If you are in Ghent, Belgium and you have time for one restaurant only, you should choose OAK. This is where Marcello Ballardin puts all his talent and youthful energy into creating a new culinary Belgian and European taste.

If you wish for a cool and creative experience you're in the right place. Oak is located in a small ground-floor apartment with a patio in a hipster area of Ghent. To get in you have to ring a bell.

The tables were all set outside, in the sun, for our lunch on May 27^th .

The lunch menu comes in three options: 39 euro pp (three courses); 52 euro pp (four courses); 65 euro pp (five courses).

After ordering our wonderful drinks – a natural mocktail composed of bergamote, lime and coriander – a series of creative amuses-bouches arrived, they were extremely tasty with an Asian touch.

The rest of our lunch was truly outstanding, from the three dishes to the two desserts. Each dish was masterful in its composition and texture, the products and ingredients were perfectly cooked, the whole meal was great! It is no surprise that Marcello Ballardin was elected 2016 Young Talent of the Year in Belgium.

The service was 100% feminine and energetic.

When in Ghent this is definitely a place not to miss.

OAKHoogstraat 167/001
9000 Gent

 Telephone : +32 9 353 90 50

www.oakgent.be