It was only a matter of time: Ran Van Ongevalle and Janah Van Cleven are back in Bruges – and this time, they’re wielding chopsticks! After opening a cocktail bar (Bar Ran) and a taqueria (Más Eatery), the power couple now bring their all-encompassing expertise (sharp concepts, slick decor, central locations) to Shibuya, named after the iconic Tokyo neighborhood. The setting? A long, narrow townhouse blending exposed brick and pale wood, humming along to vinyl-spun jazz kissa. In the kitchen, chef Prasanth Murali (who made his name at Commotie) doesn’t stop at Japan’s borders, dipping into Chinese and Korean influences too: gochujang-spiced steak tartare crowned with a soy-cured egg yolk, scooped up with nori crackers; karaage chicken drenched in a peanutty Sichuan pepper sauce and a drizzle of spicy house ketchup; grey shrimp gyoza with a punchy hoisin sauce turbocharged with galangal and the shrimp-head depth; pork sausage skewers zhuzhed with lemongrass, makrut lime, garlic and chili; and mango sticky rice to end on a sweet, sticky high. · Zoé Ripaille

FEELING THIRSTY? Mixologist Julien Beerden goes all in on Asian-inspired cocktails, like a smoky Thai Pennicilin with Japanese whisky and Thai chili (€15) or an exotic Lychee Martini (€14). Alternatives include sakes (like a fruity Ibaraki from Morishima, €11.50 for 80 ml), classic Asahi beer (€5 for 330 ml) and house yuzu lemonade (€6).

PRICE: Sharing plates €5-21, desserts €9.