What to order at Le Milan & le Rossignol

Signature dishes
Seasonal buckwheat galettes, House sweet crêpes
Editor tip
Saturday runs straight through from noon to ten, which makes it the easy fallback when the Bouffay crêperies are queueing.
CuisineCrêperie
Price€€
NeighborhoodGraslin
HoursMon 12:00-14:00; Tue-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:00; Sat 12:00-22:00; closed Sun
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Signature dishes: 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.

Location

Address: 2 Rue Grétry, 44000 Nantes

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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.

Bistro Melon ★ 4.2

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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.

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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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Signature: Seasonal bistro plates

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Signature: Traditional French plates

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