7 late night in Rennes, editor-picked for food open late at the weekend. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Rennes.
Benèze ★ 4.2
Les Lices · 20 Place des Lices, 35000 Rennes
Hours: Dinner daily 18:30-23:30; Sat also 12:00-15:00
Benèze faces the Marché des Lices in Rennes with French-technique tapas, Pierre Eon sending sharing plates like pork and lobster cannelloni until late.
Tip: Open on Sunday and Monday nights when most of Rennes' kitchens go dark, which makes it the safe late booking.
Le Melody Nelson ★ 4.2
Centre · 4 Rue Saint-Thomas, 35000 Rennes
Hours: Wed-Sat 19:00-03:00
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.
Tip: This is where the night ends when the kitchens are done; drinks only, so eat before you climb the stairs.
Le Big Bazar ★ 4.0
Les Lices · 7 Allée Rallier du Baty, 35000 Rennes
Hours: Tue-Fri 19:15-23:30; Sat 12:00-14:00, 19:15-23:30; late service to 01:30 by reservation
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.
Tip: Ring ahead for the after-midnight service; the boards of foie gras and charcuterie carry a table past 01:00 easily.
Le Gorille Bleu ★ 4.0
Centre · 1 Rue de la Psalette, 35000 Rennes
Hours: Tue-Thu 18:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00; Sun 18:00-01:00
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.
Tip: A mixed sharing board late, when most Rennes kitchens have closed, is the play; Sunday evenings it runs too.
Brasserie de la Paix ★ 3.9
Centre · 1 Place de la République, 35000 Rennes
Hours: Daily 07:00-23:15
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.
Tip: The kitchen stops at 23:15 sharp, but it does so seven days a week, which no other Rennes brasserie promises.
Le P'tit Vélo ★ 3.9
Sainte-Anne · 8 Place Saint-Michel, 35000 Rennes
Hours: Mon-Tue 15:00-01:00; Wed 15:00-02:30; Thu-Sat 15:00-03:00; Sun 15:00-22:30
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.
Tip: The last open door on the square most nights; Sunday it winds down at 22:30 like the rest of the city.
Poutine Bros ★ 3.7
Centre · 17 Rue de Penhoët, 35000 Rennes
Hours: Mon 12:00-22:00; Tue-Sun 12:00-23:00
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.
Tip: Takeaway runs later than the dining room, and a classic poutine is the standard recovery meal two streets off rue de la Soif.