Rue Mercière

The Rue Mercière, in Lyon

The Rue Mercière is one of the oldest and liveliest streets of the Presqu'île of Lyon, famous for its bouchons and its restaurants. The Lyon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this historic and gourmet artery, a high place of Lyon gastronomy.

The gourmet street of the Lyon bouchons

The Rue Mercière is one of the oldest streets of Lyon and one of the liveliest of the Presqu'île. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, it was one of the great arteries of the town, lined with merchants' stalls, including the haberdashers who gave it its name, and later numerous printers, who made Lyon a great capital of the book. Today largely pedestrian and lined with fine old houses, it has become the gourmet heart of the town: there you find a succession of restaurants and famous Lyon bouchons, these typical establishments where you taste the traditional cuisine of Lyon, generous and convivial. Quenelles, andouillettes, sausages, Lyon salads and other specialities delight the lovers there, in a warm atmosphere. Lively from morning to evening, particularly lively in the evening, the Rue Mercière embodies the art of living and the culinary reputation of Lyon. A gourmet and must-see artery, the Rue Mercière is a tasty stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

Here you wander in one of the oldest streets of the Presqu'île, formerly a great artery of the haberdashers and the printers who made Lyon a capital of the book, today largely pedestrian and lined with fine old houses, the gourmet heart of the town with its succession of restaurants and famous Lyon bouchons, where you taste quenelles and specialities. The Rue Mercière embodies the culinary reputation of Lyon. It is a tasty stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Rue Mercière lies in the heart of the Presqu'île of Lyon, reachable on foot. It is a largely pedestrian street, freely accessible; the restaurants and bouchons have their own hours. It is particularly lively in the evening.

Why is the Rue Mercière of Lyon famous?

For its numerous restaurants and famous Lyon bouchons, where you taste the generous traditional cuisine of Lyon; one of the oldest streets of the town, formerly an artery of the haberdashers and the printers, it is today the gourmet heart of the Presqu'île.

Where is the Rue Mercière of Lyon?

In the heart of the Presqu'île of Lyon, in France.