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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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OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin
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Chef in the kitchen of OAK restaurant
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Restaurant Sensum Gent

Fine dining in a castle
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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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LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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Vegetarian restaurants

50 fifty

Sharing seasonal dishes
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De Frietketel

A wide range for vegetarians and vegans
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De Frietketel
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knol&kool

Fresh market and eatery - 100% organic
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Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas
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Soul Kitchen

Plant-based cuisine using local crops
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Child-friendly restaurants

Trafiek

Coffee bar serving simple, organic dishes
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Trafiek
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Restaurant Nenuphar

Restaurant with a view of the Lys
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Gustave De Smet paintings
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Café Congé

Hip neighbourhood pub at Brugse Poort
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Carlos Quinto

Lunch restaurant at Vrijdagmarkt
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Carlos Quinto Gent
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Lekker Gec

Organic and vegetarian restaurant
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Local pubs

The Glengarry

Beer & whisky heaven for novices and connoisseurs alike
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Assorted whisky
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De Dulle Griet

Choose from 500 different beers
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't Galgenhuisje

The smallest café of Ghent in a historical setting
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't Galgenhuisje - Gent
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Patrick Foley's Irish Pub

Where Irish hospitality meets Belgian pride
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Patrick Foley's Irish Pub - Gent
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Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Minor Swing - Gent
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Wine bars in Ghent

Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Poppi Coffee & Wine Bar

Stylish hotel bar
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch
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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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De Zoo - Gent
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Polé Polé

Little Africa right in the city centre of Ghent
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Ghent specialities

Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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Tilly's Vlaaien
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Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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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.

Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer Gent
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Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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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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