Restaurants & pubs

A second-hand book shop/(coffee) bar/literary stage located near railway station Gent-Sint-Pieters, Geheel de Uwe is a place for readers and...

One of the last real brown cafés in the heart of Ghent where owner Jacques has been doing whatever he pleases for the past three decades. Your...

Alternative café where you can enjoy a chat and a spot of jazz. It features one of the few remaining bumper pool tables in Ghent. It has a very...

Publika is an event venue and café established in a beautifully renovated 13th-century building. It’s the perfect place to have a drink and a bite...

In De Zoo you can sip a delicious aperitif, cocktail or mocktail, taste an excellent wine or opt for a pithy beer. Feeling a bit hungry? They will...

At this coffee and bike bar close to Portus Ganda, you can admire the exclusive bicycles and accessories whilst enjoying a cappuccino or another...

This café next to the Minard theatre is frequented by regulars and students. It has the most popular terrace in Ghent, from where you can admire...

Very well hidden jazz bar with a southern feel and a small indoor terrace in a narrow side alley of Groentenmarkt.

This beautifully decorated pub exudes conviviality. In addition to cold and hot drinks, the beverage menu includes an extensive range of gins,...

Bier Central, on Botermarkt square in Ghent’s city centre, is a bar offering more than 300 Belgian beers. You can also enjoy Flemish specialities...

Barque à Jack is beautifully located on the banks of the river Lys. The magnificent view from the spacious patio creates a magical atmosphere,...

Student-like (cheap and plentiful) snack and chat café.

The Honesty Bar is the museum bar of St Peter’s Abbey. It’s the perfect place to discuss all the interesting things you saw in the abbey after...

Travel cafe/eatery near the Town Hall that makes you dream of distant, adventurous and exotic destinations.

You can discuss the film afterwards or just catch up with friends in Sphinx Cinema's cosy café.

Everything in this bar comes in duplicate. Two floors, two bars, double the fun. Here you will find the longest bar in Ghent! Bar des Amis and...