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Eat out in gourmet Ghent

Love great food? You’re in luck. Ghent is the place to be for the good life and great food. Ghent residents love to enjoy life. Whet your appetite during your weekend trip with the huge array of restaurants, bars and cafés in Ghent. Make your mouth water with gastronomic or fusion cuisine. Foodies will be right at home here. Ghent is the veggie capital of Europe, and its young rock-star chefs are causing a sensation on the international food scene. Taste. Enjoy.

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Gourmet rock ‘n’ roll

Karel de Stoute

Contemporary gastronomy in a centuries-old setting
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin
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Restaurant Sensum Gent

Fine dining in a castle
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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Lokaal

Vegetarian restaurant and tea room
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Greenway

Pure Ghent veggie pioneers
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Gust

Trendy breakfast bar with ingredients straight from the farmer
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Gust
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BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts
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Child-friendly restaurants

Keizershof

Cosy brasserie at Vrijdagmarkt
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Keizershof Gent
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Eat Love Pizza

La Dolce Vita on your plate
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Seli's Noodlebar

Chinese family restaurant with an open kitchen
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Mémé Gusta

Flemish cuisine with a TV past
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Babbelut

Ghent specialties on Vrijdagmarkt
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Local pubs

't Galgenhuisje

The smallest café of Ghent in a historical setting
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't Galgenhuisje - Gent
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't Dreupelkot

Small jenever pub in the heart of Ghent
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Café Folklore

An authentic popular pub
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Jan van Gent

Quirky local pub with a popular summer terrace
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Bier Central

Choose from more than 300 beers
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Wine bars in Ghent

Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Le Botaniste Gent
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Chubby Cheeks

Wine bar in the city centre
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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Poppi Coffee & Wine Bar

Stylish hotel bar
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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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Bar and Kitchen André

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Ghent specialities

Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Confiserie Temmerman

The place to be for sweet treats
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Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer Gent
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Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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Staying the night in Ghent? You’ve got nothing to worry about, because every licensed hotel meets the quality standards of the Flemish Tourist Accommodation decree.
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