Mokabon has roasted coffee on Donkersteeg since 1937, when Erminio Mazzaro arrived from Italy. Located in City Centre. Reservations advised.
OrderSingle espresso of the house blend with a Belgian speculaas.
TipOpen Monday to Saturday 09:00-18:30, closed Sunday. The standing bar at the front turns over fastest; tables in back take longer.
Het Spijker is a local pub set in a former granary, with a lounge on the second floor and two terraces: one facing the city centre, the other on the Leie.
OrderGhent draft beer on the back terrace overlooking the Leie at dusk.
TipOpens from 10:00 and closes when the last visitor leaves, often well past 02:00. The back terrace is best on warm afternoons.
Frituur Tartaar is a city-centre friterie between the monuments and shopping streets, serving Ghent stoverij stew on hand-cut frites with a homemade tartar.
OrderFrites with stoverij and the house tartar sauce: under €6 for a full cone that doubles as a meal.
TipThe vegetarian and vegan snacks are signposted on the menu, which is unusual for a friterie. Lunch queues are heaviest 12:30-13:30.
Cafe Damberd is an 18th-century pub on the Korenmarkt that has run as a jazz and world-music cafe for over thirty years, with live sets from jazz to funk.
OrderBelgian draft beer over a Wednesday or Thursday jazz set: the small room makes the band feel inches away.
TipOpen until midnight every night; Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 means it works for a long afternoon-into-night stretch.
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