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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

LOF Restaurant

Dining in a 17th-century town house
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Interior
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Interior
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Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent
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Facade
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Publiek

An anything but traditional star restaurant
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Publiek Gent
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Moscou by Horseele

Top restaurant in the neighbourhood called Moscou
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Court on a plate
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Vegetarian restaurants

Soul Kitchen

Plant-based cuisine using local crops
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BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts
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Pacha Mama

Popular lunch hotspot for students
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Pacha Mama
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knol&kool

Fresh market and eatery - 100% organic
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Lekker Gec

Organic and vegetarian restaurant
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Lekker GEC Gent
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Child-friendly restaurants

Café Congé

Hip neighbourhood pub at Brugse Poort
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Consouling Store

Where coffee and music go hand in hand
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Consouling Store
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Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas
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Savarin

Culinary delights on Vrijdagmarkt
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BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts
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Local pubs

Bier Central

Choose from more than 300 beers
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Afsnis

Brown pub for real beer lovers
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Afsnis - Gent
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't Dreupelkot

Small jenever pub in the heart of Ghent
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't Dreupelkot - Gent
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Jan van Gent

Quirky local pub with a popular summer terrace
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Jan Van Gent - Gent
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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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Wine bars in Ghent

SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Bar Win Gent
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Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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De Zoo - Gent
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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The Cobbler

Stylish cocktail bar with breathtaking views
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The Cobbler Gent
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Interior
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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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Ghent specialities

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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Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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Tilly's Vlaaien
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Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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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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