3 french bistro spots in Île de Nantes, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Île de Nantes's food · All french bistro in Nantes.
Lulu le Bistrot ★ 4.4
6 Mail du Front Populaire, 44200 Nantes
Lulu le Bistrot is Ludovic Pouzelgues's relaxed second room on the Île de Nantes, bistro classics and Vendée snails under six-metre ceilings.
Tip: The €25 lunch is the value play; the house closes for summer congés from 15 August to 1 September.
Bibou ★ 3.9
4 Quai Hoche, 44200 Nantes
Bibou runs as bar and bistro together on Quai Hoche in Nantes, serving hearty plates from morning coffee through to a long weekday apéritif.
Tip: It opens at 08:00 for coffee and keeps going until the apéro crowd thins, but the doors stay shut all weekend.
Magnum ★ 3.8
48 Boulevard de la Prairie au Duc, 44200 Nantes
Magnum runs bistro classics, rotisserie meats and matchstick frites on the Île de Nantes, open from morning coffee through to the last digestif.
Tip: One long weekday service from 10:00 to 01:00 means you can eat at any hour, but it is shut on Saturday and Sunday.