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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

Moscou by Horseele

Top restaurant in the neighbourhood called Moscou
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Karel de Stoute

Contemporary gastronomy in a centuries-old setting
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Commotie

Restaurant on the outskirts of Ghent
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Eén Twee Vijf

Luxurious eatery in a homely atmosphere
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Jan Van Den Bon

Top restaurant in Ghent
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Vegetarian restaurants

Lokaal

Vegetarian restaurant and tea room
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knol&kool

Fresh market and eatery - 100% organic
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Pacha Mama

Popular lunch hotspot for students
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Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas
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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

De Griek

Taste authentic Greek dishes
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Koffeine

Coffee and breakfast bar using local products
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Koffeine Gent
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BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts
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Patyntje

Flemish cuisine in a colonial-style villa
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Trafiek

Coffee bar serving simple, organic dishes
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Local pubs

De Geus van Gent

Cosy café for a drink and a chat along the water
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Café Gitane

Cosiness in a 1930s interior
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Minor Swing

Small but lively jazz gem
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Museumcafé Huis van Alijn

Authentic little popular pub at the House of Alijn
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Bier Central

Choose from more than 300 beers
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Wine bars in Ghent

Win

Brunch spot and wine bar
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy
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Parole

Jazzy wine bar
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Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch
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Polé Polé

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

To enjoy the loveliest aperitif moments
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Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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Ghent specialities

Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish
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Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer Gent
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Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer
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Gruut Gent
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Snowballs

Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate
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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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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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