The Jane is a modern european fine-dining restaurant in Eilandje, Antwerp.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Seasonal tasting menu, Open-kitchen plates
Must 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.
Address: Limastraat 5, 2000 Antwerp
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.
Bistrot L'îlot in Antwerp is Sander De Saegher's seasonal bistro on Eilandje, opened end of 2017 after his Graanmarkt 13 sommelier years. Priced at €€€.
Signature: Seasonal small plates, Natural-wine pairings
Order: The four-course seasonal menu with the natural-wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bistro seats only 30, book ahead even on a Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.
Nathan in Antwerp holds one Michelin star for modern French cuisine inside a small Lange Koepoortstraat townhouse. Located in Historisch Centrum.
Signature: Modern French tasting menu, Garden-led courses
Order: The tasting menu of the season; the kitchen leans heavily on producers from the Flemish countryside.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The eight-course menu is the only option for dinner.
Bistrot L'îlot in Antwerp is Sander De Saegher's seasonal bistro on Eilandje, opened end of 2017 after his Graanmarkt 13 sommelier years. Priced at €€€.
Signature: Seasonal small plates, Natural-wine pairings
Order: The four-course seasonal menu with the natural-wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bistro seats only 30, book ahead even on a Tuesday.
Dôme in Antwerp seats diners under an 1893 rotunda in Zurenborg. Frédéric and Evangeline Chabbert run a French brasserie programme on Grotehondstraat.
Signature: Sole meunière, Côte de boeuf for two, Classical sauces
Order: The côte de boeuf for two, or sole meunière off the fish menu.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Book the round table under the dome; the room rewards an ambitious wine order.
