Galeries St-Hubert

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  • Address
    Rue du Marché aux Herbes, Ilôt Sacré
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Gare Centrale

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Lonely Planet review

The Galeries St Hubert, just one block from the Grand Place, is the grande dame of Brussels' many shopping galleries. This gorgeous arcade was a European first, opened in 1847 in a gala event by King Léopold I, and immediately a draw for the fashionable elite. At the time it housed not only fancy shops and glistening window displays, but also cafés , restaurants and entertainment venues - much the same as today.

It comprises three connecting sections: Galerie du Roi, Galerie de la Reine and the smaller Galerie des Princes at the side. The arcades contain an eclectic mix of fashion, chocolate, book and music shops, as well as a cinema, theatre, restaurants and cafés . They're all wrapped up in a fine neoclassical setting - the vaulted glass roof allows the light to pour in while marble columns, statues and gleaming ironwork add the embellishments.