Huset is a strange, romantic place hidden away in a vast Ghent mansion. It is run as a tea room and gallery by Eveline Roels, a Ghent art graduate who grew up in this grand 1860s house. The name Huset comes from the Swedish word for ‘home’.
You sit on worn antique chairs under a beautiful moulded ceiling while Eveline heats up some soup in the kitchen or brings you tea in a delicate China cup along with a plate of scones.
It is a warm, welcoming place with a beautiful overgrown garden at the back for summer days. ‘Huset is a place where anything can happen,’ Eveline says. But unfortunately not at weekends, when it is closed.
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