Graanmarkt 13 

Chef Seppe Nobel makes simple dishes with honey from Graanmarkt 13’s rooftop beehives and vegetables from the kitchen garden.

The Jane

Eye-catching interiors and superb cooking make The Jane the hottest table in town.

Konditori

Hip bakery Konditori supplies The Apartment with Paris-quality croissants, homemade bread and cloud-light custard-cream pastries.

t’Zilte

Two-Michelin-starred t’Zilte at the top of the MAS serves some of the most sophisticated food in town.

Sint-Felix Pakhuis

Sint-Felix Pakhuis was one of the first new-wave restaurants to open in Het Eilandje.

Normo

Roastery, shop and café Normo serves drip- filter coffee and cold brews to those who take their beans seriously. In a tower block-sided courtyard stands Plein Publiek (pleinpubliek.be), a glass pop-up restaurant and hangout for Antwerp’s hot young things. The surrounding flats are now abandoned and chef Thomas van de Weyer has been allowed inside to stop squatters from moving in.

Bar Burbure

You can’t really go to Belgium and not eat so much chocolate you have to undo the top button of your jeans. At The Chocolate Line, you can admire the chocolatiers’ creations, including a cocoa Buddha, before stocking up on pralines. The more adventurous should try the chocolate shooter, which lets you catapult some cocoa-herb mix directly up your nose.