Gwaien is a seafood fine-dining restaurant in Hauts Pavés, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: There is no dinner service on Wednesday; the name is the Breton word for the chef's home port of Audierne.
Address: 63 Rue de Bel Air, 44000 Nantes
Pickles has run gastronomic menus in Nantes since 2014, British chef Dominic Quirke rewriting the card every three weeks around local producers.
Tip: Menus change every three weeks and a vegetarian version exists at every course; Tuesday is dinner only.
Song, Saveurs et Sens near Place Graslin in Nantes plates Nhung Phung's Vietnamese and Thai-leaning cooking in a calm room off Rue Santeuil.
Tip: The house closes for the first three weeks of August; the chef also teaches Asian cooking classes on site.
L'Abélia seats its market-set menus in a 1900 mansion with a garden on Boulevard des Poilus in Nantes, dégustation dinners at unstarry prices.
Tip: The house closes for annual congés for about ten days in mid August; in fine weather ask for the garden terrace rather than the dining room.
Lamaccotte on Rue Saint-Denis in Nantes cooks seasonal, producer-led menus under Guillaume Maccotta, with Zoé Wastiaux now heading up the kitchen.
Tip: The room stays open right through August, rare in Nantes; Zoé Wastiaux has led the kitchen since March 2026.
Les Chants d'Avril is a 1950s corner bistro by Champ de Mars in Nantes, Christophe François's mystery menus set against Véronique's Loire cellar.
Tip: Dinner happens only on Thursday and Friday; lunch menus start at €20, dinner runs €38 to €48.
LuluRouget in Nantes is Ludovic Pouzelgues's Michelin-starred room on the Île de Nantes, running surprise menus built on La Turballe and Le Croisic fish.
Tip: Menus are trust-the-chef only, in three to seven courses; the 2026 guide renewed the star, so book well ahead.
