Editing Brussels (section)

==Shopping==
[[File:107 - Marché aux puces place du Jeu de Balle - Bruxelles.jpg|thumb|right|[[Flea market]] on the [[Place du Jeu de Balle|Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein]]]]

Famous [[shopping]] areas in Brussels include the pedestrian-only [[Rue Neuve (Brussels)|Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat]], the second busiest shopping street in Belgium (after the [[Meir, Antwerp|Meir]], in [[Antwerp]]) with a weekly average of 230,000 visitors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xpats.com/rue-neuve-most-popular-shopping-street|title=Rue Neuve most popular shopping street|website=xpats.com|access-date=18 October 2017|date=2013-09-19|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019061215/http://www.xpats.com/rue-neuve-most-popular-shopping-street|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20130107_00424661|title=Meir klopt voor het eerst Nieuwstraat als drukste winkelstraat|website=De Standaard|date=7 January 2013|access-date=18 October 2017|language=nl-BE|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019061300/http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20130107_00424661|url-status=live}}</ref> home to popular international chains ([[H&M]], [[C&A]], [[Zara (retailer)|Zara]], [[Primark]]), as well as the City 2 and Anspach galleries.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://visit.brussels/en/article/shopping-in-brussels|title=Shopping in Brussels|access-date=2018-08-31|archive-date=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901003744/https://visit.brussels/en/article/shopping-in-brussels|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries]] hold a variety of luxury shops and some six million people stroll through them each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grsh.be/en/|title=The Galerie de la Reine {{!}} Galeries royales saint Hubert à Bruxelles|website=Galeries Royales St-Hubert|access-date=2018-08-31|archive-date=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901003805/http://www.grsh.be/en/|url-status=live}}</ref> The neighbourhood around the {{lang|fr|Rue Antoine Dansaert|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Antoine Dansaertstraat|italic=no}} has become, in recent years, a focal point for fashion and design;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brussels.info/shopping-streets/|title=Brussels Shopping Streets|website=Brussels.info|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225205442/http://www.brussels.info/shopping-streets/|archive-date=25 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> this main street and its side streets also feature Belgium's young and most happening artistic talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/2f6570d4-7eae-11e3-8642-00144feabdc0|title=Why stylish Dansaert district stands out in downtown Brussels|last=Foster|first=Nick|date=24 January 2014|website=Financial Times|access-date=18 October 2017|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019055739/https://www.ft.com/content/2f6570d4-7eae-11e3-8642-00144feabdc0|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Ixelles, the {{lang|fr|Avenue de la Toison d'Or|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Gulden-Vlieslaan|italic=no}} and the [[Namur Gate]] area offer a blend of luxury shops, fast food restaurants and entertainment venues, and the {{lang|fr|Chaussée d'Ixelles|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Elsenesteenweg|italic=no}}, in the mainly-Congolese ''[[Ixelles#Matongé|Matongé]]'' district, offers a taste of [[African fashion]] and lifestyle. The nearby [[Avenue Louise/Louizalaan]] is lined with high-end fashion stores and boutiques, making it one of the most expensive streets in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebulletin.be/avenue-louise-joins-belgiums-most-expensive-shopping-streets|title=Avenue Louise joins Belgium's most expensive shopping streets|website=thebulletin.be|access-date=2018-08-31|date=2015-11-19|archive-date=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044349/https://www.thebulletin.be/avenue-louise-joins-belgiums-most-expensive-shopping-streets|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are shopping centres outside the inner ring: Basilix, Woluwe Shopping Center, Westland Shopping Center, and Docks Bruxsel, which opened in October 2017.<ref name=":3" /> In addition, Brussels ranks as one of Europe's best capital cities for [[flea market]] shopping. The ''Old Market'', on the [[Place du Jeu de Balle|Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein]], in the [[Marollen|Marolles/Marollen]] neighbourhood, is particularly renowned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fleamarketinsiders.com/flea-markets-in-brussels/|title=Flea Markets in Brussels|website=Flea Market Insiders|date=11 September 2015|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-date=25 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225142210/http://www.fleamarketinsiders.com/flea-markets-in-brussels/|url-status=live}}</ref> The nearby [[Sablon (Brussels)|Sablon/Zavel]] area is home to many of Brussels' [[antique]] dealers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brussels.be/artdet.cfm/5630|title=Sablon|website=City of Brussels|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225131919/https://www.brussels.be/artdet.cfm/5630|archive-date=25 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''Midi Market'' around [[Brussels-South station]] and the {{lang|fr|Boulevard du Midi|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Zuidlaan|italic=no}} is reputed to be one of the largest markets in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brusselslife.be/en/article/midi-market|title=Midi Market|website=Brusselslife|access-date=8 July 2017|archive-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707201944/http://www.brusselslife.be/en/article/midi-market|url-status=live}}</ref>