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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

Moscou by Horseele

Top restaurant in the neighbourhood called Moscou
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Court on a plate
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LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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Interior
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Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent
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Facade
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Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen
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Langoustine with waffle and sauce
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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Vegetarian restaurants

De Warempel

Tasty vegetarian and fish dishes
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De Warempel Gent
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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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Lepelblad

Healthy, creative food in a homely atmosphere
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Lepelblad Gent
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Frituur Tartaar

Eating frites beneath the Belfry
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Child-friendly restaurants

WOEST

Healthy breakfasts, lunches and tapas!
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WOEST
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RAY

Trendy weekend bar in a greenhouse
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gentse feesten
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Seli's Noodlebar

Chinese family restaurant with an open kitchen
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Mémé Gusta

Flemish cuisine with a TV past
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Zelda&Zorro

A paradise for children and parents
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Local pubs

't Galgenhuisje

The smallest café of Ghent in a historical setting
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't Galgenhuisje - Gent
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Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

A former brothel turned cosy pub
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De Geus van Gent

Cosy café for a drink and a chat along the water
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Het Trappistenhuis

Taste over 170 specialty beers
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Het Trappistenhuis - Gent
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Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Wine bars in Ghent

Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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interieur parole, bar met barstoelen aan, verschillende flessen in de rekken, donkergrijze muur
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Interior
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Le Botaniste Gent
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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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Ona Gent
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Cocktails

Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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Polé Polé

Little Africa right in the city centre of Ghent
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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Façade with large metal entrance door to the Limonada
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Interior
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Ghent specialities

Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Tierenteyn mustard

The place to be for authentic mustard!
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Tierenteyn mosterd Gent
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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.

Confiserie Temmerman

The place to be for sweet treats
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Temmerman Gent
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RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer 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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