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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

Commotie

Restaurant on the outskirts of Ghent
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Interior
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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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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John Dory

Fine dining in the heart of Ghent
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Vegetarian restaurants

Madam Bakster

Sugar-free and vegan pastries & desserts
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50 fifty

Sharing seasonal dishes
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Full Circle Coffee

Coffee heaven for vegans
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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Greenway

Pure Ghent veggie pioneers
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Outside Greenway Gent
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Alix - Maison d'Amis

Authentic dining with a twist
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Carlos Quinto

Lunch restaurant at Vrijdagmarkt
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Café Congé

Hip neighbourhood pub at Brugse Poort
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't Fondueloft

All-you-can eat fondue, plancha and raclette
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Eat Love Pizza

La Dolce Vita on your plate
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Local pubs

Café Folklore

An authentic popular pub
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Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

A former brothel turned cosy pub
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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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Bier Central

Choose from more than 300 beers
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Belgian dish and a glass of beer
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Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Wine bars in Ghent

Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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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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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist
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Ghent specialities

Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

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.

Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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A plate with the typical dish: Gentse waterzooi. You can see potatoes and chicken in a vegetable soup consisting of carrots, leek, onion and completed with parsley on top.

Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar
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Snowballs

Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Pralines and chocolate, yummy

Ghent loves the black gold
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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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