Where to enjoy pure food around the world: organic, local, fairtrade, mostly veggie and always delicious!
At Kleine Schorfheide they serve a regional cuisine and everything is homemade with seasonal ingredients. For drinks there is organic rhubarb juice and house wine. The veggie lunch is an explosion of flavours and colours. Read more »
The Biologisch Dynamische Bakkerij (biodynamic bakery) has three shops spread across Antwerp. They all serve the same tasty organic bread, baked by Zonnemaire. The first picture was at the Mechelsesteenweg. The other bakeries are at ‘t Eilandje’ and the Volksstraat. Read more »
The organic city guide makes it really easy to find pure addresses in Ghent. Available at the Tourist Information and participants, and online at ecoplan.be.
A hip and happening address in beautiful Ghent. At Simon Says they work with local ingredients and as much organic as possible. We had the veggie quiche with salad and jasmine tea. Read more »
Il Mezzogiorno is a Sicilian restaurant where they serve veggie dishes like Antipasto with traditional cheese from the interior of Sicily, and sundried tomatoes with mamma rosalia’s marinated and grilled veggies. Their ricotta, eggs and butter are organic, as are the wines. Read more »
Italian coffee and an organic bakery, that’s Barista in Ghent. They make bread, homemade cakes, pies and healthy sandwiches every day. Barista has a wide choice of tea, freshly squeezed fruit juices, smoothies and organic lemonades, and if you book online you can also enjoy a brunch, picknick or aperitif on a boat trip through the canals. Read more »
Greenway in Ghent is a veggie fast food restaurant. Try a crisp fresh salad, organic ciabatta, a homemade soup or this tasty vegan kebab wrap, stuffed with seitan, lettuce, tomato, onion and a garlic curry sauce. Yummie! Read more »
Note: the bed and breakfast closed in 2014 : ( The good news is that Brooderie is still open for breakfast and lunch! We visited Brooderie in August 2013… An authentic, inviting, cozy lunchroom and bed and breakfast in the center of Ghent. Don’t expect a luxurious B&B. The three rooms are simply decorated and the bathroom is shared with other guests. Although it sounds very basic we warmly recommend it to you. Read more »
We’ve saved the best for last. Seppe Nobels is the chef at Graanmarkt 13 and he likes veggies to be the stars of the menu. We were surprised with a tasting of several delicacies like mussels, grilled lettuce, beets and goat cheese. Oh, and did I mention the delicious organic white wine? Read more »
After enjoying dinner at De Broers van Julienne we decided to also visit her sister, Juliette. It’s a deli store in Antwerp where you can order take away or sit and eat at one of the tables. Painted in pastels Juliette is like the little sister. Everything is homemade, but not necessarily organic. Read more »
