Fricotte is a cafe in Hauts Pavés, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Dogs are welcome and the walls rotate work by Nantes artists; Friday closes early at 14:00, so plan that afternoon elsewhere.
Address: 34 Rue des Hauts Pavés, 44000 Nantes
Bam Bam Café is a neighbourhood coffee shop and canteen on Rue Adolphe Moitié in Nantes, a seasonal card with vegan pastries beside the espresso.
Signature drink: Espresso with vegan pastry
Tip: Monday starts late at 11:00 and Friday stops at 15:00; the shop posts a summer timetable, so check the week before a weekend trip.
Tumbleweed is the first fully vegan coffee shop in Nantes, a 1970s room on Rue Santeuil pouring plant-milk drinks with pastries from Délice Végétal.
Signature drink: Matcha latte with oat milk
Tip: Everything served is plant-based, and the pastries come in from the vegan bakery Délice Végétal on Quai de la Fosse.
Les Bien-aimé.e.s is a café-librairie off Bouffay in Nantes, feminist and ecological writing downstairs and a quiet tea room on the floor above.
Signature drink: Loose-leaf tea and citron de Corée
Tip: The upstairs room is the one to settle into; pastries come in from partner bakeries rather than being baked on site.
Café sur Cour hides a large courtyard terrace behind a Mellinet corner in Nantes, a daytime café that turns to tapas and concerts after work.
Signature drink: Coffee on the courtyard terrace
Tip: The terrace is set back from the street and stays sheltered; Thursday and Friday run late, with concerts in the back room.
Cime Café is the Rue Santeuil shop of the Nantes roastery of the same name, beans roasted weekly and poured as espresso, filter or sold by the bag.
Signature drink: Espresso from the house roastery
Tip: The chocolate babka and the tigré on the counter are the pairing to order, and the week's roast is sold in bags at the till.
Chez les Crèmes is the canteen and coffee shop that Anaïs and Hélène opened near Bouffay in Nantes in 2024, everything on the counter made in house.
Signature drink: Hot chocolate and comfort cakes
Tip: Vegetables come in from Les Fermes Placier and brunch runs one Sunday a month, announced on the shop's own channels.
Bam Bam Café is a neighbourhood coffee shop and canteen on Rue Adolphe Moitié in Nantes, a seasonal card with vegan pastries beside the espresso.
Signature drink: Espresso with vegan pastry
Tip: Monday starts late at 11:00 and Friday stops at 15:00; the shop posts a summer timetable, so check the week before a weekend trip.
