Specialized bookstores Bruxelles - Brussel

A true specialist in travel books, the bookstore is undoubtedly the first stop on every journey. Do you want to play Phileas Fogg and go around the world in 80 days? Or are you looking for an idea for an equally exotic trip in the outskirts of Brussels? All themes are professionally addressed, whether you want to walk the little-known paths of the Pyrenees, find the book that compiles the best travel ideas to recharge your batteries or escape to the Azores with the Petit Futé. Entering here is already traveling!

Tropismes has set up its shelves full of books in the former Blue Note, a mecca for Belgian and international jazz. Housed in the magnificent setting of the Saint-Hubert galleries. One can simply say that it is the most beautiful bookshop in Brussels. This well-made head is also well filled. The bookshop specialises in literature, humanities and fine arts. The children's department is also very well stocked. The advice is excellent. If you are shy, you can rely on the post-its left by the staff with their impressions.

With its 700 m² on two floors, it is the major bookshop in the south of Brussels. The books are well presented and classified by section. As a general bookshop (including school books), UOPC offers a maximum choice of titles with a sharp and friendly service. It should be noted that religions, spiritualities and human sciences remain the historical core business of the place but the store also welcomes agnostics. UOPC includes a 150-seat conference room, a cafeteria with a terrace for sunny days and free parking.

French-Belgian-European comics, Japanese manga and American comic books all come together in this three-storey store. If you're a fan of Batman or Iron Man, Forbidden Zone has no fewer than 150,000 comics (yes, you read that right) in VO for the purists, but also in translated versions. The store is also packed with collectibles (posters, lithographs, figurines, etc.). The team regularly organizes signing sessions to the delight of enthusiasts (full schedule of signings on the website).

What a pleasure for food and reading lovers to be able to mix the two! The books are divided into nine different universes: comics, travel, youth, fine arts, music, greenhouse (hobbies, gardening, decoration...), cucina (cooking with a strong Italian accent), English and literature. The decoration is exceptional; each room corresponds to a different style! A retro Italian car in the kitchen area, a so british decoration in the English fiction area, the US caravan in the music area...

The Tintin boutique pampers fans of our little national reporter! Since 1989, it has offered a whole range of unusual items and souvenirs to delight young and old alike. In addition to top-of-the-range handicrafts, the Tintin boutique sells all the albums and displays some beautiful T-shirts from the "Portraits" collection. There's also a whole range of gadgets, posters and lithographs. Don't leave the store without your Captain Haddock mug or your Snowy plush! For Dupond & Dupont, there are also bags and key-rings.

This is the perfect place to take a "serious" dive into the 9th art! This playful place, created by a passionate collector, is dedicated to the art of the bubble. There is a permanent exhibition featuring the works of great Franco-Belgian cartoonists: Franquin, Morris, Will, Sirius, Hubinon, Paape and Peyo. Albums, collector's boxes, effigies and related products... The shop also has many stationery and cardboard items, posters and postcards, figurines, etc. Everything is dedicated to the world of comics.

Brüsel opens its doors every day and welcomes visitors with good humour and passion. The sales staff are true comic-book aficionados. The store features a number of original prints and figurines. The stock is quite substantial and extends beyond the Belgian and European borders. All the more reason to take an interest in comics, a Belgian and Brussels speciality par excellence! For fans of the genre, Brüsel has a corner dedicated to Harry Potter, right next door. Numerous exhibitions and signing sessions are advertised on their website.

Imported from Italy, the formula is attractive: from 5pm, you can sip a Spritz or a glass of wine on the terrace while nibbling on some antipasti. At lunchtime, you can eat simple dishes, salads or sandwiches. Also nice are the second-hand book market, the evening parties, the concerts and the DJ sets before the evening. On the reading side, because this is a bookshop, the staff offers to discover or rediscover Italy in its original version, but also bilingual, French or Dutch. Workshops and events for young and old.

It is one of the oldest comic book shops in Europe (1970). This place offers - with a very precise knowledge - all styles of comics, new and second-hand. In addition, there is a large choice of mangas, ex-libris, posters, Pixi figurines. Fans sometimes come from far away! The Skull also has a real cinema department, something rare in Brussels. Schedule of signing sessions on the website. Among other meanings, the term "Skull" is a reference to the secret societies of North America.

Calligraphy enthusiasts come here for their materials, and children and lucanophiles for their kites, which - let's not forget - were invented in China 2,500 years ago. La Grande Muraille is also (and above all) a themed bookshop. It offers a multitude of books on subjects as varied as martial arts, acupuncture and tea. We also stock up on newspapers and magazines devoted to the Middle Kingdom (in French, English or Dutch). Regular organization of conferences.

This is the favorite haunt of manga, Japanese anime and KPOP fans. In the store's narrow aisles (they're packed with items, and there are lots of customers), you'll be hard-pressed to find the latest issue of ONE PIECE, figurines of Dragon Ball or the Knights of the Zodiac, goodies of all kinds, DVDs, Black Pink or BTS merchandising... You could almost forget the card games, Japanese snacks and bento boxes! If you're looking for a rare item or can't find what you're looking for, just ask the boss.

The largest and oldest English-language bookshop in Belgium, Waterstone's is a real reference for the capital's English-speaking and Anglophile community. Among the many themes represented (newspapers, magazines, current affairs, children's books, literature, cookery books, comics, etc.), there is a vast section devoted to manuals for learning the language of Albion, for reading Agatha Christie or Harry Potter in V.O.! In addition, there is a nice stationery and postcard section.

A bookshop specializing in comics, it also offers a number of other works, so there's something for everyone. Manga, serigraphs and enamelled plates are also on display. Signings and children's workshops are regularly on the agenda. Librairie Jaune has created a Facebook page on which it actively communicates with customers, as well as a Café area for on-the-spot discussions. Open almost every day, Librairie Jaune also has a new webshop for online reservations and sales.

This bookshop devoted entirely to the arts, mainly contemporary, is a real reference point for the people of Brussels. Following a move to Flagey, the bookshop has been split to better serve its customers. Number 9 is dedicated to fine art books, while number 39 is more general. In both stores, highly qualified staff guide customers through the treasures the stores contain. Both places are warm and friendly. Events and meetings are also on the agenda.

This is an excellent address in a district mainly dedicated to eating and drinking. This beautiful shop, with its old-fashioned look, where the shelves support each other, belongs to a friendly bookshop owner. There are many books on philosophy, humanities, some classical literature and books in English, and some in Russian, German, Chinese... Books in every corner, especially in the thriller section. The owner is absolutely knowledgeable about everything on the shelves and gives excellent advice.

Since 1984, the Dépôt de Bruxelles has had a limitless selection of comics (45,000 references in all), but they're superbly sorted and classified... hats off to them! Their policy? To offer a vast choice of new and used comics (including out-of-print titles)! You can find what you're looking for by asking the team of enthusiasts for advice, or by surfing their online store www.go4book.com: complete, sorted listing of their books, discounts on new books and free shipping. Excellent downtown location, just a few minutes' walk from the Gare du Midi.

For the absolute fans of Tintin, Bedemania is a must! You can find a lot of books at a lower price as well as all the products derived from the most famous Belgian reporter: sculptures, Pixis, collectors' items, ex-libris (numbered vignette signed by the author inside the comic), etc. Gaëtan Laloy, a specialist in the world of Tintin, is vice-president of the Friends of Hergé and president of the Belgian Chamber of Comic Book Experts. Possibility to have one's own collection items appraised (albums, various objects, off-series, etc.).