Ghent: Food & Drink Walking Tour with Tastings
Join an entertaining local guide on a culinary and historical journey through the charming streets of Ghent. A culinary adventure through Ghent you will never forget!
Vooruit Arts Centre Club is a dance club in Sint Pieters, Ghent.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Check the Vooruit website ahead of your visit; the programme mixes everything from jazz concerts to techno club nights, and nights vary weekly.
Join an entertaining local guide on a culinary and historical journey through the charming streets of Ghent. A culinary adventure through Ghent you will never forget!
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Address: Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 23, 9000 Gent, Ghent
Charlatan on the Vlasmarkt is the most central late-night bar and small venue in Ghent: cheap beer, loud music and a student crowd through to 05:00 on weekends.
Tip: The bar stays packed until closing; the 50-person dancing area near the speakers fills by midnight. Free entry most Thursdays.
Missy Sippy is Ghent's dedicated blues and roots venue near Sint-Niklaaskerk, with live acts Thursday through Saturday, a Louisiana-inspired kitchen and cocktails until 02:00.
Tip: Live acts start at 21:00 on Thursdays; arrive at 20:00 for a table with a clear view of the small stage.
De Bijloke is Ghent's main classical and world music hall: a 14th-century former hospital refectory with exceptional acoustics, hosting Baroque, jazz and world music concerts.
Tip: Book tickets directly at debijloke.be for the Ghent Jazz Festival programme in July; popular acts sell out months ahead.
Dok Brewing Company in Hal 16 at Dok Noord hosts regular live music sessions and DJ nights at the weekend, combining craft beer with an unpretentious industrial concert setting.
Tip: The outdoor Dok Noord waterfront fills in summer for open-air sets; check dokbrewingcompany.be for the weekly music programme.
Jigger's in the Patershol is Ghent's most serious cocktail destination: a medieval cellar bar with 500+ spirits, seasonal cocktail menu and a hidden-feeling intimacy despite being well-known.
Tip: Arrive by 21:00 to guarantee a seat; the bar fills to capacity on weekends and does not take walk-ins after 22:00.
Hotsy Totsy on the Hoogstraat is a dark 1930s-style bar with red velvet and a record collection: the most atmospherically speakeasy-like room in the Patershol without being a formal cocktail bar.
Tip: The bar is at its best on quieter Tuesday and Wednesday evenings when the Patershol crowd thins and the vinyl gets full attention.