Café€ThaborTue-Fri 08:00-18:30; Sat 09:00-18:30Work-friendlyWifi
Café 1802 pairs Renaud's roasting with Fred's bar on Rue d'Antrain in Rennes, specialty beans roasted in Brittany and a daily vegan pastry on the counter.
Signature drink: Espresso from the house roast
Tip: Beans roasted for the bar are sold to take home; ask which single origin is on filter that week.
Café€Sainte-AnneMon-Thu 09:00-18:00; Fri 09:00-17:30Work-friendlyWifi
Café Wunder sits under the Wunder offices near Place Sainte-Anne in Rennes, specialty coffee and homemade sweet and savoury plates in a coworking hybrid.
Signature drink: Specialty flat white
Tip: Weekdays only; it doubles as a workspace, so laptops are welcome as long as you keep ordering.
Café€ThaborMon 12:00-18:30; Tue-Thu 09:30-18:30; Fri-Sat 10:00-18:30Work-friendlyWifi
7 Grammes pours coffee, teas and smoothies at the foot of Rue Saint-Melaine in Rennes, with homemade vegan lunch options in a minimalist room.
Signature drink: Smoothies and specialty coffee
Tip: The Saint-Melaine strip stacks 7 Grammes, L'Enchanté and the crêperies in fifty metres; this is the coffee stop of the row.
Café€ColombierTue-Wed 11:00-22:00; Thu-Fri 11:00-01:00; Sat 14:00-01:00; Sun 14:00-22:00Work-friendlyWifi
Le Café des Champs Libres sits inside Rennes' museum and library complex, seasonal plates and house pastries with late Thursday and Friday openings.
Signature drink: Coffee with seasonal homemade pastry
Tip: Library card not required; it is the calmest workspace-cafe in the city on a rainy afternoon.
Caf退GareMon-Fri 08:30-19:00; Sat 09:00-19:30; Sun 11:30-19:30Work-friendlyWifi
Bluebird Coffee Shop mixes Japanese and Californian plates near the Rennes station, bagels, hot rolls and bentos in a plant-filled room open every day.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee with a cream-cheese bagel
Tip: One of the few centre coffee shops open Sunday evening; the bento is the pre-train order.
Café€Saint-GeorgesMon 10:30-16:30; Tue-Sat 09:00-18:30Work-friendlyWifi
Café Joyeux on Rue Vasselot is the Rennes branch of the solidarity chain born in the city in 2017, employing staff with disabilities behind homemade plates.
Signature drink: House-roast coffee for a cause
Tip: This is where the Joyeux story began before Paris and beyond; the coffee sold in bags funds the training programme.