If you love browsing in young designer shops interspersed with a good organic meal, this is your district
This is the place to be if you are looking for the casual atmosphere of an alternative student district, with hip cafés, organic restaurants, arty studios and creative boutiques. The residents of the Pentes de la Croix-Rousse are known for their creativity, which is expressed in countless shops selling homemade clothes, colourful posters and original jewellery and accessories. Look around Rue Romarin in particular. Even on the walls of the district, you will see many unusual tags and other creative excesses. You'll enjoy taking the painted steps of Passage Mermet, as well as the Montée de la Grande Côté, full of unusual shops.