Song, Saveurs et Sens is a vietnamese fine-dining restaurant in Graslin, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The house closes for the first three weeks of August; the chef also teaches Asian cooking classes on site.
Address: 5 Rue Santeuil, 44000 Nantes
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.
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.
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.
