20 french bistro places in Rennes we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Rennes | French Bistro across every city.

Bistrot Canaille ★ 4.4

French bistro · €€

Sainte-Anne · 20 Rue de Saint-Malo, 35000 Rennes

Bistrot Canaille on Rue de Saint-Malo in Rennes cooks a rotating seasonal carte, traditional bistro plates reworked with contemporary ideas, evenings only.

Coquille ★ 4.3

Locavore bistro · €€

Les Lices · 16 Rue Nantaise, 35000 Rennes

Coquille is Arnaud Guilloux's locavore bistro on Rue Nantaise in Rennes, generous seasonal cooking from Breton producers with a second room in Cesson-Sévigné.

La Mirlitantouille ★ 4.3

French bistro · €€

Les Lices · 12 Rue Nantaise, 35000 Rennes

La Mirlitantouille on Rue Nantaise in Rennes runs light market lunches and classic bistro dinners, from steak tartare through to aged Breton ribeye.

Le Nabuchodonosor ★ 4.2

Contemporary bistro · €€

Centre · 12 Rue Hoche, 35000 Rennes

Le Nabuchodonosor on Rue Hoche in Rennes runs breakfast to bistro dinner, Joris Lebigot cooking stuffed cabbage, mole mackerel and sweetbread vol-au-vent.

Jozy ★ 4.4

Contemporary bistro · €€

Saint-Georges · 42 Rue Vasselot, 35000 Rennes

Jozy is a bistro and natural wine bar on Rue Vasselot in Rennes, chef Noé Viviès grilling Coucou de Rennes chicken behind a hundred-bottle cellar.

Pépin ★ 4.2

French bistro · €€

Saint-Germain · 3 Rue du Vau Saint-Germain, 35000 Rennes

Pépin is the Saint-Germain wine bistro of Rennes, Pierre Clolus and Lucas Parigot pouring natural and biodynamic bottles beside terroir plates.

Chez P'tit Louis ★ 4.1

French bistro · €

Sainte-Anne · 9 Rue Saint-Louis, 35000 Rennes

Chez P'tit Louis hides behind a pale green facade on Rue Saint-Louis in Rennes, checked tablecloths and a €15 to €19 lunch from the Mirlitantouille team.

Cope ★ 4.3

Contemporary bistro · €€€

Thabor · 33 Rue Saint-Melaine, 35000 Rennes

Cope is Clément Couture and David Pellerin's market-cooking room on Rue Saint-Melaine in Rennes, an Ima alumni kitchen in the old Bercail premises.

Fezi ★ 4.2

Locavore bistro · €€

Saint-Hélier · 42 Avenue Sergent Maginot, 35000 Rennes

Fezi is Cédric Bruneau's organic bistro on Avenue Sergent Maginot in Rennes, a locavore kitchen with sommelier William Nogris pouring natural bottles.

La Petite Ourse ★ 4.3

Market bistro · €€

Colombier · 48 Boulevard de la Liberté, 35000 Rennes

La Petite Ourse is a lunch-only bistro on Boulevard de la Liberté in Rennes, a Bib Gourmand in the 2025 Michelin Guide for its organic three-course menus.

Le 2 Rue des Dames ★ 4.2

Market bistro · €€

Centre · 2 Rue des Dames, 35000 Rennes

Le 2 Rue des Dames seats diners in the old kitchen of a 17th-century Rennes mansion, the Moreau brothers writing one short locavore menu per service.

Origines Bistro-Microbrasserie ★ 4.0

Bistro brewpub · €€

Sainte-Anne · 2 Rue de l'Hôtel Dieu, 35000 Rennes

Origines brews its own beer inside the old Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Rennes and serves committed bistro cooking beside the climbing hall, noon until midnight.

Le Gorille Bleu ★ 4.0

French bistro · €€

Centre · 1 Rue de la Psalette, 35000 Rennes

Le Gorille Bleu keeps its bistro kitchen running to 23:30 beside the Saint-Pierre cathedral in Rennes, homemade plates and boards from local producers.

Bistrot Canaille ★ 4.4

French bistro · €€

Sainte-Anne · 20 Rue de Saint-Malo, 35000 Rennes

Bistrot Canaille on Rue de Saint-Malo in Rennes cooks a rotating seasonal carte, traditional bistro plates reworked with contemporary ideas, evenings only.

Le Ciel de Rennes ★ 4.0

Bistronomic · €€

Cleunay · 8 Rue Jules Maillard de la Gournerie, 35000 Rennes

Le Ciel de Rennes serves a daily bistronomic lunch around a glassed-in open kitchen on the second floor of the Centre Culinaire Contemporain in Rennes.

La Petite Ourse ★ 4.3

Market bistro · €€

Colombier · 48 Boulevard de la Liberté, 35000 Rennes

La Petite Ourse is a lunch-only bistro on Boulevard de la Liberté in Rennes, a Bib Gourmand in the 2025 Michelin Guide for its organic three-course menus.

Fezi ★ 4.2

Locavore bistro · €€

Saint-Hélier · 42 Avenue Sergent Maginot, 35000 Rennes

Fezi is Cédric Bruneau's organic bistro on Avenue Sergent Maginot in Rennes, a locavore kitchen with sommelier William Nogris pouring natural bottles.

Le 2 Rue des Dames ★ 4.2

Market bistro · €€

Centre · 2 Rue des Dames, 35000 Rennes

Le 2 Rue des Dames seats diners in the old kitchen of a 17th-century Rennes mansion, the Moreau brothers writing one short locavore menu per service.

Le Ciel de Rennes ★ 4.0

Bistronomic · €€

Cleunay · 8 Rue Jules Maillard de la Gournerie, 35000 Rennes

Le Ciel de Rennes serves a daily bistronomic lunch around a glassed-in open kitchen on the second floor of the Centre Culinaire Contemporain in Rennes.

Cope ★ 4.3

Contemporary bistro · €€€

Thabor · 33 Rue Saint-Melaine, 35000 Rennes

Cope is Clément Couture and David Pellerin's market-cooking room on Rue Saint-Melaine in Rennes, an Ima alumni kitchen in the old Bercail premises.