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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

Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent
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Roots

Seasonal food in Patershol
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het team van Roots staan voor de gevel van het restaurant
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Restaurant Sensum Gent

Fine dining in a castle
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OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin
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Vegetarian restaurants

Lokaal

Vegetarian restaurant and tea room
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Lokaal
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Lepelblad

Healthy, creative food in a homely atmosphere
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Lepelblad Gent
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Full Circle Coffee

Coffee heaven for vegans
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De Warempel

Tasty vegetarian and fish dishes
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De Warempel Gent
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De Frietketel

A wide range for vegetarians and vegans
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Child-friendly restaurants

Eat Love Pizza

La Dolce Vita on your plate
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Patyntje

Flemish cuisine in a colonial-style villa
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Keizershof

Cosy brasserie at Vrijdagmarkt
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Keizershof Gent
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Epiphany’s Kitchen

Vegan restaurant at its best
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Mémé Gusta

Flemish cuisine with a TV past
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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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Trollekelder

Beer café in the shadows of the St James' church
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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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Patrick Foley's Irish Pub

Where Irish hospitality meets Belgian pride
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Patrick Foley's Irish Pub - Gent
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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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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Poppi Coffee & Wine Bar

Stylish hotel bar
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Chubby Cheeks

Wine bar in the city centre
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Cocktails

The Cobbler

Stylish cocktail bar with breathtaking views
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Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch
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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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Bar and Kitchen André

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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Ghent specialities

Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Cuberdons

These raspberry flavoured sweets are synonymous with Ghent
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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.

Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

Snowballs

Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate
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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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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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