Guidebook for Villa Pater & Ghent
Food Scene
Himschoot
112 Koningin ElisabethlaanHeerlijke koffie koeken op zondag
Slagerij St. Pierre
110 Kon. Elisabethlaan“Best butcher in the city, just around the corner of Villa Pater”
Traiteur Toulouse
41 Kon. ElisabethlaanNice and healthy food just around the corner!
Paul's Boutique Gent Station
209 Kon. AstridlaanGreat burgers, few minutes walking from Villa Pater
Lekker Gec
6 Kon. Maria HendrikapleinOur favorite veggie Resto just around the corner of Villa Pater!
Mister Fries
40 Kon. Maria HendrikapleinAbsolutely Belgian! Ask for the "Gentse Stoverij".
Our neighbors around the corner offer the most romantic brunch spot you will find!
27 locals recommend
Alix - Table & Jardin d'Amis
206 KortrijksesteenwegOur neighbors around the corner offer the most romantic brunch spot you will find!
Sushi Point
132 KortrijksesteenwegTake-away sushi, very nearby - yummie!
We love the setting of this place, in an old electricity building. And the food is delicious too!
44 locals recommend
Restaurant Volta
2B NieuwewandelingWe love the setting of this place, in an old electricity building. And the food is delicious too!
Truly one of the best places in Ghent to go for lunch or dinner, according to our humble opinion. Be sure to make reservations!
49 locals recommend
Publiek
39 HamTruly one of the best places in Ghent to go for lunch or dinner, according to our humble opinion. Be sure to make reservations!
FranzGustav
163 HamExcellent brunch!
Bodega Gent
57 Kon. Elisabethlaan“What a great tapas bar!”
Holy Guacamoly St. Pieters Gent
4 Koningin ElisabethlaanGreat for a quick burrito before you go out!
Carrefour Express
Proxy Delhaize Sint-Pieters
200 Koningin FabiolalaanMore choice and better super market than Carrefour. Open on Sundays!
Arts & Culture
Everything about Ghent you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. 5 minutes walking from Villa Pater.
143 locals recommend
STAM Ghent City Museum
2 GodshuizenlaanEverything about Ghent you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. 5 minutes walking from Villa Pater.
For the latest exhibition of Contemporary Art, you have to be in SMAK. Love the cafe and resto too.
230 locals recommend
Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art
1 Jan HoetpleinFor the latest exhibition of Contemporary Art, you have to be in SMAK. Love the cafe and resto too.
Our most famous old masters of painting are all here. Check out the splendid restaurant and cafe too! What a setting.
125 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts
1 Fernand ScribedreefOur most famous old masters of painting are all here. Check out the splendid restaurant and cafe too! What a setting.
“Our favorite bookstore around the corner. You can have some cake and coffee or tea there too!”
6 locals recommend
bookstore Limerick
142 Kon. Elisabethlaan“Our favorite bookstore around the corner. You can have some cake and coffee or tea there too!”
Entertainment & Activities
For a stroll in Ghentian version of Central Park, go to Citadel Park. Some nice playgrounds for children too.
87 locals recommend
Citadel Park
CitadelparkFor a stroll in Ghentian version of Central Park, go to Citadel Park. Some nice playgrounds for children too.
Day Trips
“When Tom (my husband) was a kid this was his favorite playground, nearby the place where he grew up. Today you can go there by bike (40 mins from Villa Pater) and have a great afternoon”
Kasteel van Laarne
5 Eekhoekstraat“When Tom (my husband) was a kid this was his favorite playground, nearby the place where he grew up. Today you can go there by bike (40 mins from Villa Pater) and have a great afternoon”
“Come here to time travel and experience how famous painters like Marc Chagall enjoyed the scenery early 20th century”
13 locals recommend
Sint-Martens-Latem
“Come here to time travel and experience how famous painters like Marc Chagall enjoyed the scenery early 20th century”
Day Trips
This little paradise is only 20 minutes away by bike. Have a great dinner in Nenuphar, where the pictures of my husband are exhibited”
Afsnee
This little paradise is only 20 minutes away by bike. Have a great dinner in Nenuphar, where the pictures of my husband are exhibited”
Buurten
Lovely stroll 15 minutes away from Villa Pater where you will find the most beautiful buildings, built after the World Exposition in Ghent in 1913. For architecture lovers!
Miljoenenkwartier
Lovely stroll 15 minutes away from Villa Pater where you will find the most beautiful buildings, built after the World Exposition in Ghent in 1913. For architecture lovers!
We used to live nearby this most romantic spot where you will find little restaurants . In the 10th century this place was settled by leather workers, it became a notorious slum populated by criminal gangs and prostitutes and now it’s one of the most trendy spots in our city.
110 locals recommend
Patershol
61 CorduwaniersstraatWe used to live nearby this most romantic spot where you will find little restaurants . In the 10th century this place was settled by leather workers, it became a notorious slum populated by criminal gangs and prostitutes and now it’s one of the most trendy spots in our city.