Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ venues, listening bars and late-night dives in Rennes.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Rennes, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Monsieur le Zinc is the self-pour beer wall of rue Saint-Michel in Rennes, two floors of taps you serve yourself by card until 01:00.
Tip: Thursday is the big student night on this street; take the card, pour a half of everything and settle up at the door.
Sunset Café sits at the top of rue Saint-Michel in Rennes, the cheap-pint anchor of the rue de la Soif with a small weekend dance floor.
Tip: The 17:00 to 21:00 happy hour is one of the longest on the street, and the floor only fills after midnight at weekends.
Le P'tit Vélo on Place Saint-Michel is the late-running Rennes student institution, two rooms with separate soundtracks open to 03:00 on Thursdays.
Tip: It runs latest Thursday to Saturday and shuts at 22:30 on Sunday, which makes it the last stop rather than the first.
Les Innocents on Place des Lices in Rennes pours homemade cocktails in a warm room that opens early and runs to 01:00 from Tuesday to Saturday.
Tip: It opens at 06:00 on Saturday for the Marché des Lices crowd, which is a very different room from the one at midnight.
Le Combi Bar near the Rennes station puts electronic music behind the counter and mixes its own list, a quieter alternative to the Sainte-Anne strip.
Tip: It sits on the station side rather than in the old town, so it stays workable on nights when rue Saint-Michel is shoulder to shoulder.