Le Paris-Brest puts Christian Le Squer's Breton brasserie inside Rennes station's departures hall, pâté en croûte to a reworked paris-brest, open every day.
Signature: Paris-brest contemporain, Pâté en croûte with foie gras
Order: The contemporary paris-brest, the dessert the room is named for
Le Galopin has run its seafood brasserie on Avenue Jean Janvier in Rennes since 1965, Cancale oysters and whole lobster a short walk from the station.
Signature: Cancale oysters, Whole lobster with fries
Order: Six Cancale oysters, then the 600g lobster with house fries
Miss Bao steams its baos and gyozas on Place de la Gare in Rennes, a pan-Asian counter open every day of the week across the square from the station.
Signature: Steamed baos, Gyozas
Order: A round of steamed baos before your train; the station is across the square
Bluebird Coffee Shop mixes Japanese and Californian plates near the Rennes station, bagels, hot rolls and bentos in a plant-filled room open every day.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee with a cream-cheese bagel
Tip: One of the few centre coffee shops open Sunday evening; the bento is the pre-train order.
Le Combi Bar shakes fresh-fruit cocktails of the day near the Rennes station, an electro-leaning room where the Pimousse and Fresh Time rotate cheaply.
Signature drink: Fresh-fruit daily cocktails like the Pimousse
Tip: The daily cocktail board is the value play; Saturday it opens for the evening only.
Little Délirium Café pours Belgian beer near the station in Rennes and keeps a €3.50 galette-saucisse on the counter, the bar-snack take on the local classic.
Try: Galette-saucisse
Tip: One of the few places to pair the galette-saucisse with a serious beer list rather than cider.
L'Arrivée runs a €28 French-style Sunday buffet brunch behind the Rennes station on Boulevard de Beaumont, homemade sweet and savoury in one pass.
Order: The €28 homemade French buffet
Tip: Five minutes from the station's south exit, it is the brunch to book before a Sunday afternoon train.
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.