L'Artichaut is a cafe in Decré, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The lunch formula runs Wednesday to Saturday from 12:00 to 14:00, and brunch lands on the first Sunday of each month.
Address: 8 Rue du Marais, 44000 Nantes
Tokki was the first Korean coffee shop in Nantes, pouring Cime beans beside yuja tea, red bean lattes, croffles and bowls of shaved ice bingsu.
Signature drink: Korean Dabang coffee and red bean latte
Tip: Bingsu is the summer order and gimbap carries the lunch counter; the playlist and the pale wood room are Seoul to the last detail.
Alaïa Café pairs a specialty coffee bar with a low-waste boutique on Rue de Budapest in Nantes, lunch and Saturday brunch from local producers.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso and house juices
Tip: Adeline and Florian went on to open Horizon Café; Saturday brunch is the busy service and vegan or gluten-free plates are handled.
Boëma Café brews specialty coffee from a Breton roastery in a bright room off Rue des Halles in Nantes, brunch and focaccia lunches every service.
Signature drink: Filter coffee from a Breton roastery
Tip: Brunch is the house speciality and vegan plates are built into the card rather than added on; pastries are baked each morning.
Horizon Café works as coffee shop and bean cellar on Rue Léon Jamin in Nantes, about thirty specialty references rotating through the brew bar.
Signature drink: Rotating single-origin filter
Tip: The same pair run Alaïa Café; brewing, tasting and latte art workshops are booked through the shop's Instagram account.
Madeleine Café pours European specialty coffee in a converted warehouse in Nantes, pastries from Maison Arlot Cheng and art on the tall walls.
Signature drink: European specialty espresso
Tip: Lunch is small plates rather than a full card, and the room doubles as a gallery and meeting space for the Madeleine quarter.
Tokki was the first Korean coffee shop in Nantes, pouring Cime beans beside yuja tea, red bean lattes, croffles and bowls of shaved ice bingsu.
Signature drink: Korean Dabang coffee and red bean latte
Tip: Bingsu is the summer order and gimbap carries the lunch counter; the playlist and the pale wood room are Seoul to the last detail.
Izi Café Jazz sells specialty coffee and jazz vinyl from one counter on Rue Voltaire in Nantes, a spare room of wood and metal built around records.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso
Tip: The records racked along the wall are for sale as well as for listening, and the pastries are made for the shop rather than bought elsewhere.
Alaïa Café pairs a specialty coffee bar with a low-waste boutique on Rue de Budapest in Nantes, lunch and Saturday brunch from local producers.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso and house juices
Tip: Adeline and Florian went on to open Horizon Café; Saturday brunch is the busy service and vegan or gluten-free plates are handled.
