Benèze is a late-night late-night spot in Les Lices, Rennes.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Open on Sunday and Monday nights when most of Rennes' kitchens go dark, which makes it the safe late booking.
Address: 20 Place des Lices, 35000 Rennes
Le Big Bazar keeps its brasserie kitchen open by reservation until 01:30 behind Place Sainte-Anne in Rennes, burgers and sharing boards off Rallier du Baty.
Try: Burgers, sharing boards, penne chorizo
Tip: Ring ahead for the after-midnight service; the boards of foie gras and charcuterie carry a table past 01:00 easily.
La Rozell serves galettes non-stop from 11:00 under the beams of a half-timbered house in Rennes, with a shaded sixty-table terrace on Rue de Penhoët.
Try: Galettes and crêpes non-stop
Tip: The rare crêperie serving between lunch and dinner and up to 22:30 seven days; no dead-hours gamble here.
Le Melody Nelson mixes serious cocktails on Rue Saint-Thomas in Rennes, a rock-and-roll room pouring smoked Old Fashioneds until 03:00 Wednesday to Saturday.
Try: Cocktails only, no kitchen
Tip: This is where the night ends when the kitchens are done; drinks only, so eat before you climb the stairs.
Le P'tit Vélo has poured for generations of Rennes students on Place Saint-Michel, two rooms running funk-disco and rock with cocktails until 03:00.
Try: Drinks only, cocktails across two rooms
Tip: The last open door on the square most nights; Sunday it winds down at 22:30 like the rest of the city.
Le Big Bazar keeps its brasserie kitchen open by reservation until 01:30 behind Place Sainte-Anne in Rennes, burgers and sharing boards off Rallier du Baty.
Try: Burgers, sharing boards, penne chorizo
Tip: Ring ahead for the after-midnight service; the boards of foie gras and charcuterie carry a table past 01:00 easily.
Brasserie de la Paix serves on Place de la République in Rennes from 07:00 to a strict 23:15 every day, choucroute and brasserie classics all week long.
Try: Choucroute, beef chartreuse, tartares
Tip: The kitchen stops at 23:15 sharp, but it does so seven days a week, which no other Rennes brasserie promises.
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.
Try: Land, sea and cheese sharing boards
Tip: A mixed sharing board late, when most Rennes kitchens have closed, is the play; Sunday evenings it runs too.
