5 cafes in Nantes, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Nantes.
Madeleine Café ★ 4.4
Champ-de-Mars · 7 Rue Pélisson, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon 08:30-18:00; Tue-Thu 08:30-17:30; Fri 08:30-18:00; Sat-Sun 09:30-18:00
Madeleine Café pours European specialty coffee in a converted warehouse in Nantes, pastries from Maison Arlot Cheng and art on the tall walls.
Tip: Lunch is small plates rather than a full card, and the room doubles as a gallery and meeting space for the Madeleine quarter.
GLAZ ★ 4.3
Talensac · 10 Rue Cacault, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Thu-Sat 08:30-18:00; Sun 10:00-15:00
GLAZ takes its name from the Breton word for blue-green, pouring Cime coffee with a daily three-dish lunch and Sunday brunch near Tour Bretagne.
Tip: Sunday brunch runs 10:00 to 15:00 and needs booking; gluten-free and vegan versions are made if you flag it when you reserve.
Boëma Café ★ 4.2
Bouffay · 3 Rue des Halles, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Wed 10:00-18:00; Thu-Fri 09:30-18:00; Sat 10:00-18:30; Sun 10:00-17:30; closed Mon-Tue
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.
Tip: Brunch is the house speciality and vegan plates are built into the card rather than added on; pastries are baked each morning.
Tokki ★ 4.2
Decré · 18 Rue Armand Brossard, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Tue-Sat 11:00-18:00; Sun 11:00-16:30; closed Mon
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.
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 ★ 4.1
Graslin · 19 Rue Voltaire, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Wed-Sat 10:00-18:30; Sun-Mon 10:00-18:00; closed Tue
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.
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.