Shopping in Antwerp

Bring an empty suitcase. Here are 7 places to shop in Antwerp, from the big shopping streets to local shops and markets, with opening hours.

Last updated: 30 October 2026

Shopping streets and stores

Station/Zoo

Diamond quarter

Always open (shops roughly Mon–Sat daytime)

The streets beside the station where most of the world's rough diamonds are traded.

Meir/Rubens

Meir shopping street

Shops Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; first Sunday of the month from 12:00

Belgium's busiest shopping street: chain stores in grand 18th- and 19th-century buildings from Groenplaats to the station.

Meir/Rubens

Stadsfeestzaal

Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00; first Sunday of the month 10:00–18:00

Shopping centre inside a 1908 festival hall: 30-plus shops and cafés under a gilded neo-classical hall with a glass roof.

Old town

Kloosterstraat

Most shops Tue–Sun about 11:00–18:00, also on Sundays

Street of antiques, vintage, design and interior shops near the Scheldt, and one of the few places in Antwerp busy on Sundays.

Old town

Fashion district & Het Modepaleis

Shops Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00

Nationalestraat and side streets with Belgian designer shops, led by Dries Van Noten's flagship in the 1881 Het Modepaleis.

Old town

DIVA Diamond Museum

Thu–Tue 10:00–18:00 (closed Wed)

Five centuries of Antwerp diamonds, jewellery and silver, just off the Grote Markt.

Old town

MoMu Fashion Museum

Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (last tickets 17:00, closed Mon)

Antwerp's fashion museum; 'The Antwerp Six' runs until 17 Jan 2027.

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