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As part of our extensive Survival Guide to living and working in Belgium, here is our list of places where you can stock up on the tastes and smells of home.Antwerp
American
Garé - The American Foodstore
Prins Boudewijnlaan 175
2610 Wilrijk
03/ 449 41 18
www.theamericanfoodstore.com
Chinese
Sun Wah Supermarket
Van Wesenbekestraat 16-18
03 226 04 59
Jewish
Hoffy's
Lange Kievitstraat 52
03 234 3535
Mediterranean
Foreigner's Market
Oude Vaartplaats
Saturday 8am-4pm
Brussels
American
Cosmopolis Press & Gifts
Drève Richelle 159
Waterloo
02 351 4803
British
Stonemanor
Steenhofstraat 28
Everberg
02 759 4979
Chinese
Kam Yuen
Rue de la Vierge Noire 2-4
1000 Brussels
02 512 5833
French
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe
Avenue Louis Lepoutre 6
1050 Brussels
02 346 1759
Oliviers & Co
Rue au Beurre 28
02 502 7211
Rob
Boulevard de la Woluwe 28
02 771 2060
Irish
Jack O'Shea's
Rue le Titien 30
02 732 5351
Italian
Casa Italia
Rue Archimède 39
02 733 4070
Italian Autentica (3 shops)
CASH & CARRY
257 chaussée de Ruisbroek
1620 Drogenbos
+32 (0)2 377 44 69
CITTA MARKET
6 avenue de Wallonie
7100 La Louvière
+32 (0)64 22 48 15
WAVRE
507 chaussée de Louvain
1300 Wavre
+32 (0)10 88.89.50
Japanese
Tagawa
chaussée de Vleurgat 119
1050 Brussels
02 648 5911
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