Makoto is a street-food stop in Île De Nantes, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: There are only about ten seats, so the boxes are best taken away; vegetarian is the default, and vegan or gluten free versions are made on request.
Address: 14 Rue Louis Blanc, 44200 Nantes
Morfal packs Greek and Levantine flavours into pitas near Place Royale in Nantes, filling them with kefta or house falafel, burnt aubergine and tahini.
Try: Pita stuffed with kefta or falafel
Tip: Pitas run around €9 and the sides change with the season; the summer terrace fills fast at noon.
BAO DAO on Rue de la Clavurerie in Nantes was the city's first fully Taiwanese counter, steaming gua bao and pulling bubble tea daily until 22:00.
Try: Gua bao
Tip: Half the card is vegetarian and gua bao start around €6; go off-peak, the room is small.
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.
