Guidebook for Gent
Food Scene
The apartment is right on top of this great Italian restaurant.
It's not the cheapest but I know with certainty that it's real Italian food. It's very cosy and the food is delicious!
28 locals recommend
Aperto Chiuso
82 SleepstraatThe apartment is right on top of this great Italian restaurant.
It's not the cheapest but I know with certainty that it's real Italian food. It's very cosy and the food is delicious!
Ikura Sushi
7 OudburgGreat sushi in a very common interior. Best in the neighbourhood!
Julie's House
13 KraanleiBest cakes and cookies in town! Try everything!
Original Ghent concept where you can eat in on the communal tables or take out their delicious handcrafted meat- or veggieballs, served with 'stoemp' (mashed potatoes) or salad. Try their homemade ice
51 locals recommend
Balls & Glory
35 Rue Henri MausOriginal Ghent concept where you can eat in on the communal tables or take out their delicious handcrafted meat- or veggieballs, served with 'stoemp' (mashed potatoes) or salad. Try their homemade ice
Great place for an all natural lunch. Salad, soup, quiche, sandwiches, hot chocolate, they have it all.
Sit upstairs near the window and watch the people on the busiest square of Ghent.
6 locals recommend
EXKi Gent
14 KorenmarktGreat place for an all natural lunch. Salad, soup, quiche, sandwiches, hot chocolate, they have it all.
Sit upstairs near the window and watch the people on the busiest square of Ghent.
Eat your breakfast or brunch here.
Really authentic food with delicious bread.
Try the bowl of hot chocolate!
66 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
10 KalandebergEat your breakfast or brunch here.
Really authentic food with delicious bread.
Try the bowl of hot chocolate!
Comparable to Le Pain Quotidien for breakfast and brunch but they also have great lunches.
35 locals recommend
Pain Perdu
9 WalpoortstraatComparable to Le Pain Quotidien for breakfast and brunch but they also have great lunches.
Now newly owned and named Retraite, this great local bar/restaurant is worth a visit. Open in the weekends from 16 - 1h. Come here for dinner, a drink or to dance.
De Retraite
210 SleepstraatNow newly owned and named Retraite, this great local bar/restaurant is worth a visit. Open in the weekends from 16 - 1h. Come here for dinner, a drink or to dance.
Healthy vegetarian and vegan burgers, crunchy salads and fresh and delicious smoothies. Yum!
7 locals recommend
Tasty World
1 HoogpoortHealthy vegetarian and vegan burgers, crunchy salads and fresh and delicious smoothies. Yum!
Essentials
If you cross the street from the apartment, on your left you have an alley (De Geyterstraat), you can walk all the way through the apartments and you'll be at this grocery store in less than 2 mins!
Lidl Gent - Fratersplein
11 FraterspleinIf you cross the street from the apartment, on your left you have an alley (De Geyterstraat), you can walk all the way through the apartments and you'll be at this grocery store in less than 2 mins!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great place to go partying! 2 rooms with different musicstyles, from old school hip hop to metal. You can find it all in 'de Charla'. Have fun!
133 locals recommend
Charlatan
6 VlasmarktGreat place to go partying! 2 rooms with different musicstyles, from old school hip hop to metal. You can find it all in 'de Charla'. Have fun!
Fancy and overly delicious cocktails! Walking distance from apartment so let yourself go!
66 locals recommend
Jigger's
16 OudburgFancy and overly delicious cocktails! Walking distance from apartment so let yourself go!
Tiny bar where they only serve jenever (genever/genièvre).
Hosted by Pol, a small fat and funny man who knows everything about his more than 200 sorts of jenever.
Great to start the evening with!
35 locals recommend
't dreupelkot
12 GroentenmarktTiny bar where they only serve jenever (genever/genièvre).
Hosted by Pol, a small fat and funny man who knows everything about his more than 200 sorts of jenever.
Great to start the evening with!
Very central bar where you'll find more locals than tourists. Sometimes it turns into a dancebar but mostly you can hang out and drink beers till early in the morning.
19 locals recommend
het Spijker
3 PensmarktVery central bar where you'll find more locals than tourists. Sometimes it turns into a dancebar but mostly you can hang out and drink beers till early in the morning.
Cosy and again very central bar. Great taste in music, I love to come here after I saw a movie in The Sphinx.
15 locals recommend
Manteca
2 CataloniëstraatCosy and again very central bar. Great taste in music, I love to come here after I saw a movie in The Sphinx.
Kitsch day bar where you can enjoy oldies on vinyl.
Must stop by here!
11 locals recommend
Pink Flamingo's
55 OnderstraatKitsch day bar where you can enjoy oldies on vinyl.
Must stop by here!
Sightseeing
Great museum on everyday life throughout the years.
Maybe not for English speakers but if you understand Dutch this small museum will be a very pleasant surprise. Take a photo in the cool photobooth!
55 locals recommend
Huis van Alijn
65 KraanleiGreat museum on everyday life throughout the years.
Maybe not for English speakers but if you understand Dutch this small museum will be a very pleasant surprise. Take a photo in the cool photobooth!
This beautiful renovated art-deco swimming pool will be great for a late night swim. Open from 7h - 22h30. €6 or €3,3 if under 25 or more than 65 years.
Badhuis van Eyck
This beautiful renovated art-deco swimming pool will be great for a late night swim. Open from 7h - 22h30. €6 or €3,3 if under 25 or more than 65 years.
Arts & Culture
Great cinema with a variety of films, from well known Hollywood films to small indie Scandinavian movies.
It has small cinema halls but they are very cosy.
62 locals recommend
Sphinx Cinema and Cafe
3 Sint-MichielshellingGreat cinema with a variety of films, from well known Hollywood films to small indie Scandinavian movies.
It has small cinema halls but they are very cosy.
Always something to do at Vooruit; parties, big and small concerts, workshops, films. The big 'lunchroom' like bar is full of locals and tourists. Great place to be!
178 locals recommend
Vooruit
23 Sint-PietersnieuwstraatAlways something to do at Vooruit; parties, big and small concerts, workshops, films. The big 'lunchroom' like bar is full of locals and tourists. Great place to be!
Shopping
Shop here for lovely authentic, basic but functional kitchen- and bathroomware. Natural materials and they also sell great cookies (Breton biscuits).
You'll wanna buy everything here!
8 locals recommend
Dille and Kamille
15 HoornstraatShop here for lovely authentic, basic but functional kitchen- and bathroomware. Natural materials and they also sell great cookies (Breton biscuits).
You'll wanna buy everything here!
Original Ghent lingerie store.
Since I've bought my first bra here two years ago, I've not wear any other bras yet.
Cool store with great personal service. All Belgian made lingerie!
La Fille d'O
21 BurgstraatOriginal Ghent lingerie store.
Since I've bought my first bra here two years ago, I've not wear any other bras yet.
Cool store with great personal service. All Belgian made lingerie!
Lovely shop for home decoration or gifts. Look for their Animaux Speciaux products and be amazed by the glass bells full of stuffed insects and fish.
18 locals recommend
Piet Moodshop - homestore
94 Sint-PietersnieuwstraatLovely shop for home decoration or gifts. Look for their Animaux Speciaux products and be amazed by the glass bells full of stuffed insects and fish.
If you don't know this store you will fall in love with this Dutch chain store. They sell everything, from make up to home deco to working materials and bicycle accessories to clothes and food.
12 locals recommend
HEMA
3E KorenmarktIf you don't know this store you will fall in love with this Dutch chain store. They sell everything, from make up to home deco to working materials and bicycle accessories to clothes and food.
Great store unlike most other in Ghent with a big collection of affordable international labels.
Paleis
Great store unlike most other in Ghent with a big collection of affordable international labels.
Everything Else
The only crossfit place in Ghent but thanks to the nicest owner, Dimitri, it may be the best in Belgium!
Join the free trail lessons on Friday at 20h and on Sundaymorning at 10h, no need to call in.
Crossfit Gent
2c WaterstraatThe only crossfit place in Ghent but thanks to the nicest owner, Dimitri, it may be the best in Belgium!
Join the free trail lessons on Friday at 20h and on Sundaymorning at 10h, no need to call in.