Fives is a diverse, post-industrial quarter undergoing urban renewal, with early-19th-century housing being replaced by contemporary apartment blocks around leafy green squares. The revamped, redbrick Fives Cail Babcock factory is now a catering college. Lively streets are packed with Thai restaurants, pastis bars, and vegetarian cafes, while a busy produce market takes over Place Pierre Degeyter on Sundays.