Local guidebook for Ostend
Places to visit
Most interesting modern art museum in Ostend. Contemporary artists are represented alongside big names from Belgian art history.
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Mu.ZEE
11 RomestraatMost interesting modern art museum in Ostend. Contemporary artists are represented alongside big names from Belgian art history.
Fort Napoleon
13 VuurtorenwegOld fortress in the dunes of Ostend
Mercator
2 VindictivelaanInteresting museum ship
House where the famous painter James Ensor used to live.
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Ensor Museum
27 VlaanderenstraatHouse where the famous painter James Ensor used to live.
100 meters from the apartment. You can rent surfer's gear for a good price. Nice place to have a drink on the beach.
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Surfclub Inside Outside
214 Koning Boudewijnpromenade100 meters from the apartment. You can rent surfer's gear for a good price. Nice place to have a drink on the beach.
Really nice big park to hang out and have a walk. There a children's playground, you can even rent a water bike in the summer months.
There is a bar/restaurant in the middle of the park where you can have a drink and/or eat.
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Maria Hendrikapark
1-2 PlatanendreefReally nice big park to hang out and have a walk. There a children's playground, you can even rent a water bike in the summer months.
There is a bar/restaurant in the middle of the park where you can have a drink and/or eat.
Foreign food
Delight Sushi and bar
54 ChristinastraatRecommended sushi place
Filipijns Restaurant Pot Mami
1 AchturenpleinIf you fancy some Filippino food.
Picobello
94 Alfons PieterslaanBest pizza's for a small price.
Scandinavian-inspired kitchen and interior for breakfast and lunch.
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MOOSE-Ostend
86 WellingtonstraatScandinavian-inspired kitchen and interior for breakfast and lunch.
La Siesta Oostende
23 WittenonnenstraatGood Mexican food and cocktails
Ohana Pokébowls
3 GroentemarktFor a healthy and budget-friendly lunch.
Gastronomic
If you are looking for gastronomic cuisine, Storm is a good address. The slots only open up until 3 months and you need to book well ahead of time.
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Restaurant STORM
21 Hendrik BaelskaaiIf you are looking for gastronomic cuisine, Storm is a good address. The slots only open up until 3 months and you need to book well ahead of time.
Resto Marina
7 Hendrik BaelskaaiRefined Italian cuisine
Brunch and coffee spots
A former postal office turned into a cultural center for art, theatre, and other cultural activities. A nice place to have lunch here.
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I-Cultural Centre De Grote Post
18A Hendrik SerruyslaanA former postal office turned into a cultural center for art, theatre, and other cultural activities. A nice place to have lunch here.
Locals call this one of the best places to buy pastry in town. Patisserie Aelter closer to the apartment also makes delicious pastry.
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Patisserie Caruso
29 NieuwstraatLocals call this one of the best places to buy pastry in town. Patisserie Aelter closer to the apartment also makes delicious pastry.
Ideal breakfast lunch place, serving salads and pasta dishes.
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Passe-Vite
10 NieuwstraatIdeal breakfast lunch place, serving salads and pasta dishes.
Good place to have a drink and a bite on the promenade. Second-hand design furniture for sale with sea view.
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GALERIE BEAUSITE
39 Albert I-promenadeGood place to have a drink and a bite on the promenade. Second-hand design furniture for sale with sea view.
ZigZag art-bar Oostende
6 RomestraatCosy coffeeshop with an arty setting. No payment by card here!
Expo & Kafie
47 Van IseghemlaanGreat little breakfast and lunch bar just away from the seaside boardwalk.
Et Alors
45 VlaanderenstraatTastefully decorated chill coffee and apero bar with sea view.
Bars
Authentic cozy bar with soulful music in the heart of Ostend.
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Bar La Fayette
12 LangestraatAuthentic cozy bar with soulful music in the heart of Ostend.
Café Botteltje
19 LouisastraatCozy bar restaurant with lots of local beer.
One of the many beach bars during the summer months on the beaches of Ostend. The closest beach bar is Buddha Mar which is across the building.
Monroe Beach Bar Ostend
52-53 Albert I-promenadeOne of the many beach bars during the summer months on the beaches of Ostend. The closest beach bar is Buddha Mar which is across the building.
Van Bulck Bar/Brasserie
15 HertstraatTastefully decorated lounge bar in the Upstairs hotel.