Amadeus Gent 1 is a belgian restaurant in Patershol, Ghent.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: All-you-can-eat spareribs, Irish Coffee
Must order: The all-you-can-eat spareribs format, which is the reason most tables are booked before the week starts.
Tip: Sunday lunch from noon is the most relaxed service; evening bookings go weeks ahead in high summer.
Address: Plotersgracht 8, 9000 Gent, Ghent
Le Baan Thai has anchored Thai cooking in the Patershol since 1988 and earned the 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand for a short menu run. Priced at €€.
Signature: Green curry, Tom kha gai, Pad kra pao
Order: Green curry with chicken: the in-house paste.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday; the dining room seats fewer than thirty so book by phone two or three days ahead for Friday and Saturday.
Le Baan Thai has anchored Thai cooking in the Patershol since 1988 and earned the 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand for a short menu run. Priced at €€.
Signature: Green curry, Tom kha gai, Pad kra pao
Order: Green curry with chicken: the in-house paste.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday; the dining room seats fewer than thirty so book by phone two or three days ahead for Friday and Saturday.
Bib Gourmand-rated Bar Bask occupies a converted gas station at the edge of Dok Noord, with a wood-fired Basque asador for txuleta, turbot and lobster.
Signature: Txuleta, Turbot over asador, Lobster
Order: The txuleta from the charcoal asador, available when the kitchen has sourced the right cut, which is most.
Tip: Counter seats facing the open kitchen give the best view of the fire and the kitchen's rhythm.
Bib Gourmand-recognised bistro in Sint-Amandsberg run by two former colleagues who built a seasonal French-Belgian menu around local suppliers.
Signature: Seasonal market menu, Local produce plates
Order: Whatever the kitchen is most excited about that day, usually stated by the staff unprompted at the table.
Tip: A ten-minute tram ride from the centre; the relative distance means bookings are easier to secure than more central peers.
RØK in Hal 16 at Dok Noord builds its menu around fire: slow-cooked meats, charcoal-roasted vegetables and grilled fish come out in sharing formats that suit.
Signature: Slow-cooked ribs, Charcoal-roasted vegetables, Sharing platters
Order: The mixed sharing platter, which gives the widest view of what the kitchen does with smoke and charcoal.
Tip: Pair the meal with beers from Dok Brewing Company next door, which shares the Hal 16 space.
Steendam 66, also known as Chez Bolle, is a cosy bistro with a strong French accent housed in a historic building near Sint-Jakobs church, where the kitchen.
Signature: Seasonal fish main, Seasonal set menu
Order: The fish main, which shows the kitchen's French training most cleanly.
Tip: Closed Sunday; Tuesday to Friday lunch is the most accessible and relaxed format.
Volta occupies a converted turbine hall on Nieuwewandeling, serving confident Belgian brasserie cooking with a well-annotated wine list and a canal-side.
Signature: Seasonal Belgian brasserie classics
Order: The seasonal set lunch, which gives the kitchen's quality at its best accessible price.
Tip: The terrace reservations fill first in summer; book the canal side when available and come before golden hour.
