About this tour
A 14-stop walking food tour of Ghent — waterzooi on Sint-Baafsplein where Charles V ate it, pralines from a family workshop, Belgian waffles from an 1839 firm that won the 1958 World Fair, a medieval meat hall, mustard stone-ground since 1790, a 900-year-old Sint-Hubertus bun, the smallest café in the city named after the gallows, 200 jenevers, cuberdons since 1904, hop-less medieval gruut beer, and a boot-glass of beer you can only drink if you leave your shoe as deposit.
Itinerary
14 guided stops on this route
't Vosken — Waterzooi Where Charles V Ate It
Order: 'Gentse Waterzooi' (chicken version €22–28; fish version when available). Classic brasserie — book a table for the terrace in summer. Flemish pairing: a…
Chocolatier Van Hoorebeke — Pralines Made Behind Glass
Try (4-praline selection €5–7): lemongrass dark, passion-fruit ganache on caramelised almond, sea-salt caramel, speculoos truffle. Watch the workshop: there's…
House of Waffles Graslei — Two Belgian Waffles, One Medieval Harbour
Order: 'Brusselse wafel' (light, rectangular, 20 squares) with powdered sugar — €4. Add fruit, chocolate or whipped cream at €1–2 per topping. The shop has bee…
Sint-Michielsbrug — The Three Towers and the River That Fed Them
Panorama: Sint-Niklaaskerk (13th c., blue-stone Scheldt Gothic), the Belfort (1380, UNESCO) and Sint-Baafskathedraal to the east. Free to cross at any hour. Be…
Frituur Tartaar — Stoverij in a Paper Cone
Order: 'Frietjes met stoverij' (fries with Flemish beef stew) + mayo or tartar sauce. Around €9–11. The stew is cooked in Belgian brown ale; some recipes add F…
Groot Vleeshuis — The Medieval Meat Hall as a Food Museum
Built 1407–1419 — one of the largest medieval halls still standing in Flanders, 71 × 13 m, 900 m² under a single oak truss. Free to enter. Open Tue–Sun 10:00–1…
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