18 bars in Nantes, editor-picked for bars open late. Bars serving past 23:00. All bars in Nantes.
Le Sur Mesure ★ 4.5
Bouffay · 15 Rue Beauregard, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Sat 16:30-02:00; Sun 17:00-00:30
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.
Tip: The upstairs room came from taking over the next-door unit; it is quieter and holds its own set of taps.
19:33 Cocktail Experience ★ 4.4
Graslin · 8 Rue Voltaire, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Tue-Wed 18:00-00:00; Thu-Sat 18:00-02:00; closed Sun-Mon
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.
Tip: Ask which destination the current card is built on; the mezcal and Calvados rounds have both had their turn.
Les Fleurs du Malt ★ 4.4
Malakoff · 15 bis Allée Commandant Charcot, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: Tap takeovers hand the whole board to one brewer; sofas and long shared tables make it a group room.
AERoFAB Taproom ★ 4.4
Île de Nantes · 21 Quai des Antilles, 44200 Nantes
Hours: Tue-Thu 16:00-00:00; Fri 16:00-02:00; Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 15:00-22:00; closed Mon
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.
Tip: The kitchen stops at 21:30 while the bar runs to 02:00 on Friday and Saturday, so eat before the DJ sets start.
Le Bar du Lieu Unique ★ 4.3
Champ-de-Mars · 2 Rue de la Biscuiterie, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Closed for works through summer 2026; normal season Mon 11:00-20:00; Tue-Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun 12:00-20:00
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.
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.
Le Labo ★ 4.2
Decré · 19 Rue Léon Blum, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Tue 18:00-00:00; Wed 18:00-01:00; Thu-Sat 18:00-02:00; closed Sun-Mon
Le Labo serves rum and creative cocktails out of beakers and test tubes on Rue Léon Blum, holding the deepest tasting-rum shelf in central Nantes.
Tip: The terrace opens in warm weather; come Tuesday or Wednesday if you want the bartenders' time for a rum flight.
Délirium Café ★ 4.2
Champ-de-Mars · 19 Allée Baco, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon 17:00-02:00; Tue 16:00-02:00; Wed-Sat 17:00-02:00; closed Sun
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.
Tip: Tell the bar what you usually drink rather than reading the whole board; the bottle list changes faster than the taps.
Bubar ★ 4.2
Île de Nantes · 14 Rue Louis Blanc, 44200 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Wed 17:00-00:00; Thu-Sat 17:00-02:00; Sun 17:00-00:00
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.
Tip: Darts and quiz nights run through the week; Thursday to Saturday the bar holds on until 02:00.
Le Rabelais ★ 4.1
Bouffay · 3 Rue du Bouffay, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Daily 12:00-02:00
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.
Tip: Tripel Karmeliet and Kwak are both on draught; the room fills fast on match nights, so arrive before kick-off.
La Maison Café ★ 4.0
Malakoff · 4 Rue Lebrun, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Sat 15:00-02:00; Sun 17:00-02:00
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.
Tip: Each room has its own character, so walk to the attic before you settle; half-pints run about €2.60.
Bier Market ★ 4.0
Chantenay · 8 Boulevard Général Pierre Koenig, 44100 Nantes
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: It closes far earlier than the centre-city bars, so treat it as an early stop or a bottle run home.
Prohibition ★ 3.9
Bouffay · 7 Rue de la Bâclerie, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Tue-Thu 22:00-03:30; Fri-Sat 21:00-03:30; closed Sun-Mon
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.
Tip: Doors open at 22:00 midweek and 21:00 at weekends; happy hour finishes before the DJ sets begin.
Le Chemin de Traverse ★ 3.9
Zola · 2 bis Rue Bon Secours, 44100 Nantes
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: It runs later than most of the west-side bars, to 02:00 six nights a week and midnight on Sunday.
Le Montecito ★ 3.9
Bouffay · 6 Allée Duquesne, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Tue-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.
Tip: Monday is the one dark night; the room sits a short walk from Bouffay if you are moving between bars.
Le Maestro ★ 3.8
Graslin · 5 Allée des Tanneurs, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Daily 16:00-02:00
Le Maestro is the cheap mojito counter of Nantes on Allée des Tanneurs, pouring raspberry, strawberry, mango and virgin versions with pints alongside.
Tip: Service stops at 01:30 even though the doors stay open to 02:00, so order the last round early.
Atomic's Café ★ 3.8
Bouffay · 6 Cours Olivier de Clisson, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-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.
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.
Barberousse ★ 3.7
Decré · 91 Rue Maréchal Joffre, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: Boards of charcuterie keep the table going; the bar hosts language-exchange evenings midweek if you want company.
Havana Café ★ 3.6
Bouffay · 2 Rue de la Juiverie, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Daily 18:00-04:00
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.
Tip: It is one of the few Nantes rooms open seven nights to 04:00; DJ nights are announced on the venue listings.