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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

Coffee and breakfast
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Gourmet rock ‘n’ roll

Eén Twee Vijf

Luxurious eatery in a homely atmosphere
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Eén Twee Vijf - gevel
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Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent
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Restaurant Sensum Gent

Fine dining in a castle
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Interior
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Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen
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Langoustine with waffle and sauce
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Publiek

An anything but traditional star restaurant
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Publiek Gent
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Vegetarian restaurants

Lekker Gec

Organic and vegetarian restaurant
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Lekker GEC Gent
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Full Circle Coffee

Coffee heaven for vegans
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Full Circle Coffee
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Lepelblad

Healthy, creative food in a homely atmosphere
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Lepelblad Gent
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Le Botaniste Gent
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Epiphany’s Kitchen

Vegan restaurant at its best
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Child-friendly restaurants

Multatuli

Enjoy a lovely meal along the Lys
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Multatuli Gent
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Savarin

Culinary delights on Vrijdagmarkt
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terras met een bruine parasol, tafels en stoelen, 2 grote planten
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Trafiek

Coffee bar serving simple, organic dishes
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Keizershof

Cosy brasserie at Vrijdagmarkt
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Keizershof Gent
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Epiphany’s Kitchen

Vegan restaurant at its best
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Local pubs

Jan van Gent

Quirky local pub with a popular summer terrace
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Afsnis

Brown pub for real beer lovers
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Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

A former brothel turned cosy pub
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Bier Central

Choose from more than 300 beers
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Hotsy Totsy

The place to be for poetry, jazz and comedy
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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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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Chubby Cheeks

Wine bar in the city centre
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Poppi Coffee & Wine Bar

Stylish hotel bar
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Cocktails

Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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Bar and Kitchen André

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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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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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Ghent specialities

Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

Snowballs

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

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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Saleswoman gives red and white striped bag of cuberdons to two children. She's located at a stall on the Vegetable Market.

Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Mastel on a plate with coffee

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.

RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer 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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