7 splurge places in Rennes, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Rennes. All Rennes food.
Maison Ronan Kervarrec, Le Saison ★ 4.8
Saint-Grégoire · 1 Impasse du Vieux Bourg, 35760 Saint-Grégoire
Le Saison is Ronan Kervarrec's two-Michelin-star house in Saint-Grégoire, ten minutes north of Rennes, cooking Breton produce with classical precision.
Tip: The two-course Affaires lunch on weekdays at €65 is the value route into a two-star kitchen; the dining room seats few, so book early.
Racines ★ 4.7
Colombier · 4 Passage Antoinette Caillot, 35000 Rennes
Racines is Virginie Giboire's Michelin-starred room in Rennes, a fish-led tasting-menu restaurant rebuilt in 2020 a few steps off Boulevard de la Liberté.
Ima ★ 4.7
Colombier · 20 Boulevard de la Tour d'Auvergne, 35000 Rennes
Ima is Julien Lemarié's Michelin-starred Rennes restaurant, holder of a Green Star too, pairing Breton produce with Japanese technique over three menus.
Racines ★ 4.7
Colombier · 4 Passage Antoinette Caillot, 35000 Rennes
Racines is Virginie Giboire's Michelin-starred room in Rennes, a fish-led tasting-menu restaurant rebuilt in 2020 a few steps off Boulevard de la Liberté.
Tip: The menu changes weekly and leans hard on Breton seafood; book several days ahead for Friday and Saturday nights.
Ima ★ 4.7
Colombier · 20 Boulevard de la Tour d'Auvergne, 35000 Rennes
Ima is Julien Lemarié's Michelin-starred Rennes restaurant, holder of a Green Star too, pairing Breton produce with Japanese technique over three menus.
Tip: The five-course Pause menu at €60 is the gentlest entry point; vegetarian and vegan versions exist if you flag it when booking.
L'Auberge du Pont d'Acigné ★ 4.6
Noyal-sur-Vilaine · 8 Le Pont d'Acigné, 35530 Noyal-sur-Vilaine
L'Auberge du Pont d'Acigné holds a Michelin star on the banks of the Vilaine at Noyal-sur-Vilaine, an inventive market kitchen fifteen minutes east of Rennes.
Tip: The €27 weekday lunch is one of the cheapest starred meals in Brittany; the €158 truffle menu runs January to late February only.
La Table des Pères ★ 4.5
Piré-Chancé · Domaine du Château des Pères, 35150 Piré-Chancé
La Table des Pères is Jérôme Jouadé's Michelin-starred circular dining room at the Château des Pères estate, half an hour from Rennes, fed by its garden.
Tip: The menu is written weekly around what the estate garden yields and is not disclosed in advance; choose five or eight courses.