Late-night€€ChantenayMon-Wed 12:00-00:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-00:00Until 02:00
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.
Late-night€€BouffayMon-Thu 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:30; Fri-Sat 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:30Until 23:00
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.
Late-night€€BouffayMon-Tue 12:00-00:00; Wed 12:00-01:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-00:00Until 02:00
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.
Late-night€DecréMon-Sat 17:00-04:00; closed SunUntil 04:00
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.
Late-night€€GraslinDaily 07:30-00:30Until 00:30
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.
Late-night€€GraslinThu-Sat 18:00-01:00Until 01:00
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.