12 upscale places in Ghent, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Ghent: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Ghent food.
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Order Six-course dinner menu with wine pairing: West Flemish seasonal sourcing at its fullest expression.
Roots is a Michelin-listed gastro-bistro in Patershol where chef Kim Devisschere's West Flemish heritage drives menus that change with the seasons.
Order The house seasonal cocktail: the team rotates the signature list every few months based on what is growing.
Jigger's is a subterranean cocktail bar in the Patershol, listed on the World's 50 Best Discovery list. The cellar bar uses seasonal produce and locally.
Order Jigger's seasonal cocktail: specials change monthly with locally foraged ingredients.
Jigger's medieval cellar bar in the Patershol stays open until 03:00 at weekends, serving seasonal cocktails and 500+ spirits in a candlelit setting.
Order The txuleta from the charcoal asador, available when the kitchen has sourced the right cut, which is most.
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.
Order Four-course plant tasting menu: the most complete argument for serious vegan cooking in the city.
Soul Kitchen is the standard-bearer for vegan fine-casual cooking in Ghent, running a changing tasting menu entirely from plants. The kitchen treats root.
Order Ask the sommelier for the glass of the day: the team changes the by-the-glass selection nightly.
Volta's wine list is one of the most ambitious in Ghent, matching modern Belgian cooking with grower wines from across Europe in a converted turbine hall.
Order The oysters: the kitchen sources them daily and the quality is the most consistent in the city.
Pakhuis occupies a converted warehouse behind a historic alley in central Ghent. The soaring glass-ceiling interior holds a kitchen that has stayed focused.
Order The fish main, which shows the kitchen's French training most cleanly.
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.
Order The seasonal set lunch, which gives the kitchen's quality at its best accessible price.
Volta occupies a converted turbine hall on Nieuwewandeling, serving confident Belgian brasserie cooking with a well-annotated wine list and a canal-side.
Order Lunch wine pairing: two or three glasses matched to the daily menu, with commentary from the team.
Steendam 66 runs a wine lounge attached to its Gault and Millau-listed bistro. The by-the-glass selection pairs with the short, seasonal lunch menu.
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Order Seasonal fish from the market with local vegetable sides: the kitchen changes with what arrives each morning.
Allegro Moderato occupies a canal-side house on the Korenlei, with views of the guild houses across the Leie. The kitchen produces carefully plated modern.
Order Belgian natural wine by the glass with oysters: the Korenlei terrace turns this into a postcard.
Allegro Moderato has one of the few wine terraces in Ghent with direct views of the medieval guild houses, focusing on Belgian and French grower wines.
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