Le Melody Nelson is a late-night late-night spot in Centre, Rennes.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: This is where the night ends when the kitchens are done; drinks only, so eat before you climb the stairs.
Address: 4 Rue Saint-Thomas, 35000 Rennes
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.
Poutine Bros brought France its first poutinerie to Rue de Penhoët in Rennes, Quebec-style fries, curds and homemade sauce served late for the bar crowd.
Try: Poutine with cheese curds and house sauce
Tip: Takeaway runs later than the dining room, and a classic poutine is the standard recovery meal two streets off rue de la Soif.
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.
Poutine Bros brought France its first poutinerie to Rue de Penhoët in Rennes, Quebec-style fries, curds and homemade sauce served late for the bar crowd.
Try: Poutine with cheese curds and house sauce
Tip: Takeaway runs later than the dining room, and a classic poutine is the standard recovery meal two streets off rue de la Soif.
Benèze faces the Marché des Lices in Rennes with French-technique tapas, Pierre Eon sending sharing plates like pork and lobster cannelloni until late.
Try: French-technique tapas and sharing plates
Tip: Open on Sunday and Monday nights when most of Rennes' kitchens go dark, which makes it the safe late booking.
