Co-working in Antwerp: wifi, coffee, a desk
Where: the lobby of VIA Antwerp, Plantin en Moretuslei 136, Zurenborg
Open: 7 days a week from 07:00, no reservation needed
Cost: free, no day pass, no membership
Coffee: iced coffees and lattes
Work has scattered. Some days an office, some days a kitchen table, some days a fold-out tray on the train to a meeting. What's missing is a third place: good coffee, fast wifi, and other people quietly getting things done.
Zurenborg has one. The lobby of VIA Antwerp works like the living room of a stylish friend: you let yourself in, claim a corner, and stay longer than you planned. No badge. No booking. No desk number.
A lobby that doesn't look like an office
Merav Bustan Design Studio reinterpreted the Art Nouveau of Zurenborg for the whole hotel, and the lobby got its share: bold colors, rich materials, playful details. Concentration comes easier in a space you actually want to sit in.
The company helps too. The tables fill with freelancers, founders and creatives passing through Antwerp. Talk if you want to. Don't if you don't. Nobody's handing out name badges.
Coffee, wifi and everything else
Iced coffees and lattes carry you through the day. The practical things are already sorted too: fast wifi, charging points throughout the space, air-conditioning for the warm months. Nothing to configure, nothing to sign.
No membership, no catch
Working here is free. No day pass, no minimum, and reservations simply don't exist: the lobby is open 7 days a week from 07:00. Come every morning or once a quarter. Nobody's counting.
Close the laptop and you're already somewhere good: MEA, the restaurant on the same floor, opens its bar at 12:00. From deadlines to the bar in a few steps.
Frequently asked questions
Is co-working at VIA Antwerp free?
Yes. There's no day pass and no membership; anyone can work from the lobby, any day.
Do I need to book a spot?
No. Reservations don't exist here. Walk in, pick a corner, plug in.
What are the opening hours?
The lobby is open for work 7 days a week from 07:00.
Where is it exactly?
In the lobby of VIA Antwerp, Plantin en Moretuslei 136, in Zurenborg. From Antwerp Central Station it's about a ten minute walk, 900 metres.
