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What to order at Hoffy's
- Must order
- The Friday-night cholent slow-cooked overnight; the schnitzel and gefilte fish are the everyday staples.
- Signature dishes
- Cholent, Schnitzel, Hungarian goulash
- Editor tip
- Take-out at the front, dining room at the back. Supervised by Machzike Hadas; closed Friday afternoon and Saturday.
Signature dishes: Cholent, Schnitzel, Hungarian goulash
Must order: The Friday-night cholent slow-cooked overnight; the schnitzel and gefilte fish are the everyday staples.
Tip: Take-out at the front, dining room at the back. Supervised by Machzike Hadas; closed Friday afternoon and Saturday.
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Location
Address: Lange Kievitstraat 52, 2018 Antwerp
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InVINcible ★ 4.4
InVINcible in Antwerp serves traditional Gallic bistro fare on Haarstraat. Located in Historisch Centrum. Kitchen leans french-belgian bistro.
Signature: Seabream in sea salt crust, Veal kidneys, Holstein entrecôte
Order: The Holstein entrecôte with bone marrow; the veal kidneys are the chef's enduring signature.
Tip: The wine cellar runs deep across Loire and Burgundy. Book ahead, the room is small.
Soixante ★ 4.5
Soixante in Berchem is a Michelin-listed bistronomie room near Antwerp Centraal-Berchem station. Priced at €€€. Kitchen leans bistronomie, seasonal.
Signature: Turbot, beurre blanc, trout roe, Mussels with pumpkin and crispy polenta, Lunch menu
Order: The five-course menu at 83 euros, or the 48-euro weekday lunch.
Tip: Tables are tightly packed; reserve well ahead. Two tram stops from Antwerp Centraal makes it an easy out-of-centre dinner.
Bistrot Benoit ★ 4.3
Bistrot Benoit on Zirkstraat is a modern Franco-Belgian bistro on a quiet square at the edge of the old centre. Located in Historisch Centrum.
Signature: Vol-au-vent, French onion soup, Menu Benoit
Order: The Menu Benoit, a three-course tasting at 57.5 euros with optional wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Friday and Saturday dinner is Menu Benoit only; book a weeknight for a la carte.
Buchbar ★ 3.9
Buchbar in Antwerp is a cafe-restaurant on Scheldestraat in Het Zuid. The kitchen runs all-day brunch, lunch plates and pours small-batch coffee.
Signature: Brunch plates, Lunch counter dishes
Order: The brunch plate with eggs and bread from the in-house counter; the filter coffee is roasted in Antwerp.
Tip: Closed Monday. The patio fills first in summer; book ahead for the weekend brunch.
Otomat ★ 4.0
Otomat in Antwerp on Van Schoonbekeplein serves pizzas built on Belgian beer-dough and beer-paired toppings. Each pizza is matched to a specific Belgian brew.
Signature: Beer-dough pizza, Belgian craft beer pairings
Order: The Lupulus pizza; the kitchen pairs every pie with a specific Belgian brew named on the menu.
Tip: The Antwerp branch is the original; chain expansion came later. Walk-in friendly mid-week.
Le Pristine ★ 4.5
Le Pristine in Antwerp is Sergio Herman's modern Belgian-Italian dining room in a 1960s modernist building. Crudo, wood-grilled fish and pasta.
Signature: Crudo plates, Wood-grilled fish, Pasta of the day
Order: The crudo of the day and a wood-grilled fish; the pasta course rotates with what was shopped that morning.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The Cafe two doors down is the better-value breakfast and lunch option.