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Ostend: museums, sights, cafes and more

OpenStreetMap lists 8 museums and galleries, 36 sights and landmarks, 26 cafes, 157 places to eat, 30 bars and pubs, 1 club or live music venue, 4 theatre, cinema and arts, 22 parks and nature, 3 markets and shopping centres and 7 places for fun and games within 4 km of the centre.

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Also written Oostende.

Coastal city in West Flanders, Belgium

City in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, about 72,000 people, 2022, Wikidata. Places within 4 km of the centre.

Tourist nights in Arr. Oostende: about 21 per resident a year (Eurostat 2025, our calculation).

Read more on Wikipedia: the article about Ostend (opens in a new tab)
Open in the interactive guide: OstendCan I go?

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Each list below shows up to 8 places, in the guide's usual order. The interactive guide shows up to 15 of each kind.

Museums and galleries in Ostend

8 listed by OpenStreetMap.

Sights and landmarks in Ostend

Showing 8 of 36 that OpenStreetMap lists here.

Lesser known is a lean, not a rating: places with real substance that fewer people read about. Places marked Lesser known come first in this list; the rest keep the usual order. How the mark is made: on the page about where our data comes from

7 more in the interactive guide: sights and landmarks in Ostend

Cafes in Ostend

Showing 8 of 26 that OpenStreetMap lists here.

7 more in the interactive guide: cafes in Ostend

Restaurants and cheap eats in Ostend

Showing 8 of 157 that OpenStreetMap lists here.

7 more in the interactive guide: places to eat in Ostend

Bars and pubs in Ostend

Showing 8 of 30 that OpenStreetMap lists here.

7 more in the interactive guide: bars and pubs in Ostend

Clubs and live music in Ostend

1 listed by OpenStreetMap.

Theatre, cinema and culture in Ostend

4 listed by OpenStreetMap.

Parks, nature and beaches in Ostend

Showing 8 of 22 that OpenStreetMap lists here.

7 more in the interactive guide: parks and nature in Ostend

Markets and shopping centres in Ostend

3 listed by OpenStreetMap.

Fun and games in Ostend

7 listed by OpenStreetMap.

Other towns near Ostend

Place data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). OpenStreetMap data as of 22 September 2026. Built 23 September 2026. Our selection for Belgium is offered under the same licence: download it as one JSON file.

Photos and the one-line descriptions come from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, not from OpenStreetMap. Each photo carries its own licence and its own credit, printed under it. Collected 28 September 2026.

This is a selection, not everything OpenStreetMap holds, and it has no ratings and no reviews. Places are ordered by how completely OpenStreetMap describes them and how close they are to the centre. Opening hours are shown as listed on OpenStreetMap, so check before you go.