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Shopping in Ostend

Shopping in Ostend (Oostende) is concentrated in the compact town centre, where the pedestrian streets around the Wapenplein and the Kapellestraat combine Belgian and international chains with independent boutiques, chocolate makers, delicatessens and bookshops. Nearer the beach and the harbour you will find gift and souvenir shops, and a supermarket is never far away if you are staying in an apartment. Use the filters to find shops by area and type, look for independent and locally owned businesses, and check the opening hours on each listing, as Sunday and holiday opening changes with the season.

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Black-and-white close-up of black velvet hangers with chrome hooks on a white rail, one embossed with the Cascade name, with a vase of flowers blurred behindPhoto: Cascade

Fashion & clothing

Cascade

Centre

Mother-and-daughter boutique on the Koningsstraat with contemporary labels such as DAY Birger et Mikkelsen, IRO, L’Agence and Rabens Saloner.

Charcuterie counter with hams, pâtés, white sausages, red sausages and bowls of spread with knivesPhoto: Deschildre Streekproducten

Food & delicatessen

Deschildre Streekproducten

Oosteroever

Family-run regional food shop at the Vismijn on Oosteroever: 100% Flemish products, over 50 kinds of its own charcuterie and a terrace for tasting.

Bookshop interior under a sloping glass roof, with tall bookcases, display tables and two customers browsingPhoto: Nick Decombel

Books & music

Boekhandel Corman

Centre

Independent bookshop founded in 1926: Dutch fiction, books in French, English and more, children’s titles, Moleskine stationery and author events.

Crowded corner of Brut full of leafy houseplants, hanging plants and terracotta and glazed ceramic pots on dark metal shelvingPhoto: Brut

Home & interior

Brut

Centre

Eclectic vintage boutique on the Van Iseghemlaan: second-hand fashion, underground Belgian designers, exotic plants and vintage furniture.

Low supermarket building with red Delhaize flags along the entrance and an empty car park in frontPhoto: Delhaize

Supermarket

Delhaize Oostende Hazegras

Station quarter

Large Delhaize supermarket a few minutes’ walk from Ostend station: bakery, butcher, fish counter, free parking and Sunday-morning opening.

Inside Apotheek Meulemeester on the Nieuwpoortsesteenweg in OstendPhoto: Apotheek Meulemeester / Farmazorg

Pharmacy

Apotheek Meulemeester

Centre

Independent pharmacy on the Nieuwpoortsesteenweg with free parking, mobility and orthopaedic supplies, medication rolls and next-day home delivery.

The front of Apotheek De Olifant on the Kerkstraat in Ostend, with its green pharmacy crossPhoto: Apotheek De Olifant

Pharmacy

Apotheek De Olifant

Centre

Independent pharmacy and drugstore on the Kerkstraat, a minute from the Wapenplein, with a wide general range alongside prescriptions and advice.

Apotheek Descamps on the Alfons Pieterslaan in OstendPhoto: Apotheek Descamps

Pharmacy

Apotheek Descamps

Centre

Independent pharmacy on the Alfons Pieterslaan with online prescription upload, a free ready-to-collect text and a personal-pharmacist service.

Moeder Babelutte shop front at dusk, with a lit sign above two large windows full of shelves of sweets and chocolate either side of an open glass doorPhoto: Moeder Babelutte

Chocolate & sweets

Moeder Babelutte

Centre

Coastal sweet shop on Adolf Buylstraat for babelutten (butter toffees), nougat, cuberdons, pralines and old-fashioned sweets. Open every day.

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