7 late-night dives in Nantes our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Nantes nightlife.
Barberousse ★ 3.7
Decré · 91 Rue Maréchal Joffre, 44000 Nantes
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.
Havana Café ★ 3.6
Bouffay · 2 Rue de la Juiverie, 44000 Nantes
Havana Café runs Latin nights on Rue de la Juiverie in the Bouffay quarter of Nantes, open every single evening from 18:00 through to 04:00.
Tip: Seven nights a week to 04:00 makes it the reliable fallback when the rest of Bouffay has shut.
La Maison Café ★ 4.0
Malakoff · 4 Rue Lebrun, 44000 Nantes
La Maison Café fills six rooms of a mock 1970s flat on Rue Lebrun in Nantes, with darts and table football between the concerts and the DJ sets.
Tip: Happy hour runs 17:00 to 20:00 Monday to Friday; the attic is the room worth climbing for.
Le Marlowe ★ 3.8
Decré · 1 Rue Saint-Vincent, 44000 Nantes
Le Marlowe runs through to 07:00 on Rue Saint-Vincent in Nantes, the last door standing in the city centre once every other bar has emptied out.
Tip: It only opens Thursday to Saturday and nothing happens before 22:00, so treat it as the closing stop.
Le Callaway ★ 3.8
Bouffay · 2 Rue de l'Émery, 44000 Nantes
Le Callaway is a concert café on Rue de l'Émery in Nantes running live sets and DJ nights to 04:00, with a happy hour stretching past midnight.
Tip: Happy hour runs 21:00 to 01:00 Thursday to Saturday, which is unusually generous for the hour.
La Calle ★ 3.9
Île de Nantes · 21 Quai des Antilles, 44200 Nantes
La Calle is the Latin bar of the Hangar à Bananes quays in Nantes, with live concerts and DJ sets over punch and sangria at happy hour prices.
Tip: Happy hour runs 17:00 to 22:00 every day, with beer at €3 and cocktails at €5.
Australian Café ★ 3.7
Île de Nantes · 21 Quai des Antilles, 44200 Nantes
Australian Café is the beer-led terrace bar of the Hangar à Bananes in Nantes, with live concerts and sport on the screens beside the Loire.
Tip: Thursday to Saturday it holds on to 03:30, while the rest of the week it shuts at 23:00.