The Places · Belgium
Ghent
Made By profiles 6 places in Ghent, spanning creative modern fine dining, modern belgian fine dining, modern mediterranean sharing plates — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Creative Modern Fine Dining
Vrijmoed
Ghent, Belgium
Vrijmoed serves creative modern fine dining in a historic building on Vlaanderenstraat, with a formal, leisurely setup and two Michelin stars in 2024 and 2025.
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02.Modern Belgian Fine Dining
Publiek
Ghent, Belgium
Holding a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025, Publiek on Ham 39 sits within Gent's compact tier of destination restaurants where vegetable-forward cooking meets precise technique. Chef Olly Ceulenaere works directly with local growers to shape a menu built on whole-plant philosophy, placing it alongside peers like Vrijmoed and Oak Gent at the €€€ level of the city's fine-dining conversation.
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03.Modern Steakhouse
Gillis
Ghent, Belgium
On Hoogstraat, a short walk from Ghent's medieval centre, Gillis operates at the sharper end of Belgium's contemporary meat-focused dining scene. Chef Bram Candries built his reputation around dry-aged beef and a sharing format that anchors the meal in Flemish tradition without retreating into nostalgia. A White Star from Star Wine List and a 2025 ranking in the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants confirm its position among Belgium's most seriously regarded tables.
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04.Pintxos
Bar Bask
Ghent, Belgium
Bar Bask brings Basque and Spanish contemporary cooking to a Gent canal-side address, earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2024 and an Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe listing in 2025. The kitchen, run by Sam D'Huyvetter, Gilles Bogaert, and Jordin Michiels, operates Monday through Friday from 6 pm, with Saturday and Sunday service off the table. At the €€€ price point, it sits in a different tier from Gent's starred tasting-menu circuit.
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05.Traditional Thai
Le Baan Thaï
Ghent, Belgium
Le Baan Thaï holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it among the most consistent value-led restaurants in Gent's competitive dining scene. Under chef Seiji Inomoto, the kitchen delivers Thai cooking on Corduwaniersstraat that earns serious Michelin attention at a €€ price point, a combination that puts it in a narrow comparable set across the whole of Belgium.
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06.Modern Mediterranean Sharing Plates
DOOR73
Ghent, Belgium
DOOR73 sits on Hoogstraat as the sister address to Oak, one of Ghent's most recognised modern kitchens. Under chef Eric Ivanidis, the format shifts from Oak's fine-dining register to a sharing-plates concept built around international comfort cooking with an unusually strong vegetable programme. Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions confirm the kitchen's consistency at this more accessible price point.
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