Guidebook for Gent
Food Scene
A very cosy place on a walking distance with 2 terraces, where you can go for drinks with great appetizers or a full meal.
24 locals recommend
Revue
1 NederkouterA very cosy place on a walking distance with 2 terraces, where you can go for drinks with great appetizers or a full meal.
Restaurant Vrijmoed
22 VlaanderenstraatPretty expensive but really good food!
A more expensive restaurant, but a beautiful place to sit and relax and enjoy a great meal. You'll feel immediately at home.
49 locals recommend
Publiek
39 HamA more expensive restaurant, but a beautiful place to sit and relax and enjoy a great meal. You'll feel immediately at home.
A restaurant in a beautiful building with a stunning high ceiling and a wooden floor. You can have a quick snack at noon or wine and dine all evening.
Brasserie HA'
29 KouterA restaurant in a beautiful building with a stunning high ceiling and a wooden floor. You can have a quick snack at noon or wine and dine all evening.
A modern food hall breathing new life into a historic 17th century chapel with a variety of culinary options to be enjoyed with family, friends and colleagues.
30 locals recommend
Holy Food Market
15 BeverhoutpleinA modern food hall breathing new life into a historic 17th century chapel with a variety of culinary options to be enjoyed with family, friends and colleagues.
A really nice vegetarian restaurant with vegan options in a very nice cosy house.
19 locals recommend
De Appelier
47 CitadellaanA really nice vegetarian restaurant with vegan options in a very nice cosy house.
Greenway delights you with tasty vegetarian experiences. In a walking distance from the penthouse.
17 locals recommend
Greenway Gent
42 NederkouterGreenway delights you with tasty vegetarian experiences. In a walking distance from the penthouse.
Drinks & Nightlife
A lounge bar with a dark cosy interior that also has a restaurant in walking distance from the penthouse.
25 locals recommend
Cafe Theatre
7 SchouwburgstraatA lounge bar with a dark cosy interior that also has a restaurant in walking distance from the penthouse.
Cocktail bar The Cobbler reflects an old-time atmosphere, with a stunning view of the spires of historic Ghent. You have to make a reservation to get a spot though, but it's definitely worth it!
19 locals recommend
The Cobbler
16 GrasleiCocktail bar The Cobbler reflects an old-time atmosphere, with a stunning view of the spires of historic Ghent. You have to make a reservation to get a spot though, but it's definitely worth it!
Win is a wine bar where you can discover delicious natural wines and unknown gins in a relaxing and elegant atmosphere.
7 locals recommend
Win
8 BurgstraatWin is a wine bar where you can discover delicious natural wines and unknown gins in a relaxing and elegant atmosphere.
Arts & Culture
Do you want to know more about Ghent? Check out the city museum STAM!
143 locals recommend
STAM Ghent City Museum
2 GodshuizenlaanDo you want to know more about Ghent? Check out the city museum STAM!
This is one of the oldest museums for fine arts in Belgium. The collection consists of paintings, statues, drawings, tapestry of the middle ages to the 1st half of the 20th century from Bosch to Magritte.
125 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts
1 Fernand ScribedreefThis is one of the oldest museums for fine arts in Belgium. The collection consists of paintings, statues, drawings, tapestry of the middle ages to the 1st half of the 20th century from Bosch to Magritte.
Shopping
A small store with affordable unique jewellery & gadgets in a very short walking distance.
Curiosa & co
8 NederkouterA small store with affordable unique jewellery & gadgets in a very short walking distance.
On the Kouter you can find a small flower market from Monday until Saturday from 7am until 1pm. On Sundays there are much more vendors and you can have a drink and fancy appetizers at a food truck. It's a great experience and if you're lucky there is also a band playing.
36 locals recommend
Kouter
150 KouterOn the Kouter you can find a small flower market from Monday until Saturday from 7am until 1pm. On Sundays there are much more vendors and you can have a drink and fancy appetizers at a food truck. It's a great experience and if you're lucky there is also a band playing.
Essentials
A supermarket were you can get all the basic necessities. It's very nearby, just a few houses from the penthouse.
9 locals recommend
Spar
6 JoremaaieA supermarket were you can get all the basic necessities. It's very nearby, just a few houses from the penthouse.
A supermarket were you can get all the basic necessities. It's a 2 min walk from the penthouse.
79 locals recommend
Carrefour Express
A supermarket were you can get all the basic necessities. It's a 2 min walk from the penthouse.
Sightseeing
The Ghent Castle of the Counts is a medieval fortress that you really need to see in the middle of the city centre.
48 locals recommend
Gent Gravensteen
The Ghent Castle of the Counts is a medieval fortress that you really need to see in the middle of the city centre.
The Saint Bavo Cathedral (also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral) is an 89-meter-tall Gothic cathedral in the city centre.
78 locals recommend
Saint Bavo's Cathedral
1 Sint-BaafspleinThe Saint Bavo Cathedral (also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral) is an 89-meter-tall Gothic cathedral in the city centre.
Getting Around
There is a tram stop in front of The Hide where you can take the tram 1 deeper into the city centre. There is also one at the same side of The Hide that can bring you to the Sint-Pieters trainstation.
Verlorenkost
134 NederkouterThere is a tram stop in front of The Hide where you can take the tram 1 deeper into the city centre. There is also one at the same side of The Hide that can bring you to the Sint-Pieters trainstation.