Lotus Ravioli is a chinese budget eat in Bouffay, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Pork and lotus-root ravioli, Ravioli in soup
Tip: It shuts Thursday and Sunday rather than Monday, which catches out anyone assuming a French rhythm here.
Address: 7 Rue Sainte-Catherine, 44000 Nantes
A burger counter tucked on Rue des Échevins behind the Bouffay lanes in Nantes, two tight services a day and a kitchen that shuts Sunday and Monday.
Signature: Burgers, House frites
Tip: Lunch runs only two hours, so arrive before one; the room seats very few and there is no terrace outside.
Royal Indien holds a narrow room on Rue Kervégan in the Feydeau quarter, tandoori grills and curries served six days a week at modest prices.
Signature: Tandoori grills, Curries, Naan
Tip: Both services run long, noon to half two and seven to half ten, so it covers late arrivals off the train.
A plain Vietnamese and Thai canteen on Rue Bon Secours where the prawn and beef bo bun costs €13.50 and service starts at eleven in the morning.
Signature: Bo bun with prawns and beef, Vietnamese and Thai plates
Tip: Friday and Saturday run to half eleven at night, unusually late for this stretch between Feydeau and Bouffay.
A burger counter tucked on Rue des Échevins behind the Bouffay lanes in Nantes, two tight services a day and a kitchen that shuts Sunday and Monday.
Signature: Burgers, House frites
Tip: Lunch runs only two hours, so arrive before one; the room seats very few and there is no terrace outside.
Liège waffles and a cheap midday formule beside the Tour de Bretagne, eat in or carry out, with Belgian frites and paninis on the same counter.
Signature: Liège waffles, Midday formule, Panini andalou
Tip: Service runs straight through to seven, which makes it one of the few afternoon options in this part of Nantes.
A worker's table since Pierre and Marie Le Nay took it over in 1946, on a weekly rota: kig ha farz Tuesday, couscous Wednesday, then tête de veau.
Signature: Kig ha farz on Tuesday, Couscous on Wednesday, Tête de veau
Tip: Doors open at 07:20 for the market crowd; Thursday and Friday are the only evenings served, with tapas boards from 18:30.
On the leafy Place Canclaux west of the Nantes centre, this bistro runs without a break from eight in the morning to half past nine, weekdays only.
Signature: Plat du jour, Weekday lunch card
Tip: The kitchen serves between noon and half two; outside that it works as a café, and the last drink goes out at nine.
Royal Indien holds a narrow room on Rue Kervégan in the Feydeau quarter, tandoori grills and curries served six days a week at modest prices.
Signature: Tandoori grills, Curries, Naan
Tip: Both services run long, noon to half two and seven to half ten, so it covers late arrivals off the train.
A plain Vietnamese and Thai canteen on Rue Bon Secours where the prawn and beef bo bun costs €13.50 and service starts at eleven in the morning.
Signature: Bo bun with prawns and beef, Vietnamese and Thai plates
Tip: Friday and Saturday run to half eleven at night, unusually late for this stretch between Feydeau and Bouffay.
