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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

Commotie

Restaurant on the outskirts of Ghent
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Interior
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin
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Chef in the kitchen of OAK restaurant
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John Dory

Fine dining in the heart of Ghent
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Fish
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Restaurant Sensum Gent

Fine dining in a castle
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Vegetarian restaurants

knol&kool

Fresh market and eatery - 100% organic
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Pacha Mama

Popular lunch hotspot for students
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Le Botaniste Gent
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De Appelier

Vegetarian restaurant serving daily specials
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Dish on the table
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Full Circle Coffee

Coffee heaven for vegans
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Full Circle Coffee
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Child-friendly restaurants

Lokaal

Vegetarian restaurant and tea room
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Restaurant Cocotte

À la carte restaurant of Van Der Valk Hotel in Ghent
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Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas
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WOEST

Healthy breakfasts, lunches and tapas!
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WOEST
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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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Local pubs

The Glengarry

Beer & whisky heaven for novices and connoisseurs alike
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Assorted whisky
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De Dulle Griet

Choose from 500 different beers
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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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Trollekelder

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

Relax at Ghent's oldest café
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Wine bars in Ghent

Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch
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Polé Polé

Little Africa right in the city centre of Ghent
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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Ghent specialities

Ghent-style stoverij

Beef stew
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A typical Belgian meat stew called 'stoverij'. This is beef in a brown sauce, served on a white plate with Belgian fries and watercress.

Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer Gent
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Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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A plate with the typical dish: Gentse waterzooi. You can see potatoes and chicken in a vegetable soup consisting of carrots, leek, onion and completed with parsley on top.

Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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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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