French-Japanese€€€€ColombierTue 19:30-21:00; Wed-Sat 12:15-13:45, 19:30-21:00
Ima is Julien Lemarié's Michelin-starred Rennes restaurant, holder of a Green Star too, pairing Breton produce with Japanese technique over three menus.
Signature: Interlude ten-course tasting menu
Order: The ten-course Interlude if you can give it the whole evening
Creative French€€€Les LicesWed-Sat 12:30-14:00, 20:00-22:00
Khimaira runs surprise-only menus off Place des Lices in Rennes, €26 at lunch and €52 at dinner, built on organic and locally grown Breton produce.
Signature: Surprise menu
Order: There is only the surprise menu, €26 at lunch and €52 at dinner
Eco-responsible gastronomic€€€Bourg-l'ÉvêqueTue 12:00-14:30; Wed-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:30-23:00
Essentiel sits in glass on the Canal Saint-Martin towpath in Rennes, Blandine Lucas cooking seed-to-plate menus from the restaurant's own garden and orchard.
Signature: Essentiel signature tasting menu
Order: The weekly Market Menu, written around the restaurant's own garden
French bistro€€Sainte-AnneTue-Sat 19:00-23:00
Bistrot Canaille on Rue de Saint-Malo in Rennes cooks a rotating seasonal carte, traditional bistro plates reworked with contemporary ideas, evenings only.
Signature: Seasonal rotating carte
Order: The day's chalkboard main; the carte turns over with the season
Locavore bistro€€Les LicesMon-Sat 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00
Coquille is Arnaud Guilloux's locavore bistro on Rue Nantaise in Rennes, generous seasonal cooking from Breton producers with a second room in Cesson-Sévigné.
Signature: Seasonal Breton plates
Order: The seasonal fish of the day from Breton ports
French bistro€€Les LicesTue-Sat 12:00-14:15, 19:00-22:30; Thu-Sat until 23:00
La Mirlitantouille on Rue Nantaise in Rennes runs light market lunches and classic bistro dinners, from steak tartare through to aged Breton ribeye.
Signature: Steak tartare, House-aged ribeye
Order: House-aged ribeye in the evening, when the carte turns classic bistro