Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant

Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant is a brown pub on the Groentenmarkt with a terrace along the water, and Visit Gent notes that it was once a brothel. The beer list runs to 165, with gueuze and kriek well represented and three house beers: Gandavum, Klokke Roeland and Mammelokker.

The soundtrack is jazz, blues and oldies, and the best seats are at the bar or on the waterside terrace. It is popular with beer lovers and visitors alike, so expect company on summer evenings. 't Dreupelkot is a few doors away for a jenever afterwards. We could not verify current opening hours, so check before you go. Not for you if you want somewhere undiscovered: it is one of the best-known pubs in the centre.