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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

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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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OAK

Top cuisine by chef Marcelo Ballardin
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Chef in the kitchen of OAK restaurant
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Vrijmoed

Top gourmet dining in Ghent
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Elders

Restaurant with open kitchen
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Langoustine with waffle and sauce
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John Dory

Fine dining in the heart of Ghent
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Vegetarian restaurants

Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Le Botaniste Gent
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knol&kool

Fresh market and eatery - 100% organic
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De Panda

Vegetarian restaurant in the heart of Ghent
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Pacha Mama

Popular lunch hotspot for students
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50 fifty

Sharing seasonal dishes
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Child-friendly restaurants

Carlos Quinto

Lunch restaurant at Vrijdagmarkt
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Carlos Quinto Gent
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Eetcafé Toreke

Fresh daily specials at affordable prices
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Café Théâtre: theatrical pleasure

The culinary trio at Opera Gent
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Sgol

Grand café with a view of the Ghent towers
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Industrial interior with concrete ceiling and wooden floor
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Keizershof

Cosy brasserie at Vrijdagmarkt
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Keizershof Gent
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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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De Geus van Gent - Gent
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't Galgenhuisje

The smallest café of Ghent in a historical setting
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Afsnis

Brown pub for real beer lovers
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Afsnis - Gent
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Museumcafé Huis van Alijn

Authentic little popular pub at the House of Alijn
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De Dulle Griet

Choose from 500 different beers
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De Dulle Griet - Gent
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Wine bars in Ghent

ONA

Enjoy authentic wines
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Edelrot

Bar & natural wine shop
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Interior
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Bar Terroir

A wine bar with a shop
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Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine
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Nonam

Gastronomic pleasures
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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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Mission Masala

Indian dishes with a modern twist
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Limonada

Cocktail O’clock
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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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Ghent specialities

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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Mastel

Typical Ghent sweet pastry
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Sweet treat with vanilla and chocolate
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RoomeR

Delicious aperitif from Ghent
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Roomer Gent
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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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