Kosher Restaurants in Antwerp
Antwerp is home to one of Europe's largest and most observant Jewish communities, with roughly 15,000 mostly Haredi and Hasidic Jews clustered around the diamond district and the adjoining Jewish quarter. The result is a dense, year-round kosher scene of restaurants, pizzerias, falafel counters, bakeries and coffee shops packed into a few walkable streets. Most establishments operate under Machsike Hadass, the leading local kashrus authority, with several venues certified by the community's other bureau, Shomre Hadas. Nearly every place is closed on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
Last updated July 2026. We recheck our Antwerp listings against the certifying agencies.
Kosher venues cluster tightly in the 2018 postal district, split between the diamond district (Appelmansstraat, Simonstraat, Lange Kievitstraat) and the residential Jewish quarter running along Lange Herentalsestraat, Lange Leemstraat, Isabellalei, Belgielei and Mercatorstraat, all within a short walk of Antwerpen-Centraal station. Meat grills, dairy pizzerias, a falafel bar and old-world bakeries sit within a few blocks of each other. Plan around Shabbat and Yom Tov, when essentially every kosher business closes; hours are shortened on Friday afternoons, and some venues reopen only well after Shabbat ends in winter.
Kosher restaurants by neighborhood
Showing 1 to 18 of 18. Filter by type using the menu above.
Eighteen
Upscale French, Middle Eastern and fusion meat restaurant with a sushi program · Diamond District
Hoffy's
Traditional Ashkenazi and Yiddish home-style meat cooking, run by the Hoffman brothers · Diamond District
Al Ha'esh
Israeli grill and traditional Jewish comfort food, meat and pareve options · Diamond District
Artichoke Grill Bar
Mediterranean and Georgian-style meat grill, schnitzel wraps, salads · Jewish Quarter / Diamond District
Blue Lagoon
Kosher Chinese meat restaurant · Jewish Quarter
Confetti's
Italian dairy restaurant, pasta and pizza, Chalav Yisroel · Jewish Quarter
Rivi's
Kosher meat restaurant and takeaway · Jewish Quarter
Shaye's
Dairy pizza, pasta and sushi · Jewish Quarter
Mama Mia
Italian dairy pizzeria, pasta, salads and fish · Jewish Quarter
Time Out
Dairy pizza, falafel and vegetarian fast food · Jewish Quarter
Beni Falafel
Falafel, hummus and Middle Eastern vegetarian, pareve · Jewish Quarter
Gottesfeld Bakery Coffee Shop
Sit-in dairy coffee shop and bakery, salads, sandwiches, waffles, blintzes and pastries · Jewish Quarter
Kleinblatt
Historic kosher Belgian and Eastern European bakery, breads, challah and pastries (est. 1903) · Jewish Quarter
Bakery Steinmetz
Kosher bakery, breads, bagels, challah and cakes · Diamond District / Jewish Quarter
Meatos Kosher Street Food
Grill / street food · Jewish Quarter (Diamond District)
K'The Best
Meat restaurant / takeaway · Jewish Quarter (Diamond District)
Gillis
Mediterranean dairy (pizza, burekas, salads) · Jewish Quarter (Klein-Antwerpen), 2018 Antwerpen
Momentum Chocolates
Chocolate and gift boutique (chocolate sourced from Hauser of Belgium) · Jewish Quarter, 2018 Antwerpen
Where to eat kosher in Antwerp
Antwerp is one of the most traditional Jewish communities in Europe, and its kosher scene is small, strictly certified, and packed into a few walkable streets around the Diamond District.
The Jewish Quarter and Diamond District
Almost all of kosher Antwerp sits in the Jewish Quarter around the Diamond District, near Central Station. It is compact and genuinely walkable, which is rare, so you can move between a grill, a dairy spot, and a bakery on foot. The community here is large, old, and strongly observant, and the food scene reflects that: traditional and community-facing rather than trend-driven.
Strict certification
Supervision comes mainly from Machsike Hadass, the strict Antwerp authority, alongside Shomre Hadas, the other communal body. Standards here are high, which suits the community's needs. Everything closes for Shabbat and the festivals, so plan ahead, and note that this is a place where the certificate on the door is taken very seriously.
The kosher scene in Antwerp
KosherAtlas lists 18 certified kosher restaurants in Antwerp. They break down into 8 meat, 7 dairy and 1 pareve restaurants, and each listing is tagged so you can filter to what you keep.
The densest kosher clusters are in Jewish Quarter, Diamond District, Jewish Quarter (Diamond District) and Jewish Quarter / Diamond District, and the kitchens run from chinese meat.
Supervision in Antwerp is led by Machsike Hadass Antwerp (plus Shomre Hadas), and 17 of the 18 carry a named hechsher on their listing.
Frequently asked questions
How many kosher restaurants are there in Antwerp?
We list 18 certified kosher restaurants in Antwerp (8 meat, 7 dairy and 1 pareve), each verified against its certifying agency and shown with its kosher type.
Are the restaurants on KosherAtlas actually certified kosher?
Every listing shows its certifying agency (hechsher) where we have confirmed it. Antwerp's scene is dominated by Machsike Hadass Antwerp (plus Shomre Hadas).
Which neighborhoods in Antwerp have the most kosher restaurants?
The densest are Jewish Quarter (9), Diamond District (3), Jewish Quarter (Diamond District) (2), Jewish Quarter / Diamond District (1) and Diamond District / Jewish Quarter (1). You can browse each neighborhood, with its Shabbat times, from the city page.
Compiled from the certifying agencies and public kosher directories. Where the specific hechsher is unconfirmed, a listing is shown as "Kosher". Kosher status can change, so always confirm the teudah on site.