Saint-Georges street

Rue Saint-Georges, in Rennes

Rue Saint-Georges is one of the liveliest and most gourmet streets of Rennes, lined with half-timbered houses. The Rennes audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this lively thoroughfare, a paradise of restaurants and terraces.

The gourmet street of Rennes

Rue Saint-Georges is one of the oldest and most lively of Rennes. Lined with superb half-timbered houses with colourful and sculpted façades, it is today famous for its concentration of restaurants, crêperies and terraces. An essential place for going out, it blends medieval heritage and Breton art of living, and invites you to taste the local specialities, including the famous galettes and crêpes, in a convivial and warm atmosphere.

What to see

You admire the superb half-timbered houses with colourful façades and you enjoy the concentration of restaurants, crêperies and terraces, where you taste galettes and crêpes. Rue Saint-Georges blends heritage and Breton art of living. It is a gourmet and must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Rue Saint-Georges lies in the heart of the historic centre of Rennes, reachable on foot. It is a public street freely accessible at all times; the restaurants, crêperies and terraces have their own hours. The street is particularly lively in the evening and at meal times.

Why is Rue Saint-Georges famous in Rennes?

For its half-timbered houses and its concentration of restaurants, crêperies and terraces, where you taste galettes and crêpes; it is the gourmet and lively street of the centre of Rennes.

Where is Rue Saint-Georges?

In the heart of the historic centre of Rennes, in Brittany.