Taiwanese€TalensacDaily 08:30-21:30
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.
Chinese€BouffayTue-Sat 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-21:30; closed Sun-Mon
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.
Sandwiches€OlivettesTue-Fri 12:00-17:30; Sat 11:30-18:30; closed Sun-Mon
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.
Lebanese€BouffayTue-Thu 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-21:30; Fri-Sat 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-14:30; closed Mon
Oléa bakes kaakeh, the Lebanese sesame galette, on Rue de la Juiverie in Nantes, folding vegan and vegetarian versions around mezze fillings.
Try: Kaakeh sesame flatbreads
Tip: Finish with nammoura, the semolina cake, at €4.50; Sunday is lunch only.
Lebanese€BouffayWed-Thu 11:30-14:00 and 18:30-22:00; Fri 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-22:00; Sat 11:30-15:30 and 18:30-22:30; Sun 18:30-21:30; closed Mon-Tue
Le Comptoir Libanais rolls €7.50 falafel sandwiches and mezze on Rue de la Clavurerie in Nantes, most of the card vegetarian and made in house.
Try: Falafel sandwiches and mezze
Tip: Sunday is dinner only; the manaïche section is the sleeper pick over the falafel.
Turkish€DecréMon-Wed 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-22:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-23:00; closed Sun
Kusadasi grills Greek and Turkish plates by Place du Cirque in Nantes, its kebab built on meat marinated in house rather than a spinning cone.
Try: House-marinated kebab
Tip: The marinated-meat kebab is the order over the standard döner; vegetarian mezze cover the rest of the table.