To avoid!!! If they ask you to turn off your phone, it is to…read moreensure that you are not tempted to look up the real price. They are pretentious, arrogant and ignorant thieves.

Veals & Geeks is a nice shop in the center of Brussels. They have an extensive catalog of music…read moreand many items I have not seen in my adventures at American record shops. I'm sure if you are looking for gems this is the place the find it. The attendant was willing to help guide me to find what I was looking for. Again this store was organized by alphabet and popular artist in each letter! This is good if you are looking for let's say Smashing Pumpkins and don't want to sort through all the S's to find them. My only reservation on this fine establishment is that the prices were much higher than any other record store I've visited on this trip. For used records many were priced as if the records were new. This unfortunately resulted in my leaving empty handed, something that I rarely do, as I like to support smaller independent shops. This would be a great place to find your favorite artist's album that other stores around do not have. Recommend checking it out.

This is a fun resale shop with a huge selection of books and music. Not a lot of English options,…read morebut that's understandable as not that many people in Brussels speak English. I was surprised with the high prices. A number of the electronics here were 2-3 times what I would have expected to pay in the us. The books as well were nearly 2x the US price. I did find some nice (and inexpensive) comic books for gifts for my family here. The staff was pretty much indifferent, largely caught up in their own work and only looking up when you get to the checkout. TL;DR overpriced but pretty nice.

As the location on Chausee de Waterloo, you never know what you'll find. Prices are OK, and they…read morehave a great selection of English books. Staff is helpful and the queue moves quickly. They also have lockers if you don't want to lug your bag + your new load of books, dvds, records, etc..

I'm not much for records and such myself but visited with some friends a few weeks ago as it was…read moresomewhere they wanted to check out - this was a planned visit. And they seemed very into the selections there and bought quite a bit. Plus the sales guy was very helpful despite a language barrier. Worth stopping by if you're in the neighborhood.

Sold a my bloody valentine as original 1988 UK for 50 €. Checked when I got a chance and it's a…read morebootleg. Very disappointing. Check before buying here.

This place is impressive! It's huge, has a ton of records and CDs, plus other music paraphernalia…read moreand it's SOOOO organized. The shop spans 2 floors and the upstairs area is split into 2 spaces, which seemed only accessible from 2 separate staircases. I only stream music at this point in life, but for people who enjoy records and CDs, visit here.

Amazing collection of records. Found titles I hadn't seen on record before. Everything seemed to be…read morepriced very reasonably. Cannot speak to the service. Was not greeted upon entry, asked if I needed help, or recognized when leaving.

In terms of selection probably the largest and best bookshop in Brussels. Unfortunately, 99% of the…read morebooks on offer are in French. Both contemporary and classical fiction and non-fiction are on offer, and there is little that you won't be able to find on the stacked shelves.

From the owner: Depuis plus de vingt ans, Tropismes offre à ses lecteurs tous les services qu'une librairie…read moreartisanale formée aux techniques modernes peut offrir : * Mise en place de librairies thématiques pour les colloques et les débats d'auteurs organisés dans la ville. * Commandes à l'unité partout dans le monde. * Contacts privilégiés avec de nombreux auteurs et éditeurs. * Recherches bibliographiques sur banques de données diverses ou bien sûr Internet (mais sans vouloir gâcher toutefois le mythe si délicieux du livre " introuvable " - il en jardin_009_rduit_400_01reste !-) * Service spécial de commandes pour les bibliothèques (communales, universitaires, scolaires), et pour les sociétés. * Livraisons hebdomadaires et envois postaux réguliers dans le monde entier (courriers express, DHL ou Chronopost sur demande).