Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Nantes for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Nantes for grown-ups.
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Drink Destination cocktails rewritten every six months
19:33 pours destination cocktails inside an Orient Express railway carriage a step off Place Graslin in Nantes, and rewrites the card twice a year.
Drink Mojitos from €3.90 in raspberry, strawberry, mango and virgin
Le Maestro is the cheap mojito counter of Nantes on Allée des Tanneurs, pouring raspberry, strawberry, mango and virgin versions with pints alongside.
Day trip · 4 hours
In a van, a guided discovery of the exceptional terroirs of the Nantes vineyards, with a focus on organic and biodynamic wines, produced with respect for nature and tr...
Guided tour · 8 hours
In a van, a guided discovery of the exceptional terroirs of the Nantes vineyards, with a focus on organic and biodynamic wines, produced with respect for nature and tr...
Viator · 2 h
Discover the world of wine tasting by the glass with the winemaker in a historic winery. You can visit the vineyards, cellars and discover the world of oenology with ...
Drink Cocktails and a long beer board
Prohibition works a New York underground theme in a Bouffay cellar in Nantes, with cocktails and beer running to 03:30 and DJs playing from 23:00.
Drink Cocktails and beer at student prices
La Maison Café is laid out as a 1970s flat on Rue Lebrun in Nantes, six rooms from kitchen to attic with beer and cocktails at student prices.
Drink 32 taps split across two floors
Le Sur Mesure runs 32 taps over two floors in the Bouffay quarter of Nantes, half the board downstairs and half upstairs, changing all the time.
Drink 29 taps weighted to Belgian and Irish beer
Le Rabelais has poured Belgian and Irish beer on Rue du Bouffay in Nantes since 1991, with 29 taps and football on the screens most evenings of the week.
Drink 20 taps in front of 420 bottle references
Délirium Café opened on Allée Baco in Nantes in 2010 and still holds 420 bottle references behind 20 taps, with staff happy to steer a choice.
Drink 30 taps with regular brewer takeovers
Les Fleurs du Malt puts 30 taps on Allée Commandant Charcot in Nantes and runs table service, so nobody has to queue through the happy hour rush.
Drink Eight taps in front of 1,200 bottles
Bier Market is a shop and tasting bar out on Boulevard Général Pierre Koenig in Nantes, with eight taps standing in front of 1,200 bottle labels.
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Drink Rotating draught from local brewers
Le Chemin de Traverse is a small Nantes bar on Rue Bon Secours pouring craft draught from regional brewers in a deliberately low-key back room.
Drink Cocktails and draught beer
Atomic's Café keeps a terrace on Cours Olivier de Clisson in Nantes, food through the day and live music or comedy most weeks into the night.
Drink House cocktails
Le Montecito is the gay bar of Nantes on Allée Duquesne, open six nights a week to 02:00 with regular themed evenings and bingo nights on the card.
Drink Shooters and planteurs
Barberousse trades in shooters and planteurs on Rue Maréchal Joffre in Nantes and stays open until 04:00 on six nights out of the seven each week.
Drink Rum-led Latin cocktails
Havana Café runs Latin nights on Rue de la Juiverie in the Bouffay quarter of Nantes, open every evening from 18:00 straight through until 04:00.
Drink Drinks under the LU biscuit tower
The bar of the Lieu Unique occupies the old LU biscuit factory in Nantes, drinking under the restored tower with concerts running through the week.
Drink 23 taps of AERoFAB and guest beer
AERoFAB Taproom took over a Hangar à Bananes unit on Quai des Antilles in Nantes in April 2025, with 23 taps of house and guest beer facing the Loire.
Drink Unfiltered house beers poured beside the tanks
Bubar brews on the Île de Nantes and pours the results at its bar on Rue Louis Blanc, unfiltered and unpasteurised, a few steps from the tanks.
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