Gourmet products local specialties and wines Belgium

Probably the most pleasant, the best supplied and the cheapest organic shop in the city and perhaps in the country! Open 6 days a week in a wing of the old Palais des Vins, you can find fruits, vegetables, bread, cold cuts and fresh cheeses, fruit juices, wines, olive oil, dried fruits in bulk, coffee, etc. Everything is organic, in short circuit if it is possible, but most of it comes from Italy. Excellent service and seriously controlled prices, which is not so common with organic food. And when it rains, you'll appreciate shopping in the dry.

One of our favorites. Homemade vanilla or orange crepes, traditional bouquettes, mini Liège wafers with butter and pearl sugar, madeleine... We want to try it all. The shop windows and street-side workshops are a real eye-opener. Opposite, bread takes pride of place. Eric, the owner, selects his own cereal crops from a farmer in Liège. Artisanal ice creams and sorbets (2019) and French fries and side dishes (2021) complete the offer.

Dominique Persoone is certainly the most subversive of Belgian chocolatiers. Ganache with peas, praline with olive oil or cabernet-sauvignon vinegar: this virtuoso has no qualms about his creations. He also revisits the tequila frappé in the Choc-tail, a bitter chocolate ganache from Costa Rica that is mixed with lime and served with a pipette of Tequila Silver and Maldon Crystal Salt. But the most astonishing of his creations is the Chocolate Shooter, which catapults cocoa powder (flavored with mint and ginger) into your nostrils. Rock'n'roll!

Known since 1983, long before the return of the small craft brewery trend, Beer Mania offers more than 400 beers from here: gueuzes and krieks, browns and ambers, lagers and whites, abbey beers and of course the Trappist queens. Tastings during the opening hours of the store and small jazz concerts organized regularly. Wide range of accessories, a hundred different glasses and many personalized gifts. Delivery around the world for orders placed online in this temple of hop drinks.

It used to be said that "where the brewer goes, the baker does not". But here, these two trades are reinforced because we brew and knead. The bread is made with natural leaven and organic flours low in gluten. There are several kinds, they are all superb! As for the Funky beer, it is brewed partly with unsold bread. As for the dregs, the residues of the brewing, they go to the kneading trough. The loop is closed, nothing is wasted and the quality of the products is great! The brewing place is the Brussels Cooperative Brewpub (CoHop).

Since 1998, the company has been offering more than 80 chocolates and about forty different sweets. For the former, the coatings and fillings are all made in the workshop, without any preservatives. The coatings are designed to be very fine, to best serve the taste of the filling. Mainly classic but with some original breakthroughs! Pralines, ganaches, truffles, marzipan, tablets, fine flavored tablets, mendiants, florentines, orangettes, fruit jellies... Less known than the international brands, Passion Chocolat is nevertheless at the top.

An Alice-in-Wonderland universe of acidulous colors, this is the setting for this boutique-tea room serving beautiful cupcakes behind a characterful counter. The house secret? A "cream cheese" that replaces buttercream and makes these delicacies lighter. Homemade lemonade, cookies, cake pops, macaroons... everything is made with love and passion by Emily. She also offers workshops on how to make these pretty, colorful cakes. There's also a store in Tournai and a brand-new one in Ath.

Right in the center of town, this family-run butchery and charcuterie is a true tribute to the Ardennes region. Most of the cured meats and charcuterie are homemade, salted and smoked the old-fashioned way. Specialties include saucisson à la bière Godefroy, pavé des croisés and saucisson de sanglier à la Chartreuse. Meat comes from family farms and regional farms. Magnificent choice of game in season. The cheese shop also sells oeillet du château, a sheep's milk cheese matured in the cellars of the Château de Bouillon!

D'Ici forges links between small-scale producers and their customers. The aim is to promote short circuits. This well-intentioned concept covers 360 m². It offers a wide range of fresh, packaged and prepared foods, not forgetting Belgian wine and beer. Of course, we won't find any big names here, but rather the best in local food and drink. For each product, the number of kilometers separating the place of production from the point of sale is indicated.

La Chocolaterie is housed in a modern 2,800 m² building. Renowned pastry chef Darcis, winner of numerous medals at the International Chocolate Awards, produces his own cocoa and organic bars from Panama, Peru and São Tomé... Seasonal creations and different macaroon flavours are also on offer.

Don't forget to visit the chocolate museum, already celebrating its 8th anniversary, a sensory experience during which visitors can learn about the profession of chocolatier while observing the company's employees at work.

Located in a charming ^17th-century building a stone's throw from the Grand Place, Natorea herbalists offer a wide range of organic teas and herbal teas. Don't miss the Tournaisienne, an infusion made from plants traditionally used in the region. Run by two passionate herbalists, the pretty boutique is packed with natural remedies based on medicinal plants, essential oils, incense, honeys, spices... You'll also find a wide range of accessories, tableware and gift items. A little nugget with a very friendly welcome.

Specialities: handmade chocolates (grand cru, Matcha tea, blackcurrant...), spreads, sticks, caraques... La Maison des Desserts is in fact the workshop of the De Hucorne - Fronville chocolate factory. Free visits are organized on request and reservation of the production area, with tasting. The place also includes a tea room with a terrace in a private garden. Probably one of the most popular shops in Namur, with an old-fashioned charm that fits perfectly with the atmosphere of this pedestrian street.

All of Belgium's specialties seem to be concentrated in this vast store, housed in the former residence of Perez de Malvenda, Spanish consul in the ^15th century. There's something for everyone: to drink (beers, gin, etc.), to eat (chocolate, waffles, etc.), to give as gifts (trinkets, T-shirts, etc.) and so on. Don't miss the "beer wall" outside, which boasts every bottle of Belgian beer. Finally, try them out at the bar, on the lovely terrace overlooking the canal. There are no fewer than 12 types of beer on tap!

Charli is green, organic, 100% natural... a true friend of nature! Charles Reboulet is off the beaten track! You must try his fig and almond demi-gris or his apple tarte tatin. Through the windows of the workshop, you can see the breads made from long-fermented dough (from 24 hours to 4 days!). A few seats are available for tasting. As an alternative to (small) breakfasts that are often not very nutritious, Charli Saléoffers, on the other side of the street, a (small) quality restaurant, highlighting artisanal productions.