Café€GraslinWed-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.
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.
Café€DecréTue-Sat 09:30-18:30; closed Sun-Mon
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.
Café€BouffayTue-Fri 08:30-18:00; Sat 10:00-18:00; closed Sun-Mon
Curieux Coffeeshop keeps a fully plant-based counter behind its specialty coffee near Commerce in Nantes, sweet and savoury alike made without dairy.
Signature drink: Espresso with plant milk
Tip: Everything on the counter is vegan, which makes it a safe stop if you avoid dairy; the room is small and fills fast at lunch.
Caf退TalensacThu-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.
Signature drink: Cime roasted coffee
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.
Café€DecréMon-Sat 09:00-18:00; closed SunWork-friendlyWifi
Chop Chop runs a two-floor coffee shop and canteen on Rue Saint-Léonard in Nantes, cooking from raw produce with locally roasted coffee at the bar.
Signature drink: Locally roasted espresso
Tip: The upper floor is the quiet one and the wifi holds, which makes this one of the better rooms in Nantes for a working morning.
Café€Champ-de-MarsTue-Fri 08:30-18:00; Sat 10:00-18:00; closed Sun-Mon
Les Triplettes puts a pastry chef, a barista and a third friend in one Nantes room, patisserie counter in the morning and canteen at lunchtime.
Signature drink: Barista coffee with house patisserie
Tip: Lunch runs Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 to 14:30 and brunch fills Saturday from 10:30; the pastry counter is the reason to return.