Delicatessen in Brussels

Dandoy's oldest shop, a few steps from the Grand-Place: the place for speculoos and pain à la grecque to take home.

• 🕗 Hours: Daily 10:00–20:00
• 💡 Tip: Shop only, no seats: for waffles and tea, Dandoy's tea room is in Rue Charles Buls.
• 📍 Address: Rue au Beurre 31, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Grand-Place: 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk

Cheese shop since 1902 with its original tiles: about 300 cheeses, Belgian ones included, plus fine charcuterie.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sat 09:30–18:15
• 💡 Tip: Their cheese sandwiches are takeaway only: eat them on a bench at nearby Place Sainte-Catherine.
• 📍 Address: Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains 4, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Place Sainte-Catherine: 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk

Independent chocolatier, Brussels Chocolatier of the Year 2021: bold pairings with spices and fruit; try the hazelnut 'Gare aux Noisettes'.

• 🕗 Hours: Tue–Sun 12:00–18:00
• 💡 Tip: Ravenstein has a tea room and runs workshops; a second shop is at Rue de l'Étuve 19, by Manneken Pis.
• 📍 Address: Rue Ravenstein 2D, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Musical Instruments Museum (MIM): 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk

Renowned Brussels pastry house on the Sablon: pralines and chocolates to take home, cakes and viennoiseries to eat now.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon 08:30–17:30, Tue–Fri 07:30–18:30, Sat–Sun 07:00–18:30
• 💡 Tip: Good for breakfast pastries before the Sablon museums.
• 📍 Address: Place du Grand Sablon 12, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Pierre Marcolini (Sablon flagship): 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk

The original 1919 shop of Mary, royal warrant holder: handmade pralines in pastel boxes, sold in an Art Deco setting.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00
• 💡 Tip: On Sundays, go to the Mary shops in Galerie de la Reine or on the Grand-Place.
• 📍 Address: Rue Royale 73, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Comics Art Museum (Belgian Comic Strip Center): 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk

Coffee roaster near the Bourse, roasting in Belgium since 1902: single-origin beans to take home, plus teas.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–18:30, Sat 09:00–19:00, Sun 10:00–18:00
• 💡 Tip: You can taste the coffees at the bar before you buy.
• 📍 Address: Rue du Marché aux Poulets 49, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Belgian Beer World: 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk

Honey shop founded in 1887: Belgian and foreign honeys, honey sweets, pollen and other beehive products.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sat 09:30–18:00
• 💡 Tip: Also closed on public holidays.
• 📍 Address: Rue du Midi 121, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Manneken Pis: 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk

Small beer shop off the Grand-Place, packed with Belgian bottles (Trappists, lambics, rarities) and the matching glasses.

• 🕗 Hours: Daily 10:00–19:00
• 📍 Address: Rue du Marché aux Herbes 56, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Grand-Place: 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk

One stop for Belgian sweets in the Galeries: cuberdons, speculoos, waffles, pralines, plus a wall of Belgian beers.

• 🕗 Hours: Daily 09:00–22:00
• 💡 Tip: Open late every day: handy for last-minute gifts.
• 📍 Address: Galerie de la Reine 17, 1000 Brussel
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• 🚶 Near Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert: 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk