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.
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Joost Arijs
24 Vlaanderenstraat
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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.
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Yuzu
11/A Walpoortstraat
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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.
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Bakkerij bernard
487 Brusselsesteenweg
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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.
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Lokaal
100 Brabantdam
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simple, honest and cheap. The owner’s a great guy too.
vegetarian and vegan oldtimer. Quick bite.
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Greenway Gent
42 Nederkouter
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vegetarian and vegan oldtimer. Quick bite.
excellent alternative to Frietketel
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Frituur Tartaar
3 Heilige-Geeststraat
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excellent alternative to Frietketel
Belgium is fries. This is by far the best one in town. However, queues can be up to an hour...
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De Frietketel
89 Papegaaistraat
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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.
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Balls & Glory
35 Rue Henri Maus
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easy but good. Meat and veggie balls. Perfect family deal. No reservation needed.
excellent pizza. Make a reservation.
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Eat Love Pizza
10 Ajuinlei
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excellent pizza. Make a reservation.
popular since day one. Make a reservation.
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Alberte
78 Dendermondsesteenweg
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popular since day one. Make a reservation.
the best in the high end segment. Must-do if you’re a foodie. Make a reservation.
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Publiek
39 Ham
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the best in the high end segment. Must-do if you’re a foodie. Make a reservation.
great pizza. Don’t take reservations.
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Otomat Gent
3 Kleine Vismarkt
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great pizza. Don’t take reservations.
Undoubtedly the best cakes in town. However: busy.
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Julie's House
13 Kraanlei
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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
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Dok-Noord
Dok-Noord
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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 lokalkjente anbefaler
Simon Says
8 Sluizeken
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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 lokalkjente anbefaler
Madam Bakster
142 Brabantdam
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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.
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Wald
39 Dendermondsesteenweg
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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 lokalkjente anbefaler
clouds in my coffee
104 Dendermondsesteenweg
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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.
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Moor Moor
7 Jakobijnenstraat
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(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 lokalkjente anbefaler
Take Five Espresso
10 Voldersstraat
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not the best decoration but said to be the best coffee
the crowdiest
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Café Labath
1 Oude Houtlei
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the crowdiest
loved by hipsters
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Peaberry Coffeebar
24 Limburgstraat
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loved by hipsters
Breakfast en lunch
BARBIET
3 Baudelostraat
Breakfast en lunch
vegan coffee shop. Great coffee.
14 lokalkjente anbefaler
Full Circle Coffee
5 Zuidstationstraat
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vegan coffee shop. Great coffee.
honest coffee, excellence in all different styles
7 lokalkjente anbefaler
OR Coffeebar Gent - Backstay
126 A Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
7 lokalkjente anbefaler
honest coffee, excellence in all different styles
honest coffee, excellence in all different styles
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OR Coffee
7 Dok-Noord
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honest coffee, excellence in all different styles

Drinks & Nightlife

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

Sightseeing

Centre town, world view.
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Graslei and Korenlei
Graslei
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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
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Boekentoren
9 Rozier
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Iconic art deco building

Parks & Nature

The cutest nature reserve around.
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Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen
32 Driepikkelstraat
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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 :-)
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Blaarmeersen
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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.
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Gentbrugse Meersen
Braemkasteelstraat
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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.
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Vooruit
23 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
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Absolute institute. check their programme.
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STAM Ghent bymuseum
2 Godshuizenlaan
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Heritage
55 lokalkjente anbefaler
Huis van Alijn
65 Kraanlei
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Heritage
Art by and about mentally ill.
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Museum Dr. Guislain
43B Jozef Guislainstraat
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Art by and about mentally ill.
Beaux Arts
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Museum for skjønn kunst i Gent
1 Fernand Scribedreef
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Beaux Arts
Check out the exhibitions.
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Designmuseet i Gent
5 Jan Breydelstraat
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Check out the exhibitions.
Contemporary art.
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Kommunalt museum for samtidskunst
1 Jan Hoetplein
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Contemporary art.

Essentials

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

Shopping

Local market on Sunday mornings. closeby and busy with good weather. Excellent for fruit and vegetables.
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Ledebergplein
Ledebergplein
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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 lokalkjente anbefaler
Kouter
150 Kouter
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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
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TWIGGY - for him and her
3 Notarisstraat
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you’ll love the building and what they sell
genious in selecting her collections, she’s been around for a very long time
10 lokalkjente anbefaler
Mieke
87 Burgstraat
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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.
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REWIND
13 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
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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
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Piet Moodshop - homestore
94 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat
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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)
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Paard Van Troje
113 Kouter
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Coffee & books (in an independent bookshop)
Art & specialty books
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Copyright Bookshop
8 Jakobijnenstraat
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Art & specialty books