Rue au Beurre

Rue au Beurre, in Brussels

Rue au Beurre is a historic commercial street of the centre of Brussels, linking the Grand-Place to the surroundings. The Brussels audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this lively artery, whose name recalls its market past.

The commercial artery with a market name

Rue au Beurre is one of the lively arteries of the historic heart of Brussels, which starts from the Grand-Place. Its name recalls the era when a market was held there, here that of butter, in this merchant town where each street was associated with a product or a trade. Today pedestrian and commercial, it is lined with boutiques, cafés and gourmet institutions, including famous traditional confectioneries and biscuit makers. You also come across the church of Saint-Nicolas, one of the oldest of the town. A place of passage and strolling between the Grand-Place and the Stock Exchange, Rue au Beurre embodies the animation and the art of living of the centre of Brussels.

What to see

Here you stroll in the pedestrian and commercial artery starting from the Grand-Place, lined with boutiques, cafés and famous traditional confectioneries, whose name recalls the former butter market. Rue au Beurre embodies the animation of the centre of Brussels. It is a lively stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Rue au Beurre lies in the heart of Brussels, starting from the Grand-Place, reachable on foot. It is a public pedestrian street freely accessible; the boutiques and confectioneries have their own hours. It is particularly lively during the day.

Where does the name of Rue au Beurre come from in Brussels?

From the era when a butter market was held there, in this merchant town where each street was associated with a product or a trade; the artery today starts from the Grand-Place.

Where is Rue au Beurre?

In the heart of Brussels, starting from the Grand-Place, in Belgium.