Berlitz Pocket Guide Bruges & Ghent by Berlitz

Author:Berlitz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Belgium
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

Ghent

Avalon € Geldmunt 32; tel: 09-224 37 24; www.restaurantavalon.be; Tue–Sat 11.30am–2.30pm. Across the street from the Gravensteen fortress, Avalon offers tasty organic, vegetarian dishes such as home-made soup served with home-baked bread, and slices of savoury quiche. The antique-tiled main room is a protected monument; there is also an attractive little garden terrace.

Belfort Restaurant €€€ Emile Braunplein 40; tel: 09-223 35 65; Tue–Sun 11.30am–2pm, 6–10pm. Light, bright, open-plan restaurant right in the centre of town, beneath the eaves of the Stadshal. The open kitchen prepares posh versions of the Belgian classics.

Belga Queen €€€€ Graslei 10; tel: 09-280 01 00; www.belgaqueen.be; daily noon–2.30pm, 6.30–10.30pm. Stylish, even sexy, high-design restaurant inside a 13th-century grain storehouse, on Ghent’s main section of canal. Fancy French/Belgian fare that is cheaper is you opt for the good-value midweek menus.

Brasserie HA’ €€€ Kouter 29; tel: 09-265 91 81; www.handelsbeurs.be; Mon–Sat 9am–10.30pm, Sun 9am–4pm. Elegant yet cool, the Handelsbeurs Theatre’s café-restaurant serves refined French and Belgian cuisine – light and breezy for lunch, candle-lit romantic for dinner. A multi-coloured modern chandelier graces the main dining room, and in the summer you can enjoy your meal seated on the lovely outside terrace overlooking the Ketelvaart canal.

Keizershof €€ Vrijdagmarkt 47; tel: 09-223 44 46; www.keizershof.net; Tue–Sat 11.30am–10.30pm. This large, rambling restaurant has so much space that even when it’s full it won’t seem crowded. Diners pile into hearty portions of Belgian and continental food, amid decor that features wooden ceiling beams, plain wood tables and fashionably tattered walls. In summer, there are outdoor tables in the courtyard.

La Malcontenta €€ Haringsteeg 7–9; tel: 09-224 18 01; Mon–Sat 5.30pm–1am. This Patershol-district restaurant serves one of the most specific of specialities – cuisine from the Canary Islands. This means plenty of fish, paella, patatas arrugadas (tiny new potatoes cooked in their skins in very salty water) and mojo sauce (made with olive oil, vinegar, garlic and coriander).

Le Grand Bleu €€€ Snepkaai 15; tel: 09-220 50 25; www.legrandbleu.be; Wed–Sun noon–4.30pm, 7–midnight. Set in a small Provençal-style house with a lovely terrace by the Leie, west of Sint-Pietersstation, this seafood specialist presents Mediterranean-influenced fish dishes and a wide range of lobster variations. A few succulent meat dishes are also on offer.

Pakhuis €€ Schuurkenstraat 4; tel: 09-223 55 55; www.pakhuis.be; Mon–Thur noon–2.30pm, 6.30–11pm, Fri–Sat noon–2.30pm, 6.30pm–midnight. Pakhuis is a lively brasserie south of the Sint-Niklaaskerk, offering good modern Flemish and Franco-Italian cuisine. Its setting inside a restored former warehouse is especially impressive. Oyster and seafood platters are the speciality of the house.

Patiron € Sluizeken 30; tel: 09-233 45 87; www.patiron.be; Tue–Fri 11.30am–6pm. A delightful bio café north of the city centre, where everything is made on the premises, including some hearty soups. The main speciality, however, is quiche, with more than 80 delicious varieties to choose from.

’t Klaverblad €€€ Corduwanierstraat 61; tel: 09-225 61 17; www.freewebs.com/tklaverblad; Mon, Thu–Sat 6–10.30pm, Sun noon–midnight. While most of the neighbouring restaurants in the Patershol try to lure you with music, ‘themed cuisine’ and moderate prices, ’t Klaverblad is unashamedly gastronomic and expensive.

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