Food & drink

A few suggestions.

In the area

250m
Aluwiz
Henri Joseph Reystraat 1

Restaurant with a very good price/quality. Fresh and gastronomic kitchen.
Mainly focused on lunch, but also open for dinner on weekends.

800m
Bakery & Tearoom 'Aktief'

Hoveniersstraat 19
Bakery with Turkish specialties and lots of 'local color'.
Sandwiches, Turkish pizza, dürüm and typical Turkish sweets.


850m

Kaffee De Planck
Ter Platen 10A

Cozy café in and on a boat. Extensive beer list. Terrace on the deck. Snacks, croques and sandwiches.


800m

Frituur Botermarkt
Hundelgemsesteenweg 10

Chip shop de luxe with a very extensive range, including veggie dishes. Closed on Saturdays.


850m

Rokkebolle
Hoveniersstraat 37

Hip and cozy cafe. Breakfasts, brunches, bar bites, plate pizza.

1000m
Bar Bask
Edward Pynaertkaai 115

Basque-inspired cuisine with a good dose of rock 'n roll.
Fish, meat and shellfish are grilled on the asador.
Reservations are necessary.


1100m

Ristorante Viva la Puglia
Sint-Lievenspoortstraat 224

According to some, the best Italian restaurant in Ghent.
Reservations are necessary.


City center


Patrick Foley's Irish Pub and Restaurant

Recollettenlei 1

A real Irish Pub.

Steamy Windows
Hoogpoort 9
Fresh dim sum, dumplings and sake in a nice atmosphere.

Manhattn's Burgers
Graslei 10
Gourmet burgers in an impressive medieval building. Large terrace at the waterside.
Be sure to go all the way up to the toilets.


Godot
Hooiaard 8

Brasserie kitchen. Very smooth operation, open 7/7. Dining al fresco is possible. 


Mosquito Coast
Hoogpoort 28

World cuisine and Flemish classics together. Cocktails.

Brasserie Bridge
Sint-Baafsplein 21
Popular no-nonsense brasserie with a long tradition, right next to St. Bavo's Cathedral.

Tourists from all over the world mingle here with regular Ghent customers. Big terrace.


Restaurant Du Progres
Korenmarkt 10

Belgian specialties at very good price-quality rate. Try the steak James Bond.


Mémé Gusta
Burgstraat 19

Honest Flemish cuisine from grandmother's time in a hip atmosphere.
Very reasonable prices. Reservations are necessary.