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Ferri is a bistro at Ottogracht 48 in Gent, listed by Le Fooding in 2026 for its vegetable-driven cooking and its lean toward Italy.
Jethro Ferri and Julie Van Gysel (formerly of Belfort) opened the restaurant in 2020. Le Fooding singled out homemade ravioli with roasted pumpkin, pecorino, thyme and sage, and a barley risotto with celeriac and samphire. Jethro handles dessert, a skill he picked up in a Tartes de Françoise workshop. The Smart Green Guide gave Ferri 2 Radishes in 2026.
The five-course menu costs 72 euros and comes in a vegetarian version and one with fish. Agnolotti filled with house-made ricotta, wild garlic and a whey sauce appear on both, as does white asparagus with chamomile mousseline and almond. The vegetarian route adds fried aubergine with smoked potato, caponata and pine nuts. The other offers haddock with leek risotto and beurre blanc. Magnolia ice cream with rhubarb, crumble and meringue closes the meal. Wine pairings run at 29 or 48 euros, and an à la carte list is available too.
The storefront is azure blue. Inside, an open kitchen faces a round counter, and the seating is wooden benches.
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An azure blue storefront, an open kitchen, a round counter, wooden benches… At this vegetarian bistro opened in 2020, Jethro Ferri and Julie Julie Van Gysel (ex-Belfort) sure do love vegetables, which they cook brilliantly with a penchant for Italy. Just take the lovely little plates we ate the day we stopped by: green cabbage and flageolet beans enthroned in a buttermilk emulsion, accompanied by a buckwheat galette filled with carrots and mimolette cheese; homemade ravioli stuffed with roasted pumpkin, pecorino, thyme and sage in tomato sauce; a tasty barley risotto with celeriac and samphire; and for dessert from Jethro (who used to work in a Tartes de Françoise workshop), a stunning combo of sunchoke, chocolate, meringue and amaretto – light enough so you’ll leave floating on a tiny cloud. // Anita Kane
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