Food and drink in Ghent
Where to eat and drink well in the centre of Ghent, from the Korenmarkt to the Patershol. All of them are in the game's places index too.
Restaurants
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Allegro Moderato
Refined cooking in a town house on the Korenlei, with a terrace on the Leie.
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Amadeus
All-you-can-eat spare ribs, in a dark, cosy room full of old knick-knacks.
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Balls & Glory
Big stuffed meatballs with stoemp or salad, a Ghent idea that spread across the country.
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Belga Queen
Belgian cooking in a historic house on the Graslei, looking out over the Leie.
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Brasserie Paradijs
Brasserie by the Sint-Veerleplein, a few steps from the Gravensteen and the Oude Vismijn.
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Café Theatre
Grand café next to the Opera, on two floors, from breakfast till late.
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De Gekroonde Hoofden
Flemish cooking in an old house in the shadow of the Gravensteen, with a medieval feel.
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Domestica
Stylish brasserie near the Opera, a favourite for lunch or after the show.
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Du Progrès
Classic brasserie on the Korenmarkt, known for generations for its steaks and Flemish classics.
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Frituur Filip
Belgian fries in a paper cone, by the Groentenmarkt.
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Holy Food Market
Food hall with a dozen kitchens under the vaults of the 16th-century Baudelo chapel.
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Korenlei Twee
Fish and seafood by the water, right across from the Graslei.
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Le Botaniste
Plant-based and organic, served in the setting of an old apothecary.
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Mosquito Coast
Travellers' café on the Hoogpoort with world food, guidebooks to leaf through and a terrace in the sun.
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Oak
Small fine-dining restaurant of chef Marcelo Ballardin, with a surprise menu.
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Pakhuis
Big brasserie in a restored 19th-century warehouse with cast-iron columns, tucked away in an alley off the Korenmarkt.
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Poule & Poulette
Chicken every which way, off the spit and out of the oven, just off the Korenmarkt.
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Publiek
Chef Olly Ceulenaere's restaurant on the Ham: one menu, pure and seasonal.
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Soup Lounge
Soup and sandwiches by the Zuivelbrug: quick, cheap and warm.
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Volta
Restaurant in the tall hall of a former electricity station, with an open kitchen.
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Vrijmoed
Fine dining by chef Michael Vrijmoed, with vegetables in the lead role, in a town house off the Vlaanderenstraat.
Cafés and bars
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't Dreupelkot
Jenever bar on the Leie by the Groentenmarkt, with hundreds of jenevers, some home-made.
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't Galgenhuisje
Ghent's smallest pub, against the Groot Vleeshuis, where the gallows used to stand.
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't Kanon
Pub right by the Dulle Griet, the big red cannon off the Vrijdagmarkt.
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Café Labath
Coffee bar with carefully roasted coffee, breakfast and lunch.
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De Dulle Griet
Beer café on the Vrijdagmarkt with hundreds of beers. Order a Max and you hand over a shoe as a deposit.
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De Loge
Brown café where locals drop in for a beer and a chat.
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Den Turk
One of the oldest pubs in Ghent, by the Belfry, often with live jazz and blues.
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Gruut
Ghent's city brewery, brewing beer with gruit, a medieval herb mix, instead of hops.
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Het Spijker
Pub in a Romanesque stone house from around 1200 on the Leie, with a vaulted cellar.
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Rococo
Little café in the Patershol, by candlelight, with a piano and home-made cake.
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Sphinx Café
The café of the Sphinx art-house cinema, by the Korenmarkt: before or after the film.
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Waterhuis aan de Bierkant
Beer café on the water with a long list of Belgian beers and a terrace over the Leie.
Opening hours and menus change: check before you go.
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