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tradition of butter-based standards. There is an official
biscuits such as crumbly sablés, La Boutique Tintin in Brussels
delicately thin and crispy pain (see p91) and plenty of outlets
d’amandes (or amandelbroodje) that sell Tintin items among
and spicy speculoos. The most other stock.
famous specialist biscuit-maker
of Brussels is Dandoy. A good,
distinctively packaged brand Glass and Leather
that is available in super- The Cristallerie du Val Saint
markets is Jules Destrooper. Lambert at Seraing, near
Liège, has been making fine
glass since 1826. Its products,
Comic Books View of the Belgian Comic Strip Center mainly blown, cut and
Brussels, with the comic-strip in Brussels engraved clear and coloured
museum, the Centre Belge de glass, are highly sought after.
la Bande Dessinée (see p66), Tintin Merchandise The factory is now open to the
cites itself as the comic book Apart from the books, Tintin public during demonstrations.
capital. However, many cities merchandise includes games, The best high-quality leather
in Belgium claim this title and figurines, clothes, key rings and handbags and suitcases are
specialist comic strip bookshops, mugs. The brand is very carefully found at shops of Delvaux,
with a range of titles, are found protected and official merchandise a Brussels-based firm with
in all urban centres. is tasteful and made to high branches in major cities.
DIRECTORY
Where to Shop Fashion Children’s Jenever
Clothes
Carrefour Ann Demeulemeester ‘t Dreupelkot
∑ carrefour.eu Leopold de Waelplaats, Filou & Friends Groentenmarkt 12, Ghent.
Antwerp. ∑ anndem
Colruyt eulemeester.be ∑ filoufriends.com Tel (09) 2242120.
∑ colruyt.be Inno ∑ dreupelkot.be
Annemie Verbeke
Cora Rue A. Dansaertstreet 64, ∑ inno.be De Vagant
∑ cora.be 1000 BRU. Diamonds Reyndersstraat 25,
∑ annemieverbeke.be Antwerp.
Delhaize Tel (03) 2331538.
∑ delhaize.be Coccodrillo Diamondland ∑ devagant.be
Schuttershofstraat 9, Appelmansstraat 33a,
VAT Refunds Antwerp. Antwerp. Biscuits and
∑ coccodrillo.be Tel (03) 3690780. Patisserie
Global Blue
∑ globalblue.com DVS Belgian Lace Dandoy
Schuttershofstraat 9. Tel (04)
Premier Tax Free 88492814. ∑ waltervan Kantcentrum R au Beurre 31, 1000 BRU.
∑ premiertaxwfree. beirendonck.com Balstraat 16, Bruges. Tel (02) 5402702.
com ∑ kantcentrum.com ∑ maisondandoy.com
Het Modepaleis Jules Destrooper
Chocolate and Nationalestraat 16, The Little Gravestraats 5, 8647 Ghent.
Chocolatiers Antwerp. Lace Shop ∑ destrooper.com
∑ driesvannoten.be Wijngaardstraat 32,
Corné Port-Royal Bruges. Tintin
∑ corneportroyal.be Labels Inc
Aalmoezenierstraat 3a, Manufacture Belge Merchandise
Côte d’Or Antwerp. Tel (03) 232 de Dentelles
∑ cotedor.com 6056. ∑ labelsinc.be 6-8 Galerie de la Reine, La Boutique Tintin
Rue de la Colline 13.
Galler Louis 1000 BRU. Tel (02) 5145152.
Tel (02) 5114477.
∑ galler.com Lombardenvest 2, ∑ mbd.be ∑ boutique.tintin.com
Antwerp. Tel (03)
Godiva 2329872. Beer Glass and Leather
∑ godivachocolates.eu Olivier Strelli
Guylian Ave de la Couronne 556, The Bottle Shop Cristallerie du Val
∑ guylian.be Brussels. Tel (02) 8527749. Wollestraat 13, Bruges. Saint Lambert
∑ strelli.be Tel (050) 349980. Rue du Val 245, Seraing.
Leonidas ∑ thebottleshop.be Tel (04) 3373200.
∑ leonidas.com Verso ∑ val-saint-lambert.com
Lange Gasthuisstraat 9, Brugse Bierpaleis
Neuhaus Antwerp. Tel (03) 2269 Katelijnestraat 25, Delvaux
∑ neuhaus.be 292. ∑ verso.be Bruges. Tel (050) 343161. ∑ delvaux.com
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