Guidebook for Gent

Charlotte
Guidebook for Gent

Food Scene

Clouds in my Coffee is one of the coolest brunch places in Ghent. The interior is super cute and they even have an interior store that you can visit by appointment where they sell design, furniture and ceramics sourced from all over the world.
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clouds in my coffee
104 Dendermondsesteenweg
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Clouds in my Coffee is one of the coolest brunch places in Ghent. The interior is super cute and they even have an interior store that you can visit by appointment where they sell design, furniture and ceramics sourced from all over the world.
De Superette is run by Flemish foodie Kobe Desramaults, one of Belgium’s best chefs. On the menu, you’ll find hearty Flemish brunch and pizza. The centerpiece is most definitely its open bakery. Must eat: the yummy artisanal sordough bread!
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De Superette
29 Guldenspoorstraat
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De Superette is run by Flemish foodie Kobe Desramaults, one of Belgium’s best chefs. On the menu, you’ll find hearty Flemish brunch and pizza. The centerpiece is most definitely its open bakery. Must eat: the yummy artisanal sordough bread!
A new food hotspot in Ghent is Aywa Beirut Streetfood, serving Lebanese dishes like houmous, Lebanese rice, fatoush salads, baba ganoush, the best cauliflower dish and a brunch special on weekends. Be ready to have your tastebuds stimulated!
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AYWA - Beirut Street Food
12 Lammerstraat
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A new food hotspot in Ghent is Aywa Beirut Streetfood, serving Lebanese dishes like houmous, Lebanese rice, fatoush salads, baba ganoush, the best cauliflower dish and a brunch special on weekends. Be ready to have your tastebuds stimulated!
Or Coffee is a coffee bar located in the hip Walpoortstraat. If you love people watching like I do, go there and find yourself a place at the big windows. Order an Orroccino, their specialty cappuccino and my favorite!
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OR Coffee
7 Dok-Noord
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Or Coffee is a coffee bar located in the hip Walpoortstraat. If you love people watching like I do, go there and find yourself a place at the big windows. Order an Orroccino, their specialty cappuccino and my favorite!
Ghent’s most famous ‘frituur’ is De Gouden Saté! A frituur is where you can enjoy our local specialty ... fries! These usualy come with various meat specials. Order a ‘Julienke’ and be pleasantly surprised.
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De Gouden Saté
28 Sint-Pietersplein
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Ghent’s most famous ‘frituur’ is De Gouden Saté! A frituur is where you can enjoy our local specialty ... fries! These usualy come with various meat specials. Order a ‘Julienke’ and be pleasantly surprised.
Bar Jan Cremer is a typical hangout for students when it’s sunny outside. I have to say, they have one of the best terraces for sunbathing in Ghent, including beach chairs and free peanuts. Plus, the bagels are really good here!
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Bar Jan Cremer
5 Kramersplein
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Bar Jan Cremer is a typical hangout for students when it’s sunny outside. I have to say, they have one of the best terraces for sunbathing in Ghent, including beach chairs and free peanuts. Plus, the bagels are really good here!
Toulouse is a beautiful deli shop close to the station. They sell cardboard lunchboxes containing soup, sandwiches and a drink which make for a perfect picknick for a Summer day in the nearby Citadelpark!
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Traiteur Toulouse
41 Kon. Elisabethlaan
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Toulouse is a beautiful deli shop close to the station. They sell cardboard lunchboxes containing soup, sandwiches and a drink which make for a perfect picknick for a Summer day in the nearby Citadelpark!
De Appelier is my favourite vegetarian restaurant in Ghent. Their dish of the day is a plate full of different salads, warm veggies, rice, quiche, ... for only € 12! Reserve a spot, it’s very well-known. They have a sunny terrace too.
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De Appelier
47 Citadellaan
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De Appelier is my favourite vegetarian restaurant in Ghent. Their dish of the day is a plate full of different salads, warm veggies, rice, quiche, ... for only € 12! Reserve a spot, it’s very well-known. They have a sunny terrace too.
In Summer, enjoy their huge, romantic garden and yummy picnic!
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Alix - Table & Jardin d'Amis
206 Kortrijksesteenweg
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In Summer, enjoy their huge, romantic garden and yummy picnic!

Drinks & Nightlife

Go out at Oude Beestenmarkt or Vlasmarkt on a Saturday night. Kinky Star, Charlatan, Aap, Giraf, .. Only a small selection of the bars to go to on a Friday or Saturday night, all located at the lively Vlasmarkt square.
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Charlatan
6 Vlasmarkt
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Go out at Oude Beestenmarkt or Vlasmarkt on a Saturday night. Kinky Star, Charlatan, Aap, Giraf, .. Only a small selection of the bars to go to on a Friday or Saturday night, all located at the lively Vlasmarkt square.
If you’re into open air parties on a sunny Sunday, go to De Grindbakken or Bar Bricolage, two cool hangouts in Ghent’s industrial area.
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Bar Bricolage
1 Chinastraat
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If you’re into open air parties on a sunny Sunday, go to De Grindbakken or Bar Bricolage, two cool hangouts in Ghent’s industrial area.
Dok is an inspiring place where all sorts of creatives come together. There are parties, concerts, markets, movie nights and even a city beach from May til September. Be sure to go soon, because in the Fall of 2018 it will be shut down and a new neighborhood will arise. Bewerken
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DOK
13 Koopvaardijlaan
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Dok is an inspiring place where all sorts of creatives come together. There are parties, concerts, markets, movie nights and even a city beach from May til September. Be sure to go soon, because in the Fall of 2018 it will be shut down and a new neighborhood will arise. Bewerken
Arts centre Vooruit is Ghents temple of culture, created by the socialist movement in 1913. It hosts a grand café and terrace, many concerts, theatre plays and club nights. Check their agenda to see if something you like is going on!
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Vooruit
23 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
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Arts centre Vooruit is Ghents temple of culture, created by the socialist movement in 1913. It hosts a grand café and terrace, many concerts, theatre plays and club nights. Check their agenda to see if something you like is going on!

Sightseeing

The most photographed place of Ghent is definitely the Graslei, and it’s really worth the visit. It’s the best known hang-out of locals when it’s sunny outside. Enjoy the sun along the water at the Graslei with a glass of wine in Summer (or some hot cocoa in Winter).
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흐라슬레이&코렌레이
Graslei
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The most photographed place of Ghent is definitely the Graslei, and it’s really worth the visit. It’s the best known hang-out of locals when it’s sunny outside. Enjoy the sun along the water at the Graslei with a glass of wine in Summer (or some hot cocoa in Winter).
Get lost in the cute cobblestone streets in the Patershol area that stems from the Middle Ages. Go inside one of the many cafés and restaurants and take a moment to rest and at the weeping willows at the Lievekaai.
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Patershol
61 Corduwaniersstraat
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Get lost in the cute cobblestone streets in the Patershol area that stems from the Middle Ages. Go inside one of the many cafés and restaurants and take a moment to rest and at the weeping willows at the Lievekaai.
The Abdijtuin is the garden of the Saint-Peters Abbey. It’s a green oasis in the middle of the university area, where you can enjoy a picknick amidst the wine ranks. Romantic! In the old abbey, there are exhibitions all year round.
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Sint-Pietersplein, Ghent
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The Abdijtuin is the garden of the Saint-Peters Abbey. It’s a green oasis in the middle of the university area, where you can enjoy a picknick amidst the wine ranks. Romantic! In the old abbey, there are exhibitions all year round.

Parks & Nature

One of my favorite go-to places to relax and read a book is Portus Ganda, the place where Ghent originated at the confluence of the two rivers Leie & Schelde in the 9th century. Walk around at the magical Lousbergkaai, or go swimming at the art deco Van Eyck swimming pool.
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Portus Ganda
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One of my favorite go-to places to relax and read a book is Portus Ganda, the place where Ghent originated at the confluence of the two rivers Leie & Schelde in the 9th century. Walk around at the magical Lousbergkaai, or go swimming at the art deco Van Eyck swimming pool.
De Smet De Naeyerpark and the surrounding neighbourhood called ‘Miljoenenkwartier’ or Million’s quarter is where every art deco lover’s heart starts pounding. Several local architects created distinctive villas for Ghent’s elite, in the 1920s on the site of the 1913 World Fair.
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De Smet de Naeyerpark
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De Smet De Naeyerpark and the surrounding neighbourhood called ‘Miljoenenkwartier’ or Million’s quarter is where every art deco lover’s heart starts pounding. Several local architects created distinctive villas for Ghent’s elite, in the 1920s on the site of the 1913 World Fair.
Walk or jog along the romantic ponds, mysterious grotto, the botanical garden, the 1OO-year-old-trees, ...
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시타델 공원
Citadelpark
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Walk or jog along the romantic ponds, mysterious grotto, the botanical garden, the 1OO-year-old-trees, ...

Arts & Culture

Art lovers should visit S.M.A.K. museum, which always hosts surprising exhibitions like Gerard Richter, Rinus Van De Velde, ...
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Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art
1 Jan Hoetplein
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Art lovers should visit S.M.A.K. museum, which always hosts surprising exhibitions like Gerard Richter, Rinus Van De Velde, ...

Shopping

Rewind Woman, Rewind Men & Rewind BLACK are three cool shops that offer the latest French, Belgian and Scandinavian fashion. One for men, one for women and one for black loving avant-gardists with a love for A.F. Vandevorst and Rick Owens.
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REWIND
13 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
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Rewind Woman, Rewind Men & Rewind BLACK are three cool shops that offer the latest French, Belgian and Scandinavian fashion. One for men, one for women and one for black loving avant-gardists with a love for A.F. Vandevorst and Rick Owens.
Visit the antique market at Sint-Jacobs on Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning, from 8- 13h. Afterwards, have a coffee or cava at one of the bars located at the pictoresque square.
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Bij Sint-Jacobs
Bij Sint-Jacobs
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Visit the antique market at Sint-Jacobs on Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning, from 8- 13h. Afterwards, have a coffee or cava at one of the bars located at the pictoresque square.
At chocolate shop Yuzu, you can find exquisite handmade pralines . The owner uses authentic ingredients and original local fillings like mustard, Ganda ham and Roomer. Seems like the perfect souvenir to take home for your family and friends!
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Yuzu
11/A Walpoortstraat
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At chocolate shop Yuzu, you can find exquisite handmade pralines . The owner uses authentic ingredients and original local fillings like mustard, Ganda ham and Roomer. Seems like the perfect souvenir to take home for your family and friends!
Need a present or something to embellish your home? Piet Moodshop is a popular design and gift shop, located in an old pharmacy building with a beautiful tiled floor and old cabinets.
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Piet Moodshop - homestore
94 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
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Need a present or something to embellish your home? Piet Moodshop is a popular design and gift shop, located in an old pharmacy building with a beautiful tiled floor and old cabinets.
Limerick is a literary bookshop with creaking wood floors, comfortable arm chairs and the smell of fresh coffee. The owner takes an interest in English, Dutch and French fiction and philosophy and politics.
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bookstore Limerick
142 Kon. Elisabethlaan
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Limerick is a literary bookshop with creaking wood floors, comfortable arm chairs and the smell of fresh coffee. The owner takes an interest in English, Dutch and French fiction and philosophy and politics.

Essentials

The nearest supermarket.
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Carrefour Express
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The nearest supermarket.
Vers is a modern local grocery store, with a selection of products from Ghent and its region, ranging from organic veggies and fruit to artisan jam, soup and salads. Everything is 100 % fresh and healthy.
VERS
31 Kortrijksesteenweg
Vers is a modern local grocery store, with a selection of products from Ghent and its region, ranging from organic veggies and fruit to artisan jam, soup and salads. Everything is 100 % fresh and healthy.