Cocktail barCraft beer bar€€MalakoffMon-Fri 12:00-02:00; Sat 14:00-02:00; Sun 16:00-02:00
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.
Signature drink: 30 taps with regular brewer takeovers
Food: Bistro lunches, charcuterie boards at night
Tip: Tap takeovers hand the whole board to one brewer; sofas and long shared tables make it a group room.
Cocktail barBeer shop and bar€€ChantenayMon-Wed 10:00-21:00; Thu 10:00-22:00; Fri 10:00-23:00; Sat 10:00-21:00; closed Sun
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.
Signature drink: Eight taps in front of 1,200 bottles
Food: No kitchen
Tip: It closes far earlier than the centre-city bars, so treat it as an early stop or a bottle run home.
Cocktail barCraft beer bar€€ZolaMon-Sat 16:30-02:00; Sun 16:30-00:00
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.
Cocktail barBar with live music€€BouffayMon-Tue 12:00-00:00; Wed 12:00-01:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-00:00
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.
Cocktail barLGBTQ+ bar€€BouffayTue-Sun 16:00-02:00; closed Mon
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.
Cocktail barLate-night shooter bar€DecréMon-Sat 17:00-04:00; closed Sun
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.