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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

Karel de Stoute

Contemporary gastronomy in a centuries-old setting
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent
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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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Vegetarian restaurants

De Frietketel

A wide range for vegetarians and vegans
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knol&kool

Fresh market and eatery - 100% organic
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Madam Bakster

Sugar-free and vegan pastries & desserts
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Frituur Tartaar

Eating frites beneath the Belfry
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Child-friendly restaurants

Keizershof

Cosy brasserie at Vrijdagmarkt
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Soup’r

Enjoying fresh soup
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Café Congé

Hip neighbourhood pub at Brugse Poort
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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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Sgol

Grand café with a view of the Ghent towers
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Industrial interior with concrete ceiling and wooden floor
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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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Museumcafé Huis van Alijn

Authentic little popular pub at the House of Alijn
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Jan van Gent

Quirky local pub with a popular summer terrace
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De Dulle Griet

Choose from 500 different beers
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Wine bars in Ghent

Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Chubby Cheeks

Wine bar in the city centre
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SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Cocktails

The Cobbler

Stylish cocktail bar with breathtaking views
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Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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Ghent specialities

RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Cuberdons

These raspberry flavoured sweets are synonymous with Ghent
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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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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.

Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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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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