Where to eat in Ghent after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.

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Jigger's

Order Jigger's seasonal cocktail: specials change monthly with locally foraged ingredients.

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.

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Dok Brewing Company

Order Dok house IPA on draught: hop-forward, always fresh from the serving tank.

Dok Brewing Company in Hal 16 at Dok Noord is open until 01:00 Thursday through Saturday: 30 taps including house craft IPAs and Belgian guest beers.

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De Dulle Griet

Order Delirium Tremens in the Max glass: surrender your shoe as collateral, as tradition demands.

De Dulle Griet on the Vrijdagmarkt has 500 Belgian beers and stays open late on weekends: the shoe-collateral Max glass ritual is the late-night centrepiece.

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Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

Order Gruut Amber on draught at the waterside terrace: the most Ghentian beer in the most Ghentian spot.

Waterhuis aan de Bierkant is a canal-side brown pub with 170 Belgian beers and 14 on draught, open until midnight, with a Graslei waterside terrace.

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Missy Sippy Blues and Roots Club

Order Pulled pork slider with a house cocktail: the late-night kitchen is open until the final set.

Missy Sippy near Sint-Niklaaskerk has live blues and roots music and stays open until 02:00 at weekends, with a New Orleans-inspired menu until late.

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Rococo

Order Belgian gin-and-tonic with local Ghent gin: the most popular late-night drink here.

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.

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Wasbar Korenmarkt

Order Belgian beer from the rotating tap selection: priced for the format, the most social late bar.

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.

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Cafe Damberd

  • ★ 4.1
  • €
  • City Centre

Order Belgian draft beer over a Wednesday or Thursday jazz set: the small room makes the band feel inches away.

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.

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't Dreupelkot

Order Old Ghent jenever in a bolleke glass: the darkest style in the house range at the most authentic bar.

'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.

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