Brussels Shopping

  1. City 2

    This modern shopping mall has all the usual chain-store suspects, but it's a good bet for electronic gear from FNAC, which also sells events tickets. In the mall's basement you'll find a post office, and a better-than-average food court - try Ganesh for fantastic Indian samosas, curries and naan breads.

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  2. Galeries Royales St-Hubert

    Europe's oldest and the city's most elegant shopping arcade consists of three interconnected glass-vaulted promenades - Galerie de la Reine, Galerie du Roi and Galerie des Princes - which are home to some wonderful stores: fine chocolate shops, leather goods retailers, designer boutiques, bookshops and design stores.

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  3. Galeries St-Hubert

    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.

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  4. Halles Des Tanneurs

    To give you an idea where this neighbourhood's heading, stop by the Halles des Tanneurs, an Art Nouveau former tanning factory stunningly renovated to house a bookshop, wine shop and designer florist, as well as a bar and restaurant.

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  5. Passage du Nord

    Passage du Nord is an elegant 19th-century, glass-vaulted shopping arcade connecting the Lower Town's brash shopping thoroughfare, Rue Neuve, to Place de Brouckère.

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  7. Rue Neuve

    Rue Neuve is a pedestrianised street that's wall-to-wall shoppers, especially on Saturday afternoons.

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