Guidebook for Gent

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Guidebook for Gent

Drinks & Nightlife

Hostel with a bar and a very cosy terrace, at 5 min from our home. Perfect place to chill on a sunny afternoon. Or to play boardgames inside on a rainy day
treck Hostel
51 Groendreef
Hostel with a bar and a very cosy terrace, at 5 min from our home. Perfect place to chill on a sunny afternoon. Or to play boardgames inside on a rainy day
Bar with sunny terrace at 5 min from the house. Opens at 3pm. Go early when it´s sunny: it gets packed pretty soon
17 locals raden deze aan
café congé
22 Fonteineplein
17 locals raden deze aan
Bar with sunny terrace at 5 min from the house. Opens at 3pm. Go early when it´s sunny: it gets packed pretty soon
Great cocktails, wine and music. Check their website for live perrformances
26 locals raden deze aan
Missy Sippy
16 Klein Turkije
26 locals raden deze aan
Great cocktails, wine and music. Check their website for live perrformances
Perfect spot to hang at the bar, listen to jazz and talk to strangers
15 locals raden deze aan
Manteca
2 Cataloniëstraat
15 locals raden deze aan
Perfect spot to hang at the bar, listen to jazz and talk to strangers
Candle-lit bar with a remarkable hostess. Difficult to explain, you have to experience it. Not exactly cheap but you'll see that one drink easily takes an hour.
16 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Rococo
57 Corduwaniersstraat
16 locals raden deze aan
Candle-lit bar with a remarkable hostess. Difficult to explain, you have to experience it. Not exactly cheap but you'll see that one drink easily takes an hour.
Cellar filled with soul and funk
13 locals raden deze aan
White Cat
40 Drongenhof
13 locals raden deze aan
Cellar filled with soul and funk
Boho summerbar in the garden of a small castle outside of the citycentre
7 locals raden deze aan
Parkkaffee
37 Groenestaakstraat
7 locals raden deze aan
Boho summerbar in the garden of a small castle outside of the citycentre

Food Scene

Star-worthy restaurant - number one in Gent. Pricy but worth it! Reservation (sometimes weeks beforehand) necessary
38 locals raden deze aan
Oak Restaurant
16 Hoogstraat
38 locals raden deze aan
Star-worthy restaurant - number one in Gent. Pricy but worth it! Reservation (sometimes weeks beforehand) necessary
Belgian classics in art nouveau scenery
24 locals raden deze aan
ABA-jour
20 Oudburg
24 locals raden deze aan
Belgian classics in art nouveau scenery
More Belgian classics
23 locals raden deze aan
De Stokerij
2A Tichelrei
23 locals raden deze aan
More Belgian classics
Enjoy a Belgian dish/beer while watching the sun go down over the water. This restaurant/bar is the home of the royal rowing club of Ghent, right besides the 2,3 km long "watersportbaan"
Kantien
1 Kanodreef
Enjoy a Belgian dish/beer while watching the sun go down over the water. This restaurant/bar is the home of the royal rowing club of Ghent, right besides the 2,3 km long "watersportbaan"
Ghent´s cosiest fusion restaurant - make reservations in advance
26 locals raden deze aan
A Food Affair
58 Hoogstraat
26 locals raden deze aan
Ghent´s cosiest fusion restaurant - make reservations in advance
Belgian dishes in an amazing old warehouse setting. A bit on the pricey side and staff can be arrogant, but if you love architecture, you should go 😀
63 locals raden deze aan
Pakhuis
4 Schuurkenstraat
63 locals raden deze aan
Belgian dishes in an amazing old warehouse setting. A bit on the pricey side and staff can be arrogant, but if you love architecture, you should go 😀
Best soup in the city - it's worth the line
10 locals raden deze aan
Soup'r
9 Sint-Niklaasstraat
10 locals raden deze aan
Best soup in the city - it's worth the line
Best steak in the city!
7 locals raden deze aan
Het Groot Vleeshuis
26 Donkersteeg
7 locals raden deze aan
Best steak in the city!
Legendary, old-school bakery
37 locals raden deze aan
Bakery Himschoot
1 Groentenmarkt
37 locals raden deze aan
Legendary, old-school bakery
9 locals raden deze aan
Indian Curry House
10 Sint-Michielsstraat
9 locals raden deze aan
Both restaurant and bar to chill - great interior! Reservation required for dinner
84 locals raden deze aan
Mosquito Coast
28 Hoogpoort
84 locals raden deze aan
Both restaurant and bar to chill - great interior! Reservation required for dinner
16 locals raden deze aan
Sushi Palace
37 Oudburg
16 locals raden deze aan
Great cappuccino wasbar! You can chill all afternoon without having to spend too much money. And you can do your laundry while sipping your coffee or cava!
18 locals raden deze aan
WASBAR
37 Korenmarkt
18 locals raden deze aan
Great cappuccino wasbar! You can chill all afternoon without having to spend too much money. And you can do your laundry while sipping your coffee or cava!
Number 1 Italian restaurant - reservation (days beforehand) necessary
6 locals raden deze aan
Il Folletto
30 Drabstraat
6 locals raden deze aan
Number 1 Italian restaurant - reservation (days beforehand) necessary
Breakfast for egg-lovers
11 locals raden deze aan
luv l’oeuf
30 Nederkouter
11 locals raden deze aan
Breakfast for egg-lovers

Books & Coffee

Just great coffee, no books (but you can take one of mine)
55 locals raden deze aan
Café Labath
1 Oude Houtlei
55 locals raden deze aan
Just great coffee, no books (but you can take one of mine)
Bookshop with a great coffee bar attached to it. one of my favorite spots!
6 locals raden deze aan
bookstore Limerick
142 Kon. Elisabethlaan
6 locals raden deze aan
Bookshop with a great coffee bar attached to it. one of my favorite spots!
Busy bookshop + coffee in the heart of the city
41 locals raden deze aan
Paard Van Troje
113 Kouter
41 locals raden deze aan
Busy bookshop + coffee in the heart of the city

My favorite neighbourhoods

For now, just one: my own! (the rest of my favorites are spread out over the city)
I love my hood! Admitted, it is a bit on the rougher side and not the cleanest if places but I adore the social mix op people and places that come with it. For drinks and/or food, go to Treck * WOEST * Cafe Congé * Superkelly If you are looking for some culture: Check the program of social-artistic hub Bij' De Vieze Gasten for live music, theatre or other kinds of performances * De Koer for more alternative/experimental performances and activities In for a walk in pure nature? 1km away from the house, you find the nature park Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen.
Brugse Poort
I love my hood! Admitted, it is a bit on the rougher side and not the cleanest if places but I adore the social mix op people and places that come with it. For drinks and/or food, go to Treck * WOEST * Cafe Congé * Superkelly If you are looking for some culture: Check the program of social-artistic hub Bij' De Vieze Gasten for live music, theatre or other kinds of performances * De Koer for more alternative/experimental performances and activities In for a walk in pure nature? 1km away from the house, you find the nature park Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen.