La Renaissance

Grenoble


With venerable stone walls, Belgian beer on tap and attentive staff, this is an atmospheric spot for an aperitif, or simply for an espresso during daylight hours. Mighty popular with locals seeking an after-work drink, this bustling bar spills out on to the place aux Herbes.


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Nearby Grenoble attractions

1. Musée Stendhal

0.12 MILES

This modest museum, housed in the restored apartment of his maternal grandfather, Docteur Gagnon, celebrates the work of the author of The Red and the…

2. Musée de l’Ancien Évêché

0.13 MILES

A run-through of regional history, from prehistory through medieval times to the 20th century, is presented within the atmospheric walls of the 13th…

3. Cathédrale Notre Dame

0.13 MILES

The rose-brick rib vaults of Grenoble's elegant cathedral rise from the site of a 4th-century church. Its present form dates to the 1200s, though its…

4. Téléphérique Grenoble-Bastille

0.16 MILES

Hop into a clear-panelled spherical pod for dreamy views of Grenoble's red roofs and magnificent mountains on this cable-car ride up to the Bastille. Les…

5. Musée de Grenoble

0.18 MILES

For lovers of European art, this museum is an uplifting place to get lost for a day. There's an even spread of artistic eras on display: an antiquities…

6. Musée Dauphinois

0.19 MILES

This ever-evolving museum unleashes a century of regional history on visitors. Suits of armour are back-lit in brightly coloured rooms, 3-D family trees…

7. Église St-Louis

0.27 MILES

Consecrated in 1699, the St-Louis church may look austere from the outside but within you'll find a staggering set of seven paintings, featuring scenes…