Guidebook for Ghent
Drinks & Nightlife
Hotsy Totsy
1 Hoogstraata bar with a character very close to home; one of my favorites!
Jan van Gent
1 AnnonciadenstraatNice place to get a drink nearby home
Legendary beer place; ask for a kwat and get ready to remove your shoe! ;-)
41 locals recommend
Dulle Griet
50 VrijdagmarktLegendary beer place; ask for a kwat and get ready to remove your shoe! ;-)
Millie Vanillie; A club at the heart of the city center to get the vibes of the city!
Sint-Niklaasstraat
Sint-NiklaasstraatMillie Vanillie; A club at the heart of the city center to get the vibes of the city!
Corduwaniersstraat
CorduwaniersstraatWhite Cat; an alternative club at Patershol!
Charlatan
6 VlasmarktClub; a dancing and concert place, or just to get wild... ;-)
Food Scene
Julie's House
13 KraanleiGreat coffee and cakes! Nice brunch!
It's just in the heart of Gent, where you can have coffee, brunch, lunch, dinner at any time! Sunshine enters!
14 locals recommend
Stadshal
PoeljemarktIt's just in the heart of Gent, where you can have coffee, brunch, lunch, dinner at any time! Sunshine enters!
De Walrus
497 Coupure LinksCoffee, dining and concert place
Mosquito Coast
28 HoogpoortTrendy coffee bar restaurant
Nice restaurant on the most famous street of Gent; good food + great view = a bit pricy.
77 locals recommend
Belga Queen
32 Rue du Fossé aux LoupsNice restaurant on the most famous street of Gent; good food + great view = a bit pricy.
Restaurant Du Progres
10 KorenmarktBest stoverij in town! Highly recommended!
STAMCafé
2 GodshuizenlaanThe best brunch deal in town! My ultimate favorite!
Good quality value deal of food and beverages! Live bands play often and it's a place for locals! Very close to home and an insight to the city habits!
17 locals recommend
Café de loge
5 AnnonciadenstraatGood quality value deal of food and beverages! Live bands play often and it's a place for locals! Very close to home and an insight to the city habits!
This is where the locals go for ribs! Amadeus is for tourists!
32 locals recommend
De Gekroonde Hoofden
4 BurgstraatThis is where the locals go for ribs! Amadeus is for tourists!
Arts & Culture
Hot Club Gent
2 SchuddevisstraatjeNice jazz concerts in a great mystic environment
Museum Voor Schone Kunsten
1 Fernand Scribedreefif you like classic art
Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art
1 Jan Hoetpleincomtemporary art
Sightseeing
STAM Ghent City Museum
2 GodshuizenlaanGreat museum
Shopping
A nice bakery near home! There is a vending machine for bread! So if you run out, no worries! Note that the place is not correctly marked in the map, but the address. It's just across bar Jan van Gent
Iepenstraat
IepenstraatA nice bakery near home! There is a vending machine for bread! So if you run out, no worries! Note that the place is not correctly marked in the map, but the address. It's just across bar Jan van Gent
Essentials
Proxy Delhaize Kouter
158 Kouterthe closest to home; open everyday and Sundays too!
very close to home and very big! Open form Mon to Saturday till 8 pm. Not on Sundays
26 locals recommend
Delhaize Watersport
15 Jubileumlaanvery close to home and very big! Open form Mon to Saturday till 8 pm. Not on Sundays
Parks & Nature
Blaarmeersen
Park, hiking, beach, lovely views... just 3 km away from home!