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Bistrot L'îlot at Kribbestraat 15 in Antwerpen is a French kitchen built for sharing, and Gault&Millau scored it 14 in 2026. The restaurant sits on the Eilandje, where the approach is simple: a drink or two, a few starters, and the table fills from there.
Every dish is made to share and is cooked fresh in house. The starters include a mackerel tartlet with tomato and basil, faux gras with onion compote and brioche, and quail egg with herring caviar. The fixed menu moves through vichyssoise, courgette with labneh and za'atar, gnocchi with broad beans and mushrooms, and grilled wild sea bass with sauce vierge.
The wine list leans French, with Italian, Austrian and Spanish bottles alongside. Organic and natural producers are welcome but not required, since the kitchen's main goal is simply good flavour. The lunch menu is 40 euros per person from Tuesday to Friday, and the fixed menu is 58 euros per person on Saturday.
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Located on the Eilandje -- but you might have already figured that out from the name -- this is a must for fans of 'shared dining'. All dishes can be shared, which we do, among other things, with the steamed sea bass, b...
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