Le Chemin de Traverse is a bar in Zola, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: No kitchen
Tip: It runs later than most of the west-side bars, to 02:00 six nights a week and midnight on Sunday.
Address: 2 bis Rue Bon Secours, 44100 Nantes
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.
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.
Signature drink: 23 taps of AERoFAB and guest beer
Food: Kitchen evenings and Saturday lunch
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.
