Ghent
The riverside beer-hall district near the cathedral. Canal-side terraces, Belgian-beer institutions, and the most photogenic Ghent evening views. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Ghent.
Korenmarkt · $$$
Ghent's most awarded cocktail bar.
Korenmarkt · $$
Riverside beer hall from 1956.
You'll find Cocktail Bars, Craft Beer, Rooftop Bars and Sports Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.
The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Korenmarkt like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.
A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.