Zilte is a belgian fine-dining restaurant in Eilandje, Antwerp.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Seasonal tasting menus, North Sea seafood courses
Must 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.
Address: Hanzestedenplaats 5, 2000 Antwerp
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
