Location: Ghent
Top Restaurants in Ghent
Top Things to do in Ghent
- 1. Ghent City Center
- 2. Graslei and Korenlei
- 3. St Michael's Bridge
- 4. St. Bavo's Cathedral (Sint-Baafskathedraal)
- 5. STAM Ghent City Museum
- 6. Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen Nature Reserve
- 7. Museum Dr. Guislain
- 8. Gravensteen Castle
- 9. Belfry and Cloth Hall (Belfort en Lakenhalle)
- 10. Museum of Fine Arts Ghen
Top 10 restaurants in Ghent, Belgium
Belgium's fourth-largest - and most beautiful - city is home to a quarter of a million people and a flourishing flower export trade. An important port, Ghent's city center is a pedestrian area that is like a museum to early Flemish architecture and a testament to the city's medieval might. Impressive Gothic sites, such as dramatic St. Bavo's Cathedral and the Castle of the Counts, inspire awe. The works of Flemish masters are housed in the distinguished Museum voor Schone Kunst.
Things to do in Ghent
1. 't Klaverblad
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 537 reviews
Reviewed By Chris H - Derby, United Kingdom
We happened to chance upon this restaurant while passing and decided to try it. We appreciated the amuse bouche served at the start and I followed this with the most delicious lobster soup. For the main course, I had steak that was amazingly tender, accompanied by mushroom sauce, frites and vegetables. I had no room for dessert. The ambience was lovely and the staff very friendly and helpful. Not the cheapest eating place in Ghent, but well worth paying the extra for.
2. Allegro Moderato
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 549 reviews
Reviewed By Nelson C
We were three couples led by a Gent resident and picked the chef’s menu: 6 course with cheese and mouth tuning to move on. Got red and white wine, and zoooom! It’s not easy to please a group of extensive travel experience and taste adventures, but literally everyone praised the food. I had entrecôte to perfection, and loved the Dutch and French cheese variety for desert. Service was excellent and helped the conversation flow, with no diversion or displeasure. The dinner was as surprisingly good and the city of Gent!
3. A Food Affair
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 194 reviews
Reviewed By karelblonde - Deurle, Belgium
A bit hidden small restaurant with Asian food in combination with Western touches. You need to make Reservations ahead because it is always booked. The host and cook always given you a big smile and loud laughter, which gives that little extra. Very nice dishes and well balanced in spice sand curry. I was very happy with the beef salad as starter, chicken in green curry as main course and panna cotta as desert. I surely will come back to this Asian pearl.
4. Du Progres
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Restaurant Du Progres is a real family restaurant. Nowadays, the third generation of the family De Baets commits to giving their clientele the best value for money. The restaurant serves unadulterated Belgian classics and is famous for its mashed potatoes, honest tastes and the unsurpassed price/quality ratio. We accept: visa, mastercard, amex, bancontact, sodexocard, Monizze
Reviewed By vregelbrugge - Ghent, Belgium
A great restaurant. Service is very friendly and the kitchen is exemplary for the Belgian kitchen. I can only advice to visit this restaurant.Dear Vregelbrugge, thank you for taking the time to review us on trip advisor. We are happy to read your report and are grateful for it. hopefully we can have you again as our guest sometime in the future. Kind regards, Johan De Baets
5. Karel De Stoute
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 219 reviews
Nice young couple recently took it over and made a great little restaurant!
Reviewed By belgianvisit0r - Ghent, Belgium
We had, as expected, again a very good meal. The new location is even better, the food is still delicious and service seems less nervous / more mature, and the location itself is very nice with a rather private terras.
The way of working is still the same- very limited choice, but everything you get is excellent.
6. Soup'R
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 282 reviews
Reviewed By JSN16 - Barcelona, Spain
We ate here while visiting Ghent. We had never seen a soup "fast food" restaurant before but our experience was very good. Excellent prices, tasty and healthy food and friendly staff. The place is small so you may have to wait to eat, but I think it's really worth it. Perfect for december cold. You get bread and butter and a few extras and sauces for free with the soup. I recommend the Thai one!
7. Vrijmoed
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 431 reviews
Reviewed By Marc B
Dishes are very good! Of course they are looking for perfection, and the dishes are of top quality , fine presented , but if you compair with other star restaurants there is still a way to go.Basic Ingredients are not só expensive, but the end result for sure is!
For me it was a one go experience.
8. Publiek
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 272 reviews
Reviewed By markhebbelinck - Ghent, Belgium
Maybe not the absolute top but certainly a good restaurant. Nice atmosphere, food for foodies, original interior and casual but professional service. We still like it a lot after four visits. Is there room for improvement, yes (e.g. main course form menu wasn't the best in the build up) but in general considering the value for money this place deserves it's Michelin star. If you want to fill your belly, there's an excellent kebab across the bridge but if you want modern fine dining Publiek is one many great restaurants in Ghent!
9. GILLIS
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 287 reviews
GILLIS restaurant is a high-class eatery with pure meat in the heart of Ghent, on the High Street 23. With matured beef GILLIS positions itself as first choice meat restaurant in and around Ghent.
Reviewed By John B - Cheshire, England
The restaurant was recommended to me by a local who described it as really good for meat eaters if a little expensive. A local recommendation can rarely be ignored and naturally enough I didn't ignore this one.
Quite unassuming from the outside the restaurant has a really good ambience, Seating choices are inside or out. The waiter who served me was very efficient and polite but I wouldn't say engaging, that's not really a criticism just an observation.
I was alone and so was probably more aware of the timing of my food and found it to be spot on. It arrived in good order and my steak was cooked to perfection. The Angus Filet was shown to me before cooking and arrived simply dressed with salad, fries and a range of sauces.
So my friend was right, it was good and the price? well, not as bad as I had feared, my two courses including a Duval beer set me back just less than €50 which, as he said, is quite expensive but in my opinion well worth it.
10. Oak Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 393 reviews
Reviewed By dunc04 - Gent
Excellent food, excellent service , excellent wines ......would love to make it a weekly thing. Amuse Boucher...the mussel shone out, the lamb course was stupendous and the pistachio dessert . The service was fantastic throughout ...they knew their stuff and were charming. Only one minor thing...one of the courses my bowl was chipped but not worth a deduction on the points.
