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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

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Gourmet rock ‘n’ roll

Eén Twee Vijf

Luxurious eatery in a homely atmosphere
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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Moscou by Horseele

Top restaurant in the neighbourhood called Moscou
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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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Karel de Stoute

Contemporary gastronomy in a centuries-old setting
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Vegetarian restaurants

O’yo

Have a healthy breakfast or lunch
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De Appelier

Vegetarian restaurant serving daily specials
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Lepelblad

Healthy, creative food in a homely atmosphere
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Lokaal

Vegetarian restaurant and tea room
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BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts
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Child-friendly restaurants

Du Progrès

A fixture in Ghent, serving the classics
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure
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Mémé Gusta

Flemish cuisine with a TV past
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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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Trafiek

Coffee bar serving simple, organic dishes
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Local pubs

Trollekelder

Beer café in the shadows of the St James' church
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Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

A former brothel turned cosy pub
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't Galgenhuisje

The smallest café of Ghent in a historical setting
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Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Hotsy Totsy

The place to be for poetry, jazz and comedy
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Wine bars in Ghent

Chubby Cheeks

Wine bar in the city centre
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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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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Bar and Kitchen André

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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Ghent specialities

Snowballs

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

Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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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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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.

Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

Tierenteyn mustard

The place to be for authentic mustard!
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Tierenteyn mosterd 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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