Hidden Belgium: Bar Paniek

Hidden Belgium: Bar Paniek

It might be the coolest spot in Antwerp this summer. The artists’ collective Time Circus has created a relaxed bar in two industrial sheds on the Kattendijkdok waterfront.

The artists built the temporary bar using salvaged wood, abandoned window frames and anything else they could find. They furnished it with wooden tables, old chairs, potted plants and a vintage Wurlitzer.

It’s the perfect spot to sit with a beer on the Antwerp waterfront. The bar sells coffee from its own roastery along with homemade juices and local beers. It stays open until September 2023. Then everything is dismantled until next year.

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.


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