Coffee roaster€€Île de NantesWed-Fri 09:00-19:00; Sat-Sun 10:30-18:30; closed Mon-TuePublic cafe
Distillerie Fizet roasts coffee beside its gin still on the Île de Nantes, a micro-distillery whose counter turns out pastries through the day.
Tip: Coffee comes as espresso or soft filter, pastries run about €2.80 to €4.00, and the house bottles coffee and cacao liqueurs.
How they serve: Espresso, Filter
Coffee roaster€€Hauts-PavésMon-Fri 09:30-13:00 and 14:00-17:00; closed Sat-SunPublic cafe
Cime roasts specialty coffee on Rue des Hauts Pavés in Nantes, seasonal microlots from Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia and Peru sold in bags or brewed.
Tip: The house also runs a coffee shop on Rue Santeuil, and tasting or brewing workshops are booked through the roastery.
Sources from: Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Peru
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Coffee roaster€€DoulonRoastery and online shop; Nantes coffee shops pour the beans
Café Machin roasts on Route de Sainte-Luce in east Nantes, equatorial origins sold to the city's coffee shops and shipped to home subscribers.
Tip: There is no counter to sit at; L'Artichaut and other Nantes rooms pour the beans, and bags ship from the roastery itself.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Rwanda, Brazil, Colombia, Peru
How they serve: Whole bean retail, Subscription
Coffee roaster€€BouffayMon 14:00-19:00; Tue-Sat 10:00-19:00; closed Sun
La Brûlerie roasts on Rue de la Marne in central Nantes, organic lots from Kenya, Honduras and Indonesia beside a wall of teas and brewing kit.
Tip: Orders ship nationally in about 72 hours, and deliveries inside central Nantes go out the same day by bicycle.
Sources from: Kenya, Honduras, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster€€Hauts-PavésTue-Fri 09:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00; Sat 09:00-13:30 and 14:30-18:00; closed Sun-Mon
Kultivar buys green coffee direct and roasts it on Rue Sylvain Pâris in Nantes, washed, natural and anaerobic lots from Ethiopia and Colombia.
Tip: The shop shuts over lunch on every opening day, so aim for the morning or the middle of the afternoon.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster€€Île de NantesWed-Sun 08:00-15:00; closed Mon-TuePublic cafe
TINTO pours its own roasts at a counter on Boulevard de la Prairie au Duc on the Île de Nantes, lots from Colombia, Ethiopia, Uganda and Brazil.
Tip: Filters go through V60, Aeropress, Origami or Chemex, and the beans are sold whole or ground to take away.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Brazil
How they serve: Pour over, Filter, Whole bean retail