Restaurant in Antwerp, Belgium
Top-50 credentials, near-impossible to book.
Ranked #36 in the World's 50 Best (2024) and awarded 96 points on La Liste 2025, The Jane is Antwerp's strongest case for a destination dinner. Chef Nick Bril's Modern Flemish cooking moved to the Montevideo Residence on Het Eilandje in October 2025. Book as far ahead as possible — availability is near impossible and demand has only increased with the new location.
The Jane sits in the top tier of European restaurant destinations, not as a local favourite that punches above its weight, but as a venue with the rankings to prove its position. Ranked #36 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2024 and scoring 96 points on La Liste 2025, this is a reservation worth pursuing seriously. It is not a casual dinner option. It is a full-commitment, plan-ahead booking that rewards diners who treat it as the main event of a trip to Antwerp rather than a spontaneous addition. If you are visiting Antwerp for the first time and fine dining is a priority, The Jane is the clearest answer in the city.
The Jane relocated in October 2025 from its original home in a converted chapel to the Montevideo Residence on Het Eilandje, Antwerp's regenerated harbour district. The visual experience has shifted accordingly: where the chapel setting was theatrical and singular, the Montevideo Residence brings a monumental architectural context that defines the room before a single dish arrives. For a first-time visitor, this matters because the setting is part of what you are paying for. The dining room is not background scenery — it is a deliberate design statement that shapes the experience from the moment you walk in.
Chef Nick Bril leads the kitchen, and the format is Modern Flemish , a cuisine grounded in Belgian ingredients and technique, pushed through a contemporary lens that earns The Jane its place on global lists alongside venues like Hof van Cleve in Kruishoutem and Boury in Roeselare. The Jane holds a Les Grandes Tables du Monde award (2025) and an Opinionated About Dining ranking of #64 in Europe (2025), confirming consistent critical standing across multiple independent rating systems , not just one body's endorsement.
The Jane is closed Monday and Tuesday. Service runs Thursday evenings from 6:30 pm, and Friday through Sunday from noon. For a first visit, a Friday or Saturday lunch lets you arrive with the full day ahead, experience the room in natural light, and make an informed decision about whether an evening return is worth planning. Thursday dinner is the quietest night in the week. Sunday lunch closes out the weekend service and tends to attract a more relaxed pace.
The Jane is not a venue where off-premise dining is a meaningful option. A restaurant at this level , World's 50 Best territory, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, a purpose-built dining environment in a monumental new location , is delivering an integrated experience where the room, the service, the pacing, and the food are inseparable. No delivery platform replicates that. If your reason for considering The Jane is the food alone, the honest answer is that the food makes full sense only in context. This is a dine-in destination, and the case for going in person is the entire case.
Booking difficulty is rated near impossible. The Jane's global profile , World's 50 Best, La Liste leading scores, a high-profile venue move in late 2025 , means demand significantly outpaces availability. Book as far in advance as the reservation system allows. If you are planning a trip to Antwerp around this dinner, build the restaurant date first and arrange everything else around it. For context on the broader dining scene while you plan, see our full Antwerp restaurants guide.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price Tier | Booking Difficulty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jane | Modern Flemish | €€€€ | Near Impossible | World's 50 Best #36 (2024); new location from Oct 2025 |
| Hertog Jan at Botanic | Modern Flemish, Creative | €€€€ | Very Hard | Belgian fine dining institution; easier to book than The Jane |
| 't Fornuis | European-Flemish, Classic | €€€€ | Moderate | Classic Antwerp option; more accessible booking window |
| Bistrot du Nord | French, Traditional | €€€ | Easier | Lower price tier; good fallback if The Jane is unavailable |
| DIM Dining | Japanese, Asian | €€€€ | Moderate | Strong alternative for a different cuisine direction |
For a first-timer trying to place The Jane within Belgian fine dining more broadly, the relevant comparison set includes Zilte in Antwerp, Willem Hiele in Oudenburg, Bartholomeus in Heist, and Bozar in Brussels. The Jane's World's 50 Best position places it above most of these in global visibility, though several deliver comparable technical cooking in smaller, less internationally profiled settings. If you want a high-calibre Belgian meal that is easier to book, De Schone van Boskoop in Boechout, Castor in Beveren, and Den Gouden Harynck in Bruges are worth considering as part of a wider trip. For a complete picture of where to stay and what to do around your reservation, see our Antwerp hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The Jane | — | |
| Hertog Jan at Botanic | €€€€ | — |
| 't Fornuis | €€€€ | — |
| Bistrot du Nord | €€€ | — |
| DIM Dining | €€€€ | — |
| Dôme | €€€€ | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Yes, and it's one of the stronger cases for booking in Europe. The Jane holds a World's 50 Best ranking (#36 in 2024), a Les Grandes Tables du Monde award, and 96 points on La Liste — credentials that make the occasion feel proportionate to the effort of getting a table. The October 2025 move to the Montevideo Residence on Het Eilandje adds a monumental setting that raises the theatrical stakes further. If you're weighing it against Zilte in Antwerp, The Jane carries more international recognition; Zilte is the easier booking for a comparable level of cooking.
The venue database doesn't document bar seating as a confirmed option, and at this booking difficulty level — near impossible, given the World's 50 Best profile and the high-profile venue move in late 2025 — it's not a detail to assume. Check directly with the restaurant when securing your reservation, as seating configurations may have changed since the move to the Montevideo Residence.
The Jane's format is a full tasting-menu experience at a serious price point, which works for solo diners who treat the meal as the entire event. The caveat is booking difficulty: with demand near impossible and a newly relocated venue generating additional interest, solo seats can be harder to secure than a table for two. If solo dining at this level is your goal, also consider 't Fornuis in Antwerp for a different register — more intimate, less internationally profiled, but considerably easier to book.
The Jane operates a tasting menu format under chef Nick Bril, so individual dish selection isn't typically part of the experience. Specific menu items and current courses are not documented in the available venue data, and menus at this level change with regularity. Confirm the current format and any dietary accommodation options when booking.
For Antwerp fine dining with more availability, Zilte and 't Fornuis are the two most relevant alternatives. Zilte offers a comparable modern approach with a panoramic setting in the MAS museum. 't Fornuis is a long-established address favoured for classical Flemish cooking at a more accessible booking window. DIM Dining and Dôme cover the mid-to-upper tier if the full tasting-menu commitment isn't the goal. Hertog Jan at Botanic, outside Antwerp proper, is the other Belgian reference at international level but requires separate travel.
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