Maison Juhel is a bakery in Hauts Pavés, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It opens at 06:30 six days a week and closes on Tuesday, but Sunday is a morning service only, finishing at 13:30.
Address: 90 Boulevard Robert Schuman, 44300 Nantes
Sésame bakes on Route de Sainte-Luce in east Nantes with organic flours, viennoiserie made in house and a coffee counter for the morning queue.
Tip: It opens seven days from 07:00, which is unusual out here; Sunday service stops at 13:00 once the bread runs out.
Worth the queue: Flan
BARA bakes near Parc de Procé in Nantes with dairy from local farms, its own range of breads, the Tourt'O lin loaf and a house gâteau nantais.
Tip: The shop collects prizes at regional baking competitions; Sunday closes at 13:30, so go early for the fullest counter.
Worth the queue: Gâteau nantais
Barnabé bakes organic levain breads and low-sugar pastry on the Île de Nantes, one of four shops the house runs across the city, open every day.
Tip: Unsold bread goes to local charities at the end of the day; the flours are milled nearby and the pastry skips colourings.
Worth the queue: Pain au levain
Délice Végétal is the fully vegan bakery two sisters opened on Quai de la Fosse in Nantes, organic where they can and sandwiches beside the cakes.
Tip: Pistachio rolls and hazelnut chocolate cakes go first, and several Nantes coffee shops buy their pastries from here.
Worth the queue: Pistachio roll
Maison Arlot Cheng bakes levain breads and pastries near Les Machines de l'Île in Nantes, its gâteau nantais soaked in rum under a crisp glaze.
Tip: The gâteau nantais sells at about €3.40 a slice; soups, focaccia and pies fill the same counter at lunchtime.
Worth the queue: Gâteau nantais
Esthète works seasonal fruit into precise entremets on Rue Mercœur in Nantes, with a chocolate counter, a tea salon and its own gâteau nantais.
Tip: The gâteau nantais runs about €3.40 for one and €19.80 for six shares; figs and elderflower drive the late summer card.
Worth the queue: Gâteau nantais
