BAO DAO is a street-food stop in Bouffay, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Half the card is vegetarian and gua bao start around €6; go off-peak, the room is small.
Address: 5 Rue de la Clavurerie, 44000 Nantes
Bàng Bàng Cuisine folds its jiaozi by hand on Rue de Briord in Nantes, with dan dan noodles and mapo tofu beside them, and half the card vegan.
Try: Jiaozi dumplings and dan dan mian
Tip: Dumplings start at €5.20 and the house chilli oil is worth the extra €1.30; delivery runs through the Naofood co-op.
Le Voyage à Damas bakes manaïche to order on Rue Maréchal Joffre in Nantes, Syrian and Lebanese flatbreads folded around mostly vegetarian mezze.
Try: Manaïche
Tip: Manaïche run €6 to €7 and come in classic and premium versions; evenings stay open later than most Nantes counters.
Ezope bakes its sourdough focaccia daily on Rue Léon Blum in Nantes, splitting it around rotating seasonal vegetable fillings for around €10 a serving.
Try: Sourdough focaccia sandwiches
Tip: The filling combinations rotate with the market, so the board changes week to week; lunch queues peak at 12:30.
Kombu on Rue Léon Jamin in Nantes toasts €11 sandwiches from local producers at lunch, then turns to shared plates and natural wine at night.
Try: Toasted premium sandwiches
Tip: Founders Léo and Maximilien source through the Kiosque Paysan network; the evening tapas card is a different register from lunch.
Shan Dao is a Franco-Taiwanese café on Quai de Versailles in Nantes, serving bento boxes, milk-bread sando and organic bubble tea from early morning.
Try: Taiwanese bento and sando
Tip: The bread for the sando is baked in house; the Erdre-side quay outside is the picnic spot.
Bàng Bàng Cuisine folds its jiaozi by hand on Rue de Briord in Nantes, with dan dan noodles and mapo tofu beside them, and half the card vegan.
Try: Jiaozi dumplings and dan dan mian
Tip: Dumplings start at €5.20 and the house chilli oil is worth the extra €1.30; delivery runs through the Naofood co-op.
Bercail, little sister to Broussaille, builds €8 sandwiches on organic sourdough on Rue des Olivettes in Nantes, with seasonal daily specials.
Try: Organic sourdough sandwiches
Tip: The sunny terrace is the draw in fine weather; sandwiches sell out before the posted close on busy Saturdays.
