Guidebook for Gent

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Guidebook for Gent

Food Scene

14 locals recommend
Patyntje
91 Gordunakaai
14 locals recommend
8 locals recommend
Pizzeria Da Toto
1 Handbalstraat
8 locals recommend
Slow food restaurant serving healthy international fusion cuisine. The restaurant is suitable for customers with allergies, as it also serves gluten-free and lactose-free dishes. One of the prettiest and largest garden terraces in Ghent, near Sint-Pieters Station. On Sundays they also serve a nice brunch from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. NL: Slowfood restaurant met een gezonde, international fusion-keuken. Speelt ook in op allergieën en serveert gluten- en lactosevrije gerechten. Eén van de mooiste en grootste tuinterrassen van Gent, vlakbij het Sint-Pietersstation. Op zondag kun je hier van 11 tot 15 uur terecht voor een uitgebreide brunch
23 locals recommend
Café Parti
65A Kon. Maria Hendrikaplein
23 locals recommend
Slow food restaurant serving healthy international fusion cuisine. The restaurant is suitable for customers with allergies, as it also serves gluten-free and lactose-free dishes. One of the prettiest and largest garden terraces in Ghent, near Sint-Pieters Station. On Sundays they also serve a nice brunch from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. NL: Slowfood restaurant met een gezonde, international fusion-keuken. Speelt ook in op allergieën en serveert gluten- en lactosevrije gerechten. Eén van de mooiste en grootste tuinterrassen van Gent, vlakbij het Sint-Pietersstation. Op zondag kun je hier van 11 tot 15 uur terecht voor een uitgebreide brunch
Julie's House Shop
26 Kon. Elisabethlaan
17 locals recommend
Lekker Gec
6 Kon. Maria Hendrikaplein
17 locals recommend
10 locals recommend
Robot
1 Bijlokehof
10 locals recommend
Gust in de Annonciadenstraat is een gezellig ontbijt-, lunch- & meeneemrestaurant. Het is ingericht met zachte pasteltinten en licht hout. Alles is huisgemaakt en de lunchkaart wisselt wekelijks.
28 locals recommend
Gust
55 Papegaaistraat
28 locals recommend
Gust in de Annonciadenstraat is een gezellig ontbijt-, lunch- & meeneemrestaurant. Het is ingericht met zachte pasteltinten en licht hout. Alles is huisgemaakt en de lunchkaart wisselt wekelijks.
STAMcafé by Pain Perdu biedt een prachtig uitzicht op de architectuur en het groen van de Bijlokesite én op het schitterende zonneterras van het café. Je kunt er terecht voor een ontbijt, brunch, lunch, koffie, thee en taart
13 locals recommend
STAMCafé
2 Godshuizenlaan
13 locals recommend
STAMcafé by Pain Perdu biedt een prachtig uitzicht op de architectuur en het groen van de Bijlokesite én op het schitterende zonneterras van het café. Je kunt er terecht voor een ontbijt, brunch, lunch, koffie, thee en taart
Trendy coffee bar in a beautiful building dating from 1904. The eye catchers are Panamarenko’s golden murals while the coffee is roasted by the eccentric artist’s wife.
79 locals recommend
Simon Says
8 Sluizeken
79 locals recommend
Trendy coffee bar in a beautiful building dating from 1904. The eye catchers are Panamarenko’s golden murals while the coffee is roasted by the eccentric artist’s wife.
At this coffee bar/café you can enjoy a good book along with a drink or snack. Books cover the walls. You can buy them or exchange one of your own for something new to read.
9 locals recommend
Le Bal Infernal - used book café
6 Kammerstraat
9 locals recommend
At this coffee bar/café you can enjoy a good book along with a drink or snack. Books cover the walls. You can buy them or exchange one of your own for something new to read.
28 locals recommend
Aperto Chiuso
82 Sleepstraat
28 locals recommend
Reiscafé/eethuis vlakbij het stadhuis. Alles hier doet dromen van verre bestemmingen, avontuur en exotiek. Kleurrijke cocktails afgewisseld met bieren van bij ons, fingerfood en wereldkeuken, een mooie mélange van heinde en verre. Bij zomerweer is er zowel een binnenkoer als terras.
84 locals recommend
Mosquito Coast
28 Hoogpoort
84 locals recommend
Reiscafé/eethuis vlakbij het stadhuis. Alles hier doet dromen van verre bestemmingen, avontuur en exotiek. Kleurrijke cocktails afgewisseld met bieren van bij ons, fingerfood en wereldkeuken, een mooie mélange van heinde en verre. Bij zomerweer is er zowel een binnenkoer als terras.
Een pittoreske, gezellige buurt in de schaduw van het Gravensteen, met een stratenpatroon dat sinds de middeleeuwen onveranderd is gebleven. De wijk is de thuishaven van het Caermersklooster, het Huis van Alijn, speciaalzaken en kunstgalerijen. Wie lekker wil tafelen, kiest uit één van de vele restaurants die zich in de middeleeuwse steegjes gevestigd hebben. Van Frans over Thai tot ouderwets lekker Vlaams, je vindt het hier allemaal.
110 locals recommend
Patershol
61 Corduwaniersstraat
110 locals recommend
Een pittoreske, gezellige buurt in de schaduw van het Gravensteen, met een stratenpatroon dat sinds de middeleeuwen onveranderd is gebleven. De wijk is de thuishaven van het Caermersklooster, het Huis van Alijn, speciaalzaken en kunstgalerijen. Wie lekker wil tafelen, kiest uit één van de vele restaurants die zich in de middeleeuwse steegjes gevestigd hebben. Van Frans over Thai tot ouderwets lekker Vlaams, je vindt het hier allemaal.
Bakkerij “Himschoot” is de oudste bakkerij van Gent en wellicht één van de oudste van België. Reeds vanaf het ontstaan van de bakkerij in de 17e eeuw worden de broden in de kelderverdieping gebakken, terwijl de winkel zich op het gelijkvloers bevindt. Bakkers hebben daar generaties lang meer dan 65 soorten brood klaargemaakt, een aanbod dat tot op heden is blijven bestaan.
37 locals recommend
Bakery Himschoot
1 Groentenmarkt
37 locals recommend
Bakkerij “Himschoot” is de oudste bakkerij van Gent en wellicht één van de oudste van België. Reeds vanaf het ontstaan van de bakkerij in de 17e eeuw worden de broden in de kelderverdieping gebakken, terwijl de winkel zich op het gelijkvloers bevindt. Bakkers hebben daar generaties lang meer dan 65 soorten brood klaargemaakt, een aanbod dat tot op heden is blijven bestaan.
Perfectie en vernieuwing zijn de sleutelwoorden van patissier en chocolatier Joost Arijs. No-nonsense patisserie, geen extreme of zware smaakcombinaties, geen gekke tierlantijntjes of drukke decoraties. Alles draait hier om de puurheid van de ingrediënten, verfijnde smaken en texturen. Zijn uitgepuurde creaties zijn een genot voor alle zintuigen.
19 locals recommend
Joost Arijs
24 Vlaanderenstraat
19 locals recommend
Perfectie en vernieuwing zijn de sleutelwoorden van patissier en chocolatier Joost Arijs. No-nonsense patisserie, geen extreme of zware smaakcombinaties, geen gekke tierlantijntjes of drukke decoraties. Alles draait hier om de puurheid van de ingrediënten, verfijnde smaken en texturen. Zijn uitgepuurde creaties zijn een genot voor alle zintuigen.

Essentials

26 locals recommend
Delhaize Watersport
15 Jubileumlaan
26 locals recommend
8 locals recommend
Origin'o Gent
148 Kortrijksesteenweg
8 locals recommend

Getting Around

62 locals recommend
Gent-Sint-Pieters station
62 locals recommend
Geen betere manier om Gent te ontdekken dan per fiets. Bij Max Mobiel kan je terecht om fietsen te huren. Reserveren kan via de website: http://www.max-mobiel.be/p_422.htm Rental requests through the website should be submitted at least 48 hours before the desired rental date.
16 locals recommend
The Bicycle Embassy
27 Voskenslaan
16 locals recommend
Geen betere manier om Gent te ontdekken dan per fiets. Bij Max Mobiel kan je terecht om fietsen te huren. Reserveren kan via de website: http://www.max-mobiel.be/p_422.htm Rental requests through the website should be submitted at least 48 hours before the desired rental date.

Arts & Culture

Dynamic and highly individual. That’s Ghent and it also describes its museum of contemporary art. The permanent collection of top national and international works is presented in continuous interaction with original, often daring exhibitions. The S.M.A.K. keeps a finger on the pulse of the society but sometimes it’s salt on the wound too. You can gradually recover from these many impressions in the museum café. The ‘Broodthaerskabinet’ at the back of the museum forms a transition between the museum building and the Floralies Hall, a ‘crystal palace’ whose architecture transports us back to the spirit of the 19th century. You can gradually recover from these many impressions in the museum café.
230 locals recommend
Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art
1 Jan Hoetplein
230 locals recommend
Dynamic and highly individual. That’s Ghent and it also describes its museum of contemporary art. The permanent collection of top national and international works is presented in continuous interaction with original, often daring exhibitions. The S.M.A.K. keeps a finger on the pulse of the society but sometimes it’s salt on the wound too. You can gradually recover from these many impressions in the museum café. The ‘Broodthaerskabinet’ at the back of the museum forms a transition between the museum building and the Floralies Hall, a ‘crystal palace’ whose architecture transports us back to the spirit of the 19th century. You can gradually recover from these many impressions in the museum café.
The strength and the charm of the MSK is the variety of its collection and the way it is presented: never before have the old masters and modernists hung so perfectly in place as they do in this iconic museum building. An auditorium, a library, a children’s workshop and a café-restaurant make it into a modern, multifunctional complex where you can spend many happy hours surrounded by things of beauty. You can also head to the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) to follow the restoration of The Ghent Altarpiece, an absolute masterpiece of Old Flemish painting. the collection of Flemish Art Hieronymus Bosch, Peter Paul Rubens, James Ensor, and many more: their works are on display throughout the world. Nevertheless, nowhere else will you find a fuller picture of these and other world-renowned Flemish artists than in their home country. The Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Groeninge museum in Bruges and the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent tell the story of the visual arts in the southern Netherlands from the 15th to the 20th century. Their collections have shared a parallel historical development and complement each other perfectly. Together they form the Collection of Flemish Art.
125 locals recommend
Museum Voor Schone Kunsten
1 Fernand Scribedreef
125 locals recommend
The strength and the charm of the MSK is the variety of its collection and the way it is presented: never before have the old masters and modernists hung so perfectly in place as they do in this iconic museum building. An auditorium, a library, a children’s workshop and a café-restaurant make it into a modern, multifunctional complex where you can spend many happy hours surrounded by things of beauty. You can also head to the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) to follow the restoration of The Ghent Altarpiece, an absolute masterpiece of Old Flemish painting. the collection of Flemish Art Hieronymus Bosch, Peter Paul Rubens, James Ensor, and many more: their works are on display throughout the world. Nevertheless, nowhere else will you find a fuller picture of these and other world-renowned Flemish artists than in their home country. The Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Groeninge museum in Bruges and the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent tell the story of the visual arts in the southern Netherlands from the 15th to the 20th century. Their collections have shared a parallel historical development and complement each other perfectly. Together they form the Collection of Flemish Art.

Drinks & Nightlife

Jigger’s The Noble Drugstore is a cocktail bar in Ghent run by Olivier Jacobs, one of Belgium’s most talented mixologists. Jigger’s is all about taking the art and craft of cocktail making to perfection, and it is done in a lovely, cosy speakeasy-style bar. Olivier has a passion for foraging herbs and flowers, and he creates the most amazing infusions with them. Every week he has at least three new creations on the menu. His cocktails are not only works of art but are unique. A place not to be missed.
66 locals recommend
Jigger's
16 Oudburg
66 locals recommend
Jigger’s The Noble Drugstore is a cocktail bar in Ghent run by Olivier Jacobs, one of Belgium’s most talented mixologists. Jigger’s is all about taking the art and craft of cocktail making to perfection, and it is done in a lovely, cosy speakeasy-style bar. Olivier has a passion for foraging herbs and flowers, and he creates the most amazing infusions with them. Every week he has at least three new creations on the menu. His cocktails are not only works of art but are unique. A place not to be missed.

Everything Else

Vibrant arthouse cinema with lots of festivals, events, premieres and an attractive cafe, with a terrace next door. It also has “happenings”, serves food and a large selection of cocktails, wines, coffees and Fairtrade drinks. All that in the middle of the historic centre of Ghent.
62 locals recommend
Sphinx Cinema and Cafe
3 Sint-Michielshelling
62 locals recommend
Vibrant arthouse cinema with lots of festivals, events, premieres and an attractive cafe, with a terrace next door. It also has “happenings”, serves food and a large selection of cocktails, wines, coffees and Fairtrade drinks. All that in the middle of the historic centre of Ghent.

Sightseeing

Go and see the 700-year-old Belfort, as one of the three towers symbolising Ghent. It is next to Sint Baafskathedraal Cathedral and Sint-Niklaaskerk. It has been well renovated and houses the carillon that is still being played every week! Next to it you also have the city hall.
67 locals recommend
Het Belfort van Gent
Sint-Baafsplein
67 locals recommend
Go and see the 700-year-old Belfort, as one of the three towers symbolising Ghent. It is next to Sint Baafskathedraal Cathedral and Sint-Niklaaskerk. It has been well renovated and houses the carillon that is still being played every week! Next to it you also have the city hall.
Tonen wie de baas was, dat is wat Filips Van den Elzas wilde. En dus herbouwde hij het imposante Gravensteen (1180). Het gevoel van rijkdom en macht dat hij in zijn burcht moet ervaren hebben, wordt op sensationele manier tastbaar als je bovenop het donjon tussen de kantelen staat en uitkijkt over de stad.
210 locals recommend
Gravensteen
11 Sint-Veerleplein
210 locals recommend
Tonen wie de baas was, dat is wat Filips Van den Elzas wilde. En dus herbouwde hij het imposante Gravensteen (1180). Het gevoel van rijkdom en macht dat hij in zijn burcht moet ervaren hebben, wordt op sensationele manier tastbaar als je bovenop het donjon tussen de kantelen staat en uitkijkt over de stad.
Keep your camera handy! The appearance of the Werregarenstraat changes constantly. That comes as no surprise, given that street artists are free to decorate it as they please. Definitely worth a detour!
8 locals recommend
Werregarenstraat
Werregarenstraat
8 locals recommend
Keep your camera handy! The appearance of the Werregarenstraat changes constantly. That comes as no surprise, given that street artists are free to decorate it as they please. Definitely worth a detour!
The Millionaires’ Quarter is an unique district: it was here that leading architects from the inter-war period built some of their most prestigious projects. Many of them also owned houses here as a showcase. And although you’ll come across the most diverse building styles, the area nevertheless radiates its own unique sort of unity. The Millionaires’ Quarter, home of the rich locals, has been protected as a cityscape since 1994.
Paul de Smet de Naeyerplein
Paul de Smet de Naeyerplein
The Millionaires’ Quarter is an unique district: it was here that leading architects from the inter-war period built some of their most prestigious projects. Many of them also owned houses here as a showcase. And although you’ll come across the most diverse building styles, the area nevertheless radiates its own unique sort of unity. The Millionaires’ Quarter, home of the rich locals, has been protected as a cityscape since 1994.
You are on historic ground here. In the 7th century, Amandus van Gent founded St Bavo’s Abbey here in an attempt to convert the inhabitants of this city of Ganda. Many centuries later, Charles V had most of the original abbey buildings demolished to make way for the notorious Spanjaardkasteel. Recently, the former abbey church rose from its ashes, not in stone, but in greenery. 5-m high hornbeam pillars evoke the lost church. A concrete podium now stands where the altar used to be, ready to host artists’ shows. In order to protect this splendid site as best as possible, it is only opened to visitors on rare occasions.
12 locals recommend
Sint-Baafsabdij
12 locals recommend
You are on historic ground here. In the 7th century, Amandus van Gent founded St Bavo’s Abbey here in an attempt to convert the inhabitants of this city of Ganda. Many centuries later, Charles V had most of the original abbey buildings demolished to make way for the notorious Spanjaardkasteel. Recently, the former abbey church rose from its ashes, not in stone, but in greenery. 5-m high hornbeam pillars evoke the lost church. A concrete podium now stands where the altar used to be, ready to host artists’ shows. In order to protect this splendid site as best as possible, it is only opened to visitors on rare occasions.