There are clothes shops, junk and antique shops, shoe shops, furniture stores, and great places to eat too. And for every shop, there are at least two bars, serving Belgium's many hundred varieties of beer. Het Elfde Gebod, at Torfbrug 10, is a pub in the shadow of the cathedral and is packed with kitsch religious statues and iconography. After a few Leffes, you'll start to feel a little more saintly about the day's shopping and the gaping hole in your bank account. Chocolates The Belgians have been producing some of the world's finest chocolates for over a century.
Pralines are the national speciality.
Fashion Graduates from Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts have made their mark on international catwalks. The streets of Antwerp are lined with shops selling furniture, trinkets and accessories by talented new designers. Art Surrealism is deeply embedded in Belgian culture and you don't have to go to an art gallery to see it. People say Belgian designers' clothes are as difficult to wear as their names are to pronounce. This shop specialises in modern furniture from the Fifties to the Seventies, and has great chairs and lights.