This is one of Antwerp's hidden pearls. This is one of those place you need to know off, to come…read morehere. It's a small Asian restaurant, only a few tables so when you wanna come in the weekends, you should make your reservation. During the week you can walk in whenever you want, they'll fit you in. I always come here to have Endamame and Sushi Combo A or B (depending with how many people I am). The combo A really hits the spot when you are by yourself or it's just you having sushi. The menu says 18 pcs but trust me... They give a lot more which is awesome! Same goes for the combo B... The bridge is huge and it has over 50 pcs on there i guess. It's also pretty neat that they give you handrolls and tempura shrimp on this combo All by all... one of the better sushi/Asain places 't Zuid has to offer for reasonable prices One tip: in the winter, bring a jacket because there might be possibility there's a small breeze going through the restaurant

Nothing bad to say about the food: excellent sushi and a quick service. We were seated next to an…read moreopen kitchen, something that proves that the chef believes in a fair kitchen and skills. The waitress was friendly and checked our needs on a regular base. Why A-ok and not a real fan... the interior and atmosphere. It's great food, but the restaurant does not offer you a cosy table, with soft lightening, where you feel like dining for a while... I miss some cosyness, the lights were to bright, standard tables, ...

Worth the hype. Antwerp next star restaurant…read more Lovely place and atmosphete in former "te kook" buliding. Adequate and experienced Staff and award winning Young chef. Starting with body temparature Sushi with superb fish. Have you ever tasted purple Japanse mint? Combined with Coquilles Sashimi... try it here. As with Japanse food : dessert are not world shocking but refined. Sommelier was kind enough to advise us neutral American wine to keep tastes open.

From the owner: Modern Asian fine cooking. Memorable dining experiences.read more

Loved Kioku! Didn't have that high of expectations since I…read moredidn't read up on it prior to my visit, but it was great all around. Ordered a variety of sushi dishes as well as noodles, and everything was delicious. The restaurant inside is nothing to fancy but nothing to drab either. Waitress quickly got us a nice table for our party of 8. Menus had english text as well which is a good touch since many of us do not speak dutch. Asked for tap water, which many restaurants will commonly ask, and they responded with "sorry nothing free" which I thought was not the right way to respond, but that's not my only complaint. As a party of 8 dropping over 100 euros, there could have been a politer response. Aside from that incident, the food was awesome. Came out rather quickly and sushi came as a starter. Expect to spend around 15 euros per dish. As one of our guests was a "sushi snob" so to speak, he said this sushi as actually very good quality and spoke highly of the rice that was used. A good experience all around and they do accept credit card which is a huge bonus. So much to do in the area and with all the restaurants nearby to decide on, if you like sushi and japanese, give it a shot!

Best sushi in town! We had the Kioku sushi boat and one of the curries; both excellent and not…read moreexpensive. We're definitely coming back.

A great all rounder- Sofie's Place beats a lot of very expensive restaurants that people flock to…read morebecause of the name! The service we experienced was truly welcoming and attentive. The food was delicious - try the fish special and the Thai Curry. Traveling extensively and sampling lots of different eateries at various price levels this has got to be my favorite this year. Compliments to the chef and all the staff we met last night (5 April 2014) - we were the English couple smiling our way through the evening! Fantastic!

We ordered from the suggestions - we should have asked for the price because we paid over 100€/…read moreperson for just a shared starter and main dish. Water at 8€ for half a liter...

Absolutely 5 star restaurant! Amazing service, vibe, drinks and food!…read moreChad was our waiter and it looks like he might be one of the most tenured ones as he was basically managing service for all tables! He was wonderful. Very friendly, patient and knowledgeable. The food was espetacular. The vegetarian sushi with cucumber, quinoa abs jalapeño was one of the best vegetarian sushi I ever had. The drinks were beautiful and had a fantastic taste. The place is very nicely decorated with a modern, cozy style! Will definitely go back when in Belgium again!

WOW! This is the best Japanese restaurant I'be tried in Europe so far. We had a fantastic…read moreexperience today. Our group of 6 arrived around 18.30 and were seated immediately. We had a reservation. Everything I tried was so delicious... I definitely had a food coma after eating. I ate and ate and couldn't stop... Dessert was also fantastic. Service is excellent. Very attentive and quick staff. I loved ambiance of this restaurant! Interior is fancy and stylish. We enjoyed the dinner very much. I would love to come back next time I am in Belgium.

I am on a business trip in Antwerp. I decided I was in the mood for sushi tonight for dinner. So I…read morestopped at Umi sushi in place an order of edamame, king, crab, roll, and starting with the miso soup. I also got a ginger beer to drink. It took about 10 to 15 minutes for the ginger beer to be brought to the table because obviously they did not have enough help. There was one guy who was the host and also serving the entire front patio area. There was a table of two ladies, who came in after me by about 10 mins who had placed the order before me. I realize that a guy was very busy, so I did not make a fuss about it. He took my order immediately after taking their order, even though they should've taken my order sooner. There was another guy working who was also serving tables but no one asked me anything. He prepped my table with the right utensils etc and walked away. To make a long story short, I never got anything that I ordered except for the ginger beer. I knew they were busy so I patiently waited... I was there for over an hour... then the guy comes out and tells me that he forgot to put in my order and then asked me what did I order again? As polite as I could be, and let him know that I was not going to order it and to just charge me for the drink and I will leave. He comped the ginger beer and was super apologetic for everything. Needless to say, I will never eat at Sumi sushi again. I always eat there when I come to Antwerp since it's across the street from my hotel. As a business, it was UNACCEPTABLE. The funny thing about it. All is the fact that they were not very busy, the inside was almost empty. Service sucks when you don't service.

It was off to a good start, but everything went downhill very quickly…read more 1 star for the service. The server was very attentive and responsive. But maybe that's because I was the only customer in the restaurant at 12:30 pm. Should have known that was a bad sign. I started with the miso soup which was on point. Generous portions of seaweed and soft tofu. Perfect flavor, as if they started with a homemade dashi and excellent miso paste. Everything else was not good. The mini lumpia - it was fried well, I'll give them that. The sauce was a little off, not the traditional sweet and sour sauce that accompanies lumpia. The filling was mostly soggy, over cooked cabbage. It tastes like there was also mashed potato inside the lumpia. Overall, this is not a good dish. The salad has avocado. Yum. But they dressed it with honey mustard! Where is the traditional yummy Japanese salad dressing? Even if they had subbed in thousand island, which I've seen before, that would have been better. But plain honey mustard? No thank you. I took two bites and left the rest. Onto the main event - unagi nigiri and a California crab roll. The unagi - I really couldn't figure out what was going on with it. I bit into it but couldn't chew through it. I spit it back out, and it looked like thick fatty skin, but skin should be edible. Puzzling. To be honest, I really don't know what I was eating. It was disgusting. The California crab roll lists its ingredients as crab, avocado, pickled cucumber, and tamago. Imagine my surprise when I got it and it was imitation crab, not real crab! How can you list the ingredients and name it in a way that's completely false advertising?! And the pickled piece was not cucumber at all: it was pickled daikon! The entire roll is a lie. This restaurant is located across form the famous cathedral. Maybe I got fooled into another tourist trap? In any case, the food was so terrible that I'm still hungry and will probably go to the McDonald's across the way. Sadness.

From the owner: Specialiteiten: sushi, sashimi, bak en grill gerechten, japans, aziatisch,…read more geniet bij restaurant Ichi van de overheerlijke sushi's en de andere zeer smakelijke gerechten van de bakplaat. Alle gerechten worden geserveerd met een mooie presentatie. u mag 1 gerecht per persoon per ronde bestellen met een maximum van 4 verschillende gerechten per tafel. het aantal ronde dat u wilt eten is onbeperkt en er zit geen tijdslimiet aan verbonden. wij ontvangen u graag in ons restaurant voor het "onbeperkt genieten" ervaring.

Close to many tourist must visit sites in Antwerp is Tong Mein. A little elderly Cantonese lady…read moreworks the outdoor seating and inside seating of 2 floors, all by herself. So, she might be a little slow to get to your table. But once you place your order, the food gets delivered pretty quickly. When I was leaving I noticed it was only 1 chef in there. I cannot believe how efficient they are. Now let's talk about their food. The sea bass filet was so fresh. The noodles were perfect. The vegetarian dish had bamboo shoots in it and it overcame all the other flavors so I didn't really enjoy it. But it didn't seem to bother my friends. Overall, I love the location and the food. Still surprised how a 2 people operation can be ran so efficiently when they had a full house and some people lining up at the door!

Grt chinese cusine for vegetarian and jains Try…read more Hot and sour soup hot pot vegetables with black bean sauce and tofu Pan cakes with vegetables Special sauce Some grt things to try

Camino? Camino is a trendy lunch place in the centre of…read moreAntwerp. Location? You can find it a little hidden from the main shopping streets where it's nice and quiet and where there ar no cars. On the Vrijdagsmarkt you can get a lot of sun - woop woop! So the location for me is perfect! Accomodation? If the weather is nice, they set up their big and colorful terrace. So hurry up to install yourself there during lunch or in the afternoon for a coffee/tea. Food? Pretty nice and original! Big portions, a lot of variation, veggie stuff available. They have sandwiches for lunch but unlike other lunch places, they offer combinations of coriander, cajun and other less traditional spices. Apart of that they also serve suggestions (which are a little more expensive, +- € 14) Price? It's ok, you pay around € 8 for a sandwich and a little more for something special. Drinks? Enough variation and some homemade stuff! And they have some beers from the tap which I can really appreciate as a Belgian girl :) Service? We were served by a good looking and very friendly guy! The girl was also pretty and very friendly. We didn't have to wait long for our food and drinks. I'm definitely going back here.

I've been wanting to visit Camino after I received a tip from another Yelper about their bánh mì's…read more First of all - expensive! 9 euros for a bánh mì, not including my drink? In America you could have 2 sandwiches for that price. But it's okay, Camino was trendy and cozy, and I was there with my sister-in-law, so I didn't mind paying a bit more. I ordered the glazed pork belly and she went with the lemongrass chicken. We tried each other's sandwiches and I by far made the better choice. So if you go - definitely order the glazed pork belly! The meat was the best part of my sandwich. I didn't like the bread - it was really soft. By the time I was finishing my second half, the bread was soggy. Like mentioned in other reviews, solid effort, but for that price I expected much more. Also - it's 2015, it's really irritating that they don't accept cards!

The service here is spectacular. Incredibly nice waiters. Attentive and caring. Fast reaction and…read morefood delivery. It makes you feel well attended, to an extend that you forget how complicated running a restaurant is. It feels like natural smoothness. The space is grand and kind of a historical site. It has been serving food and spirits to the Antwerp community for a while. And that translates into a very present charm. And the food is great. All classic Belgium dishes are cooked here, and in an excellent way. As a visitor, it was a great way to be familiar to what Antwerp has been in the past, and how that keeps being part of its cultural ecosystem.

This was our FIRST dinner after arriving to Belgium on our trip and it did not disappoint…read more Firstly, the interior is absolutely stunning. It is beautifully decorated with ornate chandeliers and really aggressively sized flower arrangements. The service was spectacular also. Our incredible waiter was super patient as my elderly parents who you would think literally haven't left the house in the last three years (because they pretty much haven't) struggled to order dinner for the first time in a minute. GF and I wanted to order something fitting for the ambiance and attempted to both order a Kir Royale however we were regrettably informed that they had run out of cassis for the evening. We went with the next best thing, champagne. My parents ordered wine. To start, GF ordered their asparagus "la flammade" (that was from memory and is probably wrong) which was white/albino asparagus topped with a parsley and hard-boiled egg concoction and swimming in butter. I am borderline with asparagus and this wasn't my favorite but other members of my party found it enjoyable. My dad ordered the shrimp croquettes for his appetizer which he very much enjoyed. For our mains, my mom and I both ordered the vegan version of their chicken fricassee with soy meat, mushrooms, and a really wonderful and tasty sauce. This was served with rice instead of the traditional version of the dish's frites. My Dad ordered the traditional version with chicken and also enjoyed his meal. He thought the white rice was PARMESAN CHEESE and put my rice on his lmao. GF ordered the Niçoise salad which she reports was "underwhelming". We started arguing by the time we were ready for dessert so decided to pay the bill and leave but honestly that place is so awesome inside I could live in that restaurant.