Modern FrenchChef Mathieu Pérou€€€€€95-145ErdreTue-Sat 12:00-14:00 and 19:30-22:00; closed Sun-Mon
Le Manoir de la Régate sits on the Erdre in north Nantes, where Mathieu Pérou holds a Michelin star and green star for menus rooted in river and garden.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday but the house opens for lunch on public holidays; ask for the Erdre-facing windows.
SeafoodChef Charles and Tristan Bernab退€€85-105Hauts-PavésTue-Fri 12:15-14:00; dinner from 19:15; closed Sat-Sun-Mon
Les Cadets in Nantes is the Bernabé brothers' Michelin-starred room on Rue des Hauts Pavés, an iodine-led lunch menu and carte blanche dinners.
Tip: Lunch runs €41 Tuesday to Friday; evenings are carte blanche in five or seven courses and need booking.
SeafoodChef Jean-Yves Guého€€€€€90-130ChantenayTue-Sat 12:00-13:15 and 19:30-21:00; closed Sun-Mon
L'Atlantide 1874 Maison Guého overlooks the Loire from Chantenay in Nantes, Jean-Yves Guého's Michelin-starred house for fish and Loire wines.
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.
Modern FrenchChef Sarah Mainguy€€€€€120MalakoffTue-Sat 19:00-21:30; Wed-Fri 12:00-13:30; closed Sun-Mon
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.
FusionChef Romain Bonnet€€€€88Champ-de-MarsMon-Fri 12:00-13:00 and 20:00-21:00; no dinner Wed; closed Sat-Sun
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.
Modern FrenchChef Jean-François Pantaleon€€€GraslinMon-Fri 12:15-13:30 and 19:30-21:30; closed Sat-Sun
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.