Axel Vervoordt Gallery is a renowned art gallery, arts and antiques trading organization, with an interior design department for worldwide customers. Is at 20 min from Antwerp. Amazing.

Busy, but delicious Vietnamese restaurant. Would recommend the Bún with duck.

This is my favorite place to go to – to escape the city quick – in nature. I love the Braem Pavillion a lot – built by Antwerp architect Renaat Braem in 1969.

Open air sculpture museum with an impressive collection of sculptures and trees. Entrance to the park is free of charge, but they have a café and a small book shop if you do want to keep your money moving.

Right next to the art academy of Antwerp, this small café is a terrific place to sit down and enjoy the view of people passing by. Their coffee is very good and they also have a variety of ways to prepare it, if you're into that stuff.