Guidebook for Gent
Drinks & Nightlife
Trollekelder
4 Walter De BuckpleinOur favorite place to get a Belgian beer in Gent!
Did you ever want to drink 1.2 L of Belgian beer out of a Kwak-style glass? Here is your opportunity! Classic Belgian beer pub, great atmosphere.
41 locals raden deze aan
Dulle Griet
50 VrijdagmarktDid you ever want to drink 1.2 L of Belgian beer out of a Kwak-style glass? Here is your opportunity! Classic Belgian beer pub, great atmosphere.
Great place to have a Belgian beer, coffee or hot chocolate. There is nightly jazz and truly the coziest atmosphere in all of Ghent.
67 locals raden deze aan
Hot Club Gent
2 SchuddevisstraatjeGreat place to have a Belgian beer, coffee or hot chocolate. There is nightly jazz and truly the coziest atmosphere in all of Ghent.
Great place for a beer. You can sit on the front terrace, or walk all the way through the pub to get yourself a seat on the back terrace, which is right on the canal.
19 locals raden deze aan
het Spijker
3 PensmarktGreat place for a beer. You can sit on the front terrace, or walk all the way through the pub to get yourself a seat on the back terrace, which is right on the canal.
A classic Ghent brown cafe. Small, cozy, and a monstrous/delicious beer list.
8 locals raden deze aan
Trappistenhuis
164 BrabantdamA classic Ghent brown cafe. Small, cozy, and a monstrous/delicious beer list.
The most unique cafe you've ever been to in the oldest neighborhood in Ghent, Patershol. Cafe Rococo opens after 10pm and feels like you're in someone's living room. Delicious drinks and live piano!
16 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Rococo
57 CorduwaniersstraatThe most unique cafe you've ever been to in the oldest neighborhood in Ghent, Patershol. Cafe Rococo opens after 10pm and feels like you're in someone's living room. Delicious drinks and live piano!
In the student section of the city, this is a nice pub with a great beer list. Also a good taste of the student life here in Ghent ;)
Café Backdoor
26 Sint-AmandstraatIn the student section of the city, this is a nice pub with a great beer list. Also a good taste of the student life here in Ghent ;)
Food Scene
't Klokhuys
65 CorduwaniersstraatCozy, delicious, classic Belgian brasserie with typical Belgian fare.
Reasonably-priced typical Belgian cuisine at the foot of Saint Bavos Cathedral!
10 locals raden deze aan
't Vosken
19 Sint-BaafspleinReasonably-priced typical Belgian cuisine at the foot of Saint Bavos Cathedral!
Bij Sint-Jacobs
Bij Sint-JacobsBest fries in town!!!! Open till late, good prices.
Chic, delicious restaurant favored by locals and not frequented by tourists. Locally-sourced food and drink, and expertly-prepared seafood. The prix fixe menu is a great deal!
63 locals raden deze aan
Pakhuis
4 SchuurkenstraatChic, delicious restaurant favored by locals and not frequented by tourists. Locally-sourced food and drink, and expertly-prepared seafood. The prix fixe menu is a great deal!
Super-cute, super-Ghent coffee place with expertly-prepared coffee, delicious sandwiches, soups and desserts!
7 locals raden deze aan
Café Barista
16 MeerseniersstraatSuper-cute, super-Ghent coffee place with expertly-prepared coffee, delicious sandwiches, soups and desserts!
Skip the Ellis Burgers in the Korenmarkt and head straight to Uncle Babe's at the end of Oudburg (the ethnic food street). These are the best burgers in town, paired with American and Belgian beers.
34 locals raden deze aan
Uncle Babe's
2 SluizekenstraatSkip the Ellis Burgers in the Korenmarkt and head straight to Uncle Babe's at the end of Oudburg (the ethnic food street). These are the best burgers in town, paired with American and Belgian beers.
A Ghent institution for coffee, waffles and hot chocolate. Delicious.
38 locals raden deze aan
Mokabon
35 DonkersteegA Ghent institution for coffee, waffles and hot chocolate. Delicious.
A Ghent student institution. Not the most delicious ribs you've ever eaten, but they are bottomless and only 15.95 euros.
39 locals raden deze aan
Amadeus Gent 1
8 PlotersgrachtA Ghent student institution. Not the most delicious ribs you've ever eaten, but they are bottomless and only 15.95 euros.
Sightseeing
Amazingly beautiful building that was the socialist club in the early 1900s. It is home to a concert venue, a restaurant, a coffee shop, a grocery store and much more!
178 locals raden deze aan
Vooruit
23 Sint-PietersnieuwstraatAmazingly beautiful building that was the socialist club in the early 1900s. It is home to a concert venue, a restaurant, a coffee shop, a grocery store and much more!
Sint Baafs Abbey is a 1,000 year old abbey that at one point was the strongest abbey in all of Flanders. Come here on Friday-Sunday to investigate the old ruins and have a beer at the Herberg Macharius house. It is a beautiful place to relax on a sunny day and learn some fascinating history
6 locals raden deze aan
Coyendanspark
43 VoorhoutkaaiSint Baafs Abbey is a 1,000 year old abbey that at one point was the strongest abbey in all of Flanders. Come here on Friday-Sunday to investigate the old ruins and have a beer at the Herberg Macharius house. It is a beautiful place to relax on a sunny day and learn some fascinating history
Arts & Culture
The city museum of Ghent gives a history of the original settlement of Ganda and how it has evolved over time to become the beautiful city it is today. There is a fantastic permanent exhibit about the theft of Het Lam God painting, giving all of the intricate details of its theft. At the moment there is an exhibit on Willem of Orange, the king of the Netherlands, and his influence on the city of Ghent. Excellent museum.
143 locals raden deze aan
STAM Gent Stadsmuseum
2 GodshuizenlaanThe city museum of Ghent gives a history of the original settlement of Ganda and how it has evolved over time to become the beautiful city it is today. There is a fantastic permanent exhibit about the theft of Het Lam God painting, giving all of the intricate details of its theft. At the moment there is an exhibit on Willem of Orange, the king of the Netherlands, and his influence on the city of Ghent. Excellent museum.