L'Arrivée is a brunch brunch spot in Gare, Rennes.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The €28 homemade French buffet
Tip: Five minutes from the station's south exit, it is the brunch to book before a Sunday afternoon train.
Address: 35 Boulevard de Beaumont, 35000 Rennes
Les Grands Gamins runs terrace brunches on the Mail François Mitterrand in Rennes, a seasonal compose-your-own plate from €21.50 both weekend days.
Order: The compose-your-own plate, €21.50 to €26.50
Tip: The plane-tree terrace on the mail is the point; book outside or come early on sunny Sundays.
Les Fils à Maman brunches under the crooked facades of Place du Champ Jacquet in Rennes, eggs Benedict and pancakes in a 1980s-nostalgia dining room.
Order: Eggs Benedict and the mom's cookie from the €29.50 formule
Tip: Sunday only for the brunch formule at €29.50; the à la carte eggs run alongside if you want a lighter plate.
Café Albertine plates a €24 vegetarian brunch on Saturdays in its bright Rennes coffee shop, seasonal and largely organic from the daily kitchen.
Order: The €24 vegetarian brunch board
Tip: Saturday only and one sitting window, 11:30 to 13:30; the rest of the week the daily veggie lunch takes its place.
Mama Shelter Rennes lays on the city's biggest Sunday brunch above Place de la Trinité, a €42 all-you-can-eat spread with a children's rate at €21.
Order: Work the hot and cold buffets, then the dessert wall
Tip: It is the splurge brunch of Rennes; children four to twelve eat for half, and the rooftop seats are the ones to request.
White Fields Café buffets its Sunday brunch out at Cesson-Sévigné east of Rennes, €28 with pizzas included and a children's rate that suits families.
Order: The €28 buffet, pizzas included, children under ten €11
Tip: The easiest big-table family brunch in the metro area; there is parking, which the centre brunches cannot offer.
BDS runs brunch every day of the week on Quai Lamennais in Rennes, homemade à la carte plates rather than a buffet, from 12:00 and 11:30 at weekends.
Order: The homemade à la carte plates rather than a fixed formule
Tip: One of the few Rennes brunches you can eat on a Tuesday; weekends switch to the 11:30 to 15:00 service window.
