Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Antwerp from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Antwerp
Dôme in Zurenborg, The Butcher's son in Harmonie and Restaurant Marcel in Antwerp 2000 hold Wine Spectator awards. Fine Fleur in Antwerp Center holds Star Wine List recognition, and Wijnbistro Goddaard in Historisch Centrum holds Star Wine List recognition and a Wine Spectator award.
Dôme in Zurenborg holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and a Michelin Plate. The restaurant serves a tasting menu and à la carte in a single round dining room under a domed ceiling. The list runs to 610 selections from a cellar of 5,000 bottles, weighted toward Burgundy, France, and Germany. Star Wine List ranks it first in Antwerp.
Fine Fleur in Antwerp Center holds a Michelin star and a sommelier-led wine list. Jacob Jan Boerma and Thomas Diepersloot cook a tasting menu in a historic setting with an open kitchen. Star Wine List gave the restaurant the top ranking in Belgium for 2024 and 2025. It also holds a Star Wine List award for 2026.
The Butcher's son in Harmonie holds a Michelin star and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. Chef Bert Jan Michielsen cooks meat from an on-site butcher in a historic brewery, using French classical technique, and the format is à la carte. Luc Dickens, the owner and wine director, keeps 410 wine selections and a cellar of 2,500 bottles weighted toward France, Italy, and Spain.
Restaurant Marcel in Antwerp 2000 holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The list runs to roughly 760 selections, with 30 wines by the glass at Bar Marcel, under wine director Serge Verboven and sommelier Jon Stalmans. The kitchen is classic French-Belgian, with tableside sabayon and steak flambé, in a restored seamen's church. Star Wine List named it Best Long List of the Year in Belgium.
Wijnbistro Goddaard in Historisch Centrum holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. Star Wine List has recognized the restaurant as well. It occupies a restored 16th-century guild house and pours over 700 world wines from rare wineries there.
Zilte in Eilandje serves a tasting menu and holds three Michelin stars, and The Jane in Eilandje (Harbour District) and Hertog Jan at Botanic Sanctuary in Botanic serve tasting menus and hold two Michelin stars. Kommilfoo in Zuid and Nathan in centrum serve a tasting menu and hold a Michelin star.
Zilte in Eilandje holds three Michelin stars and a 93.5-point La Liste ranking. Chef Viki Geunes cooks a tasting menu from the top floor of the MAS museum, with careful vegetable cooking and layered seafood, and the Antwerp skyline in view. The wine list is extensive and sommelier-led. Star Wine List has recognized the restaurant across three consecutive years.
The Jane in Eilandje (Harbour District) holds two Michelin stars. Nick Bril cooks a tasting menu and a prix fixe, with an open kitchen, fermentation, Japanese influences and careful produce. The restaurant moved in October 2025 to the Montevideo Residence and holds 96 points on La Liste. The wine list is extensive and sommelier-led.
Hertog Jan at Botanic Sanctuary in Botanic holds two Michelin stars and a sommelier-led wine list. Chef Gert De Mangeleer serves an omakase of Japanese-inspired technique with Belgian and international ingredients, including a kombu-aged caviar dish, from an intimate kitchen. Opinionated About Dining ranked the restaurant 21st in Europe in 2025.
Kommilfoo in Zuid holds a Michelin star and serves a tasting menu. Chef Olivier de Vinck, who is self-taught, cooks creative French food from the Flemish larder, including a Pyrenees milk goat dish. The wine list is extensive and sommelier-led. Opinionated About Dining ranked the restaurant 624th in Europe in 2025 and recommended it in 2026.
Nathan in centrum holds a Michelin star and a World's Best Wine Lists three-star award. Chef Jean-François Rouquette cooks a tasting menu of seasonal French-Belgian food with Asian influences. The wine list is extensive and sommelier-led and includes natural wine. Opinionated About Dining ranked the restaurant 283rd in its Classical in Europe list for 2025.
Pont neuf in Eilandje, Misera in Eilandje, Bistrot du Nord in northern Antwerp and 't Fornuis each hold a Michelin star and serve à la carte.
Pont neuf in Eilandje holds a Michelin star. Chef Tommy Bocklandt cooks North Sea fish à la carte, including brill à la normande and eel in sorrel sauce, with traditional technique. The wine list is Italian and built around relationships with producers.
Misera in Eilandje holds a Michelin star. The restaurant serves à la carte fish, shellfish and crustaceans from an open kitchen. Nicolas Misera cooks in a sea-focused, product-driven style. Opinionated About Dining ranked the restaurant 439th on its Classical in Europe list for 2025.
Bistrot du Nord in northern Antwerp holds a Michelin star. Chef Michaël Rewers cooks classical French recipes à la carte, with particular strength in offal and meat, in a market-driven kitchen. Opinionated About Dining ranked the restaurant 8th on its Casual in Europe list for 2026.
't Fornuis holds a Michelin star. Chef Johan Segers cooks classic French-Belgian food à la carte in a 17th-century townhouse and brings the daily dishes to the table under cloches. Opinionated About Dining recommended the restaurant in its Classical in Europe category in 2023.
Bar Burbure in South Antwerp, HET ARCHIEF in Antwerp Centre and Ta-nnin in Het Zuid each hold a Star Wine List award.
Bar Burbure in South Antwerp holds a Star Wine List award for 2026. Jurgen Lijcops brings more than three decades of Michelin-starred sommelier experience to the bar. The bar pours cocktails and wine and serves signature macarons. The interior uses green tiles and copper fixtures.
HET ARCHIEF in Antwerp Centre holds a Star Wine List award for 2026. It pours both wine and craft beer. The bar occupies a cast-iron tower from 1851, and the original metal shelves and spiral staircase remain in the room.
Ta-nnin in Het Zuid holds Star Wine List awards for 2023, 2024 and 2026. The bar pours a selection of lesser-known wines and serves small plates of tapas alongside the wine.
Our guide counts 12 Michelin-starred restaurants in Antwerp and 16 Michelin stars in total. Zilte in Eilandje holds three Michelin stars. The Jane in Eilandje (Harbour District) and Hertog Jan at Botanic Sanctuary in Botanic also hold Michelin stars. Fine Fleur in Antwerp Center, The Butcher's son in Harmonie, Kommilfoo in Zuid and Bistrot du Nord in northern Antwerp hold a Michelin star in that count.
Zuid has the most venues in our Antwerp guide, with 19. The neighborhood totals in our guide also include Eilandje, which has 12 venues, and Berchem, which has 11 venues.
Citywide, our guide counts 7 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence awards and 4 Award of Excellence awards. Among the Best of Award restaurants are Dôme in Zurenborg, The Butcher's son in Harmonie, Restaurant Marcel in Antwerp 2000, Wijnbistro Goddaard in Historisch Centrum, Au Vieux Port in Eilandje and Danieli Il Divino in Park den Brandt. Maven in Zuid holds an Award of Excellence.
Tasting menus in our guide include Zilte in Eilandje, The Jane in Eilandje (Harbour District) and Hertog Jan at Botanic Sanctuary in Botanic. Fine Fleur in Antwerp Center, Nathan in centrum and Kommilfoo in Zuid also serve tasting menus. Dôme in Zurenborg serves a tasting menu and à la carte. Nage in Historic Center serves a tasting menu with natural wine.
The named styles are Burgundy, France, and Germany at Dôme in Zurenborg, France, Italy, and Spain at The Butcher's son in Harmonie, and an Italian producer-focused list at Pont neuf in Eilandje. Dôme's list has 610 selections from a cellar of 5,000 bottles. Nathan in centrum, Nage in Historic Center and Vin d'Où in Berchem pour natural wine, and Wijnbistro Goddaard in Historisch Centrum pours over 700 world wines.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Selected entries from the current guide for Antwerp.
Antwerp, Belgium
Zilte holds three Michelin stars and a 93.5-point La Liste ranking, placing it among Belgium's most decorated creative restaurants. Chef Viki Geunes operates from the top floor of Antwerp's MAS museum, where the city panorama frames a menu that moves between precise vegetable cookery and technically layered seafood. The wine program has held multiple Star Wine List recognitions across three consecutive years.
Antwerp, Belgium
The Jane relocated in October 2025 from its celebrated chapel home to the Montevideo Residence on Het Eilandje, Antwerp's regenerating harbour district. Ranked #36 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2024 and holding 96 points on La Liste, Nick Bril's Modern Flemish kitchen remains one of Belgium's most closely watched tables. The new chapter preserves the restaurant's identity while expanding its ambitions inside a monumental waterfront address.
Antwerp, Belgium
Hertog Jan at Botanic holds two Michelin stars and ranked 21st in Europe on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 list, placing it among Belgium's most credentialed fine-dining addresses. Chef Gert De Mangeleer's Modern Flemish menu operates from Leopoldstraat 26 in Antwerp's city centre, with Tuesday evening the sole weekly service window, a format that signals intent as clearly as any award.
Antwerp, Belgium
Dôme holds a Michelin star and the top position on Star Wine List's Antwerp ranking, operating as a classically anchored French kitchen with a wine program weighted toward Burgundy, France, and Germany. The format runs lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday, closed Monday and Sunday, with a 610-selection list drawing from a cellar of 5,000 bottles.
Antwerp, Belgium
Fine Fleur holds a Michelin star and a leading Star Wine List ranking in Belgium for 2024 and 2025, placing it at the serious end of Antwerp's creative dining tier. The kitchen, led by Jacob Jan Boerma and Thomas Diepersloot, operates Wednesday through Saturday on Lange Gasthuisstraat in the old city. Opinionated About Dining's back-to-back European rankings confirm its standing as one of Belgium's most closely watched modern tables.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin-starred address on Boomgaardstraat, The Butcher's son positions French classical technique within Antwerp's increasingly confident fine-dining scene. Chef Bert Jan Michielsen and owner-wine director Luc Dickens run a tight operation: 410 wine selections, a cellar of 2,500 bottles weighted toward France, Italy, and Spain, and a prix-fixe format that earned consecutive Michelin stars in 2024 and 2025.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin-starred Modern French table on Lange Koepoortstraat, Nathan brings classical French technique to Antwerp's fine dining tier. Chef Jean-François Rouquette holds one Michelin star (2024 and 2025) and an Opinionated About Dining Classical in Europe ranking of #283 for 2025. Dinner runs Wednesday and Saturday evenings; Thursday and Friday offer both lunch and dinner sittings.
Antwerp, Belgium
The setting on Lange Gasthuisstraat places it in the heart of the city's established dining corridor, where it competes in the same upper-tier price bracket as Antwerp's most serious tables.
Antwerp, Belgium
Bistrot du Nord holds a Michelin star at the €€€ price point, placing it among Antwerp's most accessible fine-dining addresses. Chef Michaël Rewers runs a market-driven French kitchen in the Lange Dijkstraat neighbourhood, with the Opinionated About Dining ranking (top 11 in Europe for casual dining, 2024) confirming its standing beyond local reputation. Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for lunch and dinner; closed weekends.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin-starred fixture on Reyndersstraat, 't Fornuis has held its place among Antwerp's most respected classical tables for decades. Chef Johan Segers works within the European-Flemish tradition, producing cuisine that Opinionated About Dining recognised in its Classical Europe category in 2023. For diners seeking precision over provocation, this is where Antwerp's fine-dining history sits most quietly and most durably.
Antwerp, Belgium
Kommilfoo holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining European ranking on Vlaamsekaai, where chef Olivier de Vinck applies French technique to ingredients rooted in the Flemish larder. The address places it among Antwerp's most considered creative-French tables, priced at the €€€ tier and drawing consistent recognition since at least 2024. For visitors working through the city's serious dining options, it represents a focused, technique-driven choice on the southern canal quay.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin-starred creative French table in Antwerp's southern belt, Misera channels the coastal precision Nicolas Misera built at Cadzand into a sea-focused, product-driven kitchen now operating fully under his own name. Ranked 439th in the 2025 Opinionated About Dining Classical Europe list, the restaurant holds a clear position among Antwerp's upper tier of contemporary tasting-menu addresses. Reserve well ahead at the €€€€ price point.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin-starred contemporary restaurant on Panamarenkoplein, Nebo sits within Antwerp's upper tier of fine dining and takes its name from the Croatian word for heaven. Chef Dimitri de Koninck cooks à la carte with daily-fresh produce, placing particular emphasis on vegetable-led cooking within a broader contemporary menu. Opinionated About Dining ranked it 377th in Europe for 2025.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin-starred seafood address on Antwerp's Verbindingsdok waterfront, Pont Neuf pairs Chef Tommy Bocklandt's North Sea-focused cooking with an Italian wine list curated around producer relationships. The à la carte format and terrace position make it a strong choice for the harbour's summer season, with classic preparations, brill à la normande, eel in sorrel sauce, anchoring a menu built around ingredient purity.
Antwerp, Belgium
A wine-forward address tucked into the narrow streets between Antwerp's old city and the Scheldt, InVINcible pairs a Michelin Plate kitchen under chef Kenny Burssens with a wine programme recognised as number one by Star Wine List in 2023. The format sits at the serious end of the wine bar category, a €€€ price point that reflects both kitchen ambition and cellar depth, and has held consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition since 2023.
Antwerp, Belgium
and/or brings plant-based sharing plates to Antwerp's mid-market dining scene with a format shaped by New York's ABC Kitchen. Chef Karen Shu's approach, colourful and produce-led, earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025, placing it among the city's most credible vegan addresses at a price point that sits comfortably below the Flemish fine-dining tier.
Antwerp, Belgium
Restaurant Marcel in Antwerp offers classic French cuisine with contemporary presentation in a restored 1912 seamen’s church. Must-try dishes include foie gras terrine with homemade warm sweet bread, the tableside sabayon, and the dramatic steak flambé prepared at your table. The restaurant pairs refined cooking with an award-winning wine program led by Wine Director Serge Verboven and sommelier Jon Stalmans, featuring roughly 760 selections and Bar Marcel’s 30 wines by the glass. Accolades include Star Wine List’s Best Long List of the Year Belgium 2023. Expect warm, attentive service, immense chandeliers, and the theatrical pleasure of tableside preparations for an elegant, appetite-focused evening in Antwerp’s Het Eilandje.
Antwerp, Belgium
Maven occupies a former warehouse in Antwerp's Zuid district, building its identity around wood-fired, meat-driven cooking with in-house dry-aged cuts from rare European breeds including Rubia Gallega, Simmental, and Portuguese Mirandesa. Chefs Jules Koninckx and Luc de Laet run a programme that sits at the serious end of Belgium's new-era steak restaurant category, pairing its grill work with a natural and old-world wine list.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin Plate-recognised fusion restaurant on Antwerp's Oudeleeuwenrui, Pazzo sits in the city's mid-to-upper price tier where creative cooking meets accessible format. It holds consistent appeal across both lunch and dinner service. For Antwerp's fusion scene, it represents a settled, recognisable address rather than a speculative newcomer.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin Plate-recognised neo-bistro on Congresstraat, Nage sits in the mid-tier of Antwerp's contemporary dining scene, where French technique meets seasonal Flemish sourcing. Ranked #708 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list for 2025, it offers lunch and dinner across a four-day week under chef Koen Lenaerts. The format and price point position it as an accessible entry into Antwerp's serious food culture.
Antwerp, Belgium
A back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand winner in 2024 and 2025, Bizie Lizie sits at the accessible end of Antwerp's serious dining tier, serving Belgian cooking under chef Daniel Pozuelo on the Vlaamsekaai. At a €€ price point, it occupies a position few award-recognised kitchens in the city hold: genuinely affordable without conceding culinary ambition.
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Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp's first member of Leading Hotels of the World, Botanic Sanctuary occupies a converted monastery complex at Leopoldstraat 26, with buildings dating to the 12th century. The 108-room property carries four Michelin stars across its restaurant programme, including an outpost of the Bruges-based Hertog Jan. Rates from around $506 per night place it firmly in the city's five-star tier.
Antwerp, Belgium
Three joined 17th-century canal houses on Keizerstraat form one of Antwerp's most considered small hotels. With just ten rooms, a white-on-white interior that mirrors the property's namesake lily, a floral courtyard, and a destination restaurant, De Witte Lelie trades hotel-industry convention for something closer to a privately owned city residence. Rates from $345 per night.
Antwerp, Belgium
Seven suites housed in a row of 15th-century merchant townhouses near Antwerp's medieval core, Hotel Flora sits in a specific tier of Belgian boutique accommodation: adult-only, historically layered, and deliberately small. Clawfoot tubs, marble fireplaces, a mural by Belgian artist Nils Verkaeren, and a quiet courtyard garden make it a useful reference point for travellers comparing Antwerp's character-led independents against the city's larger design hotels.
Antwerp, Belgium
August occupies a converted Augustinian convent on Jules Bordetstraat, bringing Michelin Selected recognition to one of Antwerp's most architecturally considered addresses. Quiet streets, considered materials, and deliberate scale define the experience here.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin Selected address on Antwerp's Melkmarkt, Gulde Schoen occupies a historic city-centre position with the kind of low-profile discretion that defines the quieter end of the Belgian boutique hotel tier.
Antwerp, Belgium
Hotel FRANQ sits on Kipdorp in Antwerp's cathedral quarter, holding a Michelin Selected designation for 2025. The address places guests within walking distance of the city's diamond district and historic centre, with Antwerp's broader design-hotel scene providing a clear competitive frame. Practical access, a considered architectural address, and the Michelin recognition make it a reference point in the city's upper-tier accommodation tier.
Antwerp, Belgium
Hotel Julien occupies a pair of 16th-century merchant houses on Korte Nieuwstraat, in the quieter northern arc of Antwerp's historic centre. The property sits in the design-led boutique tier that has defined the city's premium accommodation offer over the past two decades, where architecture and spatial discretion matter more than scale. It reads as a considered address for travellers who already know what Antwerp is about.
Antwerp, Belgium
A Michelin Selected hotel occupying a group of restored merchant townhouses on Lange Nieuwstraat, Sapphire House Antwerp sits within walking distance of the Cathedral of Our Lady and the city's diamond district. The Autograph Collection positioning places it among independent-minded properties that prioritise architectural character over chain uniformity, making it a measured choice for travellers who want Antwerp's old-city fabric close at hand.
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Antwerp, Belgium
On Antwerp's Vlaamsekaai, Bar Burbure translates more than three decades of Michelin-starred sommelier experience into a focused, wine-led bar programme. Created by Jurgen Lijcops, it occupies a quieter register than the city's louder cocktail venues, where the depth of the drinks list does the talking. The address has become a reference point for anyone serious about what's in the glass.
Antwerp, Belgium
Het Archief holds a Star Wine List recognition for 2026, placing it among Antwerp's more serious wine-focused addresses. Located on Geefsstraat in the city centre, the bar draws a crowd serious about what's in the glass rather than what's on the wall. Think considered pours, a wine list built with genuine editorial intent, and the kind of atmosphere that rewards slow evenings.
Antwerp, Belgium
Ta-nnin has earned consecutive Star Wine List recognition in 2023, 2024, and 2026, placing it among Antwerp's most credentialed wine-focused addresses. Located on Volkstraat in the city's Zuid district, it operates in a tier defined by serious list curation and hospitality depth rather than broad accessibility. For visitors building a wine-led itinerary through Belgium, it belongs in the same conversation as the country's leading specialist bars.
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