Ghent

Cozy cafe where you can enjoy a chat. The place to be for beer lovers and a legendary spot in Ghent.

This coffee bar and hotspot with a wood interior and a sunny terrace – just a stone’s throw from Overpoort – serves bagels and gestreken mastellen (‘ironed buns’) with coffee or a cool pint. A go-to spot for students.

The oldest café in Ghent with a beautiful brown interior and some of that typical Ghent arrogance, known for pouring the best draught beers in Ghent. Whiskies, cognacs and sandwiches ‘mee uufflakke’. The regular haunt of many local councillors who go and enjoy a pint there after council meetings. This 15th-century house was built during the same period as Sint-Jorishof around the corner. The Den Turk house was the base of the young St George’s guild (Sint-Jorisgilde). The façade is made of sand lime, which was often used for prestigious buildings in 15th- and 16th-century Ghent. The popular café Den Turk claims to be the oldest café in Ghent, and many councillors and civil servants like to pop in for a drink after their council meetings.

Cocktail bar — lounge cafe linked to restaurant “De Acht Zaligheden”.

What is now the smallest cafe in Ghent, used to be the tripe house, where less well-off people could purchase entrails. Because of hygienic reasons these could not be sold in the Butchers' Hall itself. The name of the cafe, however, refers to the function of the rear side. Condemned men and women waited there for the execution of their sentences. 18th-century “brown cafe”, the smallest in Ghent, which has been a cafe non-stop since 1776. The terrace is larger than the cafe. Two basement halls for parties, also larger than the actual cafe.

Popular night-time cafe located in a basement run by two fun owners, the chubby buddies Igor and Bert. Every month the window is decorated with controversial, satirical quotes by Igor, one of the owners.

The Gruut Brewery is one of the rare breweries to use a mix of spices, known as gruut, instead of the traditional hops. Although this brewery uses modern technology it brews its beers in keeping with the ancient traditions. Currently Gruut produces five beers: a white beer, a blonde, an amber beer, a brown beer and a beer called Inferno. A group visit to the brewery ends – of course – with a tasting session. Cheers!

Pub with Art Deco interior & Latin vibes.

Timeless cocktailbar. A weekly changing drinksmenu. Ask for your favourite classic or allow yourself to be pleasantly surprised with a mix of homemade products.

Alternative music and nightlife caft known for its Irish coffees. Notably, the home base of Ghent’s Kinky Star record label. Check out their weekly performances; usually there are also DJs.

Cocktail bar with retrofuturistic 'Clockwork Orange' lounge interior. Electro and lounge music is played.

This cafe next to the Minard theatre is frequented by regulars and students. It has the most popular terrace in Ghent, from where you can admire and rate passers-by. The name 'Marimain' is inspired by the previous owner, Mary Brouillard, and Ghent-born comedian Romain Deconinck.

Brown beer pub with a 15th-century basement where you can enjoy a quiet, intimate chat. *Here you can’t order a normal pint, only top-quality Belgian specialty beers!

Large cultural chit-chat cafe and eatery with an Art Deco interior; originally the heart of Ghent’s socialist movement. Cultural temple for theatre, concerts, dance and parties. Many organic and/or fair-trade products and a veggie daily special.

“Brown pub”, very popular among beer lovers and tourists; take a seat at the bar! Pick one of the 165 beers on the menu, including three house beers: Gandavum, Klokke Roeland and Mammelokker. Jazz, blues and oldies played.