Jenever Ghent appears as a signature dish in 1 Belgium cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Ghent Jenever · Ghent
Belgian jenever is the ancestor of gin: a malt-wine spirit redistilled with juniper and botanicals, either served young (jonge jenever) or aged (oude jenever) in ceramic bolleke glasses at specialist jenever bars.
Jenever has been produced in Ghent since the 17th century when Flemish distillers developed malt wine-based spirits flavoured with juniper. The Belgian Jenever received Protected Geographical Indication status from the EU in 2008. Ghent's 't Dreupelkot on the Groentenmarkt is Belgium's most focused jenever bar: 100+ varieties, serving only in ceramic bolleke glasses, with no beer, wine or cocktails. The bar has served solely jenever since it opened in the 1980s.
Where to eat in Ghent:
- 't Dreupelkot
- Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant