What to order at La Crêperie du Bouffay

Signature dishes
Buckwheat galettes, Sweet crêpes, Artisan cider
Editor tip
It serves seven days a week, which in this quarter is rarer than it sounds; Sunday evening is the calmest sitting.
CuisineCrêperie
Price
NeighborhoodBouffay
HoursMon-Fri 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-22:30; Sat 11:30-23:00; Sun 11:30-22:00
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Signature dishes: Buckwheat galettes, Sweet crêpes, Artisan cider

Tip: It serves seven days a week, which in this quarter is rarer than it sounds; Sunday evening is the calmest sitting.

Location

Address: 15 Rue des Petites Écuries, 44000 Nantes

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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.

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Tip: It closes Tuesday and Wednesday, so plan around that; the Rue de la Juiverie block holds four crêperies within sixty metres.

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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.

Le Bouchon ★ 4.2

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.

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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.

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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.

La Cantine du Curé ★ 3.8

CrêperieBouffayDaily 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

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La Gavotte ★ 4.0

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Signature: Buckwheat galettes, Sweet crêpes

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Le Bouchon ★ 4.2

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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

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