A dining roomlike no otherin the city
Eight courses by the hearth of a nineteenth-century chapel. Two stars, one long table of records.
Book a table- The nave
- The pass
- The records
- The duck
- The glass
‘01The room
Candlelight,stone and smoke
The Onyx sits in the nave of a deconsecrated chapel on the Kapelstraat. Twenty-four seats under the vaults, a hearth where the altar stood, and a record room in the side chapel that stays open long after the kitchen closes.
‘02Signatures
From theautumn menu
‘03The chef
“I cook the way the building sounds. Low, warm, a little echo. Nothing on the plate should shout, but you should remember all of it on the way home.”
Born in Borgerhout, trained in Ghent and Copenhagen, home since 2014. A cook who talks more about farmers than about technique, and keeps a turntable at the pass.
Meet Elias VerbekeGallery
Inside thechapel
‘04After dinner
The recordroom
Vinyl only, a small bar and the last of the wine list by the glass. Fridays and Saturdays until two.
- Fri 23 OctDetroit, after hoursDeep house and Motor City soul with Ama Owusu22:00–02:00
· Free with dinner - Sat 31 OctAll Souls in the naveAmbient, organ drones and candlelight, live22:30–02:00
· €15 · bar only - Fri 6 NovJazz on Blue NoteHard bop from the Verbeke collection22:00–01:00
· Free with dinner - Sat 14 NovBalearic AntwerpGuest selector: Lotte Maes22:00–02:00
· €15 · bar only
Press
“Two stars. Precise, soulful cooking in one of the most atmospheric rooms in Europe.”
Guide Michelin · 2026
“A cathedral for the senses.”
Gault&Millau · 2025
“Verbeke cooks Flanders with the lights turned low.”
De Standaard · 2025
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