Greenway is a vegan fast-casual budget eat in Binnenstad, Ghent.
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.
Must order: The plant-based burger: Ghent's best vegan budget burger, assembled fresh and served in a paper wrapper.
Tip: Closes earlier than most restaurants; aim to arrive before 18:00 to avoid missing the kitchen's full range of hot options.
Address: Nederkouter 42, 9000 Gent, Ghent
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.
Order: Daily soup with bread roll and apple: the fixed-price combination that made this a Ghent workers staple.
Tip: The soup changes daily and is announced on a chalkboard outside; the portions are filling enough for a full lunch.
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.
Order: Vegan scone with coffee: the plant-based pastry and single-origin filter combination for under €7.
Tip: Primarily take-away; the benches near the cathedral provide a seat for free without the restaurant overhead.
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.
Order: Daily soup with bread roll and apple: the fixed-price combination that made this a Ghent workers staple.
Tip: The 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.
Order: Seasonal organic lunch plate: the most honest expression of this kitchen's farm-to-table approach.
Tip: Arrive 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.
Order: The daily lunch special: a changing plant-based plate built on whatever the organic supplier delivered.
Tip: Busy 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.
Order: Vegan scone with coffee: the plant-based pastry and single-origin filter combination for under €7.
Tip: Primarily take-away; the benches near the cathedral provide a seat for free without the restaurant overhead.
Ghent's oldest bakery since 1880: suikerbrood, koeken and morning buns for under €3 each, eaten standing in the Groentenmarkt near the Gravensteen.
Order: Suikerbrood (sugar bread): the pearl-sugar enriched loaf, warmest and cheapest near the Gravensteen walls.
Tip: Arrive by 08:00 for the warmest bread; the Dok Noord branch opens later and has slightly shorter queues.
The competing cuberdon vendors near the Groentenmarkt sell Ghent's most iconic sweet: pointed purple gum-and-sugar cones at around €1 each from rival stalls.
Order: Violet cuberdons: a bag of ten pieces eaten on the walk to the Gravensteen, the most Ghentian budget snack.
Tip: Both vendors near the square are authentic; the competition between them has kept quality high and prices reasonable for decades.
