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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

Moscou by Horseele

Top restaurant in the neighbourhood called Moscou
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Court on a plate
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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Interior
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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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Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen
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Langoustine with waffle and sauce
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John Dory

Fine dining in the heart of Ghent
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Vegetarian restaurants

Epiphany’s Kitchen

Vegan restaurant at its best
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Gust

Trendy breakfast bar with ingredients straight from the farmer
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Gust
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De Panda

Vegetarian restaurant in the heart of Ghent
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Pacha Mama

Popular lunch hotspot for students
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De Appelier

Vegetarian restaurant serving daily specials
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Child-friendly restaurants

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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Babbelut

Ghent specialties on Vrijdagmarkt
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Entrance
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Savarin

Culinary delights on Vrijdagmarkt
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terras met een bruine parasol, tafels en stoelen, 2 grote planten
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WOEST

Healthy breakfasts, lunches and tapas!
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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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Local pubs

Afsnis

Brown pub for real beer lovers
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Afsnis - Gent
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Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

A former brothel turned cosy pub
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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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Hotsy Totsy

The place to be for poetry, jazz and comedy
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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

Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Bar Win Gent
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SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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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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terrace
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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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

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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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer Gent
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Snowballs

Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate
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3 sneeuwballen met daarboven larmuseau discover delicious traditions

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.
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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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