Gainsbar, Gent

The gang
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In lieu of singing kareoke at a disreputable student joint, Wim and Annelies took us to Gainsbar. Related to my other favorite bar in Gent, Pink Flamingoes, if only by the kitchy decor, this tiny bar is devoted to Serge Gainsbourg. It also seems to have a fair amount of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet represented in its decorations, but somehow it all works together. From the twelve-year-old Charlotte Gainsbourg sulking over the door from her album cover of "Charlotte Forever" to the "yeh yeh" cocktail, this is the work of someone with vision. It's also probably the only bar in Belgium where you can't order beer, but no matter, the specialty drinks and decent wine is good enough.