Tartines et Bouchons is a wine bar in Talensac, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Tartines and simple bistro plates
Tip: Dinner runs Tuesday to Friday only and the house takes three weeks of congés in August, so ring before a late-summer visit.
Address: 11 Rue d'Auvours, 44000 Nantes
Le Mirza is the neo-retro natural wine counter on Rue Châteaubriand in Nantes, casson tiling, Formica and shared plates until two in the morning.
Signature pour: Ker Ma melon wine at €4.50 the glass
Wine focus: Natural French and imported bottles, glasses from €4.50
Food: Shared plates off the counter, flatbreads and tarte tatin
Tip: Three former Brocéliande colleagues run it, so the pouring is chatty and cheap; the bar stays shut Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Muscadothèque on Quai de la Fosse is the Nantes cave given over to the local vineyard alone, more than 170 wines from 24 nearby growers.
Signature pour: A glass from Château de la Perrière, one of the Nantes federation growers
Wine focus: Pays Nantais only, Muscadet plus local chardonnay and pinot gris
Food: Charcuterie and cheese boards from regional artisans
Tip: Chardonnay and pinot gris sit beside the Muscadet, which is the point the founders are making; tasting evenings run through the month.
Les Bouteilles keeps 1,500 references in its cellar on Rue de Bel Air in Nantes, poured beside plats du jour a short walk from Talensac market.
Signature pour: An inexpensive Muscadet from the Loire end of the list
Wine focus: Around 1,500 references, Muscadet through to Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Food: Plats du jour, crispy tête de veau, grilled monkfish
Tip: Glasses run €3.50 to €15, so the Loire end of the list is the cheap way in; the room stays shut Sunday through Tuesday.
Obbo is pastry chef Antoine Gaudin's cave à manger on Allée des Tanneurs in Nantes, around 100 French domaines with the Pays Nantais at its core.
Signature pour: A Pays Nantais white by the glass, from about €4
Wine focus: Roughly 100 French domaines with the Loire and Pays Nantais at the core
Food: Inventive small plates and a dessert-led card
Tip: Sommelier Guillaume Claireau runs the glass list; lunch happens Wednesday to Friday only, so an evening booking is the safer plan.
Melon takes its name from Melon de Bourgogne and backs it with more than 200 organic references on Rue Copernic in Nantes, poured by its sommelier.
Signature pour: Antoine Delaunay Muscadet Sèvre et Maine at €5 the glass
Wine focus: Over 200 organic references chosen by sommelier Pierre Brunelli
Food: Bistro plates, lunch set menus, umami-leaning cooking
Tip: Julia Custodio cooks the short card while Pierre Brunelli pours; the house shuts Sunday and Monday and skips Saturday dinner.
Bras de Fer fills a former gallery on Boulevard de la Prairie au Duc in Nantes with natural wine, exhibitions, concerts and a courtyard garden.
Signature pour: Les Enfants Sauvages, the house melon and chardonnay blend
Wine focus: Natural growers plus the house cuvées from an urban winery nearby
Food: Vendée charcuterie and farmhouse cheese boards
Tip: Glasses open near €4 and bottles from €26; the Ferchaud brothers press their own wine less than a kilometre away.
Le Mirza is the neo-retro natural wine counter on Rue Châteaubriand in Nantes, casson tiling, Formica and shared plates until two in the morning.
Signature pour: Ker Ma melon wine at €4.50 the glass
Wine focus: Natural French and imported bottles, glasses from €4.50
Food: Shared plates off the counter, flatbreads and tarte tatin
Tip: Three former Brocéliande colleagues run it, so the pouring is chatty and cheap; the bar stays shut Tuesday and Wednesday.
