stanny28. Dal Dottore29. De Broers Van

Julienne30. Kaiseki31. Kioku32. La Grappa33. Lollapalooza34. Moderato +35. Ploy Pochana36. Shilling 37. Take-a-Thai38. Umi Sushi Bar39. Varelli40. ViaVia Joker

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By Bike

VELO

Biking is always a nice way to explore a city. You can rent a red bike (you see them all over town) with your creditcard in 3 different ways. 1) Go online to www.velo-antwerpen.be and buy a day or week pass. 2) You can call the information desk (+32 (0)3/206 50 30) or 3) You can visit the info desk at Kievitplein 7, 2000 Antwerp (closed on the weekends).

SPINLISTER

You can try Spinlister (www.spinlister.com) and see if there are any available bikes for rent. This site allows people to rent bikes from locals.

WHERE TO SLEEPYouth Hostels in Antwerp: ABHostel – Kattenberg 110, 2140 Borgerhout +32 (0) 473 57 01 66, www.abhostel.com

Pulcinella – Bogaardeplein 1, 2000 Antwerp +32 (0)3 234 03 14, www.vjb.be

Scoutel – Stoomstraat 3-7, 2018 Antwerp +32 (0)3 226 46 06, www.scoutel.be

Boomerang – Lange Leemstraat 95, 2018 Antwerp +32 (0)3 238 47 82, www.boomeranghostel.be

FREE WIFIIt’s always handy to know where you can get free WIFI so we listed a few hotspots.

Café/BarsVitrin- Marnixplaats 14De Muze - Melkmarkt 15Chatleroi - Graaf van Hoornestraat 2Bar Leon - Reuzenstraat 23Korsakov - Sint Jorispoort 1Vagant - Reyndersstraat 25Homey - Sint Paulusplaats 24Baah Bar - Sint Jorispoort 2De Kroon - Kerkstraat 91Bar Nadar – Ernest Van Dijckkaai 19-20

Coffee BarsPalanca - Sint Jacobsmarkt 59Coffeelabs - Lange Klarenstraat 19Caffènation -Mechelsesteenweg 16Broer Bretel - Nassaustraat 7Viggo’s Coffeebar - De Coninckplein 21Normo Coffee - Minderbroedersrui 30Kolonel Koffie - Grote Pieter Potstraat 30Viktor - Falconplein 45Coffee & Vinyl - Volkstraat 45Revista - Karel Rogierstraat 47

Eating OutPerruche - Oude Vaartplaats 60Café Camino - Vrijdagsmarkt 5Café Stanny - Stanleystraat 1Plein Midi - Sint Paulusplaats 23Barnini - Oude Vaartplaats 10Caravan - Damplein 17Felixpakhuis - Godefriduskaai 30Café Storm - Hanzestedenplaats 5Krokbar Fabiola - Sint Antoniusstraat 4ViaVia - Wolstraat 43

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TIPS TIPS TIPSGOOD TO KNOW• Most stores are closed on a Sunday,

expect for the ones in Hoogstraat and Kloosterstraat.

• Most stores are closed on holidays like Christmas and NYE (both on Wednes-days)

• You often have to pay a fee to use the toilet

• A beer or as we say ‘pintje’ will set you back approximately €2 (so don’t get ripped off)

• Most museums are closed on Monday• Most markets take place on Friday,

Saturday or Sunday (Vrijdagmarkt, Exotic Market, Bird Market,…)

• We only have 3 cinemas (maybe 4 again soon) in our city center: UGC (approximately 20 screens), Cinema Zuid (quality programming, re-runs)and Cinema Klappei (a small local theater, re-runs)

• Don’t overpay for fries: there are a lot of great frit shops (‘frituur’). Keep it around €2.5 for a big one (without sauce)

• We have a pop up culture so check our (free and offline) app to see where the party is at

• If you get into trouble (which you won’t) and you need help from the police, medical emergency team or the fire bri-gade, call ‘112’

HOW TO GET AROUNDBy Taxi

Sometimes it’s easier to use a taxi to get from point A to point B but here are some ground rules: 1) You can’t just waive your arm around and expect a taxi to stop. You have to call one (or use the app) or go to one of the taxi stands. 2) you can fit 4 people in a normal taxi and up to 8 in a van. It’s a lot cheaper to share a cab! 3) You have to pay extra to take a cab at night. Starting rate is €5,45 from 10pm till 6am.

Download the Antwerp-Tax app for Iphone or Android. You’ll find taxi stands at:

Arenbergstraat Bolivarplaats Dageraadplaats Franklin Rooseveltplaats Godefriduskaai (MAS) Groenplaats Kievitplein (Central Station) Leopold De Waelplaats Pelikaanstraat (Central Station) Steenplein Waalsekaai

By Public Transportation

Antwerp has an extensive network of public transportation (bus and tram). You can buy a single ticket for €2 on the bus or buy one in advance at the machines on the platform.

If you are partying the night away on Fri-day and Saturday you can always take the night buses. They leave at the Royal Mu-seum of Fine Arts Antwerp (at 00:41 am, 1:58am and 3:43am), the Groenplaats (at 00:45am, 2:02am and 3:47am) and from the Rooseveltplaats (1am, 2:15am and 4am).

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VELO

Biking is always a nice way to explore a city. You can rent a red bike (you see them all over town) with your creditcard in 3 different ways. 1) Go online to www.velo-antwerpen.be and buy a day or week pass. 2) You can call the information desk (+32 (0)3/206 50 30) or 3) You can visit the info desk at Kievitplein 7, 2000 Antwerp (closed on the weekends).

SPINLISTER

You can try Spinlister (www.spinlister.com) and see if there are any available bikes for rent. This site allows people to rent bikes from locals.

WHERE TO SLEEPYouth Hostels in Antwerp: ABHostel – Kattenberg 110, 2140 Borgerhout +32 (0) 473 57 01 66, www.abhostel.com

Pulcinella – Bogaardeplein 1, 2000 Antwerp +32 (0)3 234 03 14, www.vjb.be

Scoutel – Stoomstraat 3-7, 2018 Antwerp +32 (0)3 226 46 06, www.scoutel.be

Boomerang – Lange Leemstraat 95, 2018 Antwerp +32 (0)3 238 47 82, www.boomeranghostel.be

FREE WIFIIt’s always handy to know where you can get free WIFI so we listed a few hotspots.

Café/BarsVitrin- Marnixplaats 14De Muze - Melkmarkt 15Chatleroi - Graaf van Hoornestraat 2Bar Leon - Reuzenstraat 23Korsakov - Sint Jorispoort 1Vagant - Reyndersstraat 25Homey - Sint Paulusplaats 24Baah Bar - Sint Jorispoort 2De Kroon - Kerkstraat 91Bar Nadar – Ernest Van Dijckkaai 19-20

Coffee BarsPalanca - Sint Jacobsmarkt 59Coffeelabs - Lange Klarenstraat 19Caffènation -Mechelsesteenweg 16Broer Bretel - Nassaustraat 7Viggo’s Coffeebar - De Coninckplein 21Normo Coffee - Minderbroedersrui 30Kolonel Koffie - Grote Pieter Potstraat 30Viktor - Falconplein 45Coffee & Vinyl - Volkstraat 45Revista - Karel Rogierstraat 47

Eating OutPerruche - Oude Vaartplaats 60Café Camino - Vrijdagsmarkt 5Café Stanny - Stanleystraat 1Plein Midi - Sint Paulusplaats 23Barnini - Oude Vaartplaats 10Caravan - Damplein 17Felixpakhuis - Godefriduskaai 30Café Storm - Hanzestedenplaats 5Krokbar Fabiola - Sint Antoniusstraat 4ViaVia - Wolstraat 43

PRACTICAL

TIPS TIPS TIPSGOOD TO KNOW• Most stores are closed on a Sunday,

expect for the ones in Hoogstraat and Kloosterstraat.

• Most stores are closed on holidays like Christmas and NYE (both on Wednes-days)

• You often have to pay a fee to use the toilet

• A beer or as we say ‘pintje’ will set you back approximately €2 (so don’t get ripped off)

• Most museums are closed on Monday• Most markets take place on Friday,

Saturday or Sunday (Vrijdagmarkt, Exotic Market, Bird Market,…)

• We only have 3 cinemas (maybe 4 again soon) in our city center: UGC (approximately 20 screens), Cinema Zuid (quality programming, re-runs)and Cinema Klappei (a small local theater, re-runs)

• Don’t overpay for fries: there are a lot of great frit shops (‘frituur’). Keep it around €2.5 for a big one (without sauce)

• We have a pop up culture so check our (free and offline) app to see where the party is at

• If you get into trouble (which you won’t) and you need help from the police, medical emergency team or the fire bri-gade, call ‘112’

HOW TO GET AROUNDBy Taxi

Sometimes it’s easier to use a taxi to get from point A to point B but here are some ground rules: 1) You can’t just waive your arm around and expect a taxi to stop. You have to call one (or use the app) or go to one of the taxi stands. 2) you can fit 4 people in a normal taxi and up to 8 in a van. It’s a lot cheaper to share a cab! 3) You have to pay extra to take a cab at night. Starting rate is €5,45 from 10pm till 6am.

Download the Antwerp-Tax app for Iphone or Android. You’ll find taxi stands at:

Arenbergstraat Bolivarplaats Dageraadplaats Franklin Rooseveltplaats Godefriduskaai (MAS) Groenplaats Kievitplein (Central Station) Leopold De Waelplaats Pelikaanstraat (Central Station) Steenplein Waalsekaai

By Public Transportation

Antwerp has an extensive network of public transportation (bus and tram). You can buy a single ticket for €2 on the bus or buy one in advance at the machines on the platform.

If you are partying the night away on Fri-day and Saturday you can always take the night buses. They leave at the Royal Mu-seum of Fine Arts Antwerp (at 00:41 am, 1:58am and 3:43am), the Groenplaats (at 00:45am, 2:02am and 3:47am) and from the Rooseveltplaats (1am, 2:15am and 4am).

PRACTICAL

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