Restaurant in Antwerp, Belgium
Hard book, high bar, worth it.
Fine Fleur is Antwerp's most decoration-dense modern European kitchen at the €€€€ tier: a Michelin star, consecutive Star Wine List #1 rankings, and chef Jacob Jan Boerma's three-starred Dutch pedigree behind it. Book three to four weeks out minimum — this is a hard reservation. The kitchen closes at 9 pm, Wednesday through Saturday only, so plan the night around it.
Fine Fleur is one of the most decoration-dense restaurants of its size in Antwerp: a Michelin star, a Star Wine List White Star, and a ranking in Opinionated About Dining's Leading Restaurants in Europe (currently #525) all point to a kitchen operating well above casual-dinner territory. If you are spending at the €€€€ tier in Antwerp and want a creative modern European format with serious wine credentials, Fine Fleur belongs at the leading of your shortlist. Book it for a special occasion lunch or a mid-week dinner — not a late-night impulse, since the kitchen closes at 9 pm and the restaurant shuts on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays.
Fine Fleur sits on Lange Gasthuisstraat 41b in Antwerp's historic centre, a street well-positioned for the city's gallery and museum crowd. The kitchen is led by Jacob Jan Boerma and Thomas Diepersloot, a pairing that connects Fine Fleur to one of the Netherlands' most decorated fine-dining lineages. Boerma previously held three Michelin stars at De Leest in Vaassen before that restaurant closed — that provenance alone signals a technical baseline that most single-starred rooms in Belgium do not match. For the food-focused traveller or a local diner who takes the category seriously, that context matters when assessing whether the price is justified.
The cuisine is classified as Modern European and Creative, which in practice means a tasting-menu-oriented kitchen where the format rewards diners who want to be guided rather than those who prefer à la carte freedom. The Star Wine List White Star recognition confirms that the wine programme is not an afterthought: Fine Fleur has held the #1 Star Wine List position in consecutive years (2024 and 2025), which means the list has been independently assessed as among the strongest in its category. If wine pairing is part of your evening, this is one of the Antwerp restaurants where committing to a pairing makes sense rather than ordering by the glass from a shallow list. For broader context on where Fine Fleur sits in the city's dining scene, see our full Antwerp restaurants guide.
Fine Fleur is a hard book. With a Michelin star, consecutive Star Wine List leading rankings, and a service window of just four days per week (Wednesday through Saturday, lunch and dinner only), the reservation pool is structurally limited. Expect to plan three to four weeks ahead for dinner, and at minimum two weeks for a weekday lunch. Saturday dinner is the most competitive slot , treat it as a six-week booking horizon to be safe. The absence of a listed booking method in publicly available data suggests reservations run directly through the restaurant; check the restaurant's own channels to confirm current availability. If Fine Fleur is fully booked, Hertog Jan at Botanic and Zilte are the closest Antwerp alternatives at the same creative fine-dining tier.
Fine Fleur is not a late-night option. Last dinner seatings end at 9 pm, and the restaurant has no listed bar, lounge, or extended-hours programme. If your schedule demands flexibility after 9 pm , post-theatre, a late arrival from Brussels or Amsterdam , Fine Fleur will not accommodate you without a pre-planned early sitting. This is a meaningful logistical constraint for travellers: build your Fine Fleur reservation around the kitchen's hours rather than expecting the kitchen to flex around your schedule. For evening guidance outside Fine Fleur's window, our full Antwerp bars guide covers the city's post-dinner options. For hotels close to Lange Gasthuisstraat, our Antwerp hotels guide can help you plan the full stay.
Measured against Belgium's broader fine-dining tier, Fine Fleur earns its place in a demanding peer group. Hof van Cleve in Kruishoutem and Boury in Roeselare are the reference points for three- and two-starred ambition in Flanders; Fine Fleur sits clearly below that ceiling but above the generalist one-starred field, partly because of Boerma's track record and partly because of the wine programme's independent recognition. Willem Hiele in Oudenburg and Bartholomeus in Heist offer strong coastal-Flemish alternatives for those willing to travel outside Antwerp. Within the city itself, Castor in Beveren and DIM Dining represent different approaches to the €€€€ tier. Fine Fleur's Opinionated About Dining ranking (#525 in Europe in 2025, up from #506 in 2024 , a consolidation rather than a rise) places it in reliable but not headline territory against the continent's creative dining leaders such as Hiša Franko in Kobarid or Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau. For Brussels-based diners considering a day trip, Bozar Restaurant remains the capital's most comparable creative-European option at this price tier.
Fine Fleur holds a 4.8 Google rating across 136 reviews, a score that is statistically meaningful at that volume for a restaurant with no walk-in culture and a predominantly reservation-based guest list. The profile skews toward food-forward diners, occasion meals, and wine-serious guests , not a room where you will find casual drop-ins or large celebratory groups expecting high noise and theatrical service. Solo diners and couples are well-served by the format; larger groups should plan ahead and confirm whether the room can accommodate the configuration. Explore Antwerp experiences and Antwerp wineries to build a fuller itinerary around your Fine Fleur reservation.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Fleur | Modern European, Creative | Fine Fleur is a restaurant in Antwerp, Belgium. It was published on Star Wine List on October 22, 2024 and is a White Star.; Star Wine List #1 (2025); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe Ranked #525 (2025); Michelin 1 Star (2025); Star Wine List #1 (2024); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe Ranked #506 (2024); Michelin 1 Star (2024); Opinionated About Dining Top New Restaurants in Europe Recommended (2023) | Hard | — |
| Hertog Jan at Botanic | Modern Flemish, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| 't Fornuis | European-Flemish, Classic Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Bistrot du Nord | French, Traditional Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| DIM Dining | Japanese, Asian | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Dôme | Modern French, Classic French | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Fine Fleur and alternatives.
Fine Fleur does not publish an à la carte menu in available sources, and at the €€€€ price point this is almost certainly a tasting menu format. Go in without a specific dish agenda and trust the kitchen — Jacob Jan Boerma and Thomas Diepersloot have a Michelin star and consecutive Star Wine List #1 rankings to back that confidence. If wine pairing is on offer, the White Star recognition from Star Wine List signals the list is serious enough to warrant it.
't Fornuis is the established Antwerp fine-dining anchor if you want a longer track record in the same city. DIM Dining and Dôme offer creative cooking at a lower commitment level if €€€€ is above your ceiling. Bistrot du Nord is the call if you want something less formal on the same day of the week Fine Fleur happens to be closed.
No dress code is listed in available sources, but a Michelin-starred restaurant in Antwerp at €€€€ prices draws a dressed-up crowd by default. Err toward business casual at minimum — jeans are likely tolerated but a jacket or equivalent is the safer bet for dinner service.
Nothing in the available data confirms a counter or bar seating option, which makes solo dining a question worth raising when you book. At a Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant with a serious wine programme, solo dining is viable in principle — confirm seat configuration directly when reserving, especially given the tight four-day service window.
Both services run Wednesday through Saturday, with lunch from 12–2 pm and dinner from 6:30–9 pm. Lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant typically offers the same kitchen at a lower price, and if Fine Fleur follows that pattern it is the sharper value call. For a special occasion where the full evening rhythm matters, dinner makes more sense.
Yes — a Michelin star, Star Wine List #1 for two consecutive years, and a 4.8 Google rating across 136 reviews position Fine Fleur squarely in Antwerp's occasion-dining tier. Book well in advance: a four-day weekly service window means availability is genuinely constrained, not just theoretically so.
No dietary policy is published in available sources. At a tasting menu restaurant of this calibre, kitchens routinely accommodate restrictions when notified at booking — call ahead or note requirements on the reservation. Given the Michelin credential and the kitchen team of Boerma and Diepersloot, assume professional handling if you communicate clearly in advance.
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