Oneg › Europe › Antwerp
Belgium · community hub: Belgiëlei / Diamond District · airport BRU, about 45 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.
Machsike Hadass runs a 14.3 sq km city eruv (about 20 km of boundary), checked weekly; hospitals (Erasmus, Middelheim, Augustinus, UZA, Middelares), the Berchem overpass, some rail bridges and parts of the Schelde quay are outside it. The site has a printable map (machsike-hadass.be/plan%20eroev%20to%20print.pdf) but no live status page, hotline or email list, and says breaches are sometimes fixed only hours before Shabbat, so confirm with the Kehile office (+32 3 233 55 67; Fri 10:00-12:00) or your host.
Charlottalei, next to Belgiëlei. TotallyJewishTravel lists it as 'The Plaza Hotel Antwerp', non-kosher but 'Jewish observant friendly', 4 min walk from Chabad; est. 5 min to Shomre Hadas. No Shabbat key, elevator or kosher breakfast stated. Booking.com Q&A (undated): a guest asking about a Shabbat stay (arrive Fri 16:00, leave Sat 19:00) was told checkout is 11:30, extendable only to 15:00, and that leaving at 19:00 on Saturday means booking 2 nights. Booking.com lists key-card access; no mechanical key, Shabbat elevator or kosher breakfast reported. · +32 3 287 28 70
Guesthouse on Belgiëlei; a reviewer notes many Orthodox residents nearby; est. 8 min walk to Chabad. No Shabbat facilities stated. TripAdvisor reviewers (2019, 2025) also place it in the Orthodox Jewish quarter; a Google reviewer says rooms are not made during a stay unless you ask. Not found on Booking.com; no Shabbat or key fact in the reviews read. · +32 486 67 58 38
Next to Centraal. TotallyJewishTravel lists it as non-kosher but 'Jewish observant friendly', about 8 min walk to Chabad. No Shabbat key or elevator stated. Booking.com lists key-card access; no manual key reported, so ask. · +32 3 227 77 00
Opposite Centraal in the Diamond District; est. 2 min to the Portuguese synagogue, 8 min to Chabad. No Shabbat facilities stated. Booking.com lists key-card access; no manual key reported, so ask. · +32 3 446 03 30
TotallyJewishTravel lists it as non-kosher but Jewish observant friendly: says it offers Shabbat Rooms with special modifications (not described, so ask about key and elevator) and kosher breakfast on request; 9 min walk from Beis Yaccov per that page. Est. 3 min to the Portuguese synagogue. Rooms are cleaned only every third night. Booking.com Q&A reply from the hotel (undated): 'We do provide kosher breakfast, but you need to mention it at your reservation or during the check-in time.' Booking.com lists key-card access, so ask what the Shabbat room key is. · +32 3 303 71 79
Antwerp World Diamond Centre hotel sheet (Mar 2026): kosher and vegan breakfast items on request, EUR 7 supplement on the breakfast rate; certification not stated, so ask. Apartment-hotel; reviewers say some rooms have kitchens and reception is on the 7th floor. Est. 2 min to the Portuguese synagogue; no Shabbat key or elevator stated. Booking.com lists key-card access. · +32 3 203 54 00
2-3 min from Centraal; est. 6 min walk to the Portuguese synagogue. Reviewers mention noise from the bar next door; no Shabbat facilities stated. Booking.com lists key-card access; no manual key reported, so ask. · +32 3 369 59 99
Short walk from Centraal; Jewish News says the diamond district is a stone's throw away. Est. 6 min to the Portuguese synagogue; no Shabbat facilities stated. Booking.com lists key-card access; no manual key reported, so ask. · +32 3 203 12 34
TotallyJewishTravel lists it as non-kosher but 'Jewish observant friendly', 1 min walk from Chabad; est. 2 min to Shomre Hadas. No Shabbat key, elevator or kosher breakfast stated. Google shows reception only 8:00-10:00 and 16:00-20:00 (Sat 9:30-11:00), so arrange Friday check-in ahead; Google rating 3.3 with recent cleanliness complaints. A Google reviewer (undated) says that reception is not 24/7 but guests can get their keys themselves thanks to a clear guide; Booking.com lists 'key access' and contactless check-in, key type not stated, so ask whether it is a mechanical key. · +32 3 303 72 98
A few streets west of Belgiëlei; est. 7 min walk to Chabad and 9 min to Shomre Hadas and Pshevorsk. Google 4.5/5. No Shabbat facilities stated. A Jewish guest's TripAdvisor review (Oct 2026) praises the staff and asks the hotel to order in kosher food from outside, which suggests none is offered now. · +32 3 343 99 11
Minyan: Times: call (no service times on any Machsike Hadass page); Kehile office +32 3 233 55 67, Sun-Thu 10:00-18:00, Fri 10:00-12:00 (Google lists the same number at Jacob Jacobsstraat 22 as Mon-Thu 9:00-17:00, Fri 9:00-13:00, so confirm). Reopened 7 May 2023 after restoration (PM speech on news.belgium.be, Belga); an older Google review that says it is under renovation is out of date
Contact: +32 3 233 55 67 · info@machsike-hadass.be · machsike-hadass.be
Minyan: Times: call (the site's Shabbat-times section holds only mikvah contacts, no times); community office +32 3 232 01 87, Terliststraat 35, Mon-Thu 9:00-17:00, Fri 9:00-12:00 (Google). A Google reviewer says there is a Kiddush every Shabbat after davening (review, undated)
Contact: +32 3 232 01 87 · info@shomre-hadas.be · shomre-hadas.be · Director Philippe Pollak +32 495 222 635 · Shabbat hosting: Nechemia Schuldiner +32 484 220 220
Minyan: Times: call +32 3 808 07 70 (chabad.org and TotallyJewishTravel pages list no times)
Contact: +32 3 808 07 70 (Google listing) · chabad.org locator
Minyan: Times: call (no website or times found; Google shows no phone). A Google reviewer says it operates all year
Contact: +32 3 230 68 95 (from a Google listing, not re-confirmed)
Minyan: Weekday Shacharis with the Admor 9:00; weekday vasikin minyan 30 min before netz, not Shabbos (both per Google reviews, undated, confirm). Fri night and Shabbat: Times: call. Partly reopened 20 Oct 2025 after a safety closure: ground floor only, max 200 worshippers (VRT), so arrive early
Contact: No public phone found
Minyan: Google listing hours (2026, confirm): Mon-Fri 7:00-8:00 (weekday Shacharit, Friday included); Shabbat 9:00-11:00 (morning service). Google reviewers say they 'pray early and quickly' and mention a Seudah Shlishit shiur by Rabbi Reichman. Friday night: Times: call
Contact: No phone or site found (none on Google)
Minyan: Weekdays, per Google reviewers (undated, confirm): near-constant minyanim; Shacharis many minyanim until about 11:00; Mincha from about 16:00-17:00; last Maariv about 24:00 or later. Fri night and Shabbat: Times: call
Contact: No public phone found; Google lists it as open 24 hours
Minyan: Times: call. Wikipedia says it is used on Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and for Shabbat morning services only; no times are published
Contact: +32 3 232 01 87 (Shomre Hadas number on its Google listing)
Minyan: Weekdays, per Google reviewers (undated, confirm): many Shacharis minyanim until about chatzos, plus Mincha and Maariv; Google lists it open 24 hours. Fri night and Shabbat: Times: call
Contact: +32 3 227 03 00 (Google)
Delivers ready-plated kosher meals to hotels (breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch; per-person prices, delivery extra, dinner from EUR 75) via hoffys.be/hotels-corporates or info@hoffys.be. Shabbat meals are not mentioned, so ask. Ashkenazi deli since 1986, cholent on Fridays.
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-22:00, Fri 8:00-15:30 per hoffys.be (Google shows Fri 10:00-14:00); closed Sat · +32 3 234 35 35 · info@hoffys.be · hoffys.be
Site says all products are kosher but names no agency; call for Shabbat orders
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:00-18:30, Fri 7:00-15:00; closed Sat and Sun · +32 3 233 75 13
Hours: Mon-Thu and Sun 7:00-20:00, Fri 7:00-17:00 per Google (likely earlier in winter, confirm); closed Sat · +32 3 230 00 03
Home delivery in the Antwerp region, free from EUR 50; hosts a Glatt Cut meat counter (Shomre Hadas list)
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:45-20:00, Fri 7:45-15:00 winter (17:00 summer), Sun 7:45-20:00; closed Sat · +32 3 218 66 31 · sales@groszcenter.be
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:45-19:45, Fri 7:45-14:30, Sun 8:30-19:45; closed Sat (Google) · +32 3 218 79 62
Hours: Mon-Tue 10:00-18:30, Wed 10:00-19:30, Thu 10:00-21:00, Fri 9:00-14:30, Sun 10:00-15:30; closed Sat (Google) · +32 472 22 31 22
Closed Fri and Sat per Google; reservations only by phone or email
Hours: Sun-Thu 18:00-22:00; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +32 3 235 80 52 · info@eighteen.be
Hours: Sun-Fri 12:00-18:00 per Google (Friday likely closes earlier in winter, confirm); closed Sat · +32 485 16 85 85
Takeaway and online delivery; second branch at Lange Herentalsestraat 60 (+32 3 501 26 07)
Hours: Online hours unclear (Google shows Sun and Sat-night only); call before going · +32 3 218 82 11 · benifalafel.be
Hours: — · +32 3 291 73 14
A customer review says they buy Shabbat food here; call to pre-order, no hotel delivery stated
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00, Fri 8:00-14:00, Sun 9:00-13:00; closed Sat (Google) · +32 3 226 04 71
Listed by Shomre Hadas as a certified caterer; ask about Shabbat meals and hotel delivery. Google lists the same phone for Sams'deli, Hoveniersstraat 51
Hours: — · +32 3 233 92 89
Reviewers call it a take-away and caterer with cholent and lokshen; ask about Shabbat orders and hotel delivery
Hours: Mon-Wed and Sun 14:00-20:00, Thu 14:00-21:00, Fri 9:00-14:00; closed Sat (Google) · +32 3 208 80 80
Closed Fri and Sat per Google, so not an option for Shabbat. Dairy label is from a 2019 travel blog (busyinbrooklyn.com/antwerp-belgium); a Google reviewer mentions fish with butter
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-22:00; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +32 3 213 31 76
Kosher supermarket per a Google reviewer; fresh fruit and vegetables
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:45-19:45, Fri 7:45-14:30, Sun 7:45-19:45; closed Sat (Google) · +32 3 232 46 26
Traditional Jewish pastry and bread per Google reviewers; call for Shabbat orders
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:00-19:30, Fri 7:00-15:00, Sun 7:30-19:30; closed Sat (Google) · +32 3 234 19 66
Kosher meat per two Google reviewers; same address as Fogel-Catering
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00, Fri 9:00-13:00, Sun 10:00-12:00; closed Sat (Google) · +32 3 232 63 49
Vegetarian diner (pizza, lasagna, fries, ice cream) with kosher ingredients per a Google reviewer; closed Fri and Sat
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-20:45; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +32 3 230 48 00
Kosher pizza take-away per a Google reviewer (type inferred from pizza); closed Sat
Hours: Mon-Thu and Sun 12:30-21:00, Fri 12:30-14:30; closed Sat (Google) · +32 3 281 23 00
TotallyJewishTravel and Google list a kosher take-away with cholent and kugel (meat type inferred from those); a reviewer is open Thursday night until late; hours and Shabbat orders not found, so call
Hours: — (not shown on Google; call) · +32 486 89 89 88
Google reviewers call it kosher; meat type inferred from the shared Meatos phone; closed Fri and Sat
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:01-15:00 and 18:00-22:00; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +32 3 291 73 14
A travel blog and Google reviewers call it an Israeli-Georgian kosher restaurant (meat type inferred from grill and the shared Meatos phone); hours not shown, so call
Hours: — (not shown on Google; call) · +32 3 291 73 14
Booking: By appointment only: +32 3 239 75 87. Keilim (vessel) mikvah at Oostenstraat 46, open until 21:00, code lock (site)
Booking: Women's mikvah Provinciestraat 308: Clairette Aurbach (supervisor) +32 3 281 24 74; evening parking reserved for mikvah visitors, ring at the gate. Men's mikvah at Provinciestraat 310; keilim mikvah via the parking at 308
Booking: Reviewers call it a good, newly built mikvah (hours and men's or women's use not stated): call the shul on +32 3 227 03 00
Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Lamalo (Antwerp kosher restaurant): not found online as of Nov 2026 (only a 2008 review found; Google Places returns only a Lamalo cafe in Los Angeles, no Antwerp listing; checked Dutch and Hebrew searches); status unknown · Super Ko-Sher: not found online under that name as of Nov 2026. Google Places lists Supershop bvba at Belgiëlei 151 (+32 3 281 63 13, 4.6 stars, 31 reviews, Mon-Thu 8:00-20:00, Fri 8:00-14:00, Sun 9:00-20:00, closed Sat), possibly the same shop; kosher supervision not stated, so call first · Taam Tov (Antwerp): not found online as of Nov 2026 (Google Places returns only a New York restaurant of that name); status unknown · Steinmetz (cakes, Lange Kievitstraat 40, per JGuide Europe): Google Places lists Steinmetz there (+32 3 233 67 49, 3 reviews, no hours); that address also shows Meatos and Kosher King, and the Shomre Hadas list gives Kosher King (meat store) the same phone, so it may be the same shop under an older name; not listed separately, call first · Dresdner / Andor (Simonsstraat 10, per JGuide Europe): Google Places lists it (+32 3 232 54 55, 7 reviews, Mon-Thu 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00, Fri 9:00-14:00, Sun 10:00-13:00, closed Sat), but it is not on the current Shomre Hadas list and its product type and hechsher are not stated, so not listed as a food entry; call first · Kahane bookstore near Centraal and the Romi Goldmuntz cultural centre: JGuide Europe (undated) describes both as closed (the synagogue itself is active); no dated closure source found, so treat as unconfirmed · Berger Family Pension (Antoon van Dyckstraat 21): not found online beyond TotallyJewishTravel's listing (3 rooms with 2 Shabbat meals) as of Nov 2026; no phone and no Google business listing, so unconfirmed whether it operates; ask Chabad Antwerp on +32 3 808 07 70