Handy is a brunch brunch spot in Graslin, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Eggs and pancakes, with the Anatae matcha alongside
Tip: The kitchen shuts Monday and Tuesday, so a Nantes weekend is the reliable window; Saturday and Sunday close an hour earlier than midweek.
Address: 7 Rue Voltaire, 44000 Nantes
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.
Order: The set Sunday brunch, which changes with the market
Tip: Brunch service restarts on 6 September after the summer break, so check before planning an August Sunday around it.
Billie's is the Franco-British coffee shop on Quai François Mitterrand in Nantes, weekend brunch of English breakfast and sticky toffee pudding.
Order: Sticky toffee pudding, or the millionaire shortbread
Tip: Brunch runs Saturday and Sunday from 10:00; portions are deliberately sized to cut waste, so order the pudding separately.
Little Britain Café on Boulevard Auguste Peneau in Nantes serves a Sunday British brunch at €23, with unlimited coffee and a trio of puddings.
Order: The savoury plate of soft-boiled eggs, spinach on brioche and house beans
Tip: Service starts at 11:30 on Sunday and the tea comes from Un grain, Une Feuille; the room is small, so book several days out.
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.
Order: The set Sunday brunch, which changes with the market
Tip: Brunch service restarts on 6 September after the summer break, so check before planning an August Sunday around it.
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.
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.
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 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.
