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Assalam Mosque

Worship4.5 km

mosque in France

Stade Marcel Saupin

Culture5.1 km

French football stadium

parc du Grand-Blottereau

Park5.0 km

park in Nantes, France

Jardin des plantes de Nantes

Park5.8 km

public park in Nantes, France

Restaurant du Pont

RestaurantBib Gourmand€€3.2 km

Overlooking the little Canal de Goulaine, this white building with a contemporary interior boasts a lovely garden terrace for alfresco dining in fine weather. Having cut his teeth abroad, chef Mathieu Corbineau bridges the gap between traditional recipes and modern influences: braised pork shoulder, thyme jus and vegetable tarte Tatin; fillet of pollock, shellfish marinière and a medley of Nantes carrots. Affordable lunch set menu and a wine list that zooms in on Muscadet.

Freia

Restaurant★ Michelin€€€5.2 km

This greenhouse with timber arches devoted to the goddess Freia is perched on top of a contemporary building. It is the perfect place to grow a garden of aromatic herbs and berries and to admire the panoramic view of Nantes. After the success of Vacarme, Sarah Mainguy crafts poetic and creative cuisine, mainly plant based and scattered with Scandinavian and Asian touches. Each dish is a treasure trove of brainwaves and delicious sauces – cases in point being the white asparagus with a vegetable seaweed XO sauce, or periwinkles with crisp green peas, topped with a glazed gwell snow.

🕐 We-Fr 12:00-13:30,19:00-21:30; Tu,Sa 19:00-21:30

Omija

Restaurant★ Michelin€€€€5.5 km

In this warm buzzy eatery, chef Romain Bonnet crafts creative surprise menus of Asian inspiration: the ‘omija’ is a Korean fruit, known as the five-flavour berry due to its unique combination of sweet, sour, bitter, salty and pungent flavours. Bonnet is unswerving in his dedication to taste, illustrated by green ‘kombujime’ asparagus flanked by sesame-flavoured ice cream, or squid from la Turballe marinated in Korean pepper. Virtuoso craftsmanship, gutsy stocks and addictive, big-boned sauces. The mainly organic produce is painstakingly sourced (common shrimp from la Cotinière on Oléron Island

🕐 Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 12:00-13:15,20:00-21:15; We 12:00-13:15

P'tite Pomme

RestaurantBib Gourmand€€5.4 km

A stone's throw from the Cité des Congrès events venue and the lively rue Fouré, this concrete-clad neo-bistro has an industrial edge. It is run by a couple made up of chef Ruddy Maisonneuve (P'tite Pomme is his nickname) and Juliette Jovelin (front of house). Trained as a pastry chef and previously sous-chef at Lulu Rouget, the chef serves ultra-fresh seasonal cuisine, elevated by local produce – some of the vegetables are supplied by his brother, a farmer and baker. Refined and precise, his vibrant dishes are testament to the work of a true professional: crispy mussels and courgettes with ho

🕐 Tu-Sa 12:00-13:30,20:00-21:30

Villa Mon Rêve

Restaurant€€5.3 km

On the banks of the Loire, this restaurant is set in a pretty townhouse dating back to the late 19C. It has been proudly serving its guests delicious food in an elegant, cosy decor for 75 years – so you could say it's an institution. The current chef uses the finest local produce in traditional regional cuisine: frogs' legs with parsley butter or a herb sauce; local fish (pike, pike-perch and sea bass) with beurre blanc; golden-brown calf sweetbreads with a morel cream. A smiling welcome awaits you, as does a large shady terrace surrounded by a bucolic garden planted with colourful flowerbeds.

Bairoz

Restaurant€€5.5 km

Just a stone's throw from the River Loire, this charming, modern restaurant sports a striking decor with pendant lights, wood panelling and exposed stonework. At the helm are chef Estelle Méheust and pastry chef Jérôme Berdelou, both of whom are active in the kitchen as well as the dining room: one starts the service while the starters and main courses are being made, the other taking over when it comes to the desserts. This charming, discreet couple won us over with their market-fresh fare at lunchtime, and their more high-level cuisine at dinner: scallops, onion cream, marjoram fumet; pigeon

🕐 Tu-Sa 12:15-13:30,19:15-21:15; Su 12:30-14:00

Le Lion et l’Agneau

Restaurant€€5.6 km

A lion and a lamb adorn the coat of arms of Auch, which is the birthplace of chef Thierry Lebé. His bistronomic score is founded on top-drawer produce: Janzé chicken, cuttlefish, Pénestin mussels… The lunchtime menu is a steal.

🕐 Tu-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:30-21:30

Les Chants d'Avril

Restaurant€€5.7 km

The enthusiasm of chef Christophe François is infectious. Every day brings his own appealing and confident bistronomy-style take on market-fresh cuisine. Fine ingredients from the region are showcased in surprise set menus (without options), served in a pleasant bistro setting. As for the wine, try some of the surprising picks in their selection, to be tasted blind. A sociable experience!

🕐 Mo-We 12:00-13:30; Th,Fr 12:00-13:30,20:00-21:30