Serving main dishes, as the name suggests, "en repasse" (literally translated as "to feed again"), flips the small-plate craze upside down. Spit-fired chicken is gloriously tender and soaked in a champagne sauce, and the bavette is so huge that it is designed to be shared by the table. Naturally, the carnivorous feasts are all served with a huge mound of refillable fries. Despite the white tablecloth-topped tables, the two mastermind chefs behind Repasse have created the cosy, homey feeling of eating generously. If you're hungry for seconds, take more. 

The specialist, Antwerp-based coffee roaster Andy Roasters, emerges within Cafe Betty, a corner-hugging, neighbourhood bar that attracts a huddle of Berchem's hip from dark to dusk. Every morning, a wagon of Keith Bakery sourdough loaves, miso sesame buns, and "krentebol" (a slightly sweet, raisin-stuffed dough) with cheese are loaded onto the red-painted shelves, as a gaggle of laptop-clad creatives, young families, and friends sip on oat cortados. Soak up the sunshine on the outside terrace, and stay for the evening pour of local brew and natural wine. 

For a stomach-hugging bowl of warm ramen broth, topped with jammy soy eggs, kimchi 'pork don' (thinly sliced and sweetly marinated pork), or a miso-covered tempura tofu, head to Apo's. Helmed by Apo Tsuboi, the izakaya bistro is an effortlessly cool Japanese kitchen fused with fresh Belgian influence. A flock of locals gathers for ongiri to-go throughout lunchtime rush hour, and a host of laid-back diners come for a casual dinner in the evening.