2 Best Restaurants in Antwerp and the Northeast, Belgium

The iron framework of the 19th-century Maison du Peuple, a building designed by famed Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta, supports this brasserie. It siphons a hip crowd from trendy Hopland Street and keeps a sunny feel with large mustard-yellow industrial beams and windows all around. The kitchen sends out brasserie favorites like Aberdeen Angus rib steak and frites, as well as tempting contemporary dishes with lighter wraps, bagels, and salad options for lunch.

Directly opposite the KMSKA fine arts museum, this place is open from early until late and will satisfy your needs whether you're after breakfast pancakes or a chicken burger dinner. The pan-global menu, with dishes inspired from every continent, leans toward---but is far from exclusively---plant-based and healthy. If you can't get enough of their avocado, there's another branch in the old town at Markt 52.