Fish around for deals at the Saturday-only market in the theatre square. Great for foodies! Support your local shops (and get fresh food of any kind)
The Saturday Exotic Market (also called Saturday market) offers all kinds of food and cooking ingredients. It’s seafood and oyster stalls have become popular recently. They sell fresh local items as well, so you can pick up fresh farmers' veggies and fruit and fresh cuts from the butchers.. You’ll find a mix of spices from Morocco, cheese from France, Turkish treats and more.
The exotic market is the best market for foodies. There’s lots of variety on offer, so stock up on ingredients and get cooking.
- Don’t eat before you go to the market unless you want to save as much money as possible. There’s so much good food on offer you could easily spend all day trying out everything.
- If you’re getting the oysters make sure to get a glass of bubbles too for the local experience.
- Morrocan and Turkish products take up a lot of the market, but when we say variety we’re not kidding. Italian, French and Greek food is also popular.
- The Morrocoan mint tea, croquettes, and Mediterranean olives are all worth a look too.
- In Antwerp for the weekend? Don't miss the Sunday Market for even more treats
Tips and Tricks
- The Msemen (Moroccan pancakes) stalls: (they’re usually close to the theatre) which are filled with goat cheese, honey, olives, sundried tomatoes, artichokes, etc. The line is long but goes quick! The various other baked goods on offer are amazing too.
- Omeletshop: these ciabatta omelet-filled sandwiches with a huge variety of fillings to choose from are sooo good.
- Croquette shops: as we know, us flemish folk like croquettes. The traditional one is the plain cheese or shrimp one but here you can choose from a variety.
- Seafood stalls: fresh fish & chips, oysters, etc
- Don’t fret - traditional hamburger & hot dog stalls are always there should you crave that good ol’ nostalgic feeling of taking a good bite into that burger and/or bratworst and/or hot dog.
Getting There
- By Car: parking garage Indigo - Parking Nationale bank is a short walk away from the market
By Tram: close to Antwerpen Astrid Metro tram stop. Trams 5, 10 and 15 all stop here
Sat 8:00 to 16:00
All seasons
Free
Open; national COVD-19 guidelines apply.