Every student in Antwerp knows the Ossenmarkt. It’s the place to go for a coffee or a beer when you need to escape your tiny rented kot.
It’s an old-school Belgian square with a newsagent, a kebab shop and a Japanese restaurant that has been around for decades.
The brown café Kassa 4 is a favourite spot to meet up after classes. The coffee bar Tartoer next door is a recent arrival that offers flat white coffee with a choice of four types of non-milk.
Derek Blyth’s hidden secret of the day: Derek Blyth is the author of the bestselling “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Belgium”. He picks out one of his favourite hidden secrets for The Brussels Times every day.
