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Cultural Center, Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp is a cultural center and city with modern architecture,
Michelin restaurants and new COS outlets.
Together with the people who live in Antwerp,
we talked about the must-visit places in Antwerp.
Can anyone explain this city better than those who live in Antwerp? Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen, duo of Belgian furniture design house Muller Van Severen, and Roald Duchateau of Yuma Labs, a sustainable eyewear brand. Duchateau), andWe talked about Antwerp with Cedric Vangeel, Hasna Chourak, Laurence Mupagasi, Nick Daman and Olivia Karelina of the new COS store. .
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS 'The pursuit of better growth is our company's vision. With the materials, design and production teams, I keep coming up with ideas and trying to develop them.'
WHERE TO EAT & DRINK Mueller van Sevren: 'There are so many restaurants I would like to recommend. Still, if I had to pick one place, it would be Camino (caminoantwerp.com). Order a rice bowl with pork here.' Roald: 'PAKT (pakt-antwerpen.be) is also a place I would recommend. You can visit all the bars and restaurants at once, but here's where you can get the best sourdough pizza in the area. Near the remodeled military hospital building.' Lawrence: 'Of course BarBel (flavorsofbel.com). The owner is friendly and the wine is really good!' Cedric: 'I recommend Bar Brut (barbrut.be) for a light drink. The wine and pepperdew sauce are really good, so I go there often.' Nick: 'A restaurant worth going to? It's easy. Le John (lejohn.be) is famous for risotto.'
WHAT TO DO IN A DAY Mueller van Sevren: 'Start your day with a delicious brunch. There are so many restaurants worth visiting. Then why not go to the Rubens House (rubenshuis.be) or The MAS (mas.be) museum, or ride a bike along the Schelder River? And a light beer before dinner would make the day perfect.' Roald: 'Have breakfast at Butchers Coffee (butcherscoffee.be) and take a light stroll on the way to Kammenstraat. We eat lunch at the Camino and spend some time in the park. In the evening, eat at Ni Shifu (nishifu.be/nl), famous for its Sichuan cuisine, and see a performance at the De Roma (deroma.be) theater.'
HOW TO TALK LIKE A LOCAL Muller van Sevren: 'There's a phrase that's good to know when ordering beer at a bar. It is an expression of “Een boerke alstublief”, which means “Give me a beer”.' Roald: The expression '“Oewisdanameugelek (Hoe is dat nu mogelijk)” is, “Really?” or “Are you joking?” Meaning.' Hasna: 'Before you visit Antwerp, there is an expression you should know. “Waar kan ik de nieuwe COS winkel vinden?” “Do you know where the new COS store is?”