Antwerp
Belgium
One of the last true 'shtetls' in Europe — incredible kosher food
🟢 Full Shabbat Infrastructure42 listings
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🕍30Synagogues
🍽️7Kosher Restaurants
🛒4Kosher Groceries
🏠1Chabad Houses
Kosher Travel Guide: Antwerp
Antwerp is home to one of the most concentrated Orthodox Jewish communities in Europe, centered around the diamond district near Central Station. The area around Pelikaanstraat has kosher bakeries, butchers, restaurants, and Judaica shops. It's also a beautiful city — a major art center with stunning architecture and world-famous chocolate.
Kosher Map of Antwerp
Click markers for details. 40 locations shown.
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Best Time to Visit
May–September for pleasant weather. Spring is lovely with flower markets.
What to See & Do
1The Diamond District — Jewish-owned businesses for generations
2Antwerp Central Station — one of the world's most beautiful
3Pelikaanstraat — bakeries, restaurants, and Judaica shops
4Rubens House and the Royal Museum of Fine Arts
5Belgian chocolate and waffle shops
Tips for Kosher Travelers
✓Everything is walkable — blocks from Central Station
✓Kosher food is plentiful — from grab-and-go to sit-down
✓Many shops close on Shabbat and reopen Saturday night
✓35-minute train from Brussels
✓Dress modestly in Jewish neighborhoods
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Shabbat in Antwerp: Full Shabbat Infrastructure
Walk to multiple shuls and eat at a different restaurant every night
All Listings in Antwerp
🕍Synagogues30
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Alexander Synagoge
44 Isabellalei
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Beit Hakneset Hasafaradi Jotsei Geruzia
Isabellalei
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Beith Moshe'
Hoveniersstraat
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Belz
116 Lamorinièrestraat
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Belz Central Synagogue
2-6 Van Spangenstraat
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Belz Ohel Moishe אהל משה בעלזא
170A Lange Leemstraat
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Beth Jacob
Jacob Jacobsstraat
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Beth Jitschok
Mercatorstraat
🍽️Kosher Restaurants7
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Al Haesh
Hoveniersstraat
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Beni Falafel
188 Lange Leemstraat
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Hoffy's
Lange Kievitstraat 52
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Isaac's Kosher
Lange Herentalsestraat
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Milky bite (Shaye’s)
138 Lange Leemstraat
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Rivi’s Restaurant
Isabellalei 51, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
Kosher Meat
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Shaye’s Restaurant
Lange Leemstraat 138, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
Fish/Dairy