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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

Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen
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Langoustine with waffle and sauce
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Eén Twee Vijf

Luxurious eatery in a homely atmosphere
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OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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Vegetarian restaurants

O’yo

Have a healthy breakfast or lunch
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Soul Kitchen

Plant-based cuisine using local crops
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De Appelier

Vegetarian restaurant serving daily specials
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Dish on the table
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Gust

Trendy breakfast bar with ingredients straight from the farmer
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De Panda

Vegetarian restaurant in the heart of Ghent
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Child-friendly restaurants

Consouling Store

Where coffee and music go hand in hand
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Restaurant Cocotte

À la carte restaurant of Van Der Valk Hotel in Ghent
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Du Progrès

A fixture in Ghent, serving the classics
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Trafiek

Coffee bar serving simple, organic dishes
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Beiruti

Lebanese restaurant in the heart of Ghent
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Cold mezze dishes
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Local pubs

Patrick Foley's Irish Pub

Where Irish hospitality meets Belgian pride
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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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Hotsy Totsy

The place to be for poetry, jazz and comedy
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Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

A former brothel turned cosy 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

Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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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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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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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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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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Ghent specialities

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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Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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Snowballs

Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate
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Confiserie Temmerman

The place to be for sweet treats
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Temmerman Gent
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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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