Restaurants

!! All recent information regarding the current measures (as they apply to tourists) in the city of Ghent in the battle against corona/covid-19 can be found here:
https://visit.gent.be/en/additional-measures-against-spread-coronavirus-covid-19
All restaurants listed offer takeaway options in case of closure because of the virus

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Ghent has many restaurants with diverse types of cuisine. You’ll certainly have to come back another time because you won’t be able to taste them all! That’s why we have made a selection of addresses near the Congress. For some of them you’ll need to make a reservation, and we have made that clear below.

https://visit.gent.be/en/eat-drink

breakfast at the city center

Le Pain Quotidien

Korenmarkt 16

Very pleasant place with a terrace, right in the middle of the city center.

https://www.lepainquotidien.com/be/en/locations/gent_korenmarkt/korenmarkt-16?utm_source=yext&utm_medium=business-listing&utm_campaign=

For a quick lunch near the congress on saturday — reservations not necessary

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La Rustica (€)

Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 154

Good pizza on the same street of the Congress

https://www.tripadvisor.be/Restaurant_Review-g188666-d5308476-Reviews-La_Rustica-Ghent_East_Flanders_Province.html

Other restaurants in the city center — reservations necessary

O’yo (€)

Brabantdam 82

Super ‘healthy’

https://oyobar.be/en

Mosquito Coast (€)

Hoogpoort 28

Restaurant for ‘travellers’ - well known in Ghent for its world kitchen and nice atmosphere 

http://www.mosquitocoast.be/

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Restaurant De Raadkamer (€€€)

Nederkouter 3

Belgian cuisine, known for its lobster

https://www.tripadvisor.be/Restaurant_Review-g188666-d9993669-Reviews-Restaurant_De_Raadkamer-Ghent_East_Flanders_Province.html

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Amatsu (€€)

Hoogpoort 29

Don’t doubt : it’s simply the best japanese cuisine you’ll find in Ghent
In the middle of the city with a very calm garden, try the three course menu 

Closed on Sundays and Mondays

https://www.amatsu.be/

WHAT ABOUT A WINE BAR?

Oh, uhm, you better be sure that we only want you to drink the best ‘natural wine’, that’s why we are sending you to these two addresses:

Wijnbar ONA

Nederkouter 71

Let yourself be inspired by the sommeliers in a bustling atmosphere. ‘Tell me what wine you drink, and I’ll tell you who you are!’

https://www.tripadvisor.be/Restaurant_Review-g188666-d10463360-Reviews-Ona-Ghent_East_Flanders_Province.html

OR A BELGIAN BEER TO END THE WEEKEND?

Don’t miss the opportunity to taste one of our Belgian beers, because Belgium is known worldwide for their beer, their Manneken Pis and their fantastic football players (Sammy Bossut anyone? just kidding...).

Trollekelder

Walter De Buckplein 4

Ideal for those who love to disappear for some hours in a cave.

https://www.tripadvisor.be/Attraction_Review-g188666-d3742627-Reviews-Trollekelder-Ghent_East_Flanders_Province.html

Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

Groentenmarkt 9

Find your place on the terrace near the water and dream of the other side.

https://www.tripadvisor.be/Restaurant_Review-g188666-d2236342-Reviews-Het_Waterhuis_aan_de_Bierkant-Ghent_East_Flanders_Province.html

For more restaurants, you can go here: https://visit.gent.be/en/eat-drink

Oh yes, last but not least: If there are too many choices on this list, just ask one of the Belgians at the Congress. We can be friendly... sometimes, really!

Eva Van Rumst