How to exit the estus soup room as a phantom?

Solution 1:

This is seems to be intended. Phantoms can't open doors (or at least they can't open one-way doors. This might be to prevent an experienced phantom from opening a useful shortcut). Your ways out would be:

  • Have the Host of Embers notice all that delicious soup, so he comes down to taste it and opens the door himself

  • Use the Black Separation Crystal to return to your world

  • Use a spell that kills yourself (if you have any) to die and return to your world