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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

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Gourmet rock ‘n’ roll

Commotie

Restaurant on the outskirts of Ghent
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Interior
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Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen
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Langoustine with waffle and sauce
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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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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Vegetarian restaurants

Pacha Mama

Popular lunch hotspot for students
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De Frietketel

A wide range for vegetarians and vegans
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De Frietketel
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Frituur Tartaar

Eating frites beneath the Belfry
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Frituur Tartaar
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De Warempel

Tasty vegetarian and fish dishes
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De Warempel Gent
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knol&kool

Fresh market and eatery - 100% organic
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Child-friendly restaurants

Beiruti

Lebanese restaurant in the heart of Ghent
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Cold mezze dishes
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WOEST

Healthy breakfasts, lunches and tapas!
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Lekker Gec

Organic and vegetarian restaurant
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Lekker GEC Gent
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Eat Love Pizza

La Dolce Vita on your plate
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Koffeine

Coffee and breakfast bar using local products
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Koffeine Gent
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Local pubs

Hotsy Totsy

The place to be for poetry, jazz and comedy
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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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Café Folklore

An authentic popular pub
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De Dulle Griet

Choose from 500 different beers
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De Dulle Griet - Gent
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Wine bars in Ghent

Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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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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terrace
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Cocktails

The Cobbler

Stylish cocktail bar with breathtaking views
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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch
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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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Ghent specialities

Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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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.

Tierenteyn mustard

The place to be for authentic mustard!
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Tierenteyn mosterd Gent
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Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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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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