8 bakeries in Nantes, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in Nantes.
Vincent Guerlais ★ 4.4
Graslin · 11 Rue Franklin, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-19:30; Sat 09:30-19:30; Sun 09:30-12:30
Vincent Guerlais keeps his Rue Franklin shop in Nantes stocked with chocolate work and a soft gâteau nantais finished under a white chocolate glaze.
Tip: The Franklin shop opens Sunday morning until 12:30, and the house also keeps a stall inside the Talensac market hall.
La Petite Boulangerie ★ 4.4
Hauts-Pavés · 1 Place Saint-Félix, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Tue 06:45-19:30; Thu-Fri 06:45-19:30; Sat 06:45-18:30; Sun 06:45-13:00; closed Wed
La Petite Boulangerie was founded by a Meilleur Ouvrier de France baker and works organic grains at Place Saint-Félix in Nantes, café tables included.
Tip: It closes on Wednesday, opens at 06:45 the rest of the week and keeps a tea salon beside the bread counter.
Debotté Crébillon ★ 4.3
Graslin · 15 Rue Crébillon, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon 10:30-19:00; Tue-Sat 08:30-19:30; Sun 08:00-13:30 and 15:30-19:00
Debotté folds chocolate, viennoiserie and a salon de thé into its Rue Crébillon shop in Nantes, with mascarons nantais among the house sweets.
Tip: This is the branch with the tea salon attached, and one of the few Nantes counters open on Sunday morning and again at teatime.
Rosemary ★ 4.3
Hauts-Pavés · 7 Rue des Hauts Pavés, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Tue 11:00-19:00; Wed-Fri 09:30-19:00; Sat 09:00-19:00; Sun 09:00-17:00; closed Mon
Rosemary is the pastry salon two sisters run on Rue des Hauts Pavés in Nantes, classics rebuilt with herbs and spices and cut back on sugar.
Tip: Weekend brunch runs about €28 a head and needs booking; the gâteau nantais carries a rosemary note that is theirs alone.
Maison Juhel ★ 4.2
Hauts-Pavés · 90 Boulevard Robert Schuman, 44300 Nantes
Hours: Wed-Mon 06:30-19:30, Sunday to 13:30; closed Tue
Maison Juhel took the prize for the best gâteau nantais in 2022 and still bakes it on Boulevard Robert Schuman in the north west of the city.
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.
BARA Boulangerie Pâtisserie ★ 4.2
Zola · 2 Rue de la Contrie, 44100 Nantes
Hours: Tue-Sat 07:00-19:30; Sun 07:00-13:30; closed Mon
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.
Barnabé ★ 4.2
Île de Nantes · 10 Boulevard Babin Chevaye, 44200 Nantes
Hours: Daily 07:00-19:30
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.
Sésame Boulangerie-Pâtisserie ★ 4.0
Doulon · 211 Route de Sainte-Luce, 44300 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-19:45; Sun 07:00-13:00
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.