8 editor picks across Belgium.
8 vegan restaurants worth the trip across Belgium, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Belgium.
Soul Kitchen is the standard-bearer for vegan fine-casual cooking in Ghent, running a changing tasting menu entirely from plants. The kitchen treats root.
OrderFour-course plant tasting menu: the most complete argument for serious vegan cooking in the city.
TipBook two weeks ahead for a weekend table; this is Ghent's best vegan kitchen and demand is consistent.
Epiphany's Kitchen serves 100% gluten-free vegan cooking on Burgstraat with optional meat or fish add-ons for mixed-preference groups to share.
OrderThe full set menu, which shows the kitchen's texture and flavour-contrast discipline across multiple courses.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday; Monday lunch has the most relaxed pace of the week.
Dedicated vegan restaurant in central Ghent with a kitchen that goes beyond bean patties: creative preparations of plant proteins and seasonal vegetables.
OrderThe full set menu if available, where the kitchen's commitment to texture and flavour contrast shows most.
TipCheck their social media for the current week's menu before booking; it changes more often than the printed card suggests.
De Frietketel won Best Fast Food at the Belgian Vegan Awards in 2019: a fully plant-based frituur with a wider snack range than any competitor.
OrderFrites with vegan curry sauce: the most-ordered option and clearest expression of this plant-based frituur.
TipGood option for mixed groups where one person is vegan; the fried snacks are convincing even to sceptics.
Greenway is the most central fully vegan fast-casual restaurant in Ghent, with a rotating menu of wraps, bowls and hot plates made entirely from plants.
OrderVegan bowl of the day: grain, roasted veg, legume and herb sauce, filling and under €12.
TipBusiest between 12:00 and 13:30; go just after 11:30 or after 14:00 for a quieter seat.
A popular student lunch hotspot in central Ghent serving vegan and vegetarian plates that change daily with the organic supply. The kitchen keeps prices.
OrderThe daily lunch special.
TipBusy at peak university hours from 12:30 onward; arrive just before noon for the best selection.
Greenway on Nederkouter is one of Ghent's original vegan pioneers, serving a rotating menu of plant-based wraps, bowls and hot plates in a fast-casual format.
OrderThe plant-based burger: the kitchen's confidence in a format it has been perfecting since its founding.
TipKitchen closes earlier than most restaurants; aim to arrive before 18:00 for the full hot-food range.
Karoot on Phoenixstraat builds hearty vegetarian and vegan comfort food around the carrot, running a friendly low-key dining room in the centre.
OrderThe seasonal carrot-based signature plate, rotating monthly to show the kitchen's vegetable-forward vision.
TipPortions are filling; the kitchen is sized for sharing and lends itself to two-person lunches over a split plate.
