Your neighbourhood bistro in the Patershol
Twenty-eight seats, one blackboard and a kitchen that has been simmering since this morning. Old Ghent recipes, made by people who live around the corner.
Two crisp croquettes, full of North Sea shrimp, with fried parsley and a wedge of lemon.
Beetroot from Lochristi roasted in its skin, with fresh goat's curd, hazelnuts and a little honey vinegar.
The city's own dish: free-range chicken and winter vegetables in a silky broth of cream and egg yolk, with bread to mop it up.
Beef cheek braised overnight in brown ale with gingerbread and mustard, served with double-fried frites and homemade mayonnaise.
Lotte cooks, Wout pours. They took over the corner house in 2017, kept the old tiled floor and the crooked bar, and have been feeding the Patershol ever since. Most of what you eat comes from within forty kilometres of the table.
Read our story →Pumpkin, wild mushrooms and the return of the stew. What Lotte is cooking now that the evenings are drawing in.
One long table, five courses and five beers, with the brewer pouring. Thirty places on a Thursday evening at the end of the month.
Ghent's best-known dish looks simple on the plate. Here is what happens in the kitchen before it gets there.
We hold a few tables for walk-ins, but on Friday and Saturday evenings it is wise to book. Call us, or see how reservations work.
Reserve a table +32 9 555 01 47