Do & See

St Rumbold’s Tower

After 538 steps, you’ll be on the Sky Walk which affords a panoramic view of the Grote Markt and indeed the whole city. On your way to the top, stop and catch your breath in six rooms, each of which s...

address:Onder den Toren z/n, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/ascent-of-st-rumbolds-tower

Do & See

Museum Hof van Busleyden

Welcome to the Museum Hof van Busleyden! Step into this majestic and magnificent Renaissance palace in Mechelen, the capital of the Burgundian Netherlands. Find out more about the surprising Burgundia...

address:Sint-Jansstraat 2a

phone: +32 15 29 40 30

website: https://www.hofvanbusleyden.be/

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Palace of Margaret of Austria

History and architecture enthusiasts will feel at home in Mechelen straightaway, particularly when it comes to viewing the palaces of Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria! The residence of the reg...

address:Keizerstraat 20

phone: T+32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/palace-of-margaret-of-austria

Do & See

Large and Small Beguinages

Beguines are women who lived together and together sustained themselves. The charming, narrow streets of the beguinages are an oasis of peace and a wonderful place for a quiet stroll. Its typical Flem...

address:Nonnenstraat area, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 01 52 97 65

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/large-beguinage

Do & See

In the footsteps of Margareta

Travel five hundred years back in time to the days when Mechelen was the capital of the Netherlands. As the city was also the seat of Margareta of Austria’s court, scores of Burgundian noblemen settle...

address:Vleeshouwersstraat 6, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/in-the-footsteps-of-margareta

Do & See

Boat trip on the Inner Dyle

For a whole new take on the city centre, opt for a boat ride from Haverwerf through the marina and the sluice dock. Look out for the Vismarkt (Fish Market), the Grootbrug (Large Bridge), the Botanical...

address:Haverwerf 10

phone: + 32 478 08 51 14

website: http://www.bootjesinmechelen.be

Do & See

Kazerne Dossin

Between 1942 and 1944 Kazerne Dossin was used by the Nazis as a SS assembly point. Here more than 25,000 Jews and gypsies were put on the train for Auschwitz-Birkenau. Now it is the site of the new Me...

address:Goswin de Stassartstraat 153, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 06 60

website: www.kazernedossin.eu

Do & See

Het Anker brewery

On the edge of the beguinage you’ll find Het Anker, the authentic brewery where the Gouden Carolus is brewed. Charles V’s favourite tipple back in the sixteenth century, in 2012 this specialist beer w...

address:Guido Gezellelaan 49, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 28 71 47

website: https://www.hetanker.be/en

Do & See

The eight historical churches

Mechelen has churches galore and each contains a profusion of religious treasures. There are no fewer than eight historical churches in the city centre, each well worth a visit! The coloured light whi...

address:Onder den Toren 12

phone: +32 15 29 40 32

website: https://torensaandedijle.mechelen.be/

Do & See

The Fish Market and Lamot site

If you’d like to see something of authentic Mechelen, do as the Mechelaars do and soak up the atmosphere around Lamot brewery. The old brewery was converted into an ultramodern conference and heritage...

address:Vismarkt 14

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/vismarkt

Do & See

Haverwerf

Originally oats were unloaded and traded here. Oats used to be synonymous with grain and Mechelen had the exclusive staple rights to grain. Boats carrying grain had to tie up in Mechelen and offer the...

address:Haverwerf 20 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 01 52 97 65

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/haverwerf

Do & See

Zoutwerf

When the city acquired the staple for salt in 1301, the historic quay on the Grootbrug or Large Bridge was renamed the \u0027Zoutwerf\u0027 or Salt Wharf. You will immediately notice the two authe...

address:Zoutwerf 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/zoutwerf

Do & See

Sense-Sations

Do you want to make your visit even more of an experience? Then consider purchasing a surprising voucher booklet full of Sense-sations. An amazing array of typical Mechelen flavours awaits you. The...

address:Vleeshouwersstraat 6, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/sense-sations

Do & See

Foodmarket: De Vleeshalle

The concept "Shop-Taste-Meet" brings people together in the unique historical framework of “De Vleeshalle”, an old market hall build in 1881. All your senses kick in here: sight, sound, smell and of c...

address:Huidevettersstraat 7 2800 Mechelen

website: https://www.devleeshalle.be

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Royal Manufacturers De Wit

The world-famous De Wit Royal Manufacturers of Tapestry is an absolute ‘must’. For four generations antique tapestries have been cleaned and conserved here using state-of-the-art technology. On Saturd...

phone: +32 15 20 29 05

website: https://www.dewit.be/

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Aldermen’s building

As the first stone town hall to be built in Flanders, Mechelen’s Schepenhuis is steeped in history. In the 13th century it served as the town hall and meeting place of the municipal court of justice a...

address:Vleeshouwersstraat 6, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/aldermen-s-building

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Mechelen Toy Museum

The Toy Museum houses one of the largest collections of toys in Europe. You’ll find toys from all over the world, old and new. Children are amazed at the toys their grandparents used to play with and ...

address:Nekkerspoelstraat 21

phone: +32 15 55 70 75

website: http://www.speelgoedmuseum.be/EN/homeEN.html

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Town Hall

The modern-day town hall is actually two buildings: Cloth Hall with its unfinished belfry (recognized by UNESCO) and the Palace of the Great Council. But in fact Mechelen has three town halls: the old...

address:Grote Markt 21

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/town-hall

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ZOO Planckendael

If you want to get out of the city for a while, head for ZOO Planckendael, where you can admire exotic animals, follow a trail that leads across suspension bridges and through the treetops. In the 40-...

address:Leuvensesteenweg 582

phone: +32 3 24 89 10

website: https://www.zooplanckendael.be/en/

Do & See

Technopolis

Have you always wanted to try your hand at landing an aeroplane? Would you dare to take a nap on a bed of nails or ride a bicycle along a high wire 5 metres above the ground? At Technopolis®, the Fle...

address:Technologielaan z/n

phone: +32 15 34 20 00

website: https://www.technopolis.be/en/visitors/

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Winter Garden of the Ursuline nuns

We have no idea what prompted the Ursuline nuns in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver to make the rather bold decision to build this truly magnificent Art Nouveau building. After all, this style was considered hy...

address:Bosstraat 9, 2861

phone: +32 15 75 77 28

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/wintertuin

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House of Refuge of St Trond’s Abbey

Very early on the abbots of abbeys and monasteries had refuges built in the walled towns where they could stay during a visit to that town or on their way to their often extensive landed estates. In t...

address:Schoutetstraat 3 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 01 52 97 65

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/house-of-refuge-of-st-tronds-abbey

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The Cells

In the shadow of St Rumbold\u0027s Tower is a unique historical monument. \u0027De Cellekens\u0027 was originally a charitable institution which took in needy women without a family to care for them. ...

address:Minderbroedersgang 12 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 21 16 41

website: http://www.marietteteugels.be

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Grootbrug

The Grootbrug or Large Bridge, also known as the Hoogbrug - High Bridge, connects the IJzerenleen on the other side with the Korenmarkt. This sandstone structure dating from the thirteenth century is ...

address:Grootbrug 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/grootbrug

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Groen Waterke

There are many idyllic spots in Mechelen and Groen Waterke is one of them. The brook owes its name to the duckweed which covers the surface of the water. It is in fact the remains of the Melaan brook ...

address:Goswin de Stassartstraat 7 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 76 54

website: https://visit.mechelen.be/en/green-water

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Watchmaker\u0027s Museum

The Watchmakers\u0027 Museum is a museum with a difference. The Op de Beeck family restores antique clocks and watches and over the centuries has amassed a large collection of timepieces dating from 1...

address:Lange Schipstraat 13, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 21 18 94

website: http://www.horlogeriemuseum.be/en/index.html

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The Mad Art Collection

This historical building houses a museum with a permanent collection of sixteenth-century paintings. What makes the collection unique is that each painting contains a satirical and moralizing referenc...

address:Sint-Katelijnestraat 22, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 29 01 55

website: http://www.vliegendpeert.be/museume.htm

Dining

Brasserie Het Anker

Brasserie Het Anker has provided a unique taste experience for generations. In this brasserie several beers are permanently on tap and of course you can also choose from numerous seasonal beers. The k...

address:Guido Gezellelaan 49, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 287 141

website: http://www.hetanker.be

Dining

Sava

Housed in the historic ‘De Kat’ building on the Grote Markt, which dates from the 15th century, Sava is a bar that offers a good selection of Cavas, wines and Mechelen beers on tap plus delicious, hom...

address:Grote Markt 13, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 64 70 90

website: http://www.savamechelen.be

Dining

Via Via Joker Reiscafé Mechelen

Dine out and at the same time broaden your horizons – that’s the ViaVia Mechelen promise! Sample dishes from the four corners of the globe or our superb tapas. And why not treat yourself to a house co...

address:Zandpoortvest 50, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 21 60 56

website: http://www.viaviacafe.com/mechelen

Dining

Puro

Puro is a stylish restaurant whose interior hints at its earlier history as the offices of the Lamot brewery. We take Mechelen’s diversity as our inspiration: our interior and the food and drink we se...

address:Guldenstraat 20, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 33 68 22

website: http://www.puro-mechelen.be

Dining

l\u0027Artista

An authentic Italian restaurant in the heart of Mechelen, that’s L’Artista! Born and bred Italians with a passion for food make a dynamic and talented team. Nothing but the best ingredients go into th...

address:Begijnenstraat 5, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 472 81 86 35

website: http://www.lartista.be

Dining

Vrijbroekhof

It’s always a pleasure to pop into the light, bright and airy Vrijbroekhof brasserie for a cup of coffee, a refreshing beer and/or great food. Every week brings new suggestions. In the summer choose s...

address:Vrijbroekhof, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 67 73 05

website: http://www.taverne-vrijbroekhof.be/

Dining

Brasserie-Restaurant Carlton

The old interior of the restaurant was recently replaced and given a trendy but warm and attractive look. The dining-room has 80 covers. When the weather is fine you can eat on the terrace overlooking...

address:Grote Markt 34, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 201880

website: http://www.brasserie-carlton.be

Dining

Zahia\u0027s Cuisine

Zahia\u0027s cuisine is a genuine Moroccan restaurant, near St. Rumbold’s Tower. Be swept away by the fragrant tajines, the delectable couscous and countless other Moroccan treats. The restaurant also...

address:Steenweg 12, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 63 34 11

website: http://www.restaurant-zahiascuisine.be

Dining

Tivoli Castle

The idyllic Tivoli Castle is tucked away in a 6-ha park on the fringes of Mechelen. At the back of the castle is the stylish Orangerie renowned for its French cuisine. Whether you’re planning a quick ...

address:Antwerpsesteenweg 92, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 70 91 60

website: http://www.kasteeltivoli.be

Dining

Unwined

Unwined is a tiny and very cosy wine bar in the centre of Mechelen, just a stone’s throw from Saint Rumbold’s Tower. Koen and Miriam love to share their passion for wine with you and give you some cus...

address:Steenweg 22, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 41 81 85

website: http://www.unwined.be

Dining

Il Cardinale

Il Cardinale is a quality burger restaurant in a modern themed interior. We don’t believe that fast food is by definition unhealthy. As a vibrant catering business in Mechelen we want to help customer...

address:Sint-Romboutskerkhof 1, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 468 21 00 91

website: http://www.ilcardinale.be

Dining

Cosma (Foodhouse)

Cosma Foodhouse is an innovative concept, a brasserie with an intimate indoor terrace in the back of the house, which is open all day. The menu has a Mediterranean twist and has been devised in such a...

address:Befferstraat 24, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 477 23 48 43

website: http://www.cosma.be

Dining

Theatro Pasta \u0026 Bar

Fun and good food in the centre of Mechelen. Theatro Pasta \u0026 Bar, near the Utopolis cinemas is the place to go. Enjoy a pre-dinner drink in our trendy lounge corner with a wide range of gins and ...

address:Spuibeekstraat 5, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 63 85 10

website: http://www.theatromechelen.be

Dining

Foodmarket: De Vleeshalle

address:Huidevettersstraat 7 2800 Mechelen

website: https://www.devleeshalle.be

Dining

Cafe Belge

Café Belge is a bustling brasserie in Grote Markt in the historic city centre of Mechelen. The brasserie has enough space for 30 persons. You can enjoy our south-facing terrace or lovely courtyards.

address:Grote Markt 9, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 22 99 81

website: https://www.cafebelge.eu/menu.html

Dining

M-eatery

It may only be a stone’s throw from the railway station, but M-eatery stands for discovery… a M-eatery discovery! It is not a traditional restaurant or brasserie and certainly not a steakhouse. M-Eat...

address:Koning Albertplein 8, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 33 90 90

website: http://www.m-eatery.be

Dining

Brasserie Lord Nelson

The convivial brasserie Lord Nelson is located in the shadow of St Rumbold’s Tower. In the winter a log fire crackles invitingly and in the summer the lovely terrace is a great attraction. The classic...

address:Wollemarkt 8, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 20 38 14

website: http://www.lord-nelson.be

Dining

Komisfeu

Komisfeu is a cosy bistro, grill and fondue restaurant on the fringe of the city centre. You will immediately feel at home here. We serve a wide range of fondue dishes, each with their own meats and a...

address:ontvoeringsplein 2, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 67 61 10

website: http://www.komisfeu.com

Dining

Maroon

Right opposite Mechelen central station is the strikingly contemporary façade of brasserie Maroon, an excellent address for a full-scale meal or simply a chat over a drink with friends or family. Our ...

address:Koning Albertplein 12, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 63 44 74

website: http://www.maroon.nu

Dining

Theatro Pasta \u0026 Bar

address:Spuibeekstraat 5, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 63 85 10

website: http://www.theatromechelen.be

Dining

Grand Café Lamot

Several years ago the Lamot brewery was converted into the Grand Café Lamot, part of the LAMOT conference and heritage centre complex. Grand Café Lamot’s large terrace overlooks a convivial square wit...

address:Van Beethovenstraat 8/10

phone: +32 15 20 95 30

website: www.grandcafelamot.be

Lunch cafes

Beans

Beans is a convivial espresso bar on the Ijzerenleen. Sarah, a real barista, will prepare the perfect cup of coffee for you using freshly-ground beans. She loves what she does and you can taste that i...

address:Ijzerenleen 37

phone: +32 15 63 91 57

website: www.beansbar.be

Lunch cafes

Brasserie Het Anker

Het Anker comprises not only a brewery and a hotel, but also a large brasserie serving a typical Belgian beer-based cuisine. Each dish is prepared with one of Het Anker’s beers. The brasserie was rece...

address:Guido Gezellelaan 49

phone: +32 15 28 71 45

website: www.hetanker.be

Bars & Nightlife

’t Ankertje aan de Dijle

’t Ankertje aan de Dijle is a convivial, brown ‘discussion café’ in an eighteenth-century, late-baroque building. The café serves all the Het Anker brewery’s beers, which it also sells in a beer shop....

address:Vismarkt 20

phone: +32 15 34 60 34

website: https://www.facebook.com/hetankertjeaandedijle/

Bars & Nightlife

Bar Popular

Bar Popular, on the hip Vismarkt, is a ‘brown café’ with a southern flavour. This is reflected in the cocktails and wide range of tapas they serve and in the monthly DJ evening. Bar Popular also has a...

address:Vismarkt 1-3

phone: +32 472 79 89 06

website: www.barpopular.be

Bars & Nightlife

De Gouden Vis

The convivial ‘brown café’ known as De Gouden Vis has to be Mechelen’s most famous café. The art-deco interior, the conservatory overlooking the water and the café library are all part of its unique c...

address:Nauwstraat 5

phone: +32 15 20 72 06

website: https://www.degoudenvis.be

Bars & Nightlife

De Pekton

De Pekton is actually the name of the sixteenth-century building on the Lamot site housing the Brouwerij Palm’s ‘beer café’. The original materials and interior features were used in the reconstructio...

address:Van Beethovenstraat 4

phone: +32 485 60 83 25

Bars & Nightlife

De Prof

A popular ‘ambience café’ frequented mainly by Mechelen’s students, De Prof is often open into the early hours of the morning. On special occasions, you can expect the DJ to bring the roof down with l...

address:Koning Albertplein 13

phone: +32 496 25 90 47

website: www.deprof.be

Bars & Nightlife

De Wei

The large ‘brown café’ De Wei (\u0027formerly Den Akker\u0027) has been part of Mechelen’s streetscape for more than thirty years. As it is open late in the evenings, those working in the catering ind...

address:Nauwstraat 6

website: https://www.xn--cafdewei-d1a.be/

Bars & Nightlife

O’Fiach’s Irish Pub

In the O’Fiach’s Irish Pub you’ll find everything you would expect of an Irish pub: you can of course enjoy a typical Irish Guinness or whiskey, but there are also live performances of Irish music whi...

address:Grote Markt 24

phone: +32 15 65 01 21

website: https://o-fiach-s7.webnode.be/

Bars & Nightlife

Unwined

address:Steenweg 22, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 41 81 85

website: http://www.unwined.be

Shopping

Matthys the Baker’s

A household name in Mechelen for twenty years, traditional baker\u0027s Matthys is synonymous with delicious products prepared with tender loving care, like the typical Flemish \u0027vloerbrood\u0027 ...

address:Sint-Katelijnestraat 59, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 20 29 34

Shopping

Huis Inge Goderis

It was Maria Petit, the great grandmother of the current owner Inge Goderis, who established the original shop in Lange Nieuwstraat in Mechelen in the early 1900s. In those days it sold not just knitt...

address:Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 131-133, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 41 40 54

website: http://www.dehandwerkwinkel.be

Shopping

Milis-shoes

Master shoemaker Franciscus Milis set up in business in 1953. Geert Milis took over in 1983. In 2002 the shoemaker\u0027s was extended and modernized. Milis-shoes also carries a wide range of Van Bomm...

address:Hoogstraat 29, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 41 31 45

website: http://www.milis-shoes.be

Shopping

Lenaerts leather goods

In 1870, five generations ago, craftsman Willem Lenaerts set up a saddlery and leather business in Mechelen\u0027s beguinage. It was handed down from father to son and survived two world wars. In 1904...

address:Bruul 77, 2800 Mechelen

phone: +32 15 20 59 97

website: http://www.lenaerts.be

Shopping

Simon Lévelt

At Simon Lévelt you can choose from 30 different sorts of coffee and more than 150 different sorts of tea and most of them are organic and fair trade. That may sound rather a lot to choose from, but S...

address:Guldenstraat 1

phone: +32 15 42 43 20

website: www.simonlevelt.com

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