Julien and Sophie Burlat ran the restaurant Dôme for years. Their bakery, Domestic, now has three Antwerp addresses and a €3.90 millefeuille.
Tag: Joseph Bascourt
Explore the life and works of Joseph Bascourt (1863-1927), the prominent Belgian architect known for his impact on Antwerp’s cityscape.
Walvis, a wedge-shaped corner café by the Dageraadplaats
Walvis opened in 2016 on a wedge-shaped corner at Walvisstraat 1, by the Dageraadplaats, as the second café from the owners of Vitrin. Its windows run down both sides.
Zurenborg, Antwerp’s art nouveau quarter on sour ground
Most of Zurenborg went up between 1894 and 1906, on a farm named after its acidic soil. A plan to demolish the Cogels-Osylei failed, and in 1980 the street was protected.
Dôme in Zurenborg: the rotunda is a brasserie again
The Café du Dôme was built in 1893 and won a Michelin star under Frédéric and Evangeline Chabbert. Now the rotunda serves onion soup at €16, and the fine dining has moved down the road.