Ghent: Tea, Chocolate, and Cocktail Pairing Experience
Discover the art of pairing tea, chocolate, and drinks in Ghent. Savor 4 distinctive tea chocolates, each paired with a tea, mocktail or cocktail.
Peaberry Coffeebar is a cafe in Binnenstad, Ghent.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Cold brew in summer; the house espresso blend is clean and not over-roasted.
Tip: Take-away focussed; if you want to sit stay, come at opening before the cathedral tourist flow starts.
Discover the art of pairing tea, chocolate, and drinks in Ghent. Savor 4 distinctive tea chocolates, each paired with a tea, mocktail or cocktail.
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Address: Limburgstraat 36, 9000 Gent, Ghent
Koffeine is a warm coffee bar tucked behind Sint-Baafsplein with iced lattes, americanos and a short food menu of banana bread and seasonal pastries.
Order: Iced latte in summer: the house espresso holds its character over ice.
Tip: The compact room means most visitors take away; the nearby Veldstraat benches are a common perch.
Vandekerckhove has roasted coffee in Ghent since 1854. The fifth-generation family roasts on-site and the bar brews espressos and slow coffees daily.
Order: Slow coffee on V60: the house blend of Brazilian and Ethiopian beans, brewed with patience.
Tip: Open every day except public holidays from 10:00-18:00; the bean shop sells the house blend in 250g bags.
Take Five is a compact espressobar with a jazz soundtrack and a loyal following of specialty-coffee drinkers in the city centre. The baristas pull clean.
Order: Espresso macchiato: the extraction is dialled in daily and the ratio is always right.
Tip: Open seven days a week from 08:30 (09:00 weekends); the small counter fills on weekend mornings.
Koffeine is a warm coffee bar tucked behind Sint-Baafsplein with iced lattes, americanos and a short food menu of banana bread and seasonal pastries.
Order: Iced latte in summer: the house espresso holds its character over ice.
Tip: The compact room means most visitors take away; the nearby Veldstraat benches are a common perch.
Madam Bakster is a guilt-free bakery and cafe using only natural sweeteners: oats, nuts and dates replace refined sugar in the cakes. Priced at €€.
Order: Granola bowl with plant yoghurt: house-made granola with seasonal fruit, naturally sweet.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday only; the weekend brunch fills up, so booking ahead is wise.
IzyCoffee took over the Dok-Noord 7 warehouse unit when OR Coffee vacated, building a 100% arabica menu plus signature pistachio latte and pandan iced coffee.
Order: Pistachio latte: IzyCoffee's most-ordered drink.
Tip: Open seven days a week 08:00-18:00, Saturdays to 20:00. The Dok-Noord crowd makes weekend mornings busiest; weekday afternoons are quiet.
Barista has two central Ghent locations, serves organic-soy milk across its espresso range and has made its brunch pancake stack a weekend signature.
Order: Pancake stack with seasonal fruit compote: the batter is light and the fruit sauce is made in-house.
Tip: The Sint-Jacobs location has a sunnier terrace; the Lippensplein branch is more central for museum-hopping.