't Vrijdagsgevoel is a bar in Vrijdagmarkt, Ghent.
Vrijdagsgevoel commands the most prominent corner of the Friday market square, with a large terrace watching over the historic market and local life below.
Must order: Ghent gin and tonic on the terrace on a Friday afternoon while the market winds down.
Tip: Open seven days a week; the Friday afternoon terrace before 18:00 is the ideal pre-dinner stop.
Address: Vrijdagmarkt 29, 9000 Gent, Ghent
Hey Frankie operates as a natural wine bar three evenings a week near Vrijdagmarkt, with sensibly-priced natural pours and a loyally following local crowd.
Order: The cheapest glass on the natural wine list: Hey Frankie's entry-level pours are genuinely good.
Tip: Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only; the Friday 18:00 slot is the sweet spot before the evening rush.
Edelrot functions as both a natural wine bar and a wild beer bar: the list includes wild-fermented saisons, spontaneous lambics and Belgian farmhouse ales.
Order: A wild saison from the Belgium tap list alongside a glass of natural white: the pairing is the Edelrot house.
Tip: Open from 15:00 Tuesday to Saturday; prices are genuinely fair for the quality of the natural wine selection.
Chubby Cheeks is a convivial bar-restaurant where a young team serves unusual natural wines by the glass alongside inventive small plates in a relaxed space.
Order: The by-the-glass rotation: the team changes the pours weekly and always has something unexpected open.
Tip: Walk-ins welcome; Friday and Saturday evenings fill fast and bar seats give the easiest route in without a reservation.
Bar Terroir is a small grower-wine bar on the vegetable market square with cheese platters made from traditionally-produced artisan milk. The team sources.
Order: Glass of Loire chenin blanc with a slice of aged Herve cheese: the bar's most classic pairing.
Tip: Groups up to 15 can reserve the private room with the Ghent towers view.
Vinogradoff specialises in natural and biodynamic wines from Eastern Europe, with by-the-glass pours from its bar-shop on the Ajuinlei near the Korenlei.
Order: Georgian amber wine flight: three pours from different qvevri producers that show how dramatically the style.
Tip: An evening that starts at Vinogradoff and continues to Korenlei dinner follows the best natural wine and food arc in Ghent.
By day a specialty coffee bar, Cafe Labath transitions to wine and Belgian beer by early evening at its corner near Sint-Michielsbrug in the centre.
Order: Belgian natural wine by the glass at the window seat: the light through the giant corner windows is the best.
Tip: The bar atmosphere is most relaxed Tuesday evenings; weekends fill from 19:00.
Hey Frankie operates as a natural wine bar three evenings a week near Vrijdagmarkt, with sensibly-priced natural pours and a loyally following local crowd.
Order: The cheapest glass on the natural wine list: Hey Frankie's entry-level pours are genuinely good.
Tip: Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only; the Friday 18:00 slot is the sweet spot before the evening rush.
