28 cocktail bar rooms in Ghent we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Ghent | Cocktail Bar across every city.

Jigger's Coolers and Cocktails ★ 4.6

Cocktail bar · €€€

patershol · Oudburg 16, 9000 Gent

Jigger's is a subterranean cocktail bar in the Patershol, listed on the World's 50 Best Discovery list. The cellar bar uses seasonal produce and locally.

De Dulle Griet ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · €€

vrijdagmarkt · Vrijdagmarkt 50, 9000 Gent

De Dulle Griet has over 500 Belgian beers and one famous ritual: surrender a shoe to the bar when ordering the Max, a 1-litre glass of Delirium Tremens.

't Dreupelkot ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · €

groentenmarkt · Groentenmarkt 12, 9000 Gent

Pol's tiny jenever bar on the Groentenmarkt serves more than 200 jenevers, including around 50 made in-house. The low-ceilinged brown bar has barely changed.

Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar · €€

groentenmarkt · Groentenmarkt 9, 9000 Gent

Waterhuis aan de Bierkant is a canal-side brown pub on the Groentenmarkt with 170 Belgian beers, 14 on draught and a packed waterside terrace.

Hotsy Totsy ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · €

binnenstad · Hoogstraat 1, 9000 Gent

Hotsy Totsy has been injecting Ghent with blues and jazz since the 1970s. The Claus brothers' bar hosts live music most evenings from September to June.

Missy Sippy Blues and Roots Club ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · €€

binnenstad · Klein Turkije 16, 9000 Gent

Missy Sippy opened in 2015 as a contemporary juke joint next to Sint-Niklaaskerk, with vintage New Orleans decor and live blues and roots music nightly.

Rococo ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · €

patershol · Corduwaniersstraat 57, 9000 Gent

Rococo is Betty's candlelit bar on the Patershol cobblestones. The single room is lit entirely by candles; the atmosphere is intimate and the conversation.

Dok Brewing Company ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · €€

dok-noord · Dok-Noord 4B, 9000 Gent

Dok Brewing Company occupies a converted metal workshop at Dok Noord with 30 taps: their own house brews plus guest taps from Belgian craft breweries. Long.

Gruut Stadsbrouwerij ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · €€

binnenstad · Rembert Dodoensdreef 1, 9000 Gent

Gruut is Ghent's city brewery using a medieval herb recipe with no hops: five beers (white, blonde, amber, brown and Inferno) brewed and served on site.

Wijnbar ONA Nederkouter ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · €€

binnenstad · Nederkouter 71, 9000 Gent

Wijnbar ONA on the corner of Bagattenstraat and Nederkouter is Ona Van Reybrouck and Arne De Wilde's intimate natural-wine spot, opened in 2015.

't Vrijdagsgevoel ★ 3.8

Cocktail bar · €€

vrijdagmarkt · Vrijdagmarkt 29, 9000 Gent

Vrijdagsgevoel commands the most prominent corner of the Friday market square, with a large terrace watching over the historic market and local life below.

Edelrot Bar ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · €€

binnenstad · Belfortstraat 6, 9000 Gent

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.

Chubby Cheeks ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · €€

binnenstad · Onderbergen 33, 9000 Gent

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.

Bar Terroir ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · €€

groentenmarkt · Groentenmarkt 15, 9000 Gent

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.

Vinogradoff Wine Bar ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · €€

graslei-korenlei · Ajuinlei 15, 9000 Gent

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.

Cafe Labath Evening Bar ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · €€

binnenstad · Oude Houtlei 1, 9000 Gent

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.

Hey Frankie ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar · €€

vrijdagmarkt · Sint-Margrietstraat 16, 9000 Gent

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.

De Hopduvel ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · €

dok-noord · Dok-Noord 7, 9000 Gent

De Hopduvel is one of Belgium's most respected beer bottle shops, now relocated to Dok Noord with around 900 Belgian beers in stock. The shop-bar allows you.

Trefpunt ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar · €

sint-jacobs · Bij Sint-Jacobs 18, 9000 Gent

Trefpunt is a music and theatre cafe run by the non-profit that launched the modern Ghent Festivities in 1970, hosting concerts almost every evening.

Het Spijker ★ 4.0

Cocktail bar · €

city-centre · Pensmarkt 3, 9000 Gent

Het Spijker is a local pub set in a former granary, with a lounge on the second floor and two terraces: one facing the city centre, the other on the Leie.

Jigger's ★ 4.6

Cocktail bar · €€€

patershol · Oudburg 16, 9000 Gent

Jigger's medieval cellar bar in the Patershol stays open until 03:00 at weekends, serving seasonal cocktails and 500+ spirits in a candlelit setting.

Rococo ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar · €€

patershol · Corduwaniersstraat 57, 9000 Gent

Rococo on the cobbles of the Patershol draws an arty, late crowd with the kind of playlist you only find in bars that care deeply about music and atmosphere.

Wasbar Korenmarkt ★ 3.9

Cocktail bar · €

binnenstad · Korenmarkt 37, 9000 Gent

Wasbar on the Korenmarkt is Ghent's laundry-and-bar concept: leave your washing in the machines, order a Belgian beer at the bar and stay until closing.

Cafe Damberd ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar · €

city-centre · Korenmarkt 19, 9000 Gent

Cafe Damberd is an 18th-century pub on the Korenmarkt that has run as a jazz and world-music cafe for over thirty years, with live sets from jazz to funk.

't Dreupelkot ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · €

groentenmarkt · Groentenmarkt 12, 9000 Gent

't Dreupelkot on the Groentenmarkt is Ghent's legendary jenever bar: 100+ varieties in a dark wood-panelled room, open until 01:00 on weekends.

Jigger's ★ 4.6

Cocktail bar · €€€

patershol · Oudburg 16, 9000 Gent

Jigger's operates in a medieval Patershol cellar, serving seasonal cocktails and over 500 spirits in a candlelit setting few tourists ever find.

Hotsy Totsy ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · €€

binnenstad · Hoogstraat 1, 9000 Gent

Hotsy Totsy has injected Ghent with blues and jazz since the 1970s: the Claus brothers bar hosts live music most evenings from September to June.

Hot Club de Gand ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · €

city-centre · Schuddevisstraatje 2, 9000 Gent

Hot Club de Gand is a 50-seat jazz bar tucked into a narrow side alley off the Groentenmarkt, programming more than 200 free live performances a year.