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!
Boris et Maurice is a french-belgian bistro restaurant in Sint Amandsberg, Ghent.
Editorially verified May 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Seasonal market menu, Local produce plates
Must 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.
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: Antwerpsesteenweg 329, 9040 Sint-Amandsberg, Ghent
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.
50 fifty runs a bistronomy sharing-plate format on Ottogracht with vegetable-led seasonal plates rated 4.8 out of 5 by local reviewers. Located in Binnenstad.
Signature: Seasonal sharing plates, Vegetable-forward dishes
Order: Two or three sharing plates of whatever the kitchen is most animated about; the staff will tell you honestly.
Tip: Come with four people to try the widest range without over-ordering; the room accommodates groups well.
Roots is a Michelin-listed gastro-bistro in Patershol where chef Kim Devisschere's West Flemish heritage drives menus that change with the seasons.
Signature: Seasonal set menus based on West Flemish produce
Order: Six-course dinner menu with wine pairing: West Flemish seasonal sourcing at its fullest expression.
Tip: Book at minimum three weeks ahead; this is one of the most consistently difficult tables to secure in Ghent.
Epiphany's Kitchen serves 100% gluten-free vegan cooking on Burgstraat with optional meat or fish add-ons for mixed-preference groups to share.
Signature: 100% gluten-free vegan plates, Creative plant protein dishes
Order: The full set menu, which shows the kitchen's texture and flavour-contrast discipline across multiple courses.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday; Monday lunch has the most relaxed pace of the week.