Antwerp is the City. The rest is a car park.

A drink in 't Stad

Antwerp locals are proud of their city, and they say so: Antwerp is 't Stad (“the City”), the rest is a car park. You see that pride everywhere at night, from a pint on the Grote Markt in the shadow of the city hall to a glass of wine on a terrace in Het Zuid.

The city is fashion, design and port all at once, and it shows in who goes out: students around the Ossenmarkt, creatives in Het Zuid, locals on the Dageraadplaats in Zurenborg. On summer evenings the night drifts towards the water, to the quays and the Eilandje.

Everyone has their regular café, but you rarely meet new people there. On YesTonite you see who else is out tonight, so you don't have to chat for weeks before a first pint.

Thursday is student night, and on Friday and Saturday the whole city goes out. Cafés often stay open into the small hours.

Where Antwerp goes out

• Grote MarktTerraces around the city hall and the Brabo Fountain, in the heart of the old town.
• Het ZuidWide avenues around the museum, full of cafés, restaurants and terraces.
• EilandjeOld docks around the MAS, with bars and restaurants on the water.
• OssenmarktThe student quarter, with cafés that are busy even on weeknights.
• ZurenborgAround the Dageraadplaats: neighbourhood cafés and terraces on one of the cosiest squares in town.