Vin te faire boire is a wine bar in Doulon, Nantes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Artisanal charcuterie, farmhouse cheese, sardine fillets
Tip: Drinking a shop bottle on the spot adds a €6 corkage; the back room runs concerts and karaoke on quiet weeknights.
Address: 83 Route de Sainte-Luce, 44300 Nantes
Le Brocéliande has been Véronique's tiled bistro on Rue Préfet Bonnefoy in Nantes for two decades, natural wine poured across three small terraces.
Signature pour: Panique Générale gamay at €5.50 the glass
Wine focus: Natural wines, glasses from €4.50
Food: Midday bistro formulas, evening plates to share
Tip: Midday formulas run €19 to €24 and evening plates €7 to €18; Saturday opens at 18:00, so it is a night rather than a lunch.
La Bourriche works one Nantes idea hard on Rue Scribe, oysters from selected producers matched glass for glass with Muscadet and Loire whites.
Signature pour: Muscadet by the glass with half a dozen oysters
Wine focus: Muscadet and regional Loire whites poured against shellfish
Food: Oysters from selected producers and local seafood
Tip: Weekdays are an evening service only; the weekend switches to an 11:30 to 14:30 lunch, which is when the counter is busiest.
Le Cellier opened on Rue Maréchal Joffre in Nantes in 2024, a traiteur counter and grocery holding over 200 natural, organic and biodynamic wines.
Signature pour: A natural white with the house poultry terrine
Wine focus: More than 200 natural, organic and biodynamic references
Food: Traiteur counter, terrines, charcuterie and croquetas
Tip: Olivier Hochedez and chef Adélie Delajot make a poultry terrine with Muscadet and savory; open bottles are drunk out on the terrace.
Tartines et Bouchons is the bistro and wine bar on Rue d'Auvours in Nantes, tartines and plain bistro plates against a Burgundy and Loire list.
Signature pour: A Loire white by the glass with the day's tartine
Wine focus: An eclectic list leaning Burgundy and the Loire Valley
Food: 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.
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.
