L'Atlantide 1874 Maison Guého overlooks the Loire from Chantenay in Nantes, Jean-Yves Guého's Michelin-starred house for fish and Loire wines.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The house closes for annual summer congés for roughly the first three weeks of August; ask for a terrace table, where the view runs out over the river mouth.
Address: 5 Rue de l'Hermitage, 44100 Nantes
Freia cooks in a rooftop greenhouse above the Malakoff car park in Nantes, where Sarah Mainguy earned a Michelin star for plant-led, Nordic-edged menus.
Tip: Annual closure runs 1 to 15 January; climb the outside staircase and follow the lights, or take the lift to the sixth floor.
Omija on Rue Fouré in Nantes is Romain Bonnet's Michelin-starred counter, blind menus crossing French technique with Korean and wider Asian flavours.
Tip: Tables cap at six guests and the menu is blind, so flag allergies when you book; there is no dinner on Wednesday.
Roza faces the natural history museum in Nantes, Jean-François Pantaleon's gastronomic bistro, which held a Michelin star from 2021 to 2024.
Tip: Weekday-only service is unusual for the level; the €29 lunch is the smart way in and dinner menus run €40 to €45.
Sépia on Quai de Turenne in Nantes is Top Chef alumna Lucie Berthier Gembara's room, tasting menus led by vegetables, organics and natural wine.
Tip: Seatings are short windows around 20:00; the kitchen handles vegan menus from starters through petits fours on request.
Gwaien, Breton for Audierne, is Jérémy Guivarch's seafood dining room in Nantes, where over 90 percent of the fish is landed by sustainable boats.
Tip: There is no dinner service on Wednesday; the name is the Breton word for the chef's home port of Audierne.
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.
