What to do in Antwerp, nostalgic fishing gear, painting with water colors

What's in my brain this month.

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Rye & Records — in NYC this Wednesday

I’m helping my friends at Stauning Whisky put together a listening room session at Bang & Olufsen this Wednesday in New York.

Sadly, I won’t be there this time, but we DO got the homie Alex Delany spinning his favorite records all night!

Bask in the world-class sound of B&O’s custom speakers in-store, while you enjoy some delightfully Danish whisky cocktails from Stauning, pouring all night.

You should 100% go to this if you can.

Details below:

When: March 5th, Wednesday

Where: Bang & Olufsen Soho — 121 Spring Street

Time: 6:30pm — 9:30pm

All are welcome. And if you’re bringing someone, make sure you RSVP below 👇

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What to do in Antwerp

This is beyond overdue! But I told you a while ago that I would share intel from my recent trips to Antwerp and Barcelona. Today, we’ll cover Antwerp; next time, we’ll do Barcelona.

A note about the city

Antwerp was a sleeper hit of a city.

I’ve traveled a lot over the years, but there’s still much I haven’t seen, so visiting Antwerp was a refreshing reminder that there’s undoubtedly more to western and central Europe than old churches and cobblestone streets (half facetious).

And while there’s plenty you can do in Antwerp, I prefer to tackle guides by sharing fewer recommendations as opposed to more (you know this with my shopping guides, too).

You’ll always get people telling you to do a million things, or an iPhone note filled with a long list but no context. But the reality is you don’t have that much time.

So, start with these and go from there.

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Coffee + pastries

ANDY Roasters

This is a no-brainer.

ANDY has the best coffee in Antwerp and is 100% worth the visit. I picked up one of their holiday roasts to grind at home, but you can’t go wrong with either option. Keep in mind you can only get coffee and pastries at ANDY, but if you want breakfast/food, go to Butchers, their sister restaurant for that.

I managed to snag this bangin’ breakfast sandwich and I’d highly recommend you get it too. There are a handful of other great coffee spots including: