Super snel en van goede kwaliteit!…read more Ik had 1 TBHK manga en 2 Shortcake Cake manga's besteld, en kwamen al na 2 dagen aan! Ik ben zeker bereid om nog manga's van Mekanik Strip te bestellen! :D

Mekanik Strip is één van de grootste en mischien wel één van de belangrijste stripwinkels en aan…read morestrips gerelateerde kunstgalerij op het Europese continent. Als je onvoorbereid binnenwandelt word je omvergeblazen door de massale hoeveelheid strips, poppen, t-shirts en andere comic gadgets. Noem het en het staat er. Denk er aan en je ziet het. Alles maar ook alles is voorhanden.In bijna twintig jaar tijd is Mekanik strip uitgegroeid van een klein winkeltje, een voorschoot groot tot een pretmagazijn. De Comic Art and Warehouse, oftewel de kunstgalerij op de eerste verdieping, was en is wat mij betreft revolutionair. Gevestigde waarden als Charles Burns en Glen Barr minder maar ook jonge mensjes in de striptekenwedstrijd "What's your excuse?!"' krijgen een platform. Oh ja en voor je binnenstapt, kijk zeker even naar boven!

I love bookstores and when I spotted this one, I went right in. What I found out though was that…read moreit was not a bookstore but a magazine store. Sure a lot of bookstores sell mags too but this place was wall-to-wall in magazines and you would be amazed at what kinds. Honestly, pick a subject and you have an excellent chance of finding a mag on the topic. Personally, I love art and literature and there were many in the back part of the store. The great thing is that there are also mags in English. I don't mean just a few stuck in a corner somewhere but a large part of the stock has English ones. On the artsy side, I picked up one on graffiti art and flicked through some literary review ones. I honestly could have spent the whole day in there and spent a lot of money on several purchases. That's the main problem though; they're not cheap! Sure you can get some in the 5 Euro area but the big glossy art type mags can run a lot more than that. Just bring your credit card with you!

What a place! Hidden gem in the Zuid of Antwerpen!…read more Looking for a place to have a coffee and read a little bit so doing a quick search online, my couple and me found this place. From now on, it is in our to-go places list. While the coffee and the rest of the menu is not outstanding, what makes BuchBar different (and better) than the other coffee shops is its library: two big shelves full of books for you to take and read while enjoying your drink. If you want, you can even buy them!! Most of the books are pretty recent, while there are also ones for kids, classic reads and even graphic novels. Must say that even if 80% of them are in Dutch, for English readers as myself, there is enough options. Highly recommend to everyone! Stop by and read, yelpers!

Buchbar is really beautiful, clean, and feminine. Here you can find the perfect combination of…read morebooks and coffee. My husband and I visited Buchbar on a sunny day and enjoyed the terras by ourselves (why anyone would be sitting inside on a rare sunny day in Antwerp is beyond me). You have a beautiful view of the Volkstraat! The coffee menu is not very expansive - but you are able to find your classic coffee drinks. We ordered a flat white (latte/capuccino hybrid) and an Americano. Both were very good.