Le Marché des Tanneurs

Set in the former Palais du Vin, gorgeous Art Nouveau building from the late 19th-early 20th century, this market is a charming way to spend a Saturday or Sunday morning shopping for organic groceries. You can combine this with a visit of the Marolles and the Sablon, both only a few steps away. 

The salespeople are patient and friendly. The market offers a wide range of fruit and vegetables, milk products, cereals and wines. For meat lovers, the offer is sparse though. 

The building also hosts Les Ateliers des Tanneurs, dealing with social reinsertion and encouraging local economies. 

Address:

Rue des Tanneurs, 58-62
1000 Brussels

Marché du Midi

One of the places where I love having breakfast on Sunday mornings under the noisy train tracks and the vociferation of the "bargainers" is the colourful Marché du Midi, right next to the Midi station.

Behind a stand full of spices, dried fruit and olives, a numerous family of Arab origins serves the most delicious pancakes in the world, filled with a sort of cottage cheese, olives, dried tomatoes and amber-coloured honey. On top of that, you can taste a sweet mint tea and you will be all smiles.

Open on Sundays from 6.00-13.30.