Guidebook for Gent
Drinks & Nightlife
350 local and international beers, exchange your shoe for a Max beer poured in a bootshaped glass
41 locals recommend
Dulle Griet
50 Vrijdagmarkt350 local and international beers, exchange your shoe for a Max beer poured in a bootshaped glass
Charlatan
6 Vlasmarktvery popular pub/dancecafe, meeting place young people
Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant
9 Groentenmarktmore of 250 sorts of Belgian beers
Café Barista
16 Meerseniersstraatcoffee, special bread,
Bar des amis
5 VlasmarktNext to Charlatan, popular cafe
Everything Else
Tourist Information Center
5 Sint-VeerlepleinTourist information desk Ghent
Gravensteen
11 Sint-VeerlepleinMedieval Castle
Carrefour Express
Grocery shop
Biker bicycles
16 Steendamrent a bicycle for 1/2 day or 1 day, etc...
MIAT Ghent
10 MinnemeersMuseum Industrial history
Patershol
61 CorduwaniersstraatFull of cozy little restaurants in old little houses
Saint Nicholas Church
4 Cataloniëstraatchurch
Het Belfort van Gent
Sint-Baafspleinchurch
Sint-Jacobskerk
Bij Sint-JacobsAntiques/fleemarket on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
delicious brunches, traditional cakes and colourful cupcakes with a dash of old-fashioned conviviality
57 locals recommend
Julie's House
13 Kraanleidelicious brunches, traditional cakes and colourful cupcakes with a dash of old-fashioned conviviality
De Bootjes Van Gent - Rederij Dewaele
4/A Korenleiboattrips with a guide
Ghent City Hall
1 BotermarktTown Hall
Bakery Jacques and Patrick
31 GoudstraatBakery, fresh bread
Slagerij De Hooiaard
2 Hooiaardbutcher
Fruitco
3 Kammerstraatall sorts of fresh vegetables and fruit
Hot Club Gent
2 Schuddevisstraatjejazz club and blues, performances at 9pm almost every night
Tante Paula
2 VlasmarktBreakfast - closed on Saturdays and Sundays
Bakery Himschoot
1 Groentenmarktartisanal bread and bakery - 60 sorts of bread
Food Scene
Pakhuis
4 SchuurkenstraatResto in an ancient industrial warehouse
Brasserie Savarin
17 VrijdagmarktLovely salades and delicious steaks
Allegro Moderato
7 KorenleiFrench cuisine, excellent !
Simon Says
8 Sluizekencoffee, hot chocolate, delicious cake
Huize Colette
6 Belfortstraatvintage coffee, hot chocolate
Starbucks Korenmarkt
4 Korenmarktwell known :-)
Clochard de luxe
18 Ottograchtcozy little restaurant, delicious food
Amadeus Gent 2
7 GoudenleeuwpleinThe place for spare ribs !
Delicious soupbar - opening hours 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (closed on Sunday and Monday)
10 locals recommend
Soup'r
9 Sint-NiklaasstraatDelicious soupbar - opening hours 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (closed on Sunday and Monday)
Souplounge
4 ZuivelbrugstraatSoupbar : soup + bread + apple
Abundant brunch on Sunday. Balcony terrace with a lovely view of St Bavo’s Cathedral and the Belfry.
10 locals recommend
De Foyer
1 Paul SnoekstraatAbundant brunch on Sunday. Balcony terrace with a lovely view of St Bavo’s Cathedral and the Belfry.
Organic bakery serving large breakfasts, fun brunches or a quick business meet & eat. Its speciality is the ‘tartine bœuf basilic’, an open sandwich with raw beef and basil served on a porcelain slate plate.
66 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
10 KalandebergOrganic bakery serving large breakfasts, fun brunches or a quick business meet & eat. Its speciality is the ‘tartine bœuf basilic’, an open sandwich with raw beef and basil served on a porcelain slate plate.
good-quality, well-respected fast food restaurant, with the emphasis on fresh and healthy food.
6 locals recommend
EXKi Gent
14 Korenmarktgood-quality, well-respected fast food restaurant, with the emphasis on fresh and healthy food.
Head to this bar if you’re looking for an unforgettable chocolate and coffee experience. This chocolate bar is the place to be for all things chocolate: the walls have been painted in chocolate shades and are adorned with pictures of chocolate and cocoa beans, and from your seat you have a direct view of the chocolate workshop.
Chocolato
7 Sint-MichielshellingHead to this bar if you’re looking for an unforgettable chocolate and coffee experience. This chocolate bar is the place to be for all things chocolate: the walls have been painted in chocolate shades and are adorned with pictures of chocolate and cocoa beans, and from your seat you have a direct view of the chocolate workshop.
old pastry recipes. The cherry on the cake? The French ‘boudoir chic’ interior.
12 locals recommend
Alice
6 Onderbergen old pastry recipes. The cherry on the cake? The French ‘boudoir chic’ interior.