Sustainability Consult Newcomer's Guide to Brussels: Part #3

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Food – Where to Buy It, Where to Eat Out

Belgium is famous for its food, so newcomers should make the most of the available offerings - from Brussels supermarkets, to cafés, restaurants, markets and specialist shops. 

·       Supermarkets

a.     Carrefour

b.     Delhaize  

Cheaper options:

a.     LIDL

b.     ALDI

c.     Colruyt

·       Recommendations for Cafés and Bars:

Areas:

a.     List of Irish pubs

b.     Place Saint Gery

c.     Place Saint Boniface

d.     Place Jourdan

e.     Place Brugmann

f.      Place Luxembourg

g.     Parvis de Saint Gilles

Bars:

a.     Cafe Belga – place Flagey

b.     Madame Moustache - place Sainte Catherine

c.     The Flat - Porte De Namur

d.     Goupil Le Fol – Brussels town centre

e.     Amour Fou - Ixelles

·       Outdoor Markets

a.     Gare du Midi (Sundays 06.00-13.00)

b.     Clemenceau (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 06.00-14.00)

c.     Flagey (Saturdays and Sundays 08.00-13.30)

d.     Place Chatelain (Wednesdays 13.00-19.30)

e.     Place Jourdan (Sunday morning)

·       Organic Shops in Brussels

A wealth of “bio” shops exist in Brussels, below are our favourites:

a.     Be Positive

b.     Label Green

c.     Tan

d.     Shanti

·       Veggie Restaurants

a.     Den Teepot – Brussels’ only vegan restaurant

b.     Dolma – a combined restaurant and organic shop which has been running for over 40 years

c.     Happy Cow guide to all vegan and vegetarian (-friendly) restaurants

d.     City Plug’s guide to alternative cuisines

Blog by Bárbara Mendes-Jorge and Aris Koutentakis 

This blog is one of a five-part series.  If you enjoyed this article, check out our other posts: 

Part #1: The Basics

Part #2: Settling Down?  Setting Up and Travel Essentials

Part #4: Culture and Leisure

Part #5: Learning Languages and Other Useful Information