The places in Nantes the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.

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11 places

Emporietto

Order Squid ink pasta with pistachio cream and bottarga

Emporietto is the Italian osteria up a courtyard off Rue Adolphe Moitié in Nantes, seasonal pasta set against about 100 natural Italian wines.

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Mugen Ramen

Order Tonkotsu shoyu, its pork and seafood broth simmered twelve hours

Mugen Ramen on Rue Fénelon in Nantes pulls its house noodles through a pork and seafood broth simmered twelve hours, behind burnt wood panels.

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Soba et Sarrasin

Order Soba salad or soba ramen, with a black sesame mochi after

Soba et Sarrasin is the buckwheat workshop near Place Canclaux in Nantes, sarrasin noodles, onigiri and mochi made behind a glass laboratory.

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Marguerite

Order The chocolate and hazelnut babka

Marguerite is chef Marguerite Parent's canteen across the street from her own Nantes bakery, marble floors and lunch plates that sell out fast.

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Les Bottes

Order Pastrami smoked by the urban smokehouse Marché noir, €90 a kilo

Les Bottes is the turquoise-fronted butcher on Rue Saint-Léonard in Nantes, whole animals from small farms hanging behind a glass cold room.

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Agapè

Order The seasonal pizza, on its slightly askew sourdough base

Agapè is Pierre-Yves Combradet's locavore pizzeria on Rue Racine in Nantes, sourdough bases topped with Grandlieu raclette and Safré blue cheese.

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Café Bouture

Order The pinsa at lunch, or a vegan cake with the coffee

Café Bouture on Rue Maréchal Joffre in Nantes runs a café inside a plant shop, comfort food at lunch and every plant in the room up for sale.

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Couleur Chocolat

Order A box of ganaches and mendiants

Couleur Chocolat works in small batches on Rue Général Buat in Nantes, ganaches, pralines and mendiants beside pistachio and mango-passion sorbets.

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Cime Torréfacteur

Order A single-origin lot from Ethiopia, Colombia or Peru, ground to order

Cime roasts specialty coffee on Rue des Hauts Pavés in Nantes every Monday and Thursday, single-origin lots scored before they reach the shelf.

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