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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

Roots

Seasonal food in Patershol
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het team van Roots staan voor de gevel van het restaurant
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Restaurant Sensum Gent

Fine dining in a castle
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OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin
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John Dory

Fine dining in the heart of Ghent
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Vegetarian restaurants

Full Circle Coffee

Coffee heaven for vegans
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Full Circle Coffee
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Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas
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50 fifty

Sharing seasonal dishes
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Lepelblad

Healthy, creative food in a homely atmosphere
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Lepelblad Gent
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De Frietketel

A wide range for vegetarians and vegans
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De Frietketel
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Child-friendly restaurants

Lekker Gec

Organic and vegetarian restaurant
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Lekker GEC Gent
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RAY

Trendy weekend bar in a greenhouse
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gentse feesten
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Mémé Gusta

Flemish cuisine with a TV past
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De Griek

Taste authentic Greek dishes
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Eetcafé Toreke

Fresh daily specials at affordable prices
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Eetcafé Toreke Gent
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Local pubs

Café Den Turk

Relax at Ghent's oldest café
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Trollekelder

Beer café in the shadows of the St James' church
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Trollenkelder - Gent
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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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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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Wine bars in Ghent

Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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Poppi Coffee & Wine Bar

Stylish hotel bar
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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch
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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot
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Polé Polé

Little Africa right in the city centre of Ghent
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Bar and Kitchen André

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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Ghent specialities

Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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Confiserie Temmerman

The place to be for sweet treats
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Temmerman Gent
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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Tierenteyn mustard

The place to be for authentic mustard!
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Tierenteyn mosterd Gent
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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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