Bio
- L’Epicier, up the road on Pl. des Chasseurs Ardennais 6, 1030 Schaerbeek
- The Barn, https://thebarn.bio, specialize in regional & seasonal harvest, Av. Milcamps 166, 1030 Schaerbeek
- Färm, https://stores.farm.coop/fr/farm-meiser Av. Rogier 383, 1030 Schaerbeek
- Roots, Rue Franklin 44, 1000 Bruxelles
Local markets
- Tuesday mornings: large old-fashioned market Av. Chazal
- Wednesday afternoons: small market at the bottom of Sq. Marguerite
- Friday afternoons: up the road on Place des Chasseurs Ardennais served mostly by fruit and vegetable stands, and increasingly popular for finger food and drinks stands.
- Sunday markets on nearby Pl. Jourdan and Pl. Flagey
City-wide list: https://marches.bruxelles.be/
Supermarkets
- The closest high-standard supermarket that also carries a range of local foods from many regions (at a price) is Delhaize ‘Chazal’. To reach it, walk up our street to the end to reach Place des Chasseurs Ardennais. At the top left corner of this little square is the supermarket.
- If you’re looking for a less chique – but cheaper – supermarket, there is Colruyt on Av. de Roodebeek 17 and on Ch. de Louvain 110.
- Many “night shops” are open at least part of Sundays and most Belgian holidays.
Ethnic
Going down Ch. de Louvain you reach multi-ethnic Saint-Josse with a colourful multitude of shops, snacks and restaurants.
Spanish
- Productos Espanoles is not far from Place Dailly on Ch.de Louvain 446
- Sabores de España on the other side of Sq Ambiorix in Rue Archimède 22.
Portuguese
- Casa Portuguesa on the corner of Rue du Noyer and Rue Van Campenhout
- Luso Loja on Ch. de Louvain 251
Others
- Turkish supermarket Lodos on Rue au Grand Bois 93.
- Nordic Fine Foods on rue Archimède 59.
- Italian bookshop and bar Piola Libri
Let us know about others…
Our daily bread:
Apart from small local bakers, there is Van Dender, famous particularly as ‘chocolatier’ and for its cakes and excellent sourdough rye bread (except on Thursdays, shop closed Mondays): Ch. de Louvain 416, 1030 Schaerbeek.
German bread on Wednesday and Friday markets.
Excellent bread also at Renard (Pl. Fernand Cocq 3, 1050 Ixelles), Levain (Av. Georges Henri 410, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert), Le Pain Levé (Rue Josaphat 101, 1030 Schaerbeek), La Fleur du Pain (Place Eugène Flagey 24, 1050 Ixelles) ; …
Hardware, cars, etc.
Many shops along Ch. de Louvain towards (often in) Zaventem, eastwards.
Small neighbourhood DYI shop Sanel on Ch. de Louvain 282. Brico.be is the Belgian chain of hardware/DIY shops, the nearest one (smaller one with limited offer) is on Ch. de Louvain just before Place Meiser.
Books
Very friendly, very international LibreBook https://librebook.eu/en/ a bit further away, at the entrance to Brussels’ African quarter Matongé: Ch. de Wavre 128, 1050 Ixelles