Antwerpen's top picks lean cafe and bakery before kitchen, with Caffenation Goes Koco and Antoinette running the sweet end and Bar d'Henri and Spritz handling sit-down. Cake is the dish to chase, led by Caffenation Goes Koco across 5 venues, while the 10-deep Middle Eastern lineup is where the city actually goes deep.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Try the jackfruit pulled pork sandwich, a popular vegan favorite
Must go · #3 Reserve a table in advance due to limited seating and high popularity
Must go · #4 Try the vegan calamari appetizer made with oyster mushrooms
Must go · #5 
Must go · #8 Try the vegan pizza slices with toppings like eggplant and mushroom
Try the speculaas cinnamon roll for a memorable flavor
Must go · #10 
Must go · #11 Try the weekend brunch buffet for a wide variety of well-seasoned, savory and sweet vegan dishes
Must go · #12 Order in advance via Instagram due to no storefront and quick sell-outs
Must go · #13 Try the Brussels waffles on weekends and bank holidays when available
Must go · #14 
Must go · #15 Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
4 places worth stopping for pastries
Arrive early to avoid pastries selling out, especially popular items like almond croissant.
Order in advance via Instagram due to no storefront and quick sell-outs
Try the vegan cakes and pastries, especially the croissants
Try the Plant-based "egg" Frittata
5 places worth stopping for poke bowl
Try the customizable vegan poke bowls with tofu or falafel
Try the customizable poke bowls with vegan tofu or falafel protein
Try the vegan poke bowl
Try the custom vegan bowls with labeled vegan sauces
4 places worth stopping for tiramisu
Try the vegan calamari appetizer made with oyster mushrooms
Try the antipasto platter and tiramisu for a signature experience
Enjoy the tiramisu dessert
Be aware that fries and kroketten are fried in animal fat, so confirm alternatives
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 217 Antwerpen venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the vegan cakes and pastries, especially the croissants
Try the three-course dinner menu with multiple options for each course
Try the antipasto platter and tiramisu for a signature experience
Try the speculaas cinnamon roll for a memorable flavor
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the jackfruit pulled pork sandwich, a popular vegan favorite
Try the vegan pizza slices with toppings like eggplant and mushroom
Try the vegan stoofvlees and vegan tartaar
Try the falafel wrap
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Try the vegan cakes and pastries, especially the croissants
Order in advance via Instagram due to no storefront and quick sell-outs
Arrive early to avoid pastries selling out, especially popular items like almond croissant.
Try the avocado on toast with za'atar and roasted vegetables
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the vegan cakes and pastries, especially the croissants
Try the antipasto platter and tiramisu for a signature experience
Try the jackfruit pulled pork sandwich, a popular vegan favorite
Try the crispy falafel with customizable salad fillings
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the three-course dinner menu with multiple options for each course
Try the antipasto platter and tiramisu for a signature experience
Try the vegan calamari appetizer made with oyster mushrooms
Try the weekend brunch buffet for a wide variety of well-seasoned, savory and sweet vegan dishes
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the Brussels waffles on weekends and bank holidays when available
Try the vegan chocolate chip and brookie cookies
Try the cinnamon buns and cookies with chocolate
Arrive early to avoid pastries selling out, especially popular items like almond croissant.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Reserve a table in advance due to limited seating and high popularity
Try the vegan calamari appetizer made with oyster mushrooms
Order the sharing menu for a variety of dishes and a great experience
Try the Soen Dubu (silken tofu) dish
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the antipasto platter and tiramisu for a signature experience
Try the Brussels waffles on weekends and bank holidays when available
Try the vegan kaaskroket and vegan frikandel
Try the daily set menu for a generous multi-course vegan meal
Cities where the pastries signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Antwerpen has 217 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Caffénation Goes Koco, Oliver's Sandwich & Salad Bar, Bar d'Henri. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Antwerpen scores 57.5/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 43 vegan-friendly venues and 60 high-quality restaurants out of 217 analyzed.
Antwerpen has 23 fully vegan restaurants and 13 vegetarian restaurants. 43 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Antwerpen's top signature dishes for vegans are pastries, poke bowl, tiramisu, and the city also does cake and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Antwerpen leans Middle Eastern. Middle Eastern is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Caffénation Goes Koco is ranked #1 in Antwerpen by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
