Casa Cruz is a portuguese restaurant in Decré, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Grilled chicken, House frites, Fresh steak haché
Tip: It only opens Wednesday to Sunday and lunch is the busier service; takeaway orders go through the operator's own ordering page.
Address: 62 Rue Maréchal Joffre, 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.
Sen's works the Vietnamese canon from a small room off Rue Sainte-Croix, pho bo and bun cha Ha Noi alongside plates of assorted spring rolls.
Signature: Pho bo, Bun cha Ha Noi, Assorted spring rolls
Tip: The kitchen runs a shorter summer timetable, so ring ahead in August; evening service ends at half nine sharp.
A few steps off Place du Commerce, Atlas serves home-style Moroccan cooking, a spread of couscous and tagines plus charcoal grills, halal and vegetarian.
Signature: Couscous, Tagines, Charcoal grills
Tip: It is one of the few kitchens in central Nantes open both services every day, including Sunday evening.
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.
