Guidebook for Gent
Restaurants
Nice restaurants in Ghent
Café Des Arts is an attractive restaurant in the heart of Ghent. The restaurant has a cozy appearance that immediately creates a casual setting. A beautiful location for a romantic dinner for two or with all your friends. The versatile menu offers something for everyone.
Café des Arts
12 SchouwburgstraatCafé Des Arts is an attractive restaurant in the heart of Ghent. The restaurant has a cozy appearance that immediately creates a casual setting. A beautiful location for a romantic dinner for two or with all your friends. The versatile menu offers something for everyone.
Officina Raffaelli
4B Dok-NoordAn Italian / Tuscan restaurant inside Hal 16.
Nice setting, nice food (grill, burgers) and special beers. Inside it sometimes gets a bit smokey. Outside terrace is lovely.
An old warehouse at the port, creative entrepreneurs and fantastic food and drink. What more could you want? Hal 16 is a cosy food market where you can taste and try the food concepts linked to Dok Brewing Company’s brewery café
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HAL 16
4B Dok-NoordNice setting, nice food (grill, burgers) and special beers. Inside it sometimes gets a bit smokey. Outside terrace is lovely.
An old warehouse at the port, creative entrepreneurs and fantastic food and drink. What more could you want? Hal 16 is a cosy food market where you can taste and try the food concepts linked to Dok Brewing Company’s brewery café
Art Deco brasserie with a view of the Leie, specialised in regional Ghent produce and beer gastronomy. Nice food, great atmosphere, terrace at waterside.
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ABA-jour
20 OudburgArt Deco brasserie with a view of the Leie, specialised in regional Ghent produce and beer gastronomy. Nice food, great atmosphere, terrace at waterside.
Located in a former warehouse, the brasserie is known for its honest cuisine and traditional dishes, with customer-focused service at its core. At Pakhuis, you will enjoy seasonal cuisine with fresh, local ingredients.
Pakhuis serves the most flavourful and pure products directly from Ferme Le Devant, their own farm in France. The menu also includes a wide range of daily-fresh oysters and seafood that have been part of Pakhuis' DNA for years. You get the charming interior for free.
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Pakhuis
4 SchuurkenstraatLocated in a former warehouse, the brasserie is known for its honest cuisine and traditional dishes, with customer-focused service at its core. At Pakhuis, you will enjoy seasonal cuisine with fresh, local ingredients.
Pakhuis serves the most flavourful and pure products directly from Ferme Le Devant, their own farm in France. The menu also includes a wide range of daily-fresh oysters and seafood that have been part of Pakhuis' DNA for years. You get the charming interior for free.
Nice veggie restaurant for lunch or dinner. In amour, love for healthy and delicious food is central. We try to prevent food waste as much as possible. So enjoy our buffet, but don't let your eyes be bigger than your stomach :)
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AMOUR Gent
18 Sint-SalvatorstraatNice veggie restaurant for lunch or dinner. In amour, love for healthy and delicious food is central. We try to prevent food waste as much as possible. So enjoy our buffet, but don't let your eyes be bigger than your stomach :)
Publiek is a hotspot in Ghent for those who love surprising combinations, original flavors and a good portion of rock 'n roll. In the afternoon you can enjoy a healthy lunch. In the evening you can enjoy a 6-course menu or the cook will prepare something with the products available in the kitchen. Michelin star.
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Publiek
39 HamPubliek is a hotspot in Ghent for those who love surprising combinations, original flavors and a good portion of rock 'n roll. In the afternoon you can enjoy a healthy lunch. In the evening you can enjoy a 6-course menu or the cook will prepare something with the products available in the kitchen. Michelin star.
This is an restaurant / cafe with an adventurous character, with its cozy intercontinental decor, extensive travel library and numerous photographs and souvenirs that completely immerses you in a wonderful world.
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Mosquito Coast
28 HoogpoortThis is an restaurant / cafe with an adventurous character, with its cozy intercontinental decor, extensive travel library and numerous photographs and souvenirs that completely immerses you in a wonderful world.
Roots is a small gastro-bistro pub in the Ghent neighbourhood of Patershol. Here the focus is on fresh and local products. You can enjoy good food in a pleasant, casual setting. They offer a set menu for lunch and dinner with seasonal dishes.
Roots
Roots is a small gastro-bistro pub in the Ghent neighbourhood of Patershol. Here the focus is on fresh and local products. You can enjoy good food in a pleasant, casual setting. They offer a set menu for lunch and dinner with seasonal dishes.
focus on a colorful, seasonal and no-nonsense kitchen. orientation is Mexican / Middle-Eastern, made for sharing.
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Amigo
31 Stapelpleinfocus on a colorful, seasonal and no-nonsense kitchen. orientation is Mexican / Middle-Eastern, made for sharing.
This gastronomic bistro feels like home. You can go there for lunch or dinner. The menu offers a limited number of starters, main dishes and desserts. You can choose between fish, meat and vegetarian options.
Een Twee Vijf
125 MolenaarsstraatThis gastronomic bistro feels like home. You can go there for lunch or dinner. The menu offers a limited number of starters, main dishes and desserts. You can choose between fish, meat and vegetarian options.
This small restaurant is situated in Oudburg. They offer a variety of ramen soups and typical side dishes, inspired by the seasons and our experiences in Japan. All components - noodles, broth, toppings and condiments - are made in-house.
Eetramen
51 OudburgThis small restaurant is situated in Oudburg. They offer a variety of ramen soups and typical side dishes, inspired by the seasons and our experiences in Japan. All components - noodles, broth, toppings and condiments - are made in-house.
Their friendly neighbourhood eatery with a long counter offers tasty bistro fare with a twist.
BORIS & MAURICE
Their friendly neighbourhood eatery with a long counter offers tasty bistro fare with a twist.
Casual and laid back bistro. Cosy atmosphere with good vibes & music. Serving seasonal and creative food with a large range of natural wines.
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Alberte
78 DendermondsesteenwegCasual and laid back bistro. Cosy atmosphere with good vibes & music. Serving seasonal and creative food with a large range of natural wines.
Mortier is a restaurant, coffee roaster and a cozy bar in Ghent's Dampoortstraat. With an emphasis on quality, choice of product and a personal approach.
Mortier Gent
Mortier is a restaurant, coffee roaster and a cozy bar in Ghent's Dampoortstraat. With an emphasis on quality, choice of product and a personal approach.
Their ramen is Japanese inspired and locally created. Following the principles of Japanese cuisine we source as much as possible from our direct environment. Everything his homemade, from noodle to soda and cocktails.
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Golden Gai
11 DampoortstraatTheir ramen is Japanese inspired and locally created. Following the principles of Japanese cuisine we source as much as possible from our direct environment. Everything his homemade, from noodle to soda and cocktails.
At ENTR you can enjoy complete meals, tasty snacks and refreshing drinks. Whether you want a quick lunch with colleagues, an after-work drink with delicious tapas/mezze to end the week, a cozy place to have an aperitif with friends or an extensive dinner, or a bar to chat after a show. while enjoying a coffee or cocktail - ENTR is the right place for you!
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ENTR
147 HamAt ENTR you can enjoy complete meals, tasty snacks and refreshing drinks. Whether you want a quick lunch with colleagues, an after-work drink with delicious tapas/mezze to end the week, a cozy place to have an aperitif with friends or an extensive dinner, or a bar to chat after a show. while enjoying a coffee or cocktail - ENTR is the right place for you!
The Wan & Only serves Belgian classics and bistro dishes. It is located in an authentic pub: a mix between an old café and a new wine bar. In addition to the classics from Belgian and French cuisine, the menu also includes changing dishes. Here, you can enjoy an aperitif with some appetizers, a quick main course or you can just have beer. The extensive beer and wine list is focused on natural wines.
De Wan
The Wan & Only serves Belgian classics and bistro dishes. It is located in an authentic pub: a mix between an old café and a new wine bar. In addition to the classics from Belgian and French cuisine, the menu also includes changing dishes. Here, you can enjoy an aperitif with some appetizers, a quick main course or you can just have beer. The extensive beer and wine list is focused on natural wines.
Near Sint-Veerleplein and in the shadow of the Gravensteen in Ghent you will find the authentic ristorante-pizzeria Al Castello. Already an established name since 1991. Papa Pino and his sons Stefano, Domenico and Lorenzo provide the real Italian family, warm-hearted atmosphere. Their extensive menu is the strength of Italian cuisine. The antipasti, pizza, pasta and veal steaks are pure culinary indulgence.
Al Castello Gravensteen
2 GeldmuntNear Sint-Veerleplein and in the shadow of the Gravensteen in Ghent you will find the authentic ristorante-pizzeria Al Castello. Already an established name since 1991. Papa Pino and his sons Stefano, Domenico and Lorenzo provide the real Italian family, warm-hearted atmosphere. Their extensive menu is the strength of Italian cuisine. The antipasti, pizza, pasta and veal steaks are pure culinary indulgence.
Coffee & breakfast
Established more than 10 years ago, Labath is the oldest third-wave coffee bar in Ghent. Every day, guests are offered a cup of single-origin specialty coffee or - according to the buzz - the best cappuccino in Ghent. Locals, art students, senior citizens, young entrepreneurs and passer-by all come here to relax in the artistic outdoor area or inside under the hanging plants. A welcoming and very laid-back place!
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Café Labath
1 Oude HoutleiEstablished more than 10 years ago, Labath is the oldest third-wave coffee bar in Ghent. Every day, guests are offered a cup of single-origin specialty coffee or - according to the buzz - the best cappuccino in Ghent. Locals, art students, senior citizens, young entrepreneurs and passer-by all come here to relax in the artistic outdoor area or inside under the hanging plants. A welcoming and very laid-back place!
Breakfast, lunch and everything in between. Expect a menu filled with local produce that was delivered in the morning and prepped and cooked on your plate 2 hours later.
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Gust
55 PapegaaistraatBreakfast, lunch and everything in between. Expect a menu filled with local produce that was delivered in the morning and prepped and cooked on your plate 2 hours later.
Himschoot
7 Dok-NoordNice bakery at Dok Noord.
Simon Says is a Coffee Bar in the heart of Ghent. It is located on the edge of the historic “Patershol” district. The coffee bar is a lively space, of which the coffee machine is the beating heart. The perfect place for breakfast, light lunch or afternoon snack with coffee or cake with your family and friends. Simon Says offers an ideal base to discover the city or for a weekend getaway, for business or just to enjoy.
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Simon Says
8 SluizekenSimon Says is a Coffee Bar in the heart of Ghent. It is located on the edge of the historic “Patershol” district. The coffee bar is a lively space, of which the coffee machine is the beating heart. The perfect place for breakfast, light lunch or afternoon snack with coffee or cake with your family and friends. Simon Says offers an ideal base to discover the city or for a weekend getaway, for business or just to enjoy.
O'yo is a healthy breakfast, lunch and coffee bar with honest and tasty dishes where you are the focus and personally guided in making healthy food choices.
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O'yo
82 BrabantdamO'yo is a healthy breakfast, lunch and coffee bar with honest and tasty dishes where you are the focus and personally guided in making healthy food choices.
Norma is breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee and apéro, in-house or take away. So also handy for your hot cup of coffee on the way to work, a tasty lunch during the afternoon break, or a cake at home. Norma is eating at the rhythm of nature. A small but nice seasonal menu with fresh & local products from established Ghent values or young entrepreneurs. A menu adapted to what nature offers us and what we all long for: comfort food on Belgian autumn days, nice and light during the summer and excitingly surprising in the spring.
Norma
20 BennesteegNorma is breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee and apéro, in-house or take away. So also handy for your hot cup of coffee on the way to work, a tasty lunch during the afternoon break, or a cake at home. Norma is eating at the rhythm of nature. A small but nice seasonal menu with fresh & local products from established Ghent values or young entrepreneurs. A menu adapted to what nature offers us and what we all long for: comfort food on Belgian autumn days, nice and light during the summer and excitingly surprising in the spring.
Stek is a breakfast, brunch and lunch bar in a cozy setting full of houseplants. In the summer you can enjoy breakfast on our southern terrace, light meals, sweets, coffee and so much more.
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STEK
129 NederkouterStek is a breakfast, brunch and lunch bar in a cozy setting full of houseplants. In the summer you can enjoy breakfast on our southern terrace, light meals, sweets, coffee and so much more.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice Irish pub, good food, large terrace. You can visit the classical Irish pub in Ghent reminiscent of the establishments you find in every major European city. The menu features savoury Irish dishes combined with the delicacy of Belgian cuisine. A classic hamburger or rib eye steak, or would you rather go for something vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free. All dishes are prepared with the same care. The little ones are not forgotten, they can order child sized dishes as well.
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Patrick Foley's
10 RecollettenleiNice Irish pub, good food, large terrace. You can visit the classical Irish pub in Ghent reminiscent of the establishments you find in every major European city. The menu features savoury Irish dishes combined with the delicacy of Belgian cuisine. A classic hamburger or rib eye steak, or would you rather go for something vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free. All dishes are prepared with the same care. The little ones are not forgotten, they can order child sized dishes as well.
Het Spijker, a pub with a past. Het Spijker literally means granary, which previously was the function of this historic building. Go down the stairs and walk back into history. A real local pub with an attractive lounge area on the 2nd floor.
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het Spijker
3 PensmarktHet Spijker, a pub with a past. Het Spijker literally means granary, which previously was the function of this historic building. Go down the stairs and walk back into history. A real local pub with an attractive lounge area on the 2nd floor.
“Brown café” in an old, beautiful medieval interior decorated with cartwheels.
This café offers the largest beer selection in Ghent: more than 500 local and international beers. Exchange your shoe for a Max beer poured in a bootshaped glass.
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Dulle Griet
50 Vrijdagmarkt“Brown café” in an old, beautiful medieval interior decorated with cartwheels.
This café offers the largest beer selection in Ghent: more than 500 local and international beers. Exchange your shoe for a Max beer poured in a bootshaped glass.
Alternative café where you can enjoy a chat and a spot of jazz. It features one of the few remaining bumper pool tables in Ghent. It has a very long bar and a popular terrace on the streetside.
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Misterioso
96 KrommewalAlternative café where you can enjoy a chat and a spot of jazz. It features one of the few remaining bumper pool tables in Ghent. It has a very long bar and a popular terrace on the streetside.
Exotic bar with an outlandish decor in Tiki style. Rum cocktails, including the infamous Mai Thai.
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The Drifter
53 OudburgExotic bar with an outlandish decor in Tiki style. Rum cocktails, including the infamous Mai Thai.
A chat cafe with a glorious past and a beautiful interior. This place is known for its poetry performances, conferences, stand-up comedy, cabaret, jazz concerts.
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Hotsy Totsy
1 HoogstraatA chat cafe with a glorious past and a beautiful interior. This place is known for its poetry performances, conferences, stand-up comedy, cabaret, jazz concerts.
Cocktailbar in a unique interior. An experienced team will professionally mix a cocktail for you. Since they want to do this with the same devotion for each customer, spaces are limited. So get your seat quickly (no reservations possible) and ask for your favourite classic. Do you want something more daring? Let the team surprise you with a mix of homemade ingredients.
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Jigger's
16 OudburgCocktailbar in a unique interior. An experienced team will professionally mix a cocktail for you. Since they want to do this with the same devotion for each customer, spaces are limited. So get your seat quickly (no reservations possible) and ask for your favourite classic. Do you want something more daring? Let the team surprise you with a mix of homemade ingredients.
An intimate bar in the style of a cosy drawing room, perfect for a tête-à-tête entirely by candlelight or a chat with Betty, the fiery landlady, at the bar. This is not the place for downing pints; instead enjoy a preserved sausage or a Liqueur d’Amour. There are live piano recitals whenever anyone with talent is in the mood to play.
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Cafe Rococo
57 CorduwaniersstraatAn intimate bar in the style of a cosy drawing room, perfect for a tête-à-tête entirely by candlelight or a chat with Betty, the fiery landlady, at the bar. This is not the place for downing pints; instead enjoy a preserved sausage or a Liqueur d’Amour. There are live piano recitals whenever anyone with talent is in the mood to play.
Café Gitane is one of the oldest ‘brown pubs’ in Ghent. The interior dates back to the 1930s. You can enjoy a drink inside or outside on the terrace. The beers you taste here are from small, artisan breweries.
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Gitane
9 MeerseniersstraatCafé Gitane is one of the oldest ‘brown pubs’ in Ghent. The interior dates back to the 1930s. You can enjoy a drink inside or outside on the terrace. The beers you taste here are from small, artisan breweries.
In De Buffel you can chat and hang out, work flexibly, read newspapers, hold meetings, etc. We have an extensive beer list, all kinds of cocktails, tasty wines and homemade lemonade. Or do you need something stronger? Everything is possible! Be sure to check out the changing beer and wine suggestions, to go with food or just to enjoy.
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Café de Buffel
19 A GandastraatIn De Buffel you can chat and hang out, work flexibly, read newspapers, hold meetings, etc. We have an extensive beer list, all kinds of cocktails, tasty wines and homemade lemonade. Or do you need something stronger? Everything is possible! Be sure to check out the changing beer and wine suggestions, to go with food or just to enjoy.
At this coffee bar/café you can enjoy a good book along with a drink or snack. Books cover the walls. You can exchange your own version for a new one.
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Le Bal Infernal - used book café
6 KammerstraatAt this coffee bar/café you can enjoy a good book along with a drink or snack. Books cover the walls. You can exchange your own version for a new one.
De Vooruit is the cultural temple where VIERNULVIER organizes theatre, concerts, dance and parties. In their cafe you find many organic and/or fair-trade products and a veggie daily special. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, VIERNULVIER is bringing Triomf, one of its old beers, back to life. You can taste this 100% organic, highly fermented 6% vol. beer at VIERNULVIER Café.
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Vooruit
23 Sint-PietersnieuwstraatDe Vooruit is the cultural temple where VIERNULVIER organizes theatre, concerts, dance and parties. In their cafe you find many organic and/or fair-trade products and a veggie daily special. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, VIERNULVIER is bringing Triomf, one of its old beers, back to life. You can taste this 100% organic, highly fermented 6% vol. beer at VIERNULVIER Café.
In the historical heart of Ghent, a contemporary juke joint lies behind an ancient facade, the Missy Sippy Blues & Roots Club. The old-fashioned interior with impressive photos and cosy salon elements exudes the atmosphere of a lively blues café. Your New Orleans at the Lys. Here, the blues, jazz, roots music and swing continue to thrive.
Concerts, jam sessions, DJ sets and dance parties are organised on a weekly basis. Miss Billie or Miss Bessie boom through the speakers and make you feel right at home here. You can already tell, Missy Sippy offers you an abundant programme. Well-known international names as well as new talent from Ghent climb the stage and conquer your heart. Missy Sippy is home to the Ghentian blues scene whose reputation extends far beyond the city.
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Missy Sippy
16 Klein TurkijeIn the historical heart of Ghent, a contemporary juke joint lies behind an ancient facade, the Missy Sippy Blues & Roots Club. The old-fashioned interior with impressive photos and cosy salon elements exudes the atmosphere of a lively blues café. Your New Orleans at the Lys. Here, the blues, jazz, roots music and swing continue to thrive.
Concerts, jam sessions, DJ sets and dance parties are organised on a weekly basis. Miss Billie or Miss Bessie boom through the speakers and make you feel right at home here. You can already tell, Missy Sippy offers you an abundant programme. Well-known international names as well as new talent from Ghent climb the stage and conquer your heart. Missy Sippy is home to the Ghentian blues scene whose reputation extends far beyond the city.
This cafe/club is probably as well-known as its location, the Vlasmarkt. Music and graffiti lovers are served hand and foot. Because, in addition to the various great music genres you hear, practically all walls are beautifully decorated with graffiti artworks. A treat for the eye and the ear.
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Charlatan
6 VlasmarktThis cafe/club is probably as well-known as its location, the Vlasmarkt. Music and graffiti lovers are served hand and foot. Because, in addition to the various great music genres you hear, practically all walls are beautifully decorated with graffiti artworks. A treat for the eye and the ear.
DreamCATchers is a charity for cats. Cats who spent a long time in the shelter are given a temporary home here. By interacting with visitors of the cat adoption café, the cats regain their trust in people and gradually blossom. This allows them to find their dream home.
At the café, you can enjoy hot and cold drinks, as well as vegan pastries. There is also a shop where you can find everything you need to take care of your cat. All revenue is used for running the non-profit organisation.
DreamCATchers - Cat adoption and information point
DreamCATchers is a charity for cats. Cats who spent a long time in the shelter are given a temporary home here. By interacting with visitors of the cat adoption café, the cats regain their trust in people and gradually blossom. This allows them to find their dream home.
At the café, you can enjoy hot and cold drinks, as well as vegan pastries. There is also a shop where you can find everything you need to take care of your cat. All revenue is used for running the non-profit organisation.
Small pub where you can have decent food and nice drinks. They organize a lot of free concerts.
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Café de loge
5 AnnonciadenstraatSmall pub where you can have decent food and nice drinks. They organize a lot of free concerts.
Sightseeing
In this beautiful, historic area you find a lot of nice restaurants and bars.
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Patershol
61 CorduwaniersstraatIn this beautiful, historic area you find a lot of nice restaurants and bars.
This Belfry dates from the 13th century and will still have served as a lookout point and time pointer and repository of important documents. Nice view from the top. Ticket: 8 euro.
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Campanile di Gand
Sint-BaafspleinThis Belfry dates from the 13th century and will still have served as a lookout point and time pointer and repository of important documents. Nice view from the top. Ticket: 8 euro.
The garden of this abbey is without a doubt a hotspot in Ghent, not least popular with the students of Ghent for chilling out or studying under a radiant sky. A must see during your citytrip. The beautiful garden with vineyard and ruins is a green oasis in the city. Every year prestigious exhibitions with international appeal take place in St. Peter's Abbey. The refectory wing of St. Peter's Abbey is authentic medieval. The ground floor of St. Peter's Abbey can be visited free of charge (hallways, courtyard and the garden of the abbey).
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Abbazia di San Pietro
9 Sint-PieterspleinThe garden of this abbey is without a doubt a hotspot in Ghent, not least popular with the students of Ghent for chilling out or studying under a radiant sky. A must see during your citytrip. The beautiful garden with vineyard and ruins is a green oasis in the city. Every year prestigious exhibitions with international appeal take place in St. Peter's Abbey. The refectory wing of St. Peter's Abbey is authentic medieval. The ground floor of St. Peter's Abbey can be visited free of charge (hallways, courtyard and the garden of the abbey).
St Bavo's Abbey
43 VoorhoutkaaiBloemenmarkt
KouterIn De Krook you can meet other people, discover culture, enjoy a quiet drink or even try out innovations and technologies like 3D printing and virtual reality for yourself. As well as connecting people, the building links the Historic Centre with the Art Quarter.
Various institutions work together and offer services at the site. They are known collectively as ‘the inhabitants of De Krook’: the city library, Imec (the Flemish research centre for nanoelectronics and digital technologies), University of Ghent and Urgent are housed at De Krook.
The building also includes a multi-purpose room, a study room and a reading café.
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De Krook
1 Miriam MakebapleinIn De Krook you can meet other people, discover culture, enjoy a quiet drink or even try out innovations and technologies like 3D printing and virtual reality for yourself. As well as connecting people, the building links the Historic Centre with the Art Quarter.
Various institutions work together and offer services at the site. They are known collectively as ‘the inhabitants of De Krook’: the city library, Imec (the Flemish research centre for nanoelectronics and digital technologies), University of Ghent and Urgent are housed at De Krook.
The building also includes a multi-purpose room, a study room and a reading café.
Arts & Culture
Museo della città di Gand STAM
2 GodshuizenlaanCasa di Alijn
65 KraanleiVooruit
23 Sint-PietersnieuwstraatThe oldest mental asylum in Belgium, which dates back to 1857 is in Jozef Guislainstraat. Today it houses an absolutely fascinating museum.
It was the visionary Dr Guislain who was one of the first to think of mentally ill people as patients with a right to humane treatment. The shame that was felt at the way psychiatric patients had been treated in the past was the impetus for founding the Dr Guislain Museum in Ghent in 1986.
Dr Guislain Museum in Ghent aims to break down the many prejudices that still define what is ‘mentally ill’ and what is ‘normal’. Discover the permanent collection about the history of psychiatry, and the great temporary exhibitions.
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Museo Dr. Guislain
43B Jozef GuislainstraatThe oldest mental asylum in Belgium, which dates back to 1857 is in Jozef Guislainstraat. Today it houses an absolutely fascinating museum.
It was the visionary Dr Guislain who was one of the first to think of mentally ill people as patients with a right to humane treatment. The shame that was felt at the way psychiatric patients had been treated in the past was the impetus for founding the Dr Guislain Museum in Ghent in 1986.
Dr Guislain Museum in Ghent aims to break down the many prejudices that still define what is ‘mentally ill’ and what is ‘normal’. Discover the permanent collection about the history of psychiatry, and the great temporary exhibitions.
Lovers of contemporary art absolutely can’t afford to miss a visit to the S.M.A.K. during their weekend in Ghent. The Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, or S.M.A.K. for short (in Dutch), was founded in 1999 and is located opposite the MSK in a former casino building.
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Museo Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea
1 Jan HoetpleinLovers of contemporary art absolutely can’t afford to miss a visit to the S.M.A.K. during their weekend in Ghent. The Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, or S.M.A.K. for short (in Dutch), was founded in 1999 and is located opposite the MSK in a former casino building.
The strength of the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) in Ghent, the oldest museum in Belgium, lies in the varied nature of its collection, which is nothing short of remarkable. Never before have old masters and modernists hung side-by-side so perfectly as in this iconic museum building.
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Museo di Belle Arti
1 Fernand ScribedreefThe strength of the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) in Ghent, the oldest museum in Belgium, lies in the varied nature of its collection, which is nothing short of remarkable. Never before have old masters and modernists hung side-by-side so perfectly as in this iconic museum building.
One hundred years ago Ghent was still a lively industrial city, with smoking chimney stacks and densely populated working-class districts. The Museum of Industry near Vrijdagmarkt transports you to that industrial past and needs to be on your to-do list for your city trip.
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MIAT Gand
10 MinnemeersOne hundred years ago Ghent was still a lively industrial city, with smoking chimney stacks and densely populated working-class districts. The Museum of Industry near Vrijdagmarkt transports you to that industrial past and needs to be on your to-do list for your city trip.
The Ghent University Museum is located at the heart of the Ghent Botanical Garden, right around the corner from MSK Ghent and S.M.A.K. The GUM is a museum dedicated to science, research and critical thinking, where visitors can discover that scholarship is the result of trial and error, doubt and imagination.
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GUM - Ghent University Museum
35 Karel Lodewijk LedeganckstraatThe Ghent University Museum is located at the heart of the Ghent Botanical Garden, right around the corner from MSK Ghent and S.M.A.K. The GUM is a museum dedicated to science, research and critical thinking, where visitors can discover that scholarship is the result of trial and error, doubt and imagination.
The World of Kina brings children and nature together. A unique fossil of a pre-historic reptile, a splendid diorama room with native birds and an unbelievably cool interactive exhibition with thousands of rocks and minerals.
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The World of Kina: The House
14 Sint-PieterspleinThe World of Kina brings children and nature together. A unique fossil of a pre-historic reptile, a splendid diorama room with native birds and an unbelievably cool interactive exhibition with thousands of rocks and minerals.
In this beautiful cathedral you can visit The Ghent Altarpiece, or ‘The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb’ by the Van Eyck brothers. This work is completed in 1432, and recognised worldwide as a great work of art, and one of the most influential paintings ever made. It is an absolute must-see on your weekend break to Ghent. A total of 18 panels form a magical evocation of scenes from the Bible, as well as a portrait of the church warden, Joos Vijd, who commissioned the altarpiece, and his wife Elisabeth Borluut.
78 persone del luogo consigliano
Cattedrale di San Bavone
1 Sint-BaafspleinIn this beautiful cathedral you can visit The Ghent Altarpiece, or ‘The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb’ by the Van Eyck brothers. This work is completed in 1432, and recognised worldwide as a great work of art, and one of the most influential paintings ever made. It is an absolute must-see on your weekend break to Ghent. A total of 18 panels form a magical evocation of scenes from the Bible, as well as a portrait of the church warden, Joos Vijd, who commissioned the altarpiece, and his wife Elisabeth Borluut.
Train stations
Gent Sint-Pietersstation
Gand-Dampoort / Gent-Dampoort station
Parks & Nature
Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen
32 DriepikkelstraatKeizerpark
1 VlaamsekaaiBlaarmeersen
Parco della Cittadella
CitadelparkKapitein Zeppospark
36 Houtdoklaan