French bistro€€Saint-GermainMon-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:30
Pépin is the Saint-Germain wine bistro of Rennes, Pierre Clolus and Lucas Parigot pouring natural and biodynamic bottles beside terroir plates.
Signature: Pâté en croûte
Order: The pâté, the house calling card, with a natural glass
Tip: Pâté and raisin is the house motto; order both and hand the rest of the night to the sommelier side of the room.
Wine bistro€€CentreMon-Fri 17:00-00:00; Thu-Fri also 12:00-14:00
Bombance stacks restaurant, wine bar and caviste into one room on Rue de la Chalotais in Rennes, sharing plates built around biodynamic and natural wines.
Signature: Sharing plates with natural wine
Order: The €39 evening sharing sequence with a biodynamic bottle
Tapas€€Les LicesDinner 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.
Signature: XL pork and lobster cannelloni
Order: The XL pork and lobster cannelloni, built for the table
French bistro€Sainte-AnneMon-Fri 12:00-14:00 (not Wed), 19:00-23:00
Chez P'tit Louis hides behind a pale green facade on Rue Saint-Louis in Rennes, checked tablecloths and a €15 to €19 lunch from the Mirlitantouille team.
Signature: Zucchini tempura, Chocolate marquise
Order: Valrhona chocolate marquise with salted caramel to finish
Contemporary bistro€€€ThaborWed-Sat 12:00-14:00, dinner from 19:00
Cope is Clément Couture and David Pellerin's market-cooking room on Rue Saint-Melaine in Rennes, an Ima alumni kitchen in the old Bercail premises.
Signature: Tomato water granita, Fermented-fruit tasting plates
Order: The five-course €55 menu at dinner, or the €21 formule at lunch
Locavore bistro€€Saint-HélierTue 12:00-13:30; Wed-Fri 12:00-13:30, 19:30-21:30; Sat 19:30-21:30
Fezi is Cédric Bruneau's organic bistro on Avenue Sergent Maginot in Rennes, a locavore kitchen with sommelier William Nogris pouring natural bottles.
Signature: Hake in squid-ink tempura
Order: Hake in squid-ink tempura with braised leeks