Antwerp's Jewish Quarter lies just south and east of Central Station, overlapping with the diamond district but feeling distinct from the museum-and-cafe city most visitors first meet. The streets around Pelikaanstraat, Hovenierstraat, and Oostenstraat are lined with diamond offices, kosher shops, schools, synagogues, and weekday foot traffic that follows a rhythm of its own.
It is not a conventional sightseeing district where every building asks to be photographed. The interest is in the living community: Antwerp remains one of Europe's most visible Orthodox Jewish centres, and its links with the diamond trade shaped the area for generations. Visit with tact, avoid intrusive photography, and remember that Saturday is the wrong day to expect shops or businesses to be open.