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12 places

Handy

Order Eggs and pancakes, with the Anatae matcha alongside

Handy runs an all-day brunch card on Rue Voltaire in Nantes, eggs, pancakes and roasted vegetables with matcha from Anatae poured alongside.

Billie's

Order Sticky toffee pudding, or the millionaire shortbread

Billie's is the Franco-British coffee shop on Quai François Mitterrand in Nantes, weekend brunch of English breakfast and sticky toffee pudding.

Little Britain Café

Order The savoury plate of soft-boiled eggs, spinach on brioche and house beans

Little Britain Café on Boulevard Auguste Peneau in Nantes serves a Sunday British brunch at €23, with unlimited coffee and a trio of puddings.

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Pilgrim

Order The set Sunday brunch, which changes with the market

Pilgrim brunches on Sunday from its corner of Place Graslin in Nantes, a €27 sitting in a bistro that cooks à la carte the rest of the week.

Brunch Brunch

Order The formula of two drinks, a plat, a pastry and the dessert of the moment

Brunch Brunch on Rue la Tour d'Auvergne in Nantes builds its whole week around one €25 formula: two drinks, a plat, a pastry and a house dessert.

Maison Arlot Cheng

Order A baker's plate with one of the counter cakes

Maison Arlot Cheng bakes on Rue La Noue Bras de Fer in Nantes and gives Saturday over to brunch, bakery plates, cakes and coffee at the counter.

Bahia Café

Order The tapioca course that sits between the savoury and the sweet

Bahia Café brings Brazilian cooking to Rue Louis Blanc in Nantes, and the Saturday brunch runs a tapioca course between the savoury and the sweet.

Melbourne Coffee

Order Eggs Benedict off the year-round brunch card

Melbourne Coffee near the Cité des Congrès in Nantes keeps an Australian brunch card on all year, eggs Benedict and toasts from 10:00 to 14:30.

GLAZ

Order Brioche perdue, in whichever version is on that week

GLAZ on Rue Cacault in Nantes gives its Sunday over to a €25 brunch, brioche perdue and tartines from a café that bakes everything in house.

Mimosa

Order Pancakes, or the salmon plate off the seasonal card

Mimosa on Rue Fénelon in Nantes cooks homemade brunch plates from seasonal, local produce every day of the week, pancakes and salmon leading.

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Le Zed République

Order The mini-burgers, the house speciality carried over into brunch

Le Zed République on the Île de Nantes runs a €25 Sunday brunch, from viennoiseries and jam to charcuterie and mini-burgers, bread served à volonté.

O Deck

Order Whatever is on the seasonal buffet, including the vegan desserts

O Deck brunches on a barge moored at Quai Fernand Crouan in Nantes, a Sunday buffet eaten behind glass with the Loire running past the window.