Lekker Gec is an organic vegetarian restaurant in Sint Pieters, Ghent.
Lekker Gec has been serving organic vegetarian cooking in central Ghent long enough to qualify as an institution. The daily plates track the season without.
Signature dishes: Organic vegetarian lunch plates, Seasonal soups
Must order: The daily lunch plate, which changes with what the organic suppliers have delivered that morning.
Tip: Arrive by noon or the most interesting daily specials go quickly; the kitchen does not replenish to order.
Address: Koningin Maria Hendrikaplein 6, 9000 Gent, Ghent
A popular student lunch hotspot in central Ghent serving vegan and vegetarian plates that change daily with the organic supply. The kitchen keeps prices.
Signature: Vegan lunch plates, Organic bowls
Order: The daily lunch special, which is the most direct expression of what the kitchen is doing with today's.
Tip: Busy at peak university hours from 12:30 onward; arrive just before noon for the best selection.
A popular student lunch hotspot in central Ghent serving vegan and vegetarian plates that change daily with the organic supply. The kitchen keeps prices.
Signature: Vegan lunch plates, Organic bowls
Order: The daily lunch special, which is the most direct expression of what the kitchen is doing with today's.
Tip: Busy at peak university hours from 12:30 onward; arrive just before noon for the best selection.
Greenway on Nederkouter is one of Ghent's original vegan pioneers, serving a rotating menu of plant-based wraps, bowls and hot plates in a fast-casual format.
Signature: Plant-based burgers, Seasonal vegan plates
Order: The plant-based burger: the kitchen's confidence in a format it has been perfecting since its founding.
Tip: Kitchen closes earlier than most restaurants; aim to arrive before 18:00 for the full hot-food range.
BOON is a vegetarian lunch bar across the street from the Castle of the Counts with a bean-forward menu that takes vegetable cooking seriously. The casual.
Signature: Bean-based vegetarian plates, Daily lunch specials
Order: The daily bean-based special, which gives the kitchen its identity and sits at the core of every menu.
Tip: Grab a terrace table facing the castle if available; the view repays a slightly longer lunch.
Lokaal is a vegetarian tea room and restaurant on Brabantdam with owners Arno, Jelmer and Bliki sourcing from nearby organic farms and rotating the menu.
Signature: Weekly-changing vegetarian plates, Organic tea selection
Order: Whatever the week's organic delivery has inspired; the kitchen announces the menu via their social channels.
Tip: The tea selection here is serious; combine the lunch with an afternoon spent in the nearby SMAK museum.
Bado Bado brings a touch of authentic Indonesia to the oldest neighbourhood of Ghent, with the kitchen mastered by the owner's wife Siska. The rice table.
Signature: Indonesian rice table, Satay, Nasi goreng
Order: The rice table, which gives the widest cross-section of the kitchen's authentic Indonesian range in one.
Tip: Reservations are advised; the room is small and the word-of-mouth following keeps it full on weekends.
Gust is a trendy breakfast and lunch bar with ingredients sourced directly from local farmers: the freshness shows in everything from bread to eggs.
Signature: Seasonal farmer's breakfast, Farm produce plates
Order: The farmer's breakfast, which is the most direct expression of the sourcing ethos and the most requested dish.
Tip: Weekend queues form before opening; arrive early or accept a wait of 20 minutes on a Saturday.
