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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

LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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Interior
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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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Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen
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Langoustine with waffle and sauce
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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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Vegetarian restaurants

De Panda

Vegetarian restaurant in the heart of Ghent
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De Panda
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Lekker Gec

Organic and vegetarian restaurant
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Lekker GEC Gent
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts
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De Frietketel

A wide range for vegetarians and vegans
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De Frietketel
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Child-friendly restaurants

Dok Brewing Company

Ghent brewery with restaurants
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30 taps where only traditional beer comes out, unique in Belgium!
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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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Krookcafé

Not just a reading café
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Alix - Maison d'Amis

Authentic dining with a twist
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Sunny party garden
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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

Trollekelder

Beer café in the shadows of the St James' church
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De Geus van Gent

Cosy café for a drink and a chat along the water
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Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Minor Swing - Gent
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The Glengarry

Beer & whisky heaven for novices and connoisseurs alike
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Assorted whisky
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Museumcafé Huis van Alijn

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

Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Bar Win Gent
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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Ona Gent
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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Cocktails

The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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The Cobbler

Stylish cocktail bar with breathtaking views
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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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De Zoo - Gent
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Interior
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Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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Façade with large metal entrance door to the Limonada
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Ghent specialities

RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer Gent
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut 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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Cuberdons

These raspberry flavoured sweets are synonymous with Ghent
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Saleswoman gives red and white striped bag of cuberdons to two children. She's located at a stall on the Vegetable Market.

Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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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.
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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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