Where to eat in Nantes after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Nantes after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
La Cigale serves until 00:30 every night of the week on Place Graslin in Nantes, seafood platters and brasserie plates under Art Nouveau tiles.
Try: Seafood platters and brasserie classics
Tip: The Théâtre Graslin sits directly opposite, which makes the late seating the obvious stop after a performance.
Amaya cooks South American plates and pours pisco and mezcal cocktails on Rue Scribe in Nantes from Thursday to Saturday, running through until 01:00.
Try: Ceviche, tacos and shared beef cuts
Tip: It only opens three nights a week; DJ sets take over the room later, so book the earlier sitting if you want to talk.
Chez Ta Mère holds its Rue Meuris room in Nantes open from breakfast through to 02:00 on weekdays, home cooking on a card that follows the season.
Try: Home-cooked French plates such as cordon bleu
Tip: It closes fully at weekends, which catches people out; the run to 02:00 is a Monday to Friday affair only.
Les Fleurs du Malt keeps 30 taps and its evening charcuterie boards going until 02:00 seven nights a week on Allée Commandant Charcot in Nantes.
Try: Charcuterie and cheese boards
Tip: The kitchen proper is a lunchtime affair; after dark it is boards only, so eat elsewhere first if you want a full plate.
Le Sur Mesure holds its two floors of taps open until 02:00 in the Bouffay quarter of Nantes, cured meat boards carrying a table through the night.
Try: Charcuterie boards with the tap list
Tip: Sunday is the short night, finishing at 00:30; every other evening the bar runs to 02:00.
Mashup runs its Île de Nantes brewpub kitchen and bar until 00:30 from Wednesday to Saturday, house beer poured a glass wall from the fermenters.
Try: Local seasonal plates with house beer
Tip: Tuesday finishes half an hour earlier at 23:30; the room is dark on Sunday and Monday.
Little Atlantique Brewery keeps its Bas-Chantenay bar open to 02:00 from Thursday to Saturday, house beer poured a wall away from the tanks.
Try: Brewery plates with house beer
Tip: The restaurant service finishes at 22:00 while the bar carries on, so order food before the kitchen closes.
Curry House has cooked north and south Indian food in the Bouffay quarter of Nantes since 2013, the kitchen holding on to 23:00 at weekends.
Try: Tandoor naans and freshly ground curries
Tip: Friday and Saturday are the late nights; the rest of the week the last orders land at 22:30.
Atomic's Café serves food alongside its cocktails on Cours Olivier de Clisson in Nantes and runs until 02:00 from Thursday through to Saturday night.
Try: Bar plates alongside cocktails
Tip: Sunday to Tuesday it shuts at midnight; live music and comedy nights push the room past the usual last orders.
Barberousse runs until 04:00 six nights a week on Rue Maréchal Joffre in Nantes, with boards of charcuterie holding a table between the rounds.
Try: Charcuterie and cheese boards
Tip: It is one of the latest doors in the city and it is shut on Sunday, which is when most people find out the hard way.