Ima is a french-japanese fine-dining restaurant in Colombier, Rennes.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Interlude ten-course tasting menu
Tip: The five-course Pause menu at €60 is the gentlest entry point; vegetarian and vegan versions exist if you flag it when booking.
Address: 20 Boulevard de la Tour d'Auvergne, 35000 Rennes
Le Saison is Ronan Kervarrec's two-Michelin-star house in Saint-Grégoire, ten minutes north of Rennes, cooking Breton produce with classical precision.
Signature: Prince de l'Océan five-course menu
Tip: The two-course Affaires lunch on weekdays at €65 is the value route into a two-star kitchen; the dining room seats few, so book early.
L'Auberge du Pont d'Acigné holds a Michelin star on the banks of the Vilaine at Noyal-sur-Vilaine, an inventive market kitchen fifteen minutes east of Rennes.
Signature: Market-driven tasting menus, Winter truffle menu
Tip: The €27 weekday lunch is one of the cheapest starred meals in Brittany; the €158 truffle menu runs January to late February only.
La Table des Pères is Jérôme Jouadé's Michelin-starred circular dining room at the Château des Pères estate, half an hour from Rennes, fed by its garden.
Signature: Weekly harvest tasting menu
Tip: The menu is written weekly around what the estate garden yields and is not disclosed in advance; choose five or eight courses.
Essentiel sits in glass on the Canal Saint-Martin towpath in Rennes, Blandine Lucas cooking seed-to-plate menus from the restaurant's own garden and orchard.
Signature: Essentiel signature tasting menu
Tip: Ask for a bay-window table over the canal; the weekly Market Menu changes entirely with the garden's output.
La Table de Balthazar is the dining room of Rennes' Balthazar Hôtel and Spa, where Benjamin Jourdren runs vegetable-led modern menus from €52 to €78.
Signature: Six-course signature menu
Tip: Non-residents are welcome but the room is small; call the hotel ahead rather than walking in, especially at weekends.
Khimaira runs surprise-only menus off Place des Lices in Rennes, €26 at lunch and €52 at dinner, built on organic and locally grown Breton produce.
Signature: Surprise menu
Tip: There is no printed carte, just the surprise menu; tell them about allergies when you book and let the kitchen drive.
