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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

Karel de Stoute

Contemporary gastronomy in a centuries-old setting
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Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent
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LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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Interior
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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John Dory

Fine dining in the heart of Ghent
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Vegetarian restaurants

O’yo

Have a healthy breakfast or lunch
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De Panda

Vegetarian restaurant in the heart of Ghent
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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50 fifty

Sharing seasonal dishes
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Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas
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Child-friendly restaurants

Patyntje

Flemish cuisine in a colonial-style villa
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Alix - Maison d'Amis

Authentic dining with a twist
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Sunny party garden
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Trafiek

Coffee bar serving simple, organic dishes
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Trafiek
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Multatuli

Enjoy a lovely meal along the Lys
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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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Local pubs

Het Trappistenhuis

Taste over 170 specialty beers
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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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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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Café Den Turk

Relax at Ghent's oldest café
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Café Den Turk Gent
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Wine bars in Ghent

Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Poppi Coffee & Wine Bar

Stylish hotel bar
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Bar Win Gent
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Bar and Kitchen André

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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Ghent specialities

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.

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.

Cuberdons

These raspberry flavoured sweets are synonymous with Ghent
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RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer 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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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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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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