Bier Market is a bar in Chantenay, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: No kitchen
Tip: It closes far earlier than the centre-city bars, so treat it as an early stop or a bottle run home.
Address: 8 Boulevard Général Pierre Koenig, 44100 Nantes
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.
Signature drink: Rotating draught from local brewers
Food: No kitchen
Tip: It runs later than most of the west-side bars, to 02:00 six nights a week and midnight on Sunday.
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.
Signature drink: Cocktails and draught beer
Food: Food served through the day
Tip: It opens from noon, so it works as a daytime terrace as well as a late one; check what is programmed before you go.
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.
Signature drink: House cocktails
Food: No kitchen
Tip: Monday is the one dark night; the room sits a short walk from Bouffay if you are moving between bars.
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.
Signature drink: Shooters and planteurs
Food: Charcuterie and cheese boards
Tip: Boards of charcuterie keep the table going; the bar hosts language-exchange evenings midweek if you want company.
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.
Signature drink: Rum-led Latin cocktails
Food: No kitchen
Tip: It is one of the few Nantes rooms open seven nights to 04:00; DJ nights are announced on the venue listings.
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.
Signature drink: Drinks under the LU biscuit tower
Food: Restaurant alongside the bar
Tip: The bar and the restaurant are shut for works through the summer of 2026 with no reopening date posted, so check the programme before making the trip.
