Ghent tips and photos: three of the city's best bars
May 9, 2008
So you're in Ghent. You'll be needing some of that world-famous Belgian beer, but where's the best place to drink it? This is far from exhaustive, but I uncovered a couple of gems on my recent jaunt:
On Vrijdagmarkt. Dulle Griet claims to offer 250 beers - and while we didn't count 'em, the menu was very extensive. And delicious.
It speciality is 'Kwak Max', which is a large Kwak served in a glass so desirable that customers are asked to leave a shoe as a deposit. I didn't get a picture of it, but found one on flickr:
A small, rootsy music venue down an alley off Groentenmarkt. There's a small courtyard out front and another room upstairs. We turned up just before midnight to find three young people doing remarkable things with a piano, double bass and drum kit.
Here are all three bars on a Google Map...
Nathan Midgley, web producer
Nathan Midgley
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