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Top 19 shops in Belgium

19 shops worth a visit in Belgium, from grand department stores and markets to historic specialists and local makers.

19 shops

  1. 1
    Shopping street & arcade

    Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert

    Brussels

    Glass-roofed 1847 shopping arcade, one of Europe's earliest, lined with chocolatiers and boutiques.

  2. 2
    Antiques & vintage

    Place du Jeu de Balle Flea Market

    Brussels

    Daily flea market in the Marolles quarter, a Brussels institution for bric-a-brac and curios.

  3. 3
    Food & drink

    Neuhaus

    Brussels

    Chocolatier founded in 1857 whose Galerie de la Reine shop is where the praline was invented.

  4. 4
    Historic shop

    Maison Dandoy

    Brussels

    Biscuit maker founded in 1829, famed for speculoos and pain d'amande near the Grand-Place.

  5. 5
    Antiques & vintage

    Grand Sablon Antiques Market

    Brussels

    Weekend antiques market on the elegant Sablon square, surrounded by galleries and chocolatiers.

  6. 6
    Food & drink

    Pierre Marcolini

    Brussels

    Flagship boutique of the celebrated Belgian chocolatier on the Place du Grand Sablon.

  7. 7
    Fashion & design

    Delvaux

    Brussels

    Leather goods house founded in 1829, among the oldest luxury leather makers in the world.

  8. 8
    Books & music

    Tropismes

    Brussels

    Independent bookshop in an ornate former jazz club within the Galerie des Princes.

  9. 9
    Department store

    Inno Rue Neuve

    Brussels

    Flagship of Belgium's leading department store chain on the capital's busiest shopping street.

  10. 10
    Fashion & design

    Het Modepaleis

    Antwerp

    Dries Van Noten's flagship store in a 19th-century building in Antwerp's fashion district.

  11. 11
    Shopping street & arcade

    Stadsfeestzaal

    Antwerp

    Restored 1908 festival hall on the Meir converted into a gilded shopping centre.

  12. 12
    Shopping street & arcade

    Meir

    Antwerp

    Antwerp's grand main shopping street, lined with 18th- and 19th-century mansions.

  13. 13
    Food & drink

    The Chocolate Line

    Bruges

    Dominique Persoone's inventive chocolate shop, known for unusual flavour pairings.

  14. 14
    Historic shop

    Tierenteyn-Verlent

    Ghent

    Historic mustard shop dispensing its own mustard from wooden barrels since the 1790s.

  15. 15
    Market

    Vrijdagmarkt

    Ghent

    Historic square hosting Ghent's weekly market beneath the guild houses since the Middle Ages.

  16. 16
    Market

    La Batte Market

    Liège

    Sprawling Sunday market along the Meuse quays, among the oldest and largest in Belgium.

  17. 17
    Crafts & makers

    Val-Saint-Lambert

    Seraing

    Crystal works founded in 1826 in a former abbey, with a shop and visitor centre.

  18. 18
    Antiques & vintage

    Tongeren Antiques Market

    Tongeren

    Large Sunday antiques and flea market in Belgium's oldest town.

  19. 19
    Market

    Midi Market

    Brussels

    Huge Sunday street market beside Brussels-Midi station, known for food and North African produce.

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