BelgianChef Viki Geunes€€€€€295 to €395eilandjeBook 8 weeks ahead
Zilte in Antwerp holds the country's only three Michelin stars under Viki Geunes. Kitchen leans modern belgian-french. Tasting menu €295 to €395.
Signature: Seasonal tasting menus, North Sea seafood courses
Order: The full tasting menu; the kitchen builds it around North Sea catch and Flemish produce of the week.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Book eight weeks ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner. Lunch is the more accessible entry point.
BelgianChef Gert De Mangeleer€€€€€295historisch-centrumBook 12 weeks ahead
Hertog Jan at Botanic in Antwerp is Gert De Mangeleer's two-star room inside the Botanic Sanctuary, opened in 2021 after his three-star Zedelgem chapter.
Signature: Omakase-style Japanese-influenced menu, Garden produce
Order: The omakase tasting menu; the kitchen leans on the garden, beehives and greenhouse on the hotel grounds.
Tip: Only open two weeks per month. Maximum 22 covers. Book three months ahead for the dinner sittings.
Modern EuropeanChef Nick Bril€€€€€275eilandjeBook 6 weeks ahead
The Jane in Antwerp moved in October 2025 from its chapel in the Groen Kwartier to a harbour-side address on Limastraat. Located in Eilandje.
Signature: Seasonal tasting menu, Open-kitchen plates
Order: The tasting menu; portions stay small, plating stays graphic, the pacing follows the open kitchen.
Tip: Reservations open the first of each month for two months ahead.
Modern FrenchChef Jacob Jan Boerma€€€€€175 to €225theaterbuurtBook 3 weeks ahead
Fine Fleur in Antwerp holds one Michelin star inside Botanic Sanctuary under Jacob Jan Boerma. The room is restrained, the plating contemporary.
Signature: Vegetable-led tasting, Modern French plates
Order: The vegetable-forward tasting; Boerma earned three stars at De Leest building plates around garden produce.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Walk through the cloister garden to the hotel entrance, the restaurant is on the ground floor.
Modern Belgian-italianChef Sergio Herman€€€€€135 to €175theaterbuurtBook 3 weeks ahead
Le Pristine in Antwerp is Sergio Herman's modern Belgian-Italian dining room in a 1960s modernist building. Located in Theaterbuurt. Priced at €€€€.
Signature: Crudo plates, Wood-grilled fish, Pasta of the day
Order: The crudo course of the day, then a wood-grilled fish plate.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The casual sister Le Pristine Cafe shares the same Lange Gasthuisstraat 13 address for breakfast and counter lunch.
BelgianChef Michaël Rewers€€€€90 to €120eilandjeBook 2 weeks ahead
Bistrot du Nord in Antwerp keeps one Michelin star for hearty classical bistro cooking. Michaël Rewers leans on meat and tripe in a tiled vintage room.
Signature: Beef cheek, Tripe, Classical meat preparations
Order: Anything off the meat menu; tripe and braised cheek are the chef's signatures.
Tip: Closed Saturday and Sunday. Lunch is the better-value entry, around 50 euro for three courses.