The weekend market on Place Flagey was a highlight of Brussels life for me. There's something great…read moreabout waking up, walking down the street with a bag, and filling it up with fresh fruits and vegetables, choice cuts of meat, fresh-cut flowers, and so much more. If you're a tourist in Brussels the market is still a great stop because they have vendors serving up hot coffee, delicious croissants and baked goods, and even rotisserie chickens rotating before your eyes. You can also stock up on baguettes, cheese, meats, and fruit and make a nice park lunch later in the day. After the market, order a drink at Café Belga right across the place or grab a bench by the Ixelles Ponds and enjoy a lazy morning. The tram lines 81 and 71 also pass right through Flagey, so it's a nice jumping-off point to other parts of Brussels.

I live in the neighborhood and get my vegetables here every weekend. As often as possible me and my…read morepartner eat here on sunday. When you come on a sunday late morning or noon there are a variety of food trucks to choose from. You can sit down, drink a glass of wine and have a nice meal. A great way to skip the expensive sunday brunch. When it is sunny out this is the place to be! Oh, and special mention to Pim who has a coffee truck. Always in a good mood however busy it gets!

Awesome market to wonder around on a Saturday, time is open from 9-4. The Vogelmarkt is a wonderful…read moremarket to visit, preference is Saturday market in comparison to Sunday Market. I did not consider the Sunday market so flattering, but adored every bit of the Saturday market. Make sure to try the Turkish or Greek wraps, Dutchman thought they were amazing.

Antwerp has a killer Market on Saturday about 10 minutes from the train station - do not miss this…read more So many stands where you will find dried fruits, fresh everything, seafood, butchers, sausages, and even the occasional non-food item. You can browse for hours - just bring cash. You must find the Moroccan stand near the theater building - look for the with two guys making mezze wraps and the long line. They start with handmade roti made minutes before serving and add fresh soft cheese and honey. If you have the palette of a child - you can stop there. The advanced level adds touches of dried figs, marinated artichokes, sundried tomatoes, roasted peppers and spicy olives. Yes, still with honey drizzled on. Add the Moroccan tea and for EUR 4,50 you have an incredible smattering of flavor where each bite is different.

You can buy many things here, starting with food finishing up with clothes and household goods…read more Many things cost just 1€, excellent place for Sunday shopping if you have a big family.

Coolest market in Brussels! A friend invited me to join her a few years ago and now that I live in…read morethe city, with the market close by, I love going just about every weekend! Good to find produce for cheap, although beware that if the deal is very good, the produce might be good quality at the time but may go bad quickly, so only buy cheap foods that can be eaten within a day or two. You really can find anything here from foods, plants to electronics and fake perfumes (not sure if I'd trust the 2 latter items but hey, that's just me!) Tip: at one of the stands that sells olives, they sell wraps with a mix of olives/everything else along with some cheese--get this at least once!! It's delicious along with some Moroccan sweet tea! Filling for lunch and only sets you back 5 eur...best to get there sooner in the morning/lunch time as the line quickly gets to be very long and you have a difficult time finding a place to sit and eat!

Great market with real products and competitive prices BUT it has become impossible to park your…read morecar around to get there !! The other day I had to go around for 20min until I decided to park where I shouldn't have, like so many people did that day, because if you live in another part of the city you can't just come by bike and go home with 20kgs of stuff on your back, it just isn't possible. Yesterday I had the pleasure to discover a 110€ fine from local police, they love coming every saturday and sunday to make money. I find it disgusting because every person that comes to this place tries in her way to buy "ethical" and then you can't park and get a fine. I will no longer come to this beaufitul market because of that...

Once you've tried it, you cannot buy your fruits and vegetables somewhere else!…read more Great seasonal choice and price are unbeatable! I do not agree it's more expensive than Colruyt (in a previous review). Vegetables, fruits, nuts, olive oil: I've made the comparison when one day I've been first to Colruyt then there. It is cheapest than Colruyt! Nice selection of bread. You can also find eggs, olives, cheese, meet, pasta, flour. I love: the free coffee from the good machine with fair trade beans.

You can buy anything or everything at Les Abattoirs et Marchés d'Anderlecht…read more As a tourist, it is a good place to see where the locals shops for their staples. Seriously, it is like a flea market, antique market, farmer's market and much much more. Everyone here with their shopper carts on wheels shopping like there is no tomorrow! There is also live stock: rabbits, ducks, chickens, pigeons (And I keep wondering do they sell them as pets or as food?) The experience can be quite overwhelming but it was worth going there and checking it out if you have time. A Carousel with Real Donkeys?!

After my friend did a little bit of lagging from the overseas long haul. We headed off to a local…read moreMarchés on Sunday, one of our farthest point-of-interest from city centrale. Who doesn't love visiting a foreign Meat Market, right? But from the massive scale of this Market, we got side-tracked and detoured away from Vleesmarkt - Marche aux viandes. What I did see was a never-ending sea of locals, mostly ethnic origins in a frenzy packed like sardines moving forward at a frantic pace through the non-existent openings of walkway blocked by people after people, merchant after merchant. Imagine New York City density, market the size of a small airfield, the products for sale of a bargain flea market. - Fruits: Occupies a quarter of the space, but why every stall is repetitive? - Goods: Low quality clothing, toys, antiques, old machinery, furniture - Spices: A few stalls of selling Middle eastern spices and dried fruits - Prepared Food: Meat and charcuterie where most people eat a type of hotdog - Animals/Pets: Affordable animals, a popular stall for children and tourist alike It was a cultural experience more than a shopping experience in my opinion. My friend kept wondering why all the food stalls were lined with Men-only purchasing food but it turns out this is an African area district. I can see why it was so popular amongst the locals in the area and the cars align the outer streets even risking traffic tickets. Along my trip strolling through centrale Brussels, I did notice smaller local convenient shops displaying fruits and vegetables outside their shop doors and now I know where some of them get their produce. Is it worth your weekend to possibly get trampled and pushed around to purchase directly from the Market itself rather than your local shop depends on how adventurous you really are. If you're looking for a touristy market like Jatujak in Bangkok, you're in the wrong place but if you're looking to be part of a local flavor and excitement in a market where the ground is littered with smashed fruits giving off that orangey scent, this is for you! Previous: Hotel Ibis Brussels http://www.yelp.ca/biz/hotel-ibis-brussels-bruxelles-2#hrid:9mgfrKPJgSQ0_rCF-nB7Og Next: Friterie Tabora http://www.yelp.ca/biz/friterie-tabora-bruxelles#hrid:rw7rFXejF0gkjNfYEi96YA

Tons of selection of fruits, meats, fish, cheeses, breads, sweets (waffles and other pastries) and…read moreolives. They also have clothes (coats, shirts, socks), bedding, toys, stamps, books and jewelry. I'd recommend at least one visit a month to this market. Some vendors are nicer than others. Some are more understanding of the language barrier than others. Just try your best to communicate and get adventurous trying new things.

This market takes place on, you guessed it, Sundays, in the town of Mons…read more I come here at least monthly not particulary to shop but to relax, have a coffee in one of the cafes (or a beer outside) and read a book for a while. I do shop too. My last trip, a few days ago, I ended up buying a couple kilos of tomatoes and also a kilo of mixed olives. There is just so much - every kind of vegetable and lots of fruits and the prices are often crazy cheap. Sure you can go to a supermarket but you'll pay more in most cases. For the best selection of fruits and vegetables, you have to get to the far end of the market, in Place Nervienne. Also there and along the way, you can find some food trucks for burgers, some for Asian food and my favorite (which is a big truck), one to buy whole cooked chickens along with cooked potatoes and paella and other delicious already-cooked stuff. Another favorite stop is the very large book stall. They're all in French but I collect Hemingway books in other languages, so nice to occasionally find one. If you don't see what you want, the guy working there will write it down and try to find it for you for next time. You can also buy different cheese on some stalls, all kinds of meats from a few different butchers and even some tacky junk for a euro or less. The atmosphere is great and it is just fun wandering around.