Café 1802 is a coffee roaster in Thabor, Rennes.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Beans roasted for the bar are sold to take home; ask which single origin is on filter that week.
Address: 34 Rue d'Antrain, 35700 Rennes
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
Bourbon d'Arsel has roasted specialty coffee in Rennes weekly since 2017, a Rue de la Monnaie roastery and coffee shop rated top of the city's coffee bars.
Tip: The slower, gentler roast profile is the house signature; ask which of the dozen origins was roasted that week.
Sources from: Brazil, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Colombia, Nicaragua
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
