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. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.
Itinerary
13 guided stops on this route
't Vosken
Order: Gentse Waterzooi. Chicken about €22-28. Fish when available. Classic brasserie. Book the terrace in summer if you can. Also on the table if you want a s…
Chocolatier Van Hoorebeke
Try a 4-praline selection for about €5-7: lemongrass dark, passion-fruit ganache on caramelised almond, sea-salt caramel, speculoos truffle. Glass window looks…
House of Waffles Graslei
Order a Brusselse wafel with powdered sugar for about €4. Fruit, chocolate, or cream add €1-2. Or a Luikse wafel with pearl sugar if you want the denser bite.…
Frituur Tartaar
Order frietjes met stoverij with mayo or tartare sauce. About €9-11. Stew usually cooks in Belgian brown ale. Some cooks add Flemish red for sharpness. Fries f…
Groot Vleeshuis
Built 1407-1419. About 71 by 13 metres, 900 m² under one oak truss. Free entry. Open Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00. Closed Mondays. Inside: East-Flemish products to buy…
Tierenteyn-Verlent
Buy a small terracotta pot (about 100 g) of fresh mustard, spooned in front of you. Around €4-5. Petrus Tierenteyn started in Ghent in 1790. Shop in La Demi Lu…
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GPS-guided walking route
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