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Guidebook for Mechelen

Food Scene

Nice pizza and pasta; cosy but busy atmosphere
l'Artista
5 Begijnenstraat
Nice pizza and pasta; cosy but busy atmosphere
Tapas in a trendy setting
PINTXOS
12 Nauwstraat
Tapas in a trendy setting
For a nice Mexican night! Big, new restaurant.
Chili Beans
19 Korenmarkt
For a nice Mexican night! Big, new restaurant.
They have a really nice and original menu, always containing some vegan dishes as well. Small and cosy; make sure you make reservations!
7 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Graspoort
28 Begijnenstraat
7 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
They have a really nice and original menu, always containing some vegan dishes as well. Small and cosy; make sure you make reservations!
Expensive but great to have a fancy lunch. Really good food as well.
6 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Cosma Food House
24 Befferstraat
6 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Expensive but great to have a fancy lunch. Really good food as well.
Brunch à volonté and nice coffee; ideal to start the day
8 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Sister Bean
26 Vismarkt
8 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Brunch à volonté and nice coffee; ideal to start the day
Brunch à volonté and nice coffee in a trendy hipster setting; ideal to start the day or grab a cosy lunch
6 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Foom
2 Sint-Katelijnestraat
6 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Brunch à volonté and nice coffee in a trendy hipster setting; ideal to start the day or grab a cosy lunch
Very fancy restaurant with open kitchen
Magma Restaurant
5 Borzestraat
Very fancy restaurant with open kitchen
Breakfast, coffee and lunch
8 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Noen
24 Leermarkt
8 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Breakfast, coffee and lunch
Cool place/in door foodmarket. Great if you don't know what to eat or drink. You have various options here.
Vleeshalle Smaak/Markt
7 Huidevettersstraat
Cool place/in door foodmarket. Great if you don't know what to eat or drink. You have various options here.
Great stop if you're in for a long walk or bike tour. This place is not reachable by car - so great hideout if you want to want to zip a coffee or beer near the water.
Zennegat
Great stop if you're in for a long walk or bike tour. This place is not reachable by car - so great hideout if you want to want to zip a coffee or beer near the water.
A 30min walk out of town but serving great spaghetti and other local dishes. Great place to stop while cycling too. Near nature park 'Mechels Broek'.
Brughuis
1 Muizenhoekstraat
A 30min walk out of town but serving great spaghetti and other local dishes. Great place to stop while cycling too. Near nature park 'Mechels Broek'.
Cosy but fancy ($) restaurant
The Chick Mechelen
2 Sint-Romboutskerkhof
Cosy but fancy ($) restaurant

Drinks & Nightlife

Best bar in town with the real 'Mechelen-people'
8 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
The Golden Fish
7 Nauwstraat
8 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Best bar in town with the real 'Mechelen-people'
Bar and host to many parties in the weekend. If you like cocktails, beers and dancing; this is the place.
6 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
KUUB
3A Minderbroedersgang
6 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Bar and host to many parties in the weekend. If you like cocktails, beers and dancing; this is the place.
Wine bar to start the evening. They have tapas as well!
13 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Unwined
22 Steenweg
13 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Wine bar to start the evening. They have tapas as well!
Small local bar - great for beers and other drinks. They have great spaghetti too
Café de Wei
6 Nauwstraat
Small local bar - great for beers and other drinks. They have great spaghetti too
Wine bar, local favorite
13 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Unwined
22 Steenweg
13 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Wine bar, local favorite

Parks & Nature

Ideal to take a walk, go running or chill and have a picnic! If you like tennis or you have children; this is the place. There's always a lot to do. The parc is only 500m from our front door. There are two restaurants located in the park. The one which is named 'PARK' has a good terrace to sit in the sun.
27 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
วริย์บรูคปาร์ค
65 Ridder Dessainlaan
27 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Ideal to take a walk, go running or chill and have a picnic! If you like tennis or you have children; this is the place. There's always a lot to do. The parc is only 500m from our front door. There are two restaurants located in the park. The one which is named 'PARK' has a good terrace to sit in the sun.
If you're up for some hiking in nature, head out to 'Mechels Broek'! You have various walks starting from 'Nekkerpool' or 'Het Brughuis'. The latter is a restaurant which serves the best spaghetti in town btw.
16 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Mechels Broek
16 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
If you're up for some hiking in nature, head out to 'Mechels Broek'! You have various walks starting from 'Nekkerpool' or 'Het Brughuis'. The latter is a restaurant which serves the best spaghetti in town btw.

Shopping

If you like design, this is the place to be!
Simple Design
4 Vismarkt
If you like design, this is the place to be!
A girly girl store with nice things and clothes.
Lily
120 Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat
A girly girl store with nice things and clothes.
Beautiful kids/baby store
Goldfish Kids Web Store
4 Hanswijkstraat
Beautiful kids/baby store

Essentials

Supermarket just around the corner!
SPAR Mechelen
126 Brusselsesteenweg
Supermarket just around the corner!
Plastic free store, great for vegans!
Kabas Verpakkingsvrij
17 Keizerstraat
Plastic free store, great for vegans!

Group activities

Science museum - great for kids
12 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
เทคโนโพลิส
1 Technologielaan
12 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Science museum - great for kids
If you like beers, a visit to this famous brewery for a guided tour is a must-do. They have a bar and restaurant too. Don't forget to make a small tour after in 'Het begijnhof'. Some of the oldest houses are in those streets.
21 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Het Anker
49 Guido Gezellelaan
21 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
If you like beers, a visit to this famous brewery for a guided tour is a must-do. They have a bar and restaurant too. Don't forget to make a small tour after in 'Het begijnhof'. Some of the oldest houses are in those streets.

Sports

If you're a skater, there's a great skatepark (and an indoor boulder) here!
Skatepark Douaneplein
Douaneplein
If you're a skater, there's a great skatepark (and an indoor boulder) here!
Climber? This is the place to be! They have a bar and snacks too. It's just the coolest place.
Klimkaffee
8 Douaneplein
Climber? This is the place to be! They have a bar and snacks too. It's just the coolest place.
You can book a course on the same day and you don't have to be a member. Check out their website.
Yoga Studio LIZ
31 Berthoudersplein
You can book a course on the same day and you don't have to be a member. Check out their website.