Gent - local tips from your hosts :)
Food
Best fries in town! Sit down and have our signature Bicky Burger. Or you can order my personal favorite: fries with stoofvleessaus (stew sauce), saté kruiden (spices) and a viandel (sausage)
For vegan/veggie snacks we have better options for fry houses like the Frietketel or Frietcultuur.
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Frituur St Jacobs Sympa
3 Walter De BuckpleinBest fries in town! Sit down and have our signature Bicky Burger. Or you can order my personal favorite: fries with stoofvleessaus (stew sauce), saté kruiden (spices) and a viandel (sausage)
For vegan/veggie snacks we have better options for fry houses like the Frietketel or Frietcultuur.
Judith’s Lobster Shack
80 DampoortstraatLobster or crab in a sandwich. Delicious snack!
Golden Gai
11 DampoortstraatBest ramen in town! Book ahead.
All you can eat RIBS with a signature sauce in a vintage setting. Book ahead!
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Amadeus Gent 1
8 PlotersgrachtAll you can eat RIBS with a signature sauce in a vintage setting. Book ahead!
De Mokke - Ontbijt, lunch, brunch, take-away, koffie - (Vergader) Zaal
219 AntwerpsesteenwegBreakfast nearby our house :)
Turkish bakery on your way to the center. Nice breads filled with potatoes or cheese or ask for the stuffed pizzas on the left. Everything can be warmed on the spot
Yaren
73 N70aTurkish bakery on your way to the center. Nice breads filled with potatoes or cheese or ask for the stuffed pizzas on the left. Everything can be warmed on the spot
Carrefour Market
22 PilorijnstraatSupermarket nearby
Carrefour Market
22 PilorijnstraatSupermarket nearby
clouds in my coffee
104 DendermondsesteenwegCoffee bar nearby
Dedeoglu
141 DendermondsesteenwegNice and cheapTurkish restaurant nearby
FranzGustav
163 HamNice Breakfast. Be lucky or book ahead.
Highly recommended breakfast / lunch buffet which will stuff you for the day! Be lucky or book ahead.
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AMOUR Gent
18 Sint-SalvatorstraatHighly recommended breakfast / lunch buffet which will stuff you for the day! Be lucky or book ahead.
Himschoot
7 Dok-NoordBelgian bakery where you can have breakfast (croissant and coffee)
Uw Warme Bakkerij Filip & Sofie
17 AntwerpsesteenwegBelgian bakery on your way to the center (take away, no coffee)
Pomodoré - pastabar
487 KasteellaanPasta bar nearby, mostly take away
Bar / restaurant with belgian dishes where locals meet. Be lucky or book ahead.
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Café de Buffel
19 A GandastraatBar / restaurant with belgian dishes where locals meet. Be lucky or book ahead.
Yaki Noodle
115 VlaanderenstraatCheap (€10) and giant pad thai.
luv l’oeuf
30 NederkouterAll day breakfast! New and highly recommended place
Indian food sharing in a very nice atmosphere. Average prices. Not a traditional Indian (see Indian Curry House). Be lucky or book ahead.
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Mission Masala Gent
19 Bij Sint-JacobsIndian food sharing in a very nice atmosphere. Average prices. Not a traditional Indian (see Indian Curry House). Be lucky or book ahead.
Indian Curry House
10 Sint-MichielsstraatBest traditional Indian! Be lucky or book ahead.
Best traditional Belgian restaurant in the city center (no tourist trap, we go there too :).
Eat stoofvlees (beef stew in beer), vol au vent (creamy chicken stew), tartaar (raw beef) or mussels!
Brasserie Bridge
21 Sint-BaafspleinBest traditional Belgian restaurant in the city center (no tourist trap, we go there too :).
Eat stoofvlees (beef stew in beer), vol au vent (creamy chicken stew), tartaar (raw beef) or mussels!
OUDBURG is a nice street in the city center with lots of restaurant options (Sushi, Nepalese, Turkish, Belgian, Portugese, food sharing, Maroccan,...)
If you can't decide on what to eat, walk this street :)
Little Asia Gent
5 OudburgOUDBURG is a nice street in the city center with lots of restaurant options (Sushi, Nepalese, Turkish, Belgian, Portugese, food sharing, Maroccan,...)
If you can't decide on what to eat, walk this street :)
il Cortile
53 KraanleiOne of the better Italian restaurants in the center.
PASTAAA. Very popular cheap local pasta place with their signature tomato cream sauce. Be lucky or book ahead
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De Kastart
42 OnderbergenPASTAAA. Very popular cheap local pasta place with their signature tomato cream sauce. Be lucky or book ahead
Good and cheap Turkish restaurant in the center. Whole street are nice restaurants, so if it's full or to noisy you can pick another one. They're all the same :)
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Gök 2
65/A SleepstraatGood and cheap Turkish restaurant in the center. Whole street are nice restaurants, so if it's full or to noisy you can pick another one. They're all the same :)
STEK
129 NederkouterAll day breakfast and lunch in the middle of a lot of plants
Brasserie HA'
29 KouterNice lunchspot. Lunchmenu (starter, main, dessert) for €20
Maroccan place with good tajines. OUDBURG is also a nice street with lots of other restaurant options for if you can't decide
Mimosa
21 OudburgMaroccan place with good tajines. OUDBURG is also a nice street with lots of other restaurant options for if you can't decide
Les Tartes de Françoise - Gent
35 François LaurentpleinBest. Patisserie. Ever.
Aux Merveilleux de Fred
38 MageleinstraatJust try the merveilleux. You’ll melt.
Bas ice cream
46 DampoortstraatSuper nice hand made ice cream without additives, flavor enhancers, e numbers...
Drinks & Party
Party, Party, Party! Dance the night away!
Entrance is around €5, depending on the night. Go between 12AM - 2AM and expect a qeue to get in (no longer than 20min usually). Today you need covid vaccination proof, which you’ll have to show at the door.
After partying, get a nighttime snack at Frituur Sympa ;)
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Charlatan
6 VlasmarktParty, Party, Party! Dance the night away!
Entrance is around €5, depending on the night. Go between 12AM - 2AM and expect a qeue to get in (no longer than 20min usually). Today you need covid vaccination proof, which you’ll have to show at the door.
After partying, get a nighttime snack at Frituur Sympa ;)
Nice place to start the evening. Nice terrace but also room upstair. Try some cocktails here before dancing ;)
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Bar Albatros
34 VrijdagmarktNice place to start the evening. Nice terrace but also room upstair. Try some cocktails here before dancing ;)
Jigger's
16 OudburgAfter The Cobbler, the best cocktailplace in town. Book ahead or be lucky
Best cocktail place in town. Entrance on the waterside (Graslei). Google maps points at the wrong corner of the building. Find an iron gate at the corner closest to the Sint Michielsburg and enter. Take the small door on your right side and climb 3 flights of stairs.
Book ahead of be lucky.
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The Cobbler
16 GrasleiBest cocktail place in town. Entrance on the waterside (Graslei). Google maps points at the wrong corner of the building. Find an iron gate at the corner closest to the Sint Michielsburg and enter. Take the small door on your right side and climb 3 flights of stairs.
Book ahead of be lucky.
BEERS. They have a beer menu with I don’t know how many beers on there. Ask the waiter for advice ;)
There is a basement and an upper level.
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Trollekelder
4 Walter De BuckpleinBEERS. They have a beer menu with I don’t know how many beers on there. Ask the waiter for advice ;)
There is a basement and an upper level.
Have a drink on the terrace or party on the weekends. Mostly less crowded than the Charlatan.
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VenTura
35 VrijdagmarktHave a drink on the terrace or party on the weekends. Mostly less crowded than the Charlatan.
Blond
2 Edward AnseelepleinHip place where gender is a broad spectrum. Some nights, men can’t enter :)
Small club with mainstream music. Expect to pay a small entrance fee, but mostly less crowded than the Charlatan and a small qeue.
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Club 69
5 Oude BeestenmarktSmall club with mainstream music. Expect to pay a small entrance fee, but mostly less crowded than the Charlatan and a small qeue.
Marimain
17 WalpoortstraatNice brown bar with normal drinks menu but a nice terrace in summer :)
Café, Restaurant, Culture house, Club
You can drink something on their terrace
You can order a small snack (spaghetti or sandwich)
Check out their website for parties and cultural events.
One of the most beautiful buildings in Gent in my opinion.
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Vooruit
23 Sint-PietersnieuwstraatCafé, Restaurant, Culture house, Club
You can drink something on their terrace
You can order a small snack (spaghetti or sandwich)
Check out their website for parties and cultural events.
One of the most beautiful buildings in Gent in my opinion.
Students party in this street. De overpoortstraat is the center of the students area. Expect to feel 19 again.
't Kofschip
96 OverpoortstraatStudents party in this street. De overpoortstraat is the center of the students area. Expect to feel 19 again.
Party place for people who like to dance to mainstream music and are not in their 20’s anymore ;)
Kaffee Plansjee
61 HoogpoortParty place for people who like to dance to mainstream music and are not in their 20’s anymore ;)
Comic Sans
8 Klein TurkijePlay games (airhockey, pinball, nintendo,…) whilst sipping cocktails or beers :p
Barvatar
4 Woodrow WilsonpleinGaming bar where you can play together on playstations, computers, nintendo switch
Play board games from their collection, eat someting and have a drink :)
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Café de loge
5 AnnonciadenstraatPlay board games from their collection, eat someting and have a drink :)
Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant
9 GroentenmarktBEERS! Nice terrace and a beer menu
Neighborhoods
Students party street with many many clubs. Busy most nights, but the main partying is taking place on Wednesday and Thursday evening.
Fun starts around 1 AM.
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Overpoortstraat
OverpoortstraatStudents party street with many many clubs. Busy most nights, but the main partying is taking place on Wednesday and Thursday evening.
Fun starts around 1 AM.
FOODSTREET. If you can’t decide on what to eat, walk this street. There are many many options ranging from Sushi to Maroccan, to Portugese to Nepali,…
Oudburg
OudburgFOODSTREET. If you can’t decide on what to eat, walk this street. There are many many options ranging from Sushi to Maroccan, to Portugese to Nepali,…
Het Zuid
Nice park where you can chill in summer
very cute cobblestone streets where you’ll catch the vibe of old Gent. Walk the ballenstraat, hertogstraat, corduwaniersstraat, vrouwebroersstraat, plotersgracht, rodekoningstraat. Amadeus ribs is also locaded here :)
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Patershol
61 Corduwaniersstraatvery cute cobblestone streets where you’ll catch the vibe of old Gent. Walk the ballenstraat, hertogstraat, corduwaniersstraat, vrouwebroersstraat, plotersgracht, rodekoningstraat. Amadeus ribs is also locaded here :)
Vegan / Vegetarian Gent
Madam Bakster
142 BrabantdamVegan bakery & coffee house
Lokaal
100 BrabantdamVegetarian restaurant in the city center. Nice & surprising food.
V-BOX
7 Dok-NoordVegan snacks / brunch / breakfast. Check opening times.
Eat Love Pizza
10 AjuinleiVegan and glutenfree pizza!
Greenway Gent
42 NederkouterVeggie / Vegan lunch - highly recommend the wraps!
Nice vegan breakfast spot in the center with good pancakes and large vegan lattes
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O'yo
82 BrabantdamNice vegan breakfast spot in the center with good pancakes and large vegan lattes
MiE ViE
28 SerpentstraatVegan food / snacks in the center
Vegan fry house (frituur) with a variety of snacks. They fry their fries in vegan fats. Check opening times as they close on saturday.
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De Frietketel
89 PapegaaistraatVegan fry house (frituur) with a variety of snacks. They fry their fries in vegan fats. Check opening times as they close on saturday.
Oostende
Easy 50 minute trainride to the seaside. Some trains go straight from Gent Dampoort but some trains go straight.
Very large town with a casino and nice beach.
Bruges is one of the most popular and romantic spots in Europe (after Gent of course ;)
Highly recommended to visit at night for extra romance!
Short 40 minute train ride from Gent Dampoort (train station closest to us). Some trains go straight, some trains you’ll have to switch in Gent Sint Pieters (main train station). Check the www.belgiantrain.be for schedules and buy your ticket at the machines at the train station.
Trains go from around 6 AM to midnight.
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Bruges
Bruges is one of the most popular and romantic spots in Europe (after Gent of course ;)
Highly recommended to visit at night for extra romance!
Short 40 minute train ride from Gent Dampoort (train station closest to us). Some trains go straight, some trains you’ll have to switch in Gent Sint Pieters (main train station). Check the www.belgiantrain.be for schedules and buy your ticket at the machines at the train station.
Trains go from around 6 AM to midnight.
50 minute trainride from Gent Dampoort and no switching trains. Nice shopping city (maybe even better than Gent?) where you can find lots of designers and all the main stores but larger.
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Antwerp
50 minute trainride from Gent Dampoort and no switching trains. Nice shopping city (maybe even better than Gent?) where you can find lots of designers and all the main stores but larger.
50 minute trainride from Gent Dampoort. Some trains go straight but most trains require a switch at Gent Sint Pieters. Check the schedule on www.belgianrail.be and buy tickets at the trainstation.
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Brussels
50 minute trainride from Gent Dampoort. Some trains go straight but most trains require a switch at Gent Sint Pieters. Check the schedule on www.belgianrail.be and buy tickets at the trainstation.
My favorite beachside town. Visit the birds in Het Zwin and enjoy the good restaurants. 2h trainride, car recommended.
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Knokke-Heist
My favorite beachside town. Visit the birds in Het Zwin and enjoy the good restaurants. 2h trainride, car recommended.
Epicenter of our Ardennes region. Highly recommended for hikes and warm chocolate milk :) Definitly visit if you like hiking and adventure. 3h by train but a car is recommended to get around locally.
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Durbuy
Epicenter of our Ardennes region. Highly recommended for hikes and warm chocolate milk :) Definitly visit if you like hiking and adventure. 3h by train but a car is recommended to get around locally.
Sightseeing
It’s very touristy buuut super relaxing and very informative. We even do this with family who are not from Gent.
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De Bootjes Van Gent - Rederij Dewaele
4/A KorenleiIt’s very touristy buuut super relaxing and very informative. We even do this with family who are not from Gent.
City museum with a very informative exposé on the origins of Gent. Dutch, French, English and German. If you visit one museum, pick this one :)
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STAM Gent Bæjarfjölskylda
2 GodshuizenlaanCity museum with a very informative exposé on the origins of Gent. Dutch, French, English and German. If you visit one museum, pick this one :)
Visit the tower! You can go up by elevator and down by stairs. It’s a small entrance fee to go up (€3 I think) but you’ll get fantastic views.
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Gentska kirkjuklukka
Sint-BaafspleinVisit the tower! You can go up by elevator and down by stairs. It’s a small entrance fee to go up (€3 I think) but you’ll get fantastic views.
Gravensteen
11 Sint-VeerlepleinCastle of the counts, simply a must :)
Saint Nicholas Church
4 CataloniëstraatVisit the famous Lam Gods painting by the Van Eyck brothers.
Huis van Alijn
65 KraanleiNice folklore museum
Shops
Best chocolats / pralines in town. Joost Arijs creates his own flavours. Ideal gift to take home.
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Joost Arijs
24 VlaanderenstraatBest chocolats / pralines in town. Joost Arijs creates his own flavours. Ideal gift to take home.
Swapfiets Gent
54 VlaanderenstraatEthical clothing and gadget store
With every book, the owner pairs a bottle of booze :) Very nice bookstore with books in different languages. Catch the vibe.
Bookz & Booze
35 HoogpoortWith every book, the owner pairs a bottle of booze :) Very nice bookstore with books in different languages. Catch the vibe.
Dille and Kamille
15 HoornstraatNice kitchen gadget store with lots. ideal for gifts.