From the owner: BXL CENTRAL is located in the heart of Brussels and resides in the beautiful building of the [PIAS]…read morerecordlabel; the former building of socialist press 'Le Peuple'. We offer music on various physical formats and a nicely curated selection of books. We'd profile ourselves as a place to look for and find exceptional music, art and literature. In-house concert hall available. Coming soon: specialty coffee bar, secondhand vinyl, website and more!

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).

Cette librairie elle fait un peu tout à la fois, magazines, clopes, cigares, livres qui viennent de…read moresortir. Ce n'est pas ce que j'appelle une "vraie" librairie au sens noble du terme. N'y allez pas si vous cherchez un livre précis ou alors c'est un Musso ou un Stephen King... La sélection de livres est loin d'être originale et de faire rêver mais bon, cette librairie faisant tellement de choses en même temps je lui met trois étoiles pour son mérite.

Nice bookstore with and large selection of books. You can find wherever you need (magazines,…read morenewspapers, comics, art books, travel guides, dvd's, music, and a hug etc..) On Saturdays you can have a nice cup of coffee and a portion of cake while you listen someone playing the piano in the cafeteria! Love it!

I absolutely love this place. It's a really huge place, with tons of books to choose from, no…read morematter your age, including a section for other languages (such as English, Dutch, and Spanish, for example). The staff is very knowledgeable and some obviously adore books as well, so they'll be more than willing to recommend you book depending on your tastes and/or what you're looking for. They also have a whole mini-cafe in the middle of the store, with a grand piano to boot (though I wish they'd have someone to play it more regularly, or perhaps have one of those pianos that plays on its own!). The only thing I have to say against it is how cramped up the entrance is--you have to plaster yourself to the side to let someone else go by, and that while making sure you don't inadvertently make a pile of books fall to the floor (because they're everywhere!). In any case, this is a dangerous store for me to wander into--I could spend my day there, and I'm always bound to leave with more books than I'd originally intended to buy!

Great selection but the owner smokes which makes for a very unpleasant shopping experience!read more

Great record shop, very unexpected given it's proximity to a very touristy district. We dropped a…read morefew Euros on vinyl that's hard to get or out of print in the States. Selection ranges from Jazz, pop, rock, blues, etc. plan on spending a couple hours here digging for new additions for your collection. Cash only!