The RA Kitchen is a special place, recognising food as the centre of cultural life. Offering a ground-roots approach to the sourcing and preparation of fresh ingredients, we are dedicated to a seasonal menu, treating traditional flavours with unconventional methods to create wholesome meals with a touch of the past. The variety of colour and texture in each meal is equally as important as its flavour and aroma. Our mixed dining spaces allow for a seated dinner, informal lounge, mezzanine daybed and summer terrace. An emphasis on pure, natural ingredients and a respect for the traditions of many cultures and past eras results in a concise and balanced selection of dishes complemented by weekly soup, juice and pizza specials. In partnership with local providers we source organic meat, eggs and most vegetables, as well as complementing each dish with fresh nuts, herbs and spices. A Georgian monastery just outside of Antwerp delivers fresh bread daily baked in their wood-fire clay ovens. Our cheese platter holds a variety of specialty cheeses sourced from England, France and Belgium, selected by the cheese master Michel Van Tricht. At the bar, we offer freshly ground coffee from Caffénation's locally-roasted house blend, alongside weekly juice specials and smoothies.
RA Kitchen opening hours
Wednesday and Thursday from 11am – 7pm
Friday to Sunday from 11am – 10pm
closed Monday and Tuesday
RA Picnic
The RA Picnic concept is a takeaway lunchbox service from wednesday - friday that is provided in traditional Indian steel ‘tiffin’ lunchboxes. For a one-time fee of 10eur, customers purchase their own ‘tiffin’ to be re-used with each order. With four compartments, you are invited to choose from a weekly vegetarian selection of: 1 soup / 2 grain dishes / 2 vegetable dishes / 2 salads.
Phone orders to 03292 3780 (ext. 3) close at midday on wednesday – friday each week
Pick-up or bike courier within Antwerp centre between 11am-5:30pm
The weekly RA Picnic menu is available here
‘Villa Villekula’ Dinners
Every Friday night, RA’s cook Hadas Cnaani offers a set menu, offering two courses and dessert as an informal, open dinner party. Named after the fictional home of the popular children’s character Pippi Longstocking, this weekly event has an emphasis on new flavours and cultural inspirations from across the world – sometimes designed with a particular theme in mind, or created in collaboration with a special guest cook.
Entrée + main for 10eur, dessert 3eur
Reservations are recommended
(Photography by Frederik Vercruysse)




