9 late night in Nantes, editor-picked for food open late at the weekend. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Nantes.
La Cigale ★ 4.6
Graslin · 4 Place Graslin, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Daily 07:30-00:30
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.
Tip: The Théâtre Graslin sits directly opposite, which makes the late seating the obvious stop after a performance.
Little Atlantique Brewery ★ 4.6
Chantenay · 23 Boulevard de Chantenay, 44100 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Wed 12:00-00:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-00:00
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.
Tip: The restaurant service finishes at 22:00 while the bar carries on, so order food before the kitchen closes.
Le Sur Mesure ★ 4.5
Bouffay · 15 Rue Beauregard, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Sat 16:30-02:00; Sun 17:00-00:30
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.
Tip: Sunday is the short night, finishing at 00:30; every other evening the bar runs to 02:00.
Les Fleurs du Malt ★ 4.4
Malakoff · 15 bis Allée Commandant Charcot, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Fri 12:00-02:00; Sat 14:00-02:00; Sun 16:00-02:00
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.
Tip: The kitchen proper is a lunchtime affair; after dark it is boards only, so eat elsewhere first if you want a full plate.
Mashup ★ 4.3
Île de Nantes · 63 Boulevard de la Prairie au Duc, 44200 Nantes
Hours: Tue 10:00-23:30; Wed-Sat 10:00-00:30; closed Sun-Mon
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.
Tip: Tuesday finishes half an hour earlier at 23:30; the room is dark on Sunday and Monday.
Amaya ★ 4.1
Graslin · 32 Rue Scribe, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Thu-Sat 18:00-01:00
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.
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 Meuris ★ 3.9
Zola · 11 Rue Meuris, 44100 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-02:00; closed Sat-Sun
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.
Tip: It closes fully at weekends, which catches people out; the run to 02:00 is a Monday to Friday affair only.
Atomic's Café ★ 3.8
Bouffay · 6 Cours Olivier de Clisson, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Tue 12:00-00:00; Wed 12:00-01:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-00:00
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.
Tip: Sunday to Tuesday it shuts at midnight; live music and comedy nights push the room past the usual last orders.
Barberousse ★ 3.7
Decré · 91 Rue Maréchal Joffre, 44000 Nantes
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:00-04:00; closed Sun
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.
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.