"Kim Devisschere has cooked organic, root-led menus in the Patershol since 2017 — book Roots for inventive vegetable-forward tasting at a fair price."
Roots opened in 2017 on Vrouwebroersstraat in Ghent's medieval Patershol quarter, run by chef Kim Devisschere with Nele Victoor front of house, and has been listed in the Michelin Guide since 2019. The cooking is bistronomic — ambitious technique at a sane price — built on organic, locally sourced produce. Lunch menus start around €35 and six-course dinners from about €65, which is what makes it one of the city's best-value serious tables.
The kitchen's signature is its devotion to roots and tubers: Devisschere takes humble, often overlooked vegetables and turns them into the centre of the plate, alongside seasonal Flemish produce and well-judged ingredient pairings. Menus are offered by the number of courses, so you set the length of the meal, with a dessert-or-cheese choice to close.
The room is small, warm and unpretentious — a hip, relaxed space rather than a hushed fine-dining shrine — in keeping with the bistronomic idea. Service is friendly and informed, and the format suits a long lunch or an unhurried dinner among the cobbled streets of the Patershol.
For a first date or a relaxed celebration in Ghent, Roots is the smart pick: inventive, vegetable-forward tasting menus in a cosy Patershol room, serious enough to impress without the stiffness or the bill of a starred dining room.
Not for diners after a classic meat-and-sauce blowout or a grand, formal occasion — this is a small, casual, vegetable-led bistronomic room, and committed carnivores may find it too produce-driven.
Roots has been listed in the Michelin Guide since 2019 but does not currently hold a Michelin star or Bib Gourmand. It is recognised as a strong bistronomic address rather than a starred restaurant.
Roots is run by chef Kim Devisschere, who opened it in 2017 with Nele Victoor front of house. He is known for inventive, organic cooking that puts roots and tubers at the centre of the plate.
Its devotion to roots and tubers — turning humble, often overlooked vegetables into the focus of each dish — alongside seasonal Flemish produce, served as bistronomic tasting menus by the number of courses.
Lunch menus start around €35 for three or four courses, and six-course dinners begin at about €65, which makes Roots one of Ghent's best-value serious kitchens.
Roots is at Vrouwebroersstraat 5 in the Patershol, Ghent's medieval restaurant quarter, a short walk from the Gravensteen castle and the city centre.
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