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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.

Eat & Drink

Ghent on a plate

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Gourmet rock ‘n’ roll

Eén Twee Vijf

Luxurious eatery in a homely atmosphere
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Eén Twee Vijf - gevel
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Moscou by Horseele

Top restaurant in the neighbourhood called Moscou
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Court on a plate
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LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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Interior
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John Dory

Fine dining in the heart of Ghent
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Pacha Mama

Popular lunch hotspot for students
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Frituur Tartaar

Eating frites beneath the Belfry
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Soul Kitchen

Plant-based cuisine using local crops
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Interior
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O’yo

Have a healthy breakfast or lunch
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Lokaal

Vegetarian restaurant and tea room
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Child-friendly restaurants

RAY

Trendy weekend bar in a greenhouse
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gentse feesten
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De Abt van Orval

Have you spotted the unique beer cellar?
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Patyntje

Flemish cuisine in a colonial-style villa
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Patyntje
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Du Progrès

A fixture in Ghent, serving the classics
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Du Progrès Gent
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Sgol

Grand café with a view of the Ghent towers
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Industrial interior with concrete ceiling and wooden floor
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Local pubs

Jan van Gent

Quirky local pub with a popular summer terrace
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The Glengarry

Beer & whisky heaven for novices and connoisseurs alike
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Assorted whisky
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't Dreupelkot

Small jenever pub in the heart of Ghent
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't Dreupelkot - Gent
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Café Folklore

An authentic popular pub
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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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Wine bars in Ghent

Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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Poppi Coffee & Wine Bar

Stylish hotel bar
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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Ona Gent
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Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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interieur parole, bar met barstoelen aan, verschillende flessen in de rekken, donkergrijze muur
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Le Botaniste Gent
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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Bar and Kitchen André

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Ghent specialities

Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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Confiserie Temmerman

The place to be for sweet treats
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Temmerman Gent
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Tierenteyn mustard

The place to be for authentic mustard!
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Tierenteyn mosterd Gent
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham
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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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