Mechelen has a bustling city centre with lots of interesting places to visit, eat or drink something or go shopping. Here are some of our favourites.
Le Pain Quotidien
Friends and strangers alike come together around our communal table to break bread and linger for a while.
Foom
Under the watchful eye of St Rombouts' Cathedral you'll find Foom, a breakfast bar in the city of Mechelen where you can enjoy a unique breakfast (American Pancakes HOERA), a hearty lunch or freshly prepared pastries. Just about everything that ends up on your plate is homemade. Besides good food you will also find coffee from micro roasting MOK and tea from Crusio.
Stassaert11
What if we turned the beauty of a bouquet - with its beautiful colours and scents - into a delicious dish? Plates with food that looks as beautiful as lushly suitable flowers. A kitchen in which sharing is the starting point. With Yotam Ottolenghi as a great example; surprising, original, beautiful to look at, but also just accessible. Stylish and yet wonderfully no-nonsense. A place where everyone feels at home and at their best.
De Partage
We, De Partage is helemaal terug, en sinds juni 2022 met een vaste stek in hartje Mechelen. We blazen een legendarische locatie nieuw leven in met onze verse en pure gerechten, sharing dishes blijft ons concept.
De Vleeshalle
Welcome to De Vleeshalle. This monumental space, which was once home to the old Mechelen meat market, is now a culinary hotspot in the heart of the city. Twelve stall holders and a pop-up food stall ply their daily trade.
Cosma
If you enter Cosma Foodhouse, you will first find a caterer's shop selling home-made Mediterranean dishes, herbs and wines. A little further on you'll find the brasserie with a courtyard garden. On the menu: fancy finger food, Brazilian entrecote or grilled gambas, orignele sidedishes...
Het Bestek
Het Bestek, een gezellige lunchbar waar je in alle rust kan genieten van een heerlijke lichte lunch in een prachtige groene omgeving. Gelegen in de binnenstad van Mechelen.
De Graspoort
Even in hectic times, De Graspoort, in the heart of the city, offers an oasis of peace. The pleasant interior with low hanging lights and dark wooden ceiling create an intimate atmosphere. In addition to the regular menu full of daily fresh products, this eatery also has a chalkboard with suggestions. The plates are well-filled and well-dressed.
De Gouden Vis
Art-nouveau café De Gouden Vis in Mechelen, for a nice moment with a good glass.
Kaffee-Ine
Under the motto 'make coffee, not war', the Mechelen coffee bar Kaffee-Ine serves the most delicious filter coffee and lattes with crazy toppings.
Funky Jungle
Funky Jungle looks for fresh, healthy and tasty ingredients of the moment and translates them into a colourful and above all 100% vegan menu.
Restaurant Emiel
At Restaurant Emiel, expect fresh specialities from our own North Sea and delicious seasonal vegetables from Flemish fields. Enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner in our comfortable yet casual restaurant.
Bar Bao
As born and bred Mecheleirs, we are delighted to open our first restaurant in the most beautiful city. We discovered our love for the delicious 'Gua bao' steamed buns during our travels abroad and wanted to bring this experience closer to home. The perfect match with our desire to create more qualitative but affordable and accessible dining experiences!
Cristina's Kitchen
Stop by my shop and be surprised by a wide range of vegetarian and vegan takeaway dishes packed with vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre with pure ingredients.
Bar Makadam
Passion for beer, you'll find it at Bar Makadam. To be found on the Grote Markt in Mechelen. The menu features 115 Belgian craft beers, have you got choice stress? Then take a look at our suggestion board and be surprised!
Kaaswinkel Schockaert
Deze kaastempel bestaat al bijna een eeuw en bleef altijd in familiehanden. Het resultaat? Know-how die je haast nergens anders vindt. Om van het gigantische aanbod kazen zelf nog maar te zwijgen. Probeer zeker de Mecheleir eens!
Butik MOOSE
Butik MOOSE is a lifestyle store especially for women. We love color and prints and focus on making
Supergoodstore
We sell goods that last. Eco+Fair fashion clothing, accessories, gifts. The producers respect the environment and workers, and they use sustainable materials and production methods. Find the good stuff!
Goldfish
Goldfish is your online kids boutique for girls and boys from 0 to 16 years. In a cool, fresh and contemporary atmosphere we combine top children's clothing brands into a unique concept. We work with established brands but also with trendy newcomers, with large and small children's brands, with Belgian and international brands, always according to our vision and values of creativity, ecology, loyalty and originality.
Uma
'Self confidence is the best outfit.' Since October 2016, we've been bringing a combination of scandinavian-inspired and local brands. We help you create outfits based on versatile pieces - cleverly mixed with an eye-catcher here and there - that can be casual for the day, but that you can pimp into a great outfit for a night out.
Pure
Pure is a fashion store that likes to combine unique and quirky for children up to 18 years and hip ladies, we love Belgian design. In our assortment is among others: Ao, Bellerose, Rue Blanche , Maan,Simple Kids, Stones en Bones aangevuld met stijlvolle internationale merken met oa .Scotch and Soda, Wild, Le big, Finger in the nose, Levi's -schoenen: New Balance, D.A.T.E, Birkenstock , Veja, havaianes
Blossomhouse
Here you can catch your breath in a beautiful mix of accessories, bohemian fashion, fragrances, jewellery and natural care products. Upstairs you will find the wellness centre Lilatree, a place for relaxation, mindfulness and body therapy.
My Ex Boyfriend
Conceptstore My Ex Boyfriend in Mechelen is a beautiful interior store full of vintage furniture and the hippest gadgets of the moment.
The Cacao Project
Pieter Vaes houdt van experimenteren met smaken en vormen. In de chocoladewinkel en het aanpalende atelier aan de Bruul tovert hij zowel klassieke pralines als chocolade met een hoek af uit zijn hoed. Hij zoekt constant naar methodes om creatief met zijn producten om te gaan en de smaken volledig tot hun recht te laten komen. De pralines zijn echte kunstwerkjes en worden op papier ontworpen door de mama van Pieter. Zijn passie werd opgepikt door de juryleden van Gault&Millau 2019.
Top 10 in Mechelen
Sint-Rombouts Tower
Museum Hof van Busleyden
Kazerne Dossin
Palace of Margaret of Austria
Large Beguinage
Brewery Het Anker
Boat trips on the inner Dijle
8 historical churches
Winter garden Ursuline nuns (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver)
Dijle path
Mechelen Muurt
Street-art & mural walk. Ten artists unleashed their creative talent on just as many walls in the city, with pencils, paint and spray cans. Thanks to them, a narrow, non-descript street has suddenly been transformed into a street that you actually want to walk through.
Weekly market on saturday
Every Saturday morning from 8 a.m. till 1 p.m. one of the biggest markets in the region is held in Mechelen. The weekly market, full of atmosphere in the centre of Mechelen is highly recommended!
Boat trips in Mechelen
Embark for a fascinating boat trip on the Dyle, Mechelen's lifeblood!
Suppen op de Dyle
Are you looking for a fun challenge and do you like water? Then supping (stand up paddling) is your thing! Paddle down the Dyle with a surfboard and discover Mechelen from the water.
With kids
Some suggestions for activities with kids: Skatehouse, Klimkaffee, Technopolis or Planckendael
