Crêperie€€GraslinMon 12:00-14:00; Tue-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:00; Sat 12:00-22:00; closed Sun
Voted fourth best crêperie in Nantes by Big City readers in 2025, a small Grétry room doing classic galettes plus odder seasonal combinations.
Signature: Seasonal buckwheat galettes, House sweet crêpes
Tip: Saturday runs straight through from noon to ten, which makes it the easy fallback when the Bouffay crêperies are queueing.
Crêperie€€BouffayMon 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:00; Thu-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:00; Sat-Sun 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-22:00; closed Tue-Wed
Sixth in the 2025 Big City Nantes crêperie vote, Mamie Nénette drops the lace-curtain look and pushes galette fillings well past ham and egg.
Signature: Creative buckwheat galettes, Sweet crêpes
Tip: It closes Tuesday and Wednesday, so plan around that; the Rue de la Juiverie block holds four crêperies within sixty metres.
Crêperie€BouffayDaily 11:00-23:00
Named by Nantais voters among their favourite crêperies, this Sainte-Croix corner keeps the griddle on from eleven in the morning to eleven at night.
Signature: Buckwheat galettes, Sweet crêpes, Bolée of cider
Tip: Continuous service every day of the week makes it the reliable late galette in the old town when kitchens elsewhere have shut.
Crêperie€GraslinTue-Sat 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-21:00; closed Sun-Mon
A small Rue Voltaire crêperie a short walk from Place Graslin, named by Nantais voters among the city favourites and pricing most plates under €10.
Signature: Buckwheat galettes, Sweet crêpes
Tip: Service windows are short and it shuts at nine, so treat it as an early dinner rather than a late one.
French bistro€€BouffayTue-Thu 12:00-14:00 and 19:45-22:00; Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:45-22:30; Sat 19:45-22:30; closed Sun-Mon
Founded in 1986 in the historic centre of Nantes, Le Bouchon spreads several dining moods around a walled inner garden screened from the street.
Signature: Seasonal bistro plates
Tip: There is no Saturday lunch service; ask for a table in the courtyard garden rather than the front room when the weather holds.
French bistro€€GraslinTue-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-21:00; Sat 12:00-14:30; closed Sun-Mon
Open since 2024 on the gastronomic stretch of Rue Copernic, Melon works as bistro and wine cellar with over 200 grower bottles on the shelves.
Signature: Seasonal bistro plates
Tip: The room seats 32 with 20 more on the shaded terrace, and the cellar list is drinkable at retail plus corkage.