Ghent's most photographed strip, where medieval guild houses line both banks of the Leie. Terraces here fill fast on warm days; the signature view repays the tourist-area prices.
Order The weekend brunch menu, which brings the Parisian concept into the sharpest focus.
Et Alors near the Graslei brings Parisian bistro energy to Ghent: animated room, seasonal French-Belgian food and a weekend brunch worth booking.
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.
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Order Cappuccino on the terrace with a view of the medieval guild houses: the most postcard-worthy coffee in Ghent.
Korenlei Twee occupies a prime guild-house building on the Korenlei with direct views of the Graslei across the Leie. Coffee, brunch and light brasserie.
Order Georgian amber wine in a traditional qvevri style: skin-fermented, oxidative and unlike any European.
Vinogradoff is a wine shop and bar specialising in natural and biodynamic wines from Eastern Europe: Georgia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Czech Republic alongside.
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.
Order Georgian amber wine flight: three pours from different qvevri producers that show how dramatically the style.
Vinogradoff specialises in natural and biodynamic wines from Eastern Europe, with by-the-glass pours from its bar-shop on the Ajuinlei near the Korenlei.
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