Must-see nightlife in Nantes

  • Le Nid

    Nantes

    Far more than just a bar, Le Nid (or The Nest) is an interactive art installation by Nantais artist Jean Jullien. Designer armchairs, with yolk-yellow…

  • Le Jéroboam

    Nantes

    This enchanting bar à vin with vintage green wood façade is the best spot in town to taste regional wines with a laid-back, hipster crowd. When the…

  • Hangar à Bananes

    Nantes

    This former banana-ripening warehouse on Île de Nantes is home today to a line-up of trendy restaurants, bars and clubs, each hipper than the next…

  • Esperance Café

    Nantes

    Sacks of raw beans waiting to be roasted fill one corner of this specialist coffee shop, a five-minute walk from Les Machines de l'Île de Nantes. Patrice…

  • Le Corneille

    Nantes

    Squirreled behind the imposing Théâtre Graslin on a tiny car-free street, the festive pavement terrace of this neighbourhood cafe with orange awning…

  • L’Artichaut

    Nantes

    Mingle with the cool crowd at this art gallery and cafe with vintage, faux fur–covered armchairs and a retro-tiled flooring. Urban street art is its genre…

  • Le Graslin de Folie

    Nantes

    Local Nantaise beers, among dozens of others, are served at this fun bar just around the corner from the city's opera house and theatre. Fire engine-red…

  • Le Zygo Bar

    Nantes

    This happening music bar, a student favourite, is one of a handful of buzzing after-dark drinking addresses away from the centre. Folk, rock, afro, reggae…

  • La Maison Café

    Nantes

    Sit in a bathtub, kick back with a drink and relax at this eclectic bar decorated room by room like a home furnished in bad 1970s taste. It plays (what…

  • Café Cult

    Nantes

    Squeezed inside a darkened half-timbered house hung with local art, this bohemian hangout with handsome pavement terrace draws a predominantly student…