Jozy is a bistro and natural wine bar on Rue Vasselot in Rennes, chef Noé Viviès grilling Coucou de Rennes chicken behind a hundred-bottle cellar.
Signature: Barbecued Coucou de Rennes chicken
Order: Barbecued Coucou de Rennes chicken, the local heritage breed
La Gavotte holds the crêperie corner of Rue Saint-Georges in Rennes, open seven days with an andouille, apple and camembert galette as its calling card.
Signature: Andouille, apple and camembert galette
Order: The Guémené andouille galette with apples, camembert and mustard ice cream
Café Joyeux on Rue Vasselot is the Rennes branch of the solidarity chain born in the city in 2017, employing staff with disabilities behind homemade plates.
Signature drink: House-roast coffee for a cause
Tip: This is where the Joyeux story began before Paris and beyond; the coffee sold in bags funds the training programme.
Jozy is a bistro and natural wine bar on Rue Vasselot in Rennes, chef Noé Viviès grilling Coucou de Rennes chicken behind a hundred-bottle cellar.
Signature pour: Lucy Rosedale's natural pick of the week
Wine focus: Around 100 natural references
Food: Noé Viviès' full bistro kitchen behind the bar
Tip: Sunday runs non-stop from noon, rare for Rennes; it is the natural-wine Sunday option in the city.
Aux Caprices de Suzette on Rue Vasselot in Rennes plates La Rennaise, a galette-saucisse with emmental, onions and old-style mustard, or hands it over to go.
Try: La Rennaise galette-saucisse
Tip: La Rennaise runs €12.30 on the menu; take the plain galette-saucisse away if you want the street ritual rather than a plate.
Crêperie la Ville d'Ys on Rue Saint-Georges in Rennes folds the Breizh'Saucisse, artisan sausage with emmental, candied onions and old mustard.
Try: Breizh' Saucisse galette
Tip: Closed Sunday and Wednesday evening; Rue Saint-Georges is the restaurant strip, so come at lunch when it is calmer.