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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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Jan Van Den Bon

Top restaurant in Ghent
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Terrace with set tables overlooking the garden
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Publiek

An anything but traditional star restaurant
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Publiek Gent
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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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Eén Twee Vijf

Luxurious eatery in a homely atmosphere
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Eén Twee Vijf - gevel
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Vegetarian restaurants

Epiphany’s Kitchen

Vegan restaurant at its best
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Madam Bakster

Sugar-free and vegan pastries & desserts
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BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts
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Lekker Gec

Organic and vegetarian restaurant
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Lekker GEC Gent
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Le Botaniste Gent
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Child-friendly restaurants

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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Lekker GEC Gent
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Du Progrès

A fixture in Ghent, serving the classics
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Du Progrès Gent
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Beiruti

Lebanese restaurant in the heart of Ghent
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Cold mezze dishes
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Bocca

Italian recipes by la mama
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Local pubs

Jan van Gent

Quirky local pub with a popular summer terrace
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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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De Geus van Gent

Cosy café for a drink and a chat along the water
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Hotsy Totsy

The place to be for poetry, jazz and comedy
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Trollekelder

Beer café in the shadows of the St James' church
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Wine bars in Ghent

ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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interieur parole, bar met barstoelen aan, verschillende flessen in de rekken, donkergrijze muur
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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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Café de Zoo

Amazingly good
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure
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The Drifter

Bar known for rum cocktails
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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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The Cobbler

Stylish cocktail bar with breathtaking views
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Ghent specialities

Ganda Ham

Ghent-style dry cured ham
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Ganda Ham

RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer 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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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.

Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe
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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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