Guidebook for Gent

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Guidebook for Gent

Food Scene

One of the friteries from the hood. Bike / short car drive distance.
De Goeie Goeste
135 Kerkstraat
One of the friteries from the hood. Bike / short car drive distance.
You’ll pay more at this chocolate shop, but you'll get better chocolates.
19 locals recommend
Joost Arijs
24 Vlaanderenstraat
19 locals recommend
You’ll pay more at this chocolate shop, but you'll get better chocolates.
You’ll pay more at this chocolate shop, but you'll get better chocolates.
12 locals recommend
Yuzu
11/A Walpoortstraat
12 locals recommend
You’ll pay more at this chocolate shop, but you'll get better chocolates.
you can walk from our house to one of the best bakeries in town. They combine excellent bread, pastries with brocante (really!) but are a must-visit.
8 locals recommend
Bakkerij bernard
487 Brusselsesteenweg
8 locals recommend
you can walk from our house to one of the best bakeries in town. They combine excellent bread, pastries with brocante (really!) but are a must-visit.
simple, honest and cheap. The owner’s a great guy too.
15 locals recommend
Lokaal
100 Brabantdam
15 locals recommend
simple, honest and cheap. The owner’s a great guy too.
vegetarian and vegan oldtimer. Quick bite.
17 locals recommend
Greenway Gent
42 Nederkouter
17 locals recommend
vegetarian and vegan oldtimer. Quick bite.
excellent alternative to Frietketel
9 locals recommend
Frituur Tartaar
3 Heilige-Geeststraat
9 locals recommend
excellent alternative to Frietketel
Belgium is fries. This is by far the best one in town. However, queues can be up to an hour...
33 locals recommend
De Frietketel
89 Papegaaistraat
33 locals recommend
Belgium is fries. This is by far the best one in town. However, queues can be up to an hour...
easy but good. Meat and veggie balls. Perfect family deal. No reservation needed.
51 locals recommend
Balls & Glory
35 Rue Henri Maus
51 locals recommend
easy but good. Meat and veggie balls. Perfect family deal. No reservation needed.
excellent pizza. Make a reservation.
45 locals recommend
Eat Love Pizza
10 Ajuinlei
45 locals recommend
excellent pizza. Make a reservation.
popular since day one. Make a reservation.
53 locals recommend
Alberte
78 Dendermondsesteenweg
53 locals recommend
popular since day one. Make a reservation.
the best in the high end segment. Must-do if you’re a foodie. Make a reservation.
49 locals recommend
Publiek
39 Ham
49 locals recommend
the best in the high end segment. Must-do if you’re a foodie. Make a reservation.
great pizza. Don’t take reservations.
31 locals recommend
Otomat Gent
3 Kleine Vismarkt
31 locals recommend
great pizza. Don’t take reservations.
Undoubtedly the best cakes in town. However: busy.
57 locals recommend
Julie's House
13 Kraanlei
57 locals recommend
Undoubtedly the best cakes in town. However: busy.
Food Hall Dok Noord: same location as Vbox. It only opened a couple of months back but has a good pizzeria, locally brewed beers, great tosti’s, and a bbq restaurant
9 locals recommend
Dok-Noord
Dok-Noord
9 locals recommend
Food Hall Dok Noord: same location as Vbox. It only opened a couple of months back but has a good pizzeria, locally brewed beers, great tosti’s, and a bbq restaurant
vegan street food. On an old industrial site turned into a shopping area (the biggest design store in town, Directeurswoning is there too) and office area. Our offices are on that site too.
V-BOX
7 Dok-Noord
vegan street food. On an old industrial site turned into a shopping area (the biggest design store in town, Directeurswoning is there too) and office area. Our offices are on that site too.
Another one of the originals in the Ghent coffee scene. Great coffee. Nice terrace. Fun fact: the drawings inside of the nice decor are done by Panamarenko, one of Belgium’s most important artists. I’d recommend a reservation here too.
79 locals recommend
Simon Says
8 Sluizeken
79 locals recommend
Another one of the originals in the Ghent coffee scene. Great coffee. Nice terrace. Fun fact: the drawings inside of the nice decor are done by Panamarenko, one of Belgium’s most important artists. I’d recommend a reservation here too.
Vegan cakes. Hipsterish.
13 locals recommend
Madam Bakster
142 Brabantdam
13 locals recommend
Vegan cakes. Hipsterish.
Very crowdy, if you want lunch or breakfast in the weekend, we recommend to make a reservation. Not in centre of town, but a very lively neighbourhood.
27 locals recommend
Wald
39 Dendermondsesteenweg
27 locals recommend
Very crowdy, if you want lunch or breakfast in the weekend, we recommend to make a reservation. Not in centre of town, but a very lively neighbourhood.
One of the first coffee shops in town. Very crowdy, if you want lunch or breakfast in the weekend, we recommend to make a reservation. Not in centre of town, but a very lively neighbourhood.
80 locals recommend
clouds in my coffee
104 Dendermondsesteenweg
80 locals recommend
One of the first coffee shops in town. Very crowdy, if you want lunch or breakfast in the weekend, we recommend to make a reservation. Not in centre of town, but a very lively neighbourhood.
(our studio did the branding for this one). Great sandwiches, crowdy hipster Ghent incrowd. Coffees really good too.
18 locals recommend
Moor Moor
7 Jakobijnenstraat
18 locals recommend
(our studio did the branding for this one). Great sandwiches, crowdy hipster Ghent incrowd. Coffees really good too.
not the best decoration but said to be the best coffee
10 locals recommend
Take Five Espresso
10 Voldersstraat
10 locals recommend
not the best decoration but said to be the best coffee
the crowdiest
55 locals recommend
Café Labath
1 Oude Houtlei
55 locals recommend
the crowdiest
loved by hipsters
9 locals recommend
Peaberry Coffeebar
24 Limburgstraat
9 locals recommend
loved by hipsters
Breakfast en lunch
BARBIET
3 Baudelostraat
Breakfast en lunch
vegan coffee shop. Great coffee.
14 locals recommend
Full Circle Coffee
5 Zuidstationstraat
14 locals recommend
vegan coffee shop. Great coffee.
honest coffee, excellence in all different styles
7 locals recommend
OR Coffeebar Gent - Backstay
126 A Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
7 locals recommend
honest coffee, excellence in all different styles
honest coffee, excellence in all different styles
28 locals recommend
OR Coffee
7 Dok-Noord
28 locals recommend
honest coffee, excellence in all different styles

Drinks & Nightlife

excellent wine bar
44 locals recommend
ONA
71 Nederkouter
44 locals recommend
excellent wine bar
top 100 of the world’s best bars
66 locals recommend
Jigger's
16 Oudburg
66 locals recommend
top 100 of the world’s best bars

Sightseeing

Centre town, world view.
114 locals recommend
Graslei and Korenlei
Graslei
114 locals recommend
Centre town, world view.
Also known as Het Glazen Straatje. Probably the best looking prostitute street in the world.
Pieter Vanderdoncktdoorgang
Pieter Vanderdoncktdoorgang
Also known as Het Glazen Straatje. Probably the best looking prostitute street in the world.
Iconic art deco building
9 locals recommend
Boekentoren
9 Rozier
9 locals recommend
Iconic art deco building

Parks & Nature

The cutest nature reserve around.
125 locals recommend
Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen
32 Driepikkelstraat
125 locals recommend
The cutest nature reserve around.
Big and free (though it could be you have to pay for the parking) outdoor area: swimming, slides, bar, and busy :-)
108 locals recommend
Blaarmeersen
108 locals recommend
Big and free (though it could be you have to pay for the parking) outdoor area: swimming, slides, bar, and busy :-)
In only a five minute walk from our place you’re in the Gentbrugse Meersen, the biggest park in town. Perfect for running, walking and picnics.
33 locals recommend
Gentbrugse Meersen
Braemkasteelstraat
33 locals recommend
In only a five minute walk from our place you’re in the Gentbrugse Meersen, the biggest park in town. Perfect for running, walking and picnics.

Arts & Culture

Absolute institute. check their programme.
178 locals recommend
Vooruit
23 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
178 locals recommend
Absolute institute. check their programme.
143 locals recommend
STAM Ghent City Museum
2 Godshuizenlaan
143 locals recommend
Heritage
55 locals recommend
House of Alijn
65 Kraanlei
55 locals recommend
Heritage
Art by and about mentally ill.
37 locals recommend
Museum Dr. Guislain
43B Jozef Guislainstraat
37 locals recommend
Art by and about mentally ill.
Beaux Arts
125 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts
1 Fernand Scribedreef
125 locals recommend
Beaux Arts
Check out the exhibitions.
118 locals recommend
Design Museum Gent
5 Jan Breydelstraat
118 locals recommend
Check out the exhibitions.
Contemporary art.
230 locals recommend
Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art
1 Jan Hoetplein
230 locals recommend
Contemporary art.

Essentials

Most convenient supermarket nearby. Open until 8PM on Saturday, closed on Sunday.
24 locals recommend
Delhaize Ledeberg
96 Driesstraat
24 locals recommend
Most convenient supermarket nearby. Open until 8PM on Saturday, closed on Sunday.
local, qualitative supermarket. Nice one to walk in. Open on Sundays until 6.30 PM
30 locals recommend
CRU
177 Kouter
30 locals recommend
local, qualitative supermarket. Nice one to walk in. Open on Sundays until 6.30 PM
Fanciest laundrette around.
18 locals recommend
WASBAR
37 Korenmarkt
18 locals recommend
Fanciest laundrette around.
For everyday buys. Not open on Sundays.
15 locals recommend
Colruyt Ghent
197 Drongensesteenweg
15 locals recommend
For everyday buys. Not open on Sundays.

Shopping

Local market on Sunday mornings. closeby and busy with good weather. Excellent for fruit and vegetables.
17 locals recommend
Ledebergplein
Ledebergplein
17 locals recommend
Local market on Sunday mornings. closeby and busy with good weather. Excellent for fruit and vegetables.
Flower market on Sundays. A weekly event. Also, apero with oysters during the market.
36 locals recommend
Kouter
150 Kouter
36 locals recommend
Flower market on Sundays. A weekly event. Also, apero with oysters during the market.
cosy plant shop
Little green stories
245 Sint-Jacobsnieuwstraat
cosy plant shop
you’ll love the building and what they sell
9 locals recommend
TWIGGY - for him and her
3 Notarisstraat
9 locals recommend
you’ll love the building and what they sell
genious in selecting her collections, she’s been around for a very long time
10 locals recommend
Mieke
87 Burgstraat
10 locals recommend
genious in selecting her collections, she’s been around for a very long time
the only decent sneaker store in town
Dope
74 Onderbergen
the only decent sneaker store in town
two shops. One for men, one for women, across the street from each other.
19 locals recommend
REWIND
13 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
19 locals recommend
two shops. One for men, one for women, across the street from each other.
one owner with great taste (who’s name actually is Christophe and not Piet), and two great shops
18 locals recommend
Piet Moodshop - homestore
94 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
18 locals recommend
one owner with great taste (who’s name actually is Christophe and not Piet), and two great shops
one owner with great taste (who’s name actually is Christophe and not Piet), and two great shops
PIET Moodshop - workstore
22 Hippoliet Lippensplein
one owner with great taste (who’s name actually is Christophe and not Piet), and two great shops
New in town but an excellent interior design collection. OPen on Sundays.
Atelier Ecru
18 Burgstraat
New in town but an excellent interior design collection. OPen on Sundays.
Coffee & books (in an independent bookshop)
41 locals recommend
Paard Van Troje
113 Kouter
41 locals recommend
Coffee & books (in an independent bookshop)
Art & specialty books
9 locals recommend
Copyright Bookshop
8 Jakobijnenstraat
9 locals recommend
Art & specialty books