La Guinguette du Belvédère is a rooftop bar in Île De Nantes, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The season runs April to September only, and the kitchen changes its three plates and two desserts every week.
Address: 23 Boulevard Gaston Doumergue, 44200 Nantes
Prohibition hides a New York bootleg-era cellar under the Bouffay streets of Nantes, cocktails and beer with DJ sets running through until 03:30.
Tip: Doors are late even by Nantes standards, 22:00 midweek and 21:00 at the weekend, and the music starts at 23:00.
Bootlegger works a prohibition theme on Rue Kervégan on the Île Feydeau in Nantes, the bar happy to build cocktails that are not on the card.
Tip: Ask for something off-menu rather than reading the list; happy hour runs 18:00 to 21:00 Monday to Saturday.
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.
