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Gourmet rock ‘n’ roll

OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin

Chef in the kitchen of OAK restaurant

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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent

Interior

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Bask

Basque cuisine in Ghent

Facade

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Karel de Stoute

Contemporary gastronomy in a centuries-old setting

View of the kitchen

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Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen

Langoustine with waffle and sauce

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More gourmet rock 'n' roll

Vegetarian restaurants

50 fifty

Sharing seasonal dishes

Interior

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Frituur Tartaar

Eating frites beneath the Belfry

Frituur Tartaar

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BOON

Vegetarian lunch bar across the Castle of the Counts

People at a table in a restaurant

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Gust

Trendy breakfast bar with ingredients straight from the farmer

Coffee and breakfast

Gust

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Full Circle Coffee

Coffee heaven for vegans

Coffee and breakfast

Full Circle Coffee

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Child-friendly restaurants

Beiruti

Lebanese restaurant in the heart of Ghent

Cold mezze dishes

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WOEST

Healthy breakfasts, lunches and tapas!

Coffee and breakfast

WOEST

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O’yo

Have a healthy breakfast or lunch

Coffee and breakfast

People enjoying a meal

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Restaurant Cocotte

À la carte restaurant of Van Der Valk Hotel in Ghent

Interior

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Alix - Maison d'Amis

Authentic dining with a twist

Coffee and breakfast

Sunny party garden

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Local pubs

Trollekelder

Beer café in the shadows of the St James' church

Trollenkelder - Gent

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Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

A former brothel turned cosy pub

People on the terrace

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Hotsy Totsy

The place to be for poetry, jazz and comedy

Hotsy Totsy

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't Galgenhuisje

The smallest café of Ghent in a historical setting

't Galgenhuisje - Gent

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Patrick Foley's Irish Pub

Where Irish hospitality meets Belgian pride

Patrick Foley's Irish Pub - Gent

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Wine bars in Ghent

SOMM

Wine restaurant and Wine Academy

Facade of the wine bar

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Win

Brunch spot and wine bar

Coffee and breakfast

Bar Win Gent

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Parole

interieur parole, bar met barstoelen aan, verschillende flessen in de rekken, donkergrijze muur

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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop

Interior

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ONA

Enjoy authentic wines

Ona Gent

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Cocktails

Café de Zoo

De Zoo - Gent

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Eltòn

Perfect aperitif spot

Interior

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Jigger's

Speakeasy with a quirky touch

Facade

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Yalo restaurant & bar

Seasonal cuisine with a twist

Bar hotel Yalo

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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent

Coffee and breakfast

Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

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Ghent specialities

Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry

Mastel on a plate with coffee

Kroakemandels

Deep-fried peas, poor man's caviar

A plate of kroakemandels and a glass of beer

Cuberdons

These raspberry flavoured sweets are synonymous with Ghent

Saleswoman gives red and white striped bag of cuberdons to two children. She's located at a stall on the Vegetable Market.

Snowballs

Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate

3 sneeuwballen met daarboven larmuseau discover delicious traditions

Tilly’s Gentse Vlaai

Flan according to an old family recipe

Tilly's Vlaaien

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Waterzooi

Regional speciality soup with chicken or fish

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.

RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent

Roomer Gent

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