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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

Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining 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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LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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Moscou by Horseele

Top restaurant in the neighbourhood called Moscou
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OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin
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Vegetarian restaurants

De Appelier

Vegetarian restaurant serving daily specials
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Dish on the table
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Lepelblad

Healthy, creative food in a homely atmosphere
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Lepelblad Gent
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Soul Kitchen

Plant-based cuisine using local crops
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Greenway

Pure Ghent veggie pioneers
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Outside Greenway Gent
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Full Circle Coffee

Coffee heaven for vegans
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Full Circle Coffee
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Child-friendly restaurants

Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas
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WOEST

Healthy breakfasts, lunches and tapas!
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Eat Love Pizza

La Dolce Vita on your plate
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De Abt van Orval

Have you spotted the unique beer cellar?
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De Abt
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RAY

Trendy weekend bar in a greenhouse
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gentse feesten
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Local pubs

Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Minor Swing - Gent
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Café Den Turk

Relax at Ghent's oldest café
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't Galgenhuisje

The smallest café of Ghent in a historical setting
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't Galgenhuisje - Gent
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Het Trappistenhuis

Taste over 170 specialty beers
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Het Trappistenhuis - Gent
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De Geus van Gent

Cosy café for a drink and a chat along the water
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De Geus van Gent - Gent
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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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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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Cocktails

Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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The Cobbler

Stylish cocktail bar with breathtaking views
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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De Zoo - Gent
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Ghent specialities

Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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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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Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Confiserie Temmerman

The place to be for sweet treats
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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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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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