during summer, the marnixplaats on which vitrin is located is one of my favorite places to hang out in antwerp. and though the crowd at vitrin can get overly hipster or snobbily artistic, its wooden benches outside are the perfect spot to catch the last rays of sun, a glass of wine in hand. it also helps that this place is about twenty steps removed from thai restaurant lucy chang and fish tapas bar ostersbar – two of my favorite places to go for spontaneous dinners with friends.