Vrijmoed Ghent

Vrijmoed is on Vlaanderenstraat, a ten-minute walk from Saint Nicholas’ Church. It holds two Michelin stars and currently ranks as number 46 on La Liste. The room runs smart and elegant, leaning into a contemporary and creative approach to modern cuisine.

While most of the city’s high-profile dining clusters around the busy Graslei and Korenlei, Vrijmoed succeeds by staying just enough removed from the postcard path. It feels calmer than the restaurants near the Veldstraat shopping area, favoring a focused, quiet intensity over the tourist-heavy bustle of the town centre. Choose this spot if you prefer your meal to feel like a destination rather than a quick stop between sightlines.