Guidebook for Ghent
Food Scene
great mixture of a cosy bar with a large choice of beerts and very nice restaurant for Belgian food. Not expensive and located next to the Patershol, the oldest part of Ghent
24 locals recommend
ABA-jour
20 Oudburggreat mixture of a cosy bar with a large choice of beerts and very nice restaurant for Belgian food. Not expensive and located next to the Patershol, the oldest part of Ghent
Have a coffee, tea or a beer in this historic arts and concert center from the socialist movement (built in the beginning of the 20th century)
178 locals recommend
Vooruit
23 Sint-PietersnieuwstraatHave a coffee, tea or a beer in this historic arts and concert center from the socialist movement (built in the beginning of the 20th century)
A place next to our house, where we love to have a lunch during the week. Very healthy and cheap food, in a college atmosphere. Open every weekday between 10:00 and 19:00
Jozef Kluyskensstraat
Jozef KluyskensstraatA place next to our house, where we love to have a lunch during the week. Very healthy and cheap food, in a college atmosphere. Open every weekday between 10:00 and 19:00
Yanko
Nice restaurant close to our place
GRADE
27 Ledebergpleinanother nice restaurant close to our place
Restaurant "Le Grand Bleu"
15 Snepkaailobster restaurant with a menu for 35 euros. Very nice
If you want to eat a cheap but very nice spaghetti, this is the place to go to
31 locals recommend
De Kastart
42 OnderbergenIf you want to eat a cheap but very nice spaghetti, this is the place to go to
Café René
2-4 Gebroeders VandeveldestraatNice place to have a hamburger, steak or a salad.
Keizershof
47 VrijdagmarktBeautiful not too expensive restaurant located on a beautiful square
Pain Perdu
9 WalpoortstraatPerfect to have a nice breakfast
Onderbergen
Onderbergengo to petit coeur to have a nice breakfast
Koning Albertlaan 31
31 Koning AlbertlaanNice restaurant in a beautiful house. But not cheap
Godshuizenlaan 77
77 GodshuizenlaanGreat pasta restaurant
Bijlokehof 1
1 BijlokehofGreat restaurant, but also a great bar.
Ajuinlei 22
22 Ajuinleihttp://www.laperodoc.be/NL/index.html
Sightseeing
Gravensteen
11 Sint-VeerlepleinMedieval castle in our opinion very worth visiting.
the old port of ghent. When the weather is good, people have a drink on the borders of the river, or on the terrace of a restaurant to enjoy the great view.
114 locals recommend
Graslei and Korenlei
Grasleithe old port of ghent. When the weather is good, people have a drink on the borders of the river, or on the terrace of a restaurant to enjoy the great view.
City museum in Ghent, close to our place and nice to visit. Also a good place to have a breakfast or lunch
143 locals recommend
STAM Ghent City Museum
2 GodshuizenlaanCity museum in Ghent, close to our place and nice to visit. Also a good place to have a breakfast or lunch
Flower market on sunday morning, where you can also have your coffee, or eat on oyster, or listen to a concert...
36 locals recommend
Kouter
150 KouterFlower market on sunday morning, where you can also have your coffee, or eat on oyster, or listen to a concert...
Arts & Culture
City museum for fine arts. The bar in the museum is also a nice place
125 locals recommend
Museum Voor Schone Kunsten
1 Fernand ScribedreefCity museum for fine arts. The bar in the museum is also a nice place
Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art
1 Jan HoetpleinMuseum of contemporary art
Everything Else
Main train station of Ghent, at 400 meters from the house, and ideal to visit Bruges, Antwerp and Brussels. To go by tram in the city center take tram 1.
62 locals recommend
Gent-Sint-Pieters station
Main train station of Ghent, at 400 meters from the house, and ideal to visit Bruges, Antwerp and Brussels. To go by tram in the city center take tram 1.
Recreational domain, ideal for sports, doing a good walk, playing with the kids, swimming during summer time. Perfect also for a jogging.
Aan de Bocht
Aan de BochtRecreational domain, ideal for sports, doing a good walk, playing with the kids, swimming during summer time. Perfect also for a jogging.
Essentials
Sportstraat 229
229 SportstraatVery nice bakery
This bakery around the corner is open during the week. You can pick a breakfast there too
Sportstraat 2
2 SportstraatThis bakery around the corner is open during the week. You can pick a breakfast there too
small supermarket open until 19.00h, close to the house
7 locals recommend
Koningin maria hendrikaplein
Koningin Maria Hendrikapleinsmall supermarket open until 19.00h, close to the house
Jubileumlaan 15
15 JubileumlaanBigger supermarket, also very close to the house
Very nice traiteur, open every day except tuesday from 10.00 to 19.00h. In the same street you'll find also a butcher, fish market, vegetable store...
Koningin Elisabethlaan 41
Very nice traiteur, open every day except tuesday from 10.00 to 19.00h. In the same street you'll find also a butcher, fish market, vegetable store...
The best Belgian Cheese shop
Lousbergskaai 33 – 9000 Gent
http://www.hethinkelspel.be/contact/
Lousbergskaai
The best Belgian Cheese shop
Lousbergskaai 33 – 9000 Gent
http://www.hethinkelspel.be/contact/
Drinks & Nightlife
Great jazz bar in front of towers of Ghent. Always nice, also during the day
15 locals recommend
Manteca
2 CataloniëstraatGreat jazz bar in front of towers of Ghent. Always nice, also during the day
Damberd
19 Korenmarktanother great jazz bar, very popular place for people that live in Ghent
big rock and dance bar. Open until the late hours. You can have a drink in the front of the bar, dancing later in the evening.
Place to go when you want to go out.
133 locals recommend
Charlatan
6 Vlasmarktbig rock and dance bar. Open until the late hours. You can have a drink in the front of the bar, dancing later in the evening.
Place to go when you want to go out.
Oude Beestenmarkt
Oude BeestenmarktPopular places to go out
Old Fashioned
19 Hoogpoortvery nice coctail bar next to our house (between 9 and 11 euros for a coctail)