5 editor picks in Ghent.
5 late night in Ghent, editor-picked for food open late at the weekend. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Ghent.
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.
OrderDok house IPA on draught: hop-forward, always fresh from the serving tank.
TipThursday evening is the quietest late session; the Friday crowd is younger and louder from midnight but the beer quality stays constant.
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.
OrderDelirium Tremens in the Max glass: surrender your shoe as collateral, as tradition demands.
TipThe terrace on the market square is open late on warm evenings; the brown-cafe interior fills fast after midnight.
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.
OrderGruut Amber on draught at the waterside terrace: the most Ghentian beer in the most Ghentian spot.
TipThe terrace lights up after dark and is one of the best spots in Ghent for a late canal-side beer in warm weather.
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.
OrderBelgian gin-and-tonic with local Ghent gin: the most popular late-night drink here.
TipThe bar quietens after 02:00 when the clubs draw the youngest crowd; the later Rococo session is often more interesting than the early one.
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.
OrderBelgian draft beer over a Wednesday or Thursday jazz set: the small room makes the band feel inches away.
TipOpen until midnight every night; Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 means it works for a long afternoon-into-night stretch.
