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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

Publiek

An anything but traditional star restaurant
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Publiek Gent
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Karel de Stoute

Contemporary gastronomy in a centuries-old setting
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Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent
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Restaurant Sensum Gent

Fine dining in a castle
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Jan Van Den Bon

Top restaurant in Ghent
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Vegetarian restaurants

BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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De Appelier

Vegetarian restaurant serving daily specials
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De Frietketel

A wide range for vegetarians and vegans
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Madam Bakster

Sugar-free and vegan pastries & desserts
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Child-friendly restaurants

Bocca

Italian recipes by la mama
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O’yo

Have a healthy breakfast or lunch
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Alix - Maison d'Amis

Authentic dining with a twist
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De Griek

Taste authentic Greek dishes
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De Abt van Orval

Have you spotted the unique beer cellar?
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Local pubs

The Glengarry

Beer & whisky heaven for novices and connoisseurs alike
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Assorted whisky
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Jan van Gent

Quirky local pub with a popular summer terrace
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Trollekelder

Beer café in the shadows of the St James' church
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Café Den Turk

Relax at Ghent's oldest café
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Museumcafé Huis van Alijn

Authentic little popular pub at the House of Alijn
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Wine bars in Ghent

Poppi Coffee & Wine Bar

Stylish hotel bar
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Bar Win Gent
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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Chubby Cheeks

Wine bar in the city centre
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Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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Bar and Kitchen André

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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Polé Polé

Little Africa right in the city centre of Ghent
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Ghent specialities

Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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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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Snowballs

Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate
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Hotels in Ghent

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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