Nota Bene is an italian restaurant in Decré, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: 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.
Address: 3 Rue Saint-Denis, 44000 Nantes
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 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.
Beau Rêve cooks Egyptian food on Rue Léon Blum in Nantes, a rare thing in the city, with a vegetarian Isis menu of mezze and a main at €18.50.
Signature: Menu Isis végétarien, Egyptian plat du jour
Tip: Weekday lunch brings an Egyptian plat du jour in meat and vegetarian versions for €12.50, cheaper than the evening menus.
Readers of Big City Nantes voted this Bouffay crêperie the city favourite for 2025, galettes built on butternut cream, burrata or guacamole.
Signature: La Belette galette with butternut, feta and spinach, Burrata galette, Guacamole galette
Tip: This is the second room, opened in July 2024 a few doors from the original on Rue de la Juiverie; neither takes bookings.
