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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

John Dory

Fine dining in the heart of Ghent
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Fish
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Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent
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Facade
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Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen
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Langoustine with waffle and sauce
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Eén Twee Vijf

Luxurious eatery in a homely atmosphere
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Eén Twee Vijf - gevel
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Jan Van Den Bon

Top restaurant in Ghent
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Terrace with set tables overlooking the garden
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Vegetarian restaurants

De Frietketel

A wide range for vegetarians and vegans
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De Frietketel
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Soul Kitchen

Plant-based cuisine using local crops
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Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas
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Greenway

Pure Ghent veggie pioneers
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Outside Greenway Gent
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Pacha Mama

Popular lunch hotspot for students
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Pacha Mama
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Child-friendly restaurants

Spoorloos Perron

Brasserie near the railway station
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Spoorloos Perron
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Keizershof

Cosy brasserie at Vrijdagmarkt
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Keizershof Gent
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Eetcafé Toreke

Fresh daily specials at affordable prices
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Eetcafé Toreke Gent
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Seli's Noodlebar

Chinese family restaurant with an open kitchen
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Seli's Noodlebar Gent
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De Griek

Taste authentic Greek dishes
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Local pubs

Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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De Dulle Griet

Choose from 500 different beers
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Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Café Folklore

An authentic popular pub
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Het Trappistenhuis

Taste over 170 specialty beers
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Wine bars in Ghent

SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Le Botaniste Gent
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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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Cocktails

Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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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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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Ghent specialities

Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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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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Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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Tilly's Vlaaien
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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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