Bourbon d'Arsel is a coffee roaster in Les Lices, Rennes.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The slower, gentler roast profile is the house signature; ask which of the dozen origins was roasted that week.
Address: 8 Rue de la Monnaie, 35000 Rennes
Café 1802 roasts its own specialty lots for its Rue d'Antrain bar in Rennes, Renaud on the roaster and Fred on the machines, with beans bagged to take home.
Tip: Beans roasted for the bar are sold to take home; ask which single origin is on filter that week.
Sources from: Specialty lots roasted in Brittany
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Au Fin Café is the old-school roaster of Rennes, a family shop near the Halles grinding beans to order from Papua, Kenya, Peru and Colombia.
Tip: This is a shop rather than a coffee bar; come to buy beans ground to order, Dammann teas and Bonnat chocolate.
Sources from: Papua New Guinea, Peru, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Colombia
How they serve: Whole bean retail, Ground to order
Les Cafés Breizhiliens roasts specialty lots from Jinotega to Mont Kenya just east of Rennes, selling through the city's fine grocers rather than its own bar.
Tip: No public cafe; look for the bags in Rennes organic grocers and épiceries fines or order from the roastery direct.
Sources from: Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Whole bean retail, Subscription
