La Cigale
- ★ 4.6
- French brasserie
- €€
- Graslin
La Cigale has faced the opera on Place Graslin in Nantes since 1895, an Art Nouveau brasserie of tiles and gilt classed a historic monument in 1964.
The restaurants worth the trip in Nantes: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Our picks in Nantes
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Lulu le Bistrot
- ★ 4.4
- French bistro
- €€
- Île de Nantes
Lulu le Bistrot is Ludovic Pouzelgues's relaxed second room on the Île de Nantes, bistro classics and Vendée snails under six-metre ceilings.
Le Petit Boucot
- ★ 4.3
- French bistro
- €€
- Graslin
Le Petit Boucot seats just 24 covers in the Graslin quarter of Nantes, working a weekly-changing card of creative plates built on seasonal produce.
Book food experiences in Nantes
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Visit of the Domaine, tasting and Wine courses near Nantes
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Nantes: Half-Day Tour of the Vineyards by Van
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Unusual track game on Christmas markets in Nantes
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L'Éphémère
- ★ 4.2
- French bistro
- €€
- Decré
L'Éphémère runs organic, zero-waste bistronomy on Rue Maréchal Joffre in Nantes, a chef, pastry chef and mixologist trio behind the €25 menus.
SAIN
- ★ 4.3
- Farm-to-table
- €€
- Decré
SAIN is the café, canteen and grocery of brothers Samuel and Josselin in Nantes, cooking from their family's organic market garden in Guérande.
Le Reflet
- ★ 4.4
- French bistro
- €€
- Decré
Le Reflet, founded by Flore Lelièvre in 2016 in Nantes, staffs half its bistro team with people with Down syndrome, Luna Vicariot leading the kitchen.
Bairoz
- ★ 4.4
- Modern French
- €€€
- Champ-de-Mars
Bairoz pairs Estelle Méheust's kitchen with Jérôme Berdelou's pastry on Rue Fouré in Nantes, market lunches then gastronomic menus at night.
Art'n Blum
- ★ 4.3
- Modern French
- €€
- Champ-de-Mars
Art'n Blum on Rue Léon Blum in Nantes runs Alexandre Pichard's creative seasonal cooking with Valentin Maillet matching wines glass by glass.
Balthazar
- ★ 4.3
- French bistro
- €€
- Graslin
Balthazar is a bistro in the Graslin quarter of Nantes serving aged meats, kidney sautés and saucisse au Muscadet against a Loire-leaning cellar.
Broussaille
- ★ 4.2
- Farm-to-table
- €€
- Île de Nantes
Broussaille cooks locavore, vegetable-forward plates on the Île de Nantes, vegetables in from Ferme Petite Terre and bread from Arlot Cheng.
Where to stay in Nantes
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Kyriad Direct Nantes La Beaujeoire
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Quick Palace Nantes La Beaujoire
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Hôtel Le Petit Duquesne
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Sure Hotel by Best Western Nantes Beaujoire
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Brasserie Félix
Brasserie Félix sits over the Saint-Félix canal by the Lieu Unique in Nantes, brasserie classics under the eye of starred chef Jean-Yves Guého.
Le Lion et l'Agneau
- ★ 4.1
- French bistro
- €€€
- Champ-de-Mars
Le Lion et l'Agneau on Rue Fouré in Nantes cooks southwest-leaning bistro food, rotisserie birds and gravlax among it, against a broad and fair cellar.
La Cachette
- ★ 4.1
- French bistro
- €
- Bouffay
La Cachette hides on Rue du Refuge in Nantes with one daily fixed-price menu, half of it vegetarian or vegan, and a doggy bag for skipped courses.
P'tite Pomme
- ★ 4.4
- Modern French
- €€
- Champ-de-Mars
P'tite Pomme, Ruddy Maisonneuve's room near the Cité des Congrès in Nantes, took a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 Michelin Guide for its market menus.
L'Étal
L'Étal doubles as fishmonger and fish bistro on Rue des Carmes in Nantes, where you pick your fish off the slab and the kitchen cooks it on the spot.
La Mandale
- ★ 4.4
- Modern French
- €€
- Talensac
La Mandale works a creative bistronomic card on Rue Léon Jamin in Nantes, Loire and Breton produce given texture and an Asian edge by a small open kitchen.
Sauge
- ★ 4.3
- Modern French
- €€
- Malakoff
Sauge rewrites its whole card every week on Rue Desaix in Nantes, pairing local produce with the flavours its chef picked up while travelling.
Soba et Sarrasin
Soba et Sarrasin puts buckwheat to Japanese use by Place Canclaux in Nantes, with soba bowls, onigiri and mochi and the whole card gluten free.
Agapè
AGAPè bakes organic sourdough pizza a step from Place Graslin in Nantes, sourcing most of what goes on top from farms inside its own bioregion.
Bibou
- ★ 3.9
- French bistro
- €€
- Île de Nantes
Bibou runs as bar and bistro together on Quai Hoche in Nantes, serving hearty plates from morning coffee through to a long weekday apéritif.
Magnum
- ★ 3.8
- French bistro
- €€
- Île de Nantes
Magnum runs bistro classics, rotisserie meats and matchstick frites on the Île de Nantes, open from morning coffee through to the last digestif.
Au Petit Raphaël
- ★ 4.5
- French bistro
- €€€
- Hauts-Pavés
Au Petit Raphaël is a couple-run bistro on Rue des Hauts Pavés in Nantes, careful cooking on regional produce at €27 for three courses at lunch.
Emporietto
- ★ 4.1
- Italian
- €€€
- Hauts-Pavés
Emporietto crosses bistronomy with Italy on Rue Adolphe Moitié in Nantes, artisan Italian goods set against produce from farms around the city.
La Souris d'Agneau
One of the few Nantes rooms that prints beurre blanc nantais on the carte rather than making it on request, poured over filets de bar at €28.50.
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