Bootlegger is a speakeasy in Bouffay, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Ask for something off-menu rather than reading the list; happy hour runs 18:00 to 21:00 Monday to Saturday.
Address: 13 Rue Kervégan, 44000 Nantes
Le Montecito is the gay cocktail bar of Nantes on Allée Duquesne, with drag shows and DJ nights on a programme that changes through the month.
Tip: Monday is the one dark night; it sits close enough to Bouffay to fold into a wider bar crawl.
Le Petit Marais is a long-standing fixture of queer nightlife on the Île Feydeau in Nantes, DJ nights and drag under a lit ceiling.
Tip: It runs seven nights to 04:00, which is rare in Nantes, and the door stays busy long after the Bouffay bars have shut.
Voyage Voyage is the audiophile bistro of Maxence Jerusel in central Nantes, with worked acoustics and turntables built into the bar counter itself.
Tip: Bring your own vinyl or pull from the 1,000 records kept on site; weekend concerts and DJ sets start around 22:00.
L'Univers keeps a speakeasy-styled room off Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Nantes, food and concerts early then drinking through to 04:00 at weekends.
Tip: It runs two hours later than most Graslin bars on Friday and Saturday, which makes it a useful second stop.
Le Montecito is the gay cocktail bar of Nantes on Allée Duquesne, with drag shows and DJ nights on a programme that changes through the month.
Tip: Monday is the one dark night; it sits close enough to Bouffay to fold into a wider bar crawl.
Le Plein Sud is described by local press as the oldest gay bar in Nantes, a relaxed terrace room near the cathedral rather than a dance floor.
Tip: It opens from late afternoon, so it works as the early stop before the Kervégan clubs get going.
Le Petit Marais is a long-standing fixture of queer nightlife on the Île Feydeau in Nantes, DJ nights and drag under a lit ceiling.
Tip: It runs seven nights to 04:00, which is rare in Nantes, and the door stays busy long after the Bouffay bars have shut.
Voyage Voyage is the audiophile bistro of Maxence Jerusel in central Nantes, with worked acoustics and turntables built into the bar counter itself.
Tip: Bring your own vinyl or pull from the 1,000 records kept on site; weekend concerts and DJ sets start around 22:00.
Barberousse pours shooters and planteurs on Rue Maréchal Joffre in Nantes until 04:00, one of the latest doors on the eastern side of the centre.
Tip: Boards of charcuterie hold a table between rounds; Sunday is the one night the shutters stay down.
