Antwerp, Belgium – Gluten Free & low-FODMAP
A long weekend by train to Antwerpen made for a lovely birthday venture for my partner and I. Honestly I had somewhat selfish intentions, as my favorite electronic music band had a show at Lotto Arena, but we also managed to see a lot of the city even through cold November temps!
Firstly, take a look at our Airbnb – I think it may have been the most unique & fancy ‘bnb we’ve ever stayed in.
Belgian Chocolate!
Koala & I are huge chocolate fans, so being in Belgium we had to find something extra special to experience the city. We ended up doing a Chocolate Walk with a local, named Luis. A personalized tour of the city with stops to have a delicious Mexican hot chocolate. As well as chocolate tastings at Pierre Marcolini (great gifts as well). We even snorted chocolate. Yep, The Chocolate Shooter at The Chocolate Line.
Gluten Free / low-FODMAP food choices:
Our favorite healthy finds in Antwerpen.
Here I enjoyed a glass of wine and avocado toast with courgette & hot sauce! =YUM.
This was a random find we came across on a night spent walking around Antwerp! Delicious salads and just look at that GF Bread!
This was such a cute cafe find. Juices, coffees, healthy bowls and I treated myself to my favorite combo they named endearingly The Nutty Mister.
Things to Do:
After a short trip up to the top of the MAS (free, and the views are worth it!) We stopped into a quaint, classy beer joint (Dr. Beer) next door for a pre-dinner treat as I saw they carried Ginger Tipple. Ginger beer from a local brewery we didn’t have time to tour but I really wanted to try the product!
Outside the MAS Happy Birthday, Koala View from the top Ginger Tipple at Dr Beer
All in all it was a fun weekend away and I hope to be able to explore more of Belgium soon, if not just for another snort of chocolate. 🙂
Be well,
Sara ♥