BOON is a vegetarian lunch bar budget eat in Groentenmarkt, Ghent.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Private tour of the historic center including a food tasting: the best pralines, Belgian chocolate, the famous Ghent cuberdons, and other specialties.
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Address: Geldmunt 6, 9000 Gent, Ghent
Frituur Tartaar is a city-centre friterie between the monuments and shopping streets, serving Ghent stoverij stew on hand-cut frites with a homemade tartar.
OrderFrites with stoverij and the house tartar sauce: under €6 for a full cone that doubles as a meal.
TipThe vegetarian and vegan snacks are signposted on the menu, which is unusual for a friterie. Lunch queues are heaviest 12:30-13:30.
Ghent's central vegan fast-casual kitchen on Nederkouter with a rotating menu of wraps, bowls and hot plates made entirely from plants and priced under €12.
OrderThe plant-based burger: Ghent's best vegan budget burger, assembled fresh and served in a paper wrapper.
TipCloses earlier than most restaurants; aim to arrive before 18:00 to avoid missing the kitchen's full range of hot options.
Soup Lounge's daily-rotating bowl of fresh soup, a bread roll and an apple costs under nine euros at a central Ghent address near the Friday market square.
OrderDaily soup with bread roll and apple: the fixed-price combination that made this a Ghent workers staple.
TipThe soup changes daily and is announced on a chalkboard outside; the portions are filling enough for a full lunch.
Long-standing organic vegetarian institution near Sint-Pieters station: a buffet-style lunch with soup, salad bar and daily hot dish under €10.
OrderSeasonal organic lunch plate: the most honest expression of this kitchen's farm-to-table approach.
TipArrive by noon or the most interesting daily specials go quickly; the kitchen does not replenish to order.
Student vegan and vegetarian lunch spot near Sint-Pieters station with organic daily specials under €10 and a loyal following from the university.
OrderThe daily lunch special: a changing plant-based plate built on whatever the organic supplier delivered.
TipBusy at peak university hours from 12:30; arrive just before noon for the best selection before the students arrive.
Peaberry combines specialty coffee with vegan-friendly pastries and bread rolls at the foot of Sint-Baafskathedraal for under €8 all-in at the counter.
OrderVegan scone with coffee: the plant-based pastry and single-origin filter combination for under €7.
TipPrimarily take-away; the benches near the cathedral provide a seat for free without the restaurant overhead.
