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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

Coffee and breakfast
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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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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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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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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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Vegetarian restaurants

Lepelblad

Healthy, creative food in a homely atmosphere
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Lepelblad Gent
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Lekker Gec

Organic and vegetarian restaurant
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Lekker GEC Gent
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Lokaal

Vegetarian restaurant and tea room
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Lokaal
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Epiphany’s Kitchen

Vegan restaurant at its best
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De Warempel

Tasty vegetarian and fish dishes
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De Warempel Gent
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Child-friendly restaurants

Chapeluur

For the diehard fans of croquettes
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tafel van 4 met allerlei bordjes met kroketjes, frietjes en salades
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De Griek

Taste authentic Greek dishes
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WOEST

Healthy breakfasts, lunches and tapas!
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WOEST
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Café Congé

Hip neighbourhood pub at Brugse Poort
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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

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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't Galgenhuisje

The smallest café of Ghent in a historical setting
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Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Café Folklore

An authentic popular pub
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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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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Ona Gent
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Chubby Cheeks

Wine bar in the city centre
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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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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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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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Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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Ghent specialities

RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer Gent
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Cuberdons

These raspberry flavoured sweets are synonymous with Ghent
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Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Snowballs

Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate
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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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Confiserie Temmerman

The place to be for sweet treats
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Temmerman 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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