Atlas is a moroccan restaurant in Graslin, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Couscous, Tagines, Charcoal grills
Tip: It is one of the few kitchens in central Nantes open both services every day, including Sunday evening.
Address: 2 Place de la Bourse, 44000 Nantes
Chaiyo has held its corner of Rue Armand Brossard for years, cooking Thai and Lao dishes for a room that fills fast on Friday and Saturday nights.
Signature: Thai curries, Lao-influenced salads
Tip: Sunday is lunch only and Monday is closed; dinner service does not begin until half seven, later than most of the quarter.
Between the cathedral and Place Saint-Pierre, Nota Bene bakes a pizza pitched between Roman and Neapolitan on organic flour and natural leaven.
Signature: Pizza between Roman and Neapolitan, Truffle pasta, House tiramisu
Tip: It doubles as an Italian grocery, so the burrata and tartufo pizzas use the same stock sold over the counter.
A neighbourhood pizzeria on Rue de Coulmiers where every pizza has a vegetarian alternative and the desserts come out of the same small kitchen.
Signature: Zuccosa pizza with butternut cream, House desserts
Tip: August brings a reduced timetable with evenings only and Mondays closed, so check before making the trip that month.
Pinocchio has kept a steady following on Rue Saint-Léonard in Nantes, a straightforward pizzeria whose card stretches to strawberry and parmesan.
Signature: Pizza thon, Pizza fraise parmesan
Tip: Lunch windows are tight, roughly two hours, and the kitchen shuts Sunday and Monday; reserve for Friday and Saturday evenings.
An all-day room near the Tour de Bretagne that opens at eight in the morning and keeps going past midnight, French comfort cooking throughout.
Signature: French comfort plates, Small plates to share
Tip: Sunday is the closing day; the kitchen shows best in the middle of the week, before the late-night bar trade fills the room.
A bistro on Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville that runs later than most of Bouffay, lunch on three days and a kitchen open until two on Friday and Saturday.
Signature: Bistro plates, Fish of the day
Tip: Tuesday and Wednesday are evenings only; if you want the midday card, come Thursday to Saturday.
