23 cafe rooms in Ghent we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Ghent | Cafe across every city.
Cafe culture in Ghent ranges from old-school coffee houses to a serious new wave of specialty roasters. Mokabon, just off the Donkersteeg in the city centre, is one of the oldest coffee bars in town, while WAY Specialty Coffee Roasters in Dok-Noord and Cafe Labath on Oude Houtlei lead the modern end. Around Zuidstationstraat, Full Circle Coffee Bar and Vandekerckhove and Bar keep the focus firmly on the cup.
Cafe Labath ★ 4.5
binnenstad · Oude Houtlei 1, 9000 Gent
Cafe Labath is the city's best-known specialty cafe, occupying a corner building steps from Sint-Michielsbrug with floor-to-ceiling windows and a big-city.
WAY Specialty Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6
dok-noord · Dok-Noord 4E/001, 9000 Gent
WAY is run by Belgian barista champion Charlene De Buysere in a converted warehouse at Dok Noord, rotating single-origin filters every few weeks in Ghent.
Pain Perdu ★ 4.3
zuidstationstraat · Walpoortstraat 9, 9000 Gent
Pain Perdu bakes wood-fired sourdough and runs a sunny rear garden that has made this Walpoortstraat cafe one of Ghent's most loved brunch destinations.
Full Circle Coffee Bar ★ 4.3
zuidstationstraat · Zuidstationstraat 5, 9000 Gent
Full Circle was one of Belgium's first fully plant-based specialty coffee bars, with oat or rice milk for all drinks and vegan pastries throughout.
Peaberry Coffeebar ★ 4.1
binnenstad · Limburgstraat 36, 9000 Gent
Peaberry sits at the foot of Sint-Baafskathedraal: a compact, vegan-friendly coffee bar serving specialty brews, bread rolls and fresh salads daily.
Vandekerckhove and Bar ★ 4.4
zuidstationstraat · Brabantdam 55, 9000 Gent
Vandekerckhove has roasted coffee in Ghent since 1854. The fifth-generation family roasts on-site and the bar brews espressos and slow coffees daily.
Take Five Espressobar ★ 4.2
kouter · Voldersstraat 10, 9000 Gent
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.
Koffeine ★ 4.1
binnenstad · Lange Kruisstraat 6, 9000 Gent
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.
Madam Bakster ★ 4.2
zuidstationstraat · Brabantdam 142, 9000 Gent
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 €€.
IzyCoffee Dok Noord ★ 4.1
dok-noord · Dok-Noord 7/002, 9000 Gent
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.
Barista ★ 4.0
kouter · Hippoliet Lippensplein 25, 9000 Gent
Barista has two central Ghent locations, serves organic-soy milk across its espresso range and has made its brunch pancake stack a weekend signature.
Mokabon ★ 4.3
city-centre · Donkersteeg 35, 9000 Gent
Mokabon has roasted coffee on Donkersteeg since 1937, when Erminio Mazzaro arrived from Italy. Located in City Centre. Reservations advised.
Wasbar Kalandestraat ★ 3.9
binnenstad · Kalandestraat 9, 9000 Gent
The original Wasbar location mixes coin-op laundry machines with a bar serving Belgian beers, sandwiches and charcuterie. The eclectic clientele of Erasmus.
BOON Lunchbar ★ 4.3
patershol · Burgstraat 1A, 9000 Gent
BOON is a vegetarian lunch bar at the foot of the Gravensteen. Located in Patershol. Order the rhubarb soda. Specialty: vegetarian lunch and seasonal salads.
Den Baudelo ★ 4.1
binnenstad · Beverhoutplein 15, 9000 Gent
Den Baudelo is a food hall inside a beautifully restored 17th-century chapel. Around 15 stalls run from Mexican and Indian to Italian and Belgian; the shared.
OR Coffee Sint-Pieters ★ 4.1
sint-pieters · Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 126A, 9000 Gent
OR Coffee's Sint-Pieters lab is the original Ghent location, serving slow brews and breakfast sandwiches in a bright room near the university campus.
Korenlei Twee ★ 3.9
graslei-korenlei · Korenlei 2, 9000 Gent
Korenlei Twee occupies a prime guild-house building on the Korenlei with direct views of the Graslei across the Leie. Coffee, brunch and light brasserie.
Soup Lounge ★ 3.8
binnenstad · Zuivelbrugstraat 4, 9000 Gent
Soup Lounge runs a daily-rotating soup bar where a bowl of fresh soup, a bread roll and an apple costs under nine euros at a central Ghent address.
Alice ★ 4.0
zuidstationstraat · Sleepstraat 6, 9000 Gent
Alice is a light-filled weekend brunch cafe in the Zuid quarter with a following for egg dishes, pancakes and long-table communal seating on lazy mornings.
Gust ★ 4.1
binnenstad · Papegaaistraat 55, 9000 Gent
Gust is a spiced brunch and lunch bar on Papegaaistraat using ingredients from local farms: the freshness shows in everything from the bread to the eggs.
Vandekerckhove Koffiebranderij ★ 4.4
zuidstationstraat · Brabantdam 55, 9000 Gent
Vandekerckhove has roasted coffee on the Brabantdam since 1854: five generations later, the drum roaster is still visible in the shopfront on a daily basis.
Soup Lounge ★ 3.9
binnenstad · Zuivelbrugstraat 4, 9000 Gent
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.
Peaberry Coffeebar ★ 4.0
binnenstad · Limburgstraat 36, 9000 Gent
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.