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The best known shopping streets in Gent are "Veldstraat" and "Langemunt" where you can find stores like H&M, Zara, Coolcat, Fnac, Phone shops, Brooklyn (very nice shop with a lot of hip clothing) and a lot more.
Not far from the centre you also have a lot of clothing shops like Bellerose (KorteDagsteeg 40) and The Movies (Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 5)
Other nice shops:
Cream: Hoogpoort 9 - not far from "Langemunt"
Limits: Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 38
Written Feb 5, 2009
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Very cool and MUST SEE-shop for citytrippers in Ghent who are looking for original and trendy gifts, interior-objects, lighting, design-accessories, gadgets,...
With every visit you'll find here new, funny stuff you won't see anywhere else!
What to pay: All price-ranges (gifts from € 5.00 to € 12.50 or € 25), lighting from € 35 to € 75, € 100 or € 150),...
Written Feb 27, 2008
Address: Gebr. Vandeveldestraat 3, 9000 Gent
Phone: +32 (0)9 233 42 43
Website: http://www.AxeswarDesign.be
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A beautiful traditional old shop which has hardly changed over many years.
What to buy: The speciality of the shop is its home-made mustard which is kept in a large wooden barrel at the back of the shop. You buy a suitable sized container and, with much panache, they pour the mustard from a wooden ladle into your jar. It's a fantastic mustard, too, strong but not harsh or bitter. I now have to bring several jars back for friends on each visit.
What to pay: Varies on size of container - abot 3-5 euros gets you decent jar - and you get a discount if you return it for re-filling
Written Feb 22, 2008
Address: Near Korenmarkt
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Shopping mall near centre (8 minutes walk from St. Baafs Church). All kinds of shops and bakeries and brasseries and a big supermarket.
What to buy: Clothes, shoes, computer and mobile stuff, perfume, all kinds of food, household things, gifts, bags etc.
Written Dec 30, 2007
Address: Kuiperskaai
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If you you really like to shop when away from home you will be happy in Gent!
From chocolates (or pralines) and beer, high fashion or second hand retro, toys and crafts, books and breads, waffles and jams, mustard and cheeses, lace and carpets, kitchen pans and crystal glasses - it's all here.
Along the main shopping street you will find all the well-known global regulars but don't neglect the little independent shops in cobbled streets near to where people live - and the markets.
Just look and you will find exactly what you want!
We came home with a pot of the Vve.Tierenteyn-Verlent's mustard.
Written Nov 25, 2007
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The previous "Vleeshallen" - Meatmarket in Ghent, completely transformed into a modern shop.The only thing that remains are the stones/bricks and the impressive wooden roofconstruction.
What to buy: Next to chocolat, lace and beer, another culinary tip whenever visiting the flemish area of Belgium is the famous "Ganda Ham"
I took this picture in Ghent (of course) , in the center of the old town, next to the "Vleeshallen"
Next to food and alcohol you will find some shops selling fancy clothes for women and men.
Let your company stroll around in the shop, in the meantime have a drink in the pubs.
Another modern shopping center you will find in the same area, namely on the "Korenmarkt" (tram1), an ex main post office, but tuned into a huge shop
Updated Oct 1, 2007
Address: Groentenmarkt / Korenmarkt
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The Fallen Angels and The Fallen Angels Gallery are two nice little shops situated in the historical centre of Gent.
THE FALLEN ANGELS
For those who require a little bit of nostalgia this is the place to visit. Here you will find old postcards, devotioncards, old dolls, bears, old toys, tin cookie jars, etc...
THE FALLEN ANGELS GALLERY
A small paradise for original old advertising and motion picture posters, fun old enamel signs, original ashtrays, old pill boxes, etc…. Real collectors’ items. For lesser money you will also find a full assortment of repro articles.
What to buy: All kind of old toys, postcards, posters, dolls, cans, ...
What to pay: The original stuff is off course quite expensive; it are real collectors´items. But for lesser money you will also find a lot of repro articles. The Fallen Angels Gallery, for example, sells very nice reproduction pin-up girls postcards.
Written Jun 22, 2007
Address: Jan Breydelstraat nr. 29-31 (near the Castle)
Website: http://www.the-fallen-angels.com/
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One of the things I enjoyed while walking around Gent was admiring (OK drooling over!) the various food shops and their window displays. Of course I knew already about Belgian chocolate and expected to see (and taste) great examples of that, but I hadn’t realised that the Belgians put so much care into other foods as well. We saw wonderful displays of pastries, cheeses and, as in this photo, a huge variety of breads.
What to buy: We bought chocolate to bring home to friends and family but otherwise didn’t sample any of these delicacies. If we’d been visiting in the summer I think it would have been great to make up a picnic with some of these breads and cheeses to enjoy beside the canal.
Written Feb 25, 2007
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What to buy: .
-- Gentsche mastellen --
looks like a donut, but tastes a lot different. lot's of butter and kaneel in it.
-- Mokken, makroens en kletskoppen --
different type of coockies loved by tourists. Again kaneel is the key of it.
-- Wippers --
Was supposed to be a soft sweet (karamel), but accidentally tuned into a hard one, but a good one.
-- beesekes and muiletrekkers --
if you know the meaning of 'muiletrekkers', you can guess what's in it... not sweet at all.
-- Gentsche jenerver --
There are a lot of jenevers (kind of 'snapps') in Belgium. The local one's are "Gentse Bobke" and "Keizer Karel".
-- Tierenteyn mostard --
This is the most famoust Ghentse mostard. Very strong as well...
Updated Aug 23, 2006
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Modern, with good music, nice brands, alternative (and sometimes too alternative), big pants department with different kinds of jeans. The also sell shirts, shoes, .... for both men & women.
What to buy: Men :
ADIDAS BURLINGTON CUIRCO DIESEL JAPAN RAG ENERGIE
FRED PERRY G - STAR L.T.B. MASON’S MELTIN’POT NAPAPIJRI
PRINGLE PEPE JEANS POLO R.L. UNDERWEAR REPLAY
SCOTCH & SODA SIXTY SUPERDRY TOMMY HILFIGER
WEARFIRST WE ARE REPLAY Z - BRAND & many more
Women :
ADIDAS BURLINGTON BUFFALO CIMARRON COLCCI
CUIRCO DIESEL LE TEMPS DES CERISES FORNARINA FREEMAN FREE SOUL G - STAR GUESS KILLAH LADY SOUL L.T.B. MELTIN’POT
MISS SIXTY PRINGLE RELIGION WOMEN REPLAY WE ARE REPLAY ....
What to pay: From average to expensive prices
The most expensive i saw was an ughly jeans with spots on it like you spilt som cofee for €200!
Written May 14, 2006
Address: Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 5 9000 Belgium
Website: www.movies.be
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