Walking Food Tour in Ghent
Description
Discover Ghent through its flavours on a unique walking food tour that blends sightseeing with carefully selected tastings. Explore both the historic centre and lesser-known neighbourhoods while enjoying traditional Ghent and Belgian specialities, alongside international dishes that reflect the city’s multicultural character. We collaborate with small, local businesses and introduce you to the people behind the food, happy to share their stories and passion. Engage all your senses as you see the city, smell and taste the food, and listen to your guide’s stories. With small groups only, we guarantee a personal, relaxed and memorable experience. Book your tour now and taste Ghent like a local.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We start at the statue of Jacob Van Artevelde and will spend some time at the square as there is a lot of history as well as beautiful architecture.
See a medieval castle from the outside. Guided tours can be booked at the castle itself.
Graslei and Korenlei keys are the beating heart of Ghent. Today a place with many cafes and restaurants, in the past the main trading place.
Get to know the 3 medieval towers of Ghent. The Belfry is the one in the middle. This can be visited before or after the tour and highly recommended, esp. if you like to see the city from the top of its tower.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- We do not accept people that are ill (having a cold - sneezing and coughing)
- Not recommended for people that have mobility problems (Ghent has cobble stones)
Reviews(14)
Sophie was absolutely lovely! She went above and beyond to make sure the tour went well. She gave a great overview of the city and a variety of food stops along the way.
Thank you for writing your feedback on the tour. We appreciate it very much! Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay.
Sophie provided us with a great food tour and a lot of information on the history and the current conditions in Ghent. Her love and knowledge of the city was great to take in. The variety of food and drinks on the tour was great. We actually were offered more food than we could possibly eat. We were able to make this event our dinner and dessert. Sophie made everyone of us comfortable with her easy going personality and quick wit. We actually passed her on the street a few days later and she stopped us and asked us what other foods we tried. Other guides may have pretended not to see us. After talking with her we decided to go try another restaurant she had recommended. Sophie gave a great tour and is a great representative for the city of Ghent.
Many thanks for your kind words. We enjoyed reading your feedback on the tour and will definitely pass this on to your guide Sophie.
Sophie gave a great food tour in Ghent. Her knowledge and love for the city was great to take in. The variety of food and drinks we sampled was just what we needed as we learned about Ghent. We actually had more food available to us than we could finish. Sophie's outgoing personality and the way she guided us through our three hours together made us all very comfortable.
Thank you very much for writing a review. Happy to hear you enjoyed the tour, food and city also your guide Sophie.
Fantastic! Sophie was welcoming and friendly with plenty of information to share with us about Ghent and the local food.
Thank you so much for writing these lovely words. Really appreciated!
Absolutely the best walking food tour with Sophie who gave us so much history as well. The food and the company were so memorable. You will not regret booking this tour.
Thank you, Anja! We really appreciate your input!
Sophie was absolutely amazing as our guide. We loved the city and loved the tour. She went above and beyond to make sure our 3 kids were comfortable and having a good time at every stop of the tour. Super friendly, easy to talk to, and really knew her stuff. You could tell she loves what she does, and it made the whole experience even better. She even ensured each stop had a gluten free AND vegetarian accommodation.
We are happy to hear that you had a good time with Sophie, including the children! Thank you so much for your kind words.
It was a successful food tour, very nice guide with lots of fun facts about the city. A good afternoon filling, And plenty of good food;)
Thank you for your review. Much appreciated! It's good to hear that you had a good time :)
Sophie was such a wonderful, passionate, and kind host for this tour. I was the only one that had booked that time and date, but she still went ahead and gave me a personal food tour! She also was able to cater all the food items to my dietary needs, as I need to eat a gluten free diet. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about this tour and about my guide, and the business owner, Sophie. Highly recommend!
Aww, thank you. That is heart-warming!
What a tour, a great way to experience the city while enjoying local food tastings along the way. Start the trip on an empty stomach, you will be sampling many delicious foods throughout the day. I appreciated the knowledge of the guide and selection of foods.
Thank you for joining two of our tours! It was a pleasure to host you. Your words are really appreciated!
Good tour with interesting food - enjoyed it! Rain and wind so we probably spent more in time the food stops but that worked well. Great guide....
Thank you very much for your review. Glad to hear you had a good time, despite the rain!
