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Must order
The formula of two drinks, a plat, a pastry and the dessert of the moment
Editor tip
Weekdays open at 09:00 and are much easier to get into than the 10:30 weekend sittings, which book out days ahead.
CuisineBrunch
StyleSet-formula brunch
Price€€
Price range€25 for the full formula
NeighborhoodÎle de Nantes
HoursWed-Fri 09:00-15:00; Sat-Sun 10:30-15:00; closed Mon-Tue
BookingBooking essential; the room is small and fills early
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Must order: The formula of two drinks, a plat, a pastry and the dessert of the moment

Tip: Weekdays open at 09:00 and are much easier to get into than the 10:30 weekend sittings, which book out days ahead.

Location

Address: 25 bis Rue la Tour d'Auvergne, 44200 Nantes

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Maison Arlot Cheng ★ 4.3

BrunchSaturday bakery brunchÀ la carte, roughly €4 to €13Île de NantesTue-Sat 08:00-19:30; closed Sun-MonWalk-in only

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.

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

Tip: The Saturday service runs from 10:00 to 14:00 and it is a bakery queue, not a table booking; the adzuki pastry is worth the wait.

Bahia Café ★ 4.1

BrunchSaturday Brazilian brunch€€€25 for the Saturday setÎle de NantesTue-Wed 09:00-16:30; Thu-Fri 09:00-17:30; Sat 09:30-18:30; closed Sun-MonReservations recommended for the Saturday sitting

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.

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

Tip: Brunch is Saturday from 11:30 and Saturday only; the rest of the week the kitchen works feijoada and moqueca instead.

Le Zed République ★ 4.1

BrunchSunday formula brunch€€€25 for the Sunday formulaÎle de NantesSun 11:30-14:00 for brunch; lunch and dinner service the rest of the weekReservation recommended for the brunch sitting

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.

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

Tip: The sitting is a tight two and a half hours from 11:30, so arrive at the start rather than drifting in at midday.

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Maison Arlot Cheng ★ 4.3

BrunchSaturday bakery brunchÀ la carte, roughly €4 to €13Île de NantesTue-Sat 08:00-19:30; closed Sun-MonWalk-in only

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.

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

Tip: The Saturday service runs from 10:00 to 14:00 and it is a bakery queue, not a table booking; the adzuki pastry is worth the wait.

Bahia Café ★ 4.1

BrunchSaturday Brazilian brunch€€€25 for the Saturday setÎle de NantesTue-Wed 09:00-16:30; Thu-Fri 09:00-17:30; Sat 09:30-18:30; closed Sun-MonReservations recommended for the Saturday sitting

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.

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

Tip: Brunch is Saturday from 11:30 and Saturday only; the rest of the week the kitchen works feijoada and moqueca instead.

Melbourne Coffee ★ 4.2

BrunchAustralian all-year brunch€€À la carteChamp-de-MarsMon-Fri 08:00-15:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-14:00Walk-in

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.

Order: Eggs Benedict off the year-round brunch card

Tip: It opens at 08:00 on weekdays for people working nearby, so a weekday brunch here is far calmer than the weekend one.

GLAZ ★ 4.2

BrunchSunday café brunch€€€25 for the Sunday formulaTalensacThu-Sat 08:30-18:00; Sun 10:00-15:00Reservations recommended for Sunday

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.

Order: Brioche perdue, in whichever version is on that week

Tip: The formula covers drinks, a viennoiserie, tartines, an egg and a plat; Thursday to Saturday it reverts to a straight café.

Mimosa ★ 4.1

BrunchEveryday homemade brunch€€Moderate, ordered à la carteDecréMon-Fri 09:00-15:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00Reservations taken

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

Order: Pancakes, or the salmon plate off the seasonal card

Tip: Weekends run three hours longer than weekdays, to 18:00, which makes it one of the few late-afternoon brunch rooms in the centre.

Le Zed République ★ 4.1

BrunchSunday formula brunch€€€25 for the Sunday formulaÎle de NantesSun 11:30-14:00 for brunch; lunch and dinner service the rest of the weekReservation recommended for the brunch sitting

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.

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

Tip: The sitting is a tight two and a half hours from 11:30, so arrive at the start rather than drifting in at midday.

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