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Jan van den Bon €€€ steaks – at affordable prices. Mie Katoen €
Fusion Map E5 Comes complete with its own Fondue Map K1
Koning Leopold II-laan 43, 9000 absinthe bar. Koolkaai 9, 2000
Tel (09) 221 9085 Closed Sat for Tel (03) 231 1309 Closed Tue & Wed
Lunch, Sun & Mon Ciro’s € Popular little fondue house
Outstanding Michelin-starred Belgian located on a farm in central
food featuring all sorts of Amerikalei 6, 2000 Antwerp. Choose one of the
flavours from around the world. Tel (03) 238 1147 Closed Mon & Jul traditional fondues or try
Offers both tasting and à la The best steaks and gorgeous something different – the
carte menus. Outstanding hand-cut chips in Antwerp are Japanese fondue served with
quality guaranteed. served at Ciro’s, which was last tempura, for instance.
redecorated in 1962. The place is
Valentijn €€€ best defined as “rough and ready”, Hippodroom €€
French Map E1 but that’s how the regulars like it. Franco-Belgian Map J3
Rodekoningstraat 1, 9000 Leopold De Waelplaats 10, 2000
Tel (09) 225 0429 Closed Sun Fong Mei € Tel (03) 248 5252 Closed Sun & Mon
evening, Thu, Mon-Sat for Lunch. Chinese The early 20th-century building
A favourite with the city’s locals, Van Arteveldestraat 65–67, 2060 that houses Hippodroom is also
who come especially for the Tel (03) 225 0654 home to an enviable collection
great-value four-course menu. Offers very good, outstanding of art and photography. The
The restaurant prides itself on value Chinese food in a cuisine here is as modern as its
using only the freshest ingredients. city where dining is seldom contemporary fittings.
cheap. Does an excellent
Volta €€€ dim sum menu. which contains Huis de Colvenier €€
Seafood Map E1 several vegetarian dim sums French Map K2
Nieuwe Wandeling 2b, 9000 to choose from. Sint Antoniusstraat 8, 2000
Tel (09) 324 0500 Closed Sun & Mon Tel (0477) 232650
This über cool converted turbine De Foyer € This is one of Antwerp’s most
hall just outside the centre is Belgian Map L2 respected restaurants, so
home to one of Ghent’s finest Komedieplaats 18, 2000 booking ahead is a must. Enjoy
new restaurants, with a superb Tel (03) 233 5517 the warm welcome, choose from
menu of highly imaginative fish Opulent space in the foyer of a menus of 3 up to 7 courses of
and seafood dishes. 19th-century theatre. Red velvet first-rate French cooking, sit back,
drapes and marble columns add and let the culinary fun begin.
DK Choice to the sumptuous feel. The prices, InVINcible €€
however, are reasonable.
Vrijmoed €€€ Seafood Map K2
Belgian Map F2 De Groote Witte Arend € Haarstraat 9, 2000
Vlaanderenstraat 22, 9000 Belgian Tel (03) 231 3207 Closed Sat & Sun
Tel (09) 279 9977 Closed Sat & Reyndersstraat 18, 2000 Many of the items on the
Sun, Mon lunch Tel (03) 233 5033 menu here are based on that
Terrific-value set menus are Located in a fine building dating morning’s catch from the North
the main draws at this from the 15th century. There is Sea, and the open kitchen
contemporary Michelin-starred nothing fancy about the food allows diners to watch the
eatery, popular with Ghent’s here, but diners are guaranteed chefs at work.
youth. The offerings include a good, hearty Flemish fare.
decent range of vegetarian ‘t Karveel €€
dishes, which is quite unusual Het Kathedraal € Café
in this town. Café Map K2 Vlaamse Kaai 11, 2000
Torfbrug 10, 2000 Tel (03) 237 3623 Closed Mon
Tel (03) 289 3466 This themed bar is styled on
Het Kathedraal is a mandatory pit a 16th-century ship and
stop when wandering through includes portholes, ropes,
Antwerp the centre of town. This café’s barrels, rigging and cannons
decor is kitschy yet great fun. in its decor. The beer can be
Amadeus € Offers a good value three-course ordered at the rudder. Bar food
Belgian set lunch. is available.
Sint-Paulusplaats 20, 2000
Tel 0493 093329
Former glass factory that is now
a haven for fans of spare ribs. The
Art Nouveau interior, with glass-
work and wooden carvings, along
with the food, helps create a
traditional brasserie atmosphere.
Brasserie Appelmans €
French Map K2
Papenstraatje 1
Tel (03) 226 2022
Excellent brasserie fare – big
salads, pastas, juicy burgers and
very superior, locally grass-fed Minimalistic decor at Vrijmoed, an upscale Belgian restaurant in Ghent
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