Ghent: Private Food & Beer Tasting Tour with Local Guide
Discover Ghent by tasting! A private food and beer tasting tour with a born & raised Ghentian. Visit my favorite chocolate shop, taste local specialties, and learn abo...
CuisineWine bar
Price€€
Neighborhoodvrijdagmarkt
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Why locals love it: Three evenings a week opening and a side-street location mean it rarely appears in mainstream guides and stays off most tourist itineraries.
Tip: Thursday is the quietest evening and the best for a conversation with the owner about what has just arrived from the producers.
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Location
Address: Sint-Margrietstraat 16, 9000 Gent, Ghent
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WAY Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6
WAY is run by Belgian barista champion Charlene De Buysere at Dok Noord: a championship-level roastery-cafe that the tourist trail rarely discovers.
Why locals love it: Dok Noord requires a deliberate trip from the centre; tourists who make it to the complex usually stop at the brewery and miss WAY entirely.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-17:00; pair a WAY filter coffee with a pastry from the Himschoot branch in the same building.
Jigger's ★ 4.6
Jigger's operates in a medieval Patershol cellar, serving seasonal cocktails and over 500 spirits in a candlelit setting few tourists ever find.
Why locals love it: The unmarked street entrance and no signage: you only find Jigger's by knowing it is there or by following someone who.
Tip: Arrive by 21:00 to guarantee a seat; the bar fills to capacity after 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays with no walk-in option.
Vinogradoff ★ 4.4
Vinogradoff on the Ajuinlei specialises in natural and biodynamic wines from Eastern Europe: Georgia, Slovenia and Hungary, a rare focus in Belgian wine bars.
Why locals love it: Eastern European wine focus is genuinely unusual for Ghent; the bar-shop format and weekday-only opening hours keep the crowds manageable.
Tip: The wine shop section offers bottles to take away; the staff know each producer personally and can recommend accordingly.
Stroom Brouwers Taproom ★ 4.2
Stroom Brouwers' Friday evening taproom is one of the most relaxed craft experiences in Ghent: Belgian-American hybrid ales on tap in an unpretentious space.
Why locals love it: Open Fridays and Saturdays only and not on the main Dok Noord visitor circuit; the Forelstraat address is off most tourist routes.
Tip: Tours at weekends by prior arrangement; the Friday evening tap session is the best way to try the full Stroom range.
Hotsy Totsy ★ 4.4
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.
Why locals love it: In a narrow alley off the main tourist route; the lack of promotion is deliberate and the local musician base keeps it a Ghent secret.
Tip: No live music in July and August; the rest of the year, Thursday to Saturday evenings are the most reliably musical.
Hot Club de Gand ★ 4.4
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.
Why locals love it: The bar sits in an unmarked alley off the Groentenmarkt: most visitors walk past the entrance and the room only seats 50, so word of mouth gates the audience.
Tip: Live jazz five nights a week from gypsy swing to free improvisation; arrive by 20:30 to claim a seat before the band starts.