Caf退ZolaMon 09:00-20:00; Tue-Wed 09:00-22:00; Thu-Fri 09:00-02:00
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.
Café€GraslinTue-Fri 08:30-18:30; Sat 09:30-18:30; closed Sun-Mon
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.
Café€DecréTue 12:00-17:30; Wed-Fri 09:00-17:30; Sat 10:30-17:30; closed Sun-Mon
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.
Café€Hauts-PavésMon 11:00-17:00; Tue-Thu 09:30-17:00; Fri 09:30-15:00; closed Sat-Sun
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.
Café€BouffayTue-Sat 09:30-17:00; closed Sun-Mon
Saguaro Coffee picked up where Canyon closed a few doors away in Nantes, pouring cold brew, affogato and coloured lattes beside grilled cheese.
Signature drink: Iced ube latte
Tip: The vegan chocolate and peanut butter cookie comes out warm and the grilled cheese anchors lunch; the room is small, so mid-morning is calmer.
Café€GraslinTue-Fri 10:00-18:00; Sat 11:00-18:00; closed Sun-Mon
Café Penché pours specialty coffee next to a vintage clothes shop off Place Royale in Nantes, with V60, Chemex and Aeropress brews and cakes made in house.
Signature drink: Chemex and V60 filter coffee
Tip: The room is small and shares its door with the vintage shop, so mid-afternoon is easier than the lunch hour for a seat and a filter.