Guidebook for Gent

Charlotte
Guidebook for Gent

Food Scene

In Summer, enjoy their huge, romantic garden and yummy picnic!
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Alix - Table & Jardin d'Amis
206 Kortrijksesteenweg
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In Summer, enjoy their huge, romantic garden and yummy picnic!
De Appelier is my favourite vegetarian restaurant in Ghent. Their dish of the day is a plate full of different salads, warm veggies, rice, quiche, ... for only € 12! Reserve a spot, it’s very well-known. They have a sunny terrace too.
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De Appelier
47 Citadellaan
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De Appelier is my favourite vegetarian restaurant in Ghent. Their dish of the day is a plate full of different salads, warm veggies, rice, quiche, ... for only € 12! Reserve a spot, it’s very well-known. They have a sunny terrace too.
Toulouse is a beautiful deli shop close to the station. They sell cardboard lunchboxes containing soup, sandwiches and a drink which make for a perfect picknick for a Summer day in the nearby Citadelpark!
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Traiteur Toulouse
41 Kon. Elisabethlaan
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Toulouse is a beautiful deli shop close to the station. They sell cardboard lunchboxes containing soup, sandwiches and a drink which make for a perfect picknick for a Summer day in the nearby Citadelpark!
Bar Jan Cremer is a typical hangout for students when it’s sunny outside. I have to say, they have one of the best terraces for sunbathing in Ghent, including beach chairs and free peanuts. Plus, the bagels are really good here!
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Bar Jan Cremer
5 Kramersplein
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Bar Jan Cremer is a typical hangout for students when it’s sunny outside. I have to say, they have one of the best terraces for sunbathing in Ghent, including beach chairs and free peanuts. Plus, the bagels are really good here!
Ghent’s most famous ‘frituur’ is De Gouden Saté! A frituur is where you can enjoy our local specialty ... fries! These usualy come with various meat specials. Order a ‘Julienke’ and be pleasantly surprised.
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De Gouden Saté
28 Sint-Pietersplein
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Ghent’s most famous ‘frituur’ is De Gouden Saté! A frituur is where you can enjoy our local specialty ... fries! These usualy come with various meat specials. Order a ‘Julienke’ and be pleasantly surprised.
Or Coffee is a coffee bar located in the hip Walpoortstraat. If you love people watching like I do, go there and find yourself a place at the big windows. Order an Orroccino, their specialty cappuccino and my favorite!
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OR Coffee
7 Dok-Noord
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Or Coffee is a coffee bar located in the hip Walpoortstraat. If you love people watching like I do, go there and find yourself a place at the big windows. Order an Orroccino, their specialty cappuccino and my favorite!
A new food hotspot in Ghent is Aywa Beirut Streetfood, serving Lebanese dishes like houmous, Lebanese rice, fatoush salads, baba ganoush, the best cauliflower dish and a brunch special on weekends. Be ready to have your tastebuds stimulated!
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AYWA - Beirut Street Food
12 Lammerstraat
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A new food hotspot in Ghent is Aywa Beirut Streetfood, serving Lebanese dishes like houmous, Lebanese rice, fatoush salads, baba ganoush, the best cauliflower dish and a brunch special on weekends. Be ready to have your tastebuds stimulated!
De Superette is run by Flemish foodie Kobe Desramaults, one of Belgium’s best chefs. On the menu, you’ll find hearty Flemish brunch and pizza. The centerpiece is most definitely its open bakery. Must eat: the yummy artisanal sordough bread!
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De Superette
29 Guldenspoorstraat
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De Superette is run by Flemish foodie Kobe Desramaults, one of Belgium’s best chefs. On the menu, you’ll find hearty Flemish brunch and pizza. The centerpiece is most definitely its open bakery. Must eat: the yummy artisanal sordough bread!
Clouds in my Coffee is one of the coolest brunch places in Ghent. The interior is super cute and they even have an interior store that you can visit by appointment where they sell design, furniture and ceramics sourced from all over the world.
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clouds in my coffee
104 Dendermondsesteenweg
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Clouds in my Coffee is one of the coolest brunch places in Ghent. The interior is super cute and they even have an interior store that you can visit by appointment where they sell design, furniture and ceramics sourced from all over the world.

Parks & Nature

Walk or jog along the romantic ponds, mysterious grotto, the botanical garden, the 1OO-year-old-trees, ...
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Park Twierdzy
Citadelpark
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Walk or jog along the romantic ponds, mysterious grotto, the botanical garden, the 1OO-year-old-trees, ...
De Smet De Naeyerpark and the surrounding neighbourhood called ‘Miljoenenkwartier’ or Million’s quarter is where every art deco lover’s heart starts pounding. Several local architects created distinctive villas for Ghent’s elite, in the 1920s on the site of the 1913 World Fair.
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De Smet de Naeyerpark
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De Smet De Naeyerpark and the surrounding neighbourhood called ‘Miljoenenkwartier’ or Million’s quarter is where every art deco lover’s heart starts pounding. Several local architects created distinctive villas for Ghent’s elite, in the 1920s on the site of the 1913 World Fair.
One of my favorite go-to places to relax and read a book is Portus Ganda, the place where Ghent originated at the confluence of the two rivers Leie & Schelde in the 9th century. Walk around at the magical Lousbergkaai, or go swimming at the art deco Van Eyck swimming pool.
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Portus Ganda
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One of my favorite go-to places to relax and read a book is Portus Ganda, the place where Ghent originated at the confluence of the two rivers Leie & Schelde in the 9th century. Walk around at the magical Lousbergkaai, or go swimming at the art deco Van Eyck swimming pool.

Arts & Culture

Art lovers should visit S.M.A.K. museum, which always hosts surprising exhibitions like Gerard Richter, Rinus Van De Velde, ...
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Miejskie Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej
1 Jan Hoetplein
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Art lovers should visit S.M.A.K. museum, which always hosts surprising exhibitions like Gerard Richter, Rinus Van De Velde, ...

Getting Around

At the train station, you can also take the tram or bus into the city. Take tram 1 to go into town.
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Gent-Sint-Pieters station
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At the train station, you can also take the tram or bus into the city. Take tram 1 to go into town.

Essentials

Vers is a modern local grocery store, with a selection of products from Ghent and its region, ranging from organic veggies and fruit to artisan jam, soup and salads. Everything is 100 % fresh and healthy.
VERS
31 Kortrijksesteenweg
Vers is a modern local grocery store, with a selection of products from Ghent and its region, ranging from organic veggies and fruit to artisan jam, soup and salads. Everything is 100 % fresh and healthy.
The local night shop, where you can find a late night snack!
Hero
199 Pr. Clementinalaan
The local night shop, where you can find a late night snack!
The nearest supermarket.
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Carrefour Express
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The nearest supermarket.

Entertainment & Activities

Local cinema, with a nice selection of movies.
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Studio Skoop
63 Sint-Annaplein
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Local cinema, with a nice selection of movies.
At NEST, there is so much going on that I can’t fit it in one paragraph. It’s a multifunctional meeting place for creatives, entrepreneurs and locals, located at Ghent’s old library. Check out their facebook page to see what’s going on!
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NEST
40 Graaf van Vlaanderenplein
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At NEST, there is so much going on that I can’t fit it in one paragraph. It’s a multifunctional meeting place for creatives, entrepreneurs and locals, located at Ghent’s old library. Check out their facebook page to see what’s going on!

Shopping

Limerick is a literary bookshop with creaking wood floors, comfortable arm chairs and the smell of fresh coffee. The owner takes an interest in English, Dutch and French fiction and philosophy and politics.
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bookstore Limerick
142 Kon. Elisabethlaan
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Limerick is a literary bookshop with creaking wood floors, comfortable arm chairs and the smell of fresh coffee. The owner takes an interest in English, Dutch and French fiction and philosophy and politics.
Need a present or something to embellish your home? Piet Moodshop is a popular design and gift shop, located in an old pharmacy building with a beautiful tiled floor and old cabinets.
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Piet Moodshop - homestore
94 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
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Need a present or something to embellish your home? Piet Moodshop is a popular design and gift shop, located in an old pharmacy building with a beautiful tiled floor and old cabinets.
At chocolate shop Yuzu, you can find exquisite handmade pralines . The owner uses authentic ingredients and original local fillings like mustard, Ganda ham and Roomer. Seems like the perfect souvenir to take home for your family and friends!
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Yuzu
11/A Walpoortstraat
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At chocolate shop Yuzu, you can find exquisite handmade pralines . The owner uses authentic ingredients and original local fillings like mustard, Ganda ham and Roomer. Seems like the perfect souvenir to take home for your family and friends!
Rewind Woman, Rewind Men & Rewind BLACK are three cool shops that offer the latest French, Belgian and Scandinavian fashion. One for men, one for women and one for black loving avant-gardists with a love for A.F. Vandevorst and Rick Owens.
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REWIND
13 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
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Rewind Woman, Rewind Men & Rewind BLACK are three cool shops that offer the latest French, Belgian and Scandinavian fashion. One for men, one for women and one for black loving avant-gardists with a love for A.F. Vandevorst and Rick Owens.
Visit the antique market at Sint-Jacobs on Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning, from 8- 13h. Afterwards, have a coffee or cava at one of the bars located at the pictoresque square.
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Bij Sint-Jacobs
Bij Sint-Jacobs
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Visit the antique market at Sint-Jacobs on Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning, from 8- 13h. Afterwards, have a coffee or cava at one of the bars located at the pictoresque square.