City guide Ghent
- Best Cafe for Work OR Coffee (Walpoortstraat 26) - Great vibe, laptop-friendly during weekdays. none
- Best Coworking Space MeetDistrict (Ghelamco Arena) - Day pass ~€25. High-end facilities. Dokwerkers, Sassevaartstraat 46/303 in Dok Noord. Excluding 21% VAT: €130 a month for 5…
- Best Dessert Spots Aux Merveilleux de Fred (Korenmarkt) - Meringue specialties. Cuberdons, the purple cone sweets also called Gentse neuzen, sold by street vendors on…
- Best Food Delivery App Takeaway.com (local leader), Deliveroo, and UberEats. none
- Best Hospital UZ Gent (University Hospital Ghent) - Corneel Heymanslaan 10. UZ Gent (Ghent University Hospital), C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent. General line 09 332 21…
- Best Local Dish to Try Gentse Waterzooi (creamy chicken/fish stew) at De Witte Leeuw. Gentse waterzooi, a stew that started as fish and is now often chicken. Wikivoyage names…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Uber (limited availability), Bolt, or V-Taxi (+32 9 222 22 22). Standplaats taxis use Tariff A: €10 to start, including the first 3 km, then €2.60 per km…
- Bike/Scooter Rental De Fietsambassade (Kattenberg 2) - ~€12/day. Donkey Republic apps are everywhere. De Fietsambassade city bike is €16 for one day and €55 for 30 days on the webshop…
- Birdwatching Locations Observation huts at Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen. Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen is listed as an Important Bird Area for the northern shoveler, and…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Blaarmeersen Sports Park (strictly in designated BBQ/fire zones). none
- Budget Accommodation Hostel Uppelink (Sint-Michielsplein 2) - ~€35/night for dorms. Hostel Uppelink, Sint-Michielsplein 21: linen included, breakfast €7.50 (08:00-10:00)…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, nearly 100% cashless. Payconiq and Contactless are standard. none
- Casino & Gaming Halls Golden Palace (Dok-Noord). none
- City Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium Ghent (Dutch: Gent), capital of the province of East Flanders, in the Flemish Region of…
- Community Centers De Centrale (Kraankinderstraat 2) - Intercultural hub. none
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, strict ATAD-compliant rules. Yes. The ATAD CFC regime, entity approach from tax year 2024, taxes undistributed passive…
- Cooking Classes Les Odettes (Zwijnaarde) - Belgian and French cuisine workshops. none
- Corporate Tax 25% standard rate. 25% corporate income tax on company profits, whether retained or distributed. SMEs can pay…
- Cultural Districts Patershol - Medieval neighborhood with cozy alleys and galleries. The historic centre around the Belfry, and Patershol, the medieval quarter by Gravensteen…
- Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: KBC, BNP Paribas Fortis, ING. Euro. On 19 October 2026 the ECB rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, about 0.8909 EUR per US…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The Leie River route southward to Sint-Martens-Latem. The centre is biked, with many one-way streets open both ways for bikes. De Fietsambassade…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 30% (reducible under certain VVPR-bis conditions). 30% withholding tax on dividends, interest and royalties, with treaty and EU…
- E-commerce/Online Store Bol.com (same-day delivery), Coolblue.be for electronics. none
- Gaming Lounges Outpost Game Centers (Ottergemsesteenweg 13). none
- Grocery Delivery Delhaize.be or Picnic (app-based delivery). none
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Basic-Fit (Gent Zuid) - ~€24.99/4 weeks; JIMS (Overpoort) - ~€30/month. A Basic-Fit is mapped in the Zuid area. Its membership price page was not opened, so no…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 50% for income over €46,440. 50% federal tax on income above €51,070 for income year 2026 (assessment year 2027)…
- Highway Access Located at the intersection of E40 (Brussels-Ostend) and E17 (Antwerp-Lille). The E40 (Liege-Brussels-Ghent-Bruges-Ostend) and the E17 (Antwerp-Ghent-Kortrijk-Lille)…
- Historic Buildings Ghent City Hall (Stadhuis) - Mix of Gothic and Renaissance styles. The Stadhuis on Botermarkt 1 has a Gothic facade on Hoogpoort and a Renaissance facade on…
- Historical Sites Saint Bavo's Cathedral (home of the Ghent Altarpiece). Gravensteen at Sint-Veerleplein 11, and Saint Bavo Cathedral on Sint-Baafsplein, which…
- Internet Speed Average 120 Mbps (Fiber available via Telenet and Proximus) Ookla September 2026 country medians are 264 Mbps fixed and 220 Mbps mobile. No Ghent-only…
- Language Classes PCVO Ghent or Het Perspectief for affordable Dutch (NT2) courses. none
- Laundry Services WASBAR (Korenmarkt 5) - Cafe + Laundry shop. ~€5 per wash. none
- Libraries & Study Spots De Krook - Award-winning modern library and tech hub. De Krook, Miriam Makebaplein 1, the city library in the 2017 building on the Scheldt bend…
- Local Brewery Stadsbrouwerij Gruut (Stokerijstraat 19) - Beer brewed with medieval herbs. Gentse Stadsbrouwerij Gruut, Rembert Dodoensdreef 1, brews with medieval herbs and no…
- Local Heritage The 'Stropdragers' (Noose Bearers) tradition dating back to Charles V. The Belfry is a UNESCO World Heritage site and the symbol of the medieval city privileges…
- Local Markets The Kouter Flower Market (Sunday mornings with jazz and oysters). Vrijdagmarkt on Friday 07:30-13:00 and Saturday 11:00-18:00, plus a Sunday bird market…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Gent-Sint-Pieters Station (Southern hub with high-speed links). Gent-Sint-Pieters is the main station, with trains from Belgian cities and a direct train…
- Museums & Art Venues S.M.A.K. (Contemporary Art) and MSK (Fine Arts) in Citadelpark. S.M.A.K., Jan Hoetplein 1, for contemporary art, and MSK, Fernand Scribedreef 1, for the…
- Music Scene Handelsbeurs Concert Hall and Hot Club Gent (Jazz). The Belfry carillon plays on Sunday morning from 11:00 to 12:00, and on Saturday evenings…
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