5 editor picks across Belgium.
5 modern european restaurants worth the trip across Belgium, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Belgium.
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.
OrderThe tasting menu; portions stay small, plating stays graphic, the pacing follows the open kitchen.
TipReservations open the first of each month for two months ahead.
Onslow at Jeruzalemstraat 53 in Bruges is a casual restaurant in the Sint Anna district, with a short lineup of regularly renewed dishes to share.
OrderThe rigatoni cacio e pepe, from a menu where all dishes can be shared.
TipThe dishes are designed to share and to try new combinations, and the terrace has a Mediterranean feel.
Cantine Copine at Steenkaai 34 in Bruges is Karen Keygnaert's restaurant of refined, flavor-intensive dishes, with no set menus, rules or dress code.
OrderKaren Keygnaert's market fresh personal cuisine; there are no set menus, so tell the team what you want.
TipThe pleasant terrace at the rear is bliss in fine weather, and the canteen sits in a former brush-making factory with bare brick walls.
Haddok at Kompasplein near the Oude Dokken serves easy lunches with locally sourced ingredients, natural wines and a large waterfront patio.
OrderSeasonal lunch plate: the kitchen focuses on locally sourced ingredients, changing with market availability.
TipOpen Monday to Saturday; the waterfront patio is one of the best outdoor lunch spots at Dok Noord in good weather.
A sharing-plates concept on Ottogracht with a strong vegetable focus. The menu rotates with the season and the kitchen splits its attention evenly.
OrderTwo or three sharing plates of whatever the kitchen is most excited about that week.
TipCome with a group of four to maximise the number of plates you can try without over-ordering.
