Bagels This small cafe in the centre of Nantes serves hearty…read moreAmerican/Canadian style breakfasts and bagel sandwiches, and filter coffee à volonté. Although we were tempted by the delicious looking bagels, my husband and I opted to have a salad each - which came with a bagel anyway. They were both terrific with lots of fresh ingredients and generous servings of protein. We didn't like the soup though - it turned out to be leek and potato cup a soup!

Shefferville Café is a really sweet little place that serves great bagels not far from the…read moreCathedral. The café is tiny with maybe enough seats for 15 people at most so be prepared to wait to sit down around lunch time. The bagels also take a while to come out but you can see the bagels being carefully assembled before your eyes in the tiny kitchen by the very friendly owners. The range of fillings is great with salads, meats, seafood, cheeses and much more available. There are also more varieties of bagel bun than you can shake a stick at. The bagels themselves are very tasty and very sizeable, absolutely heaving with filling, actually maybe too much filling, the free flowing serviettes become a must have as things get quite messy. The range of drinks is good and their sizes are decent, the hot chocolate being double the size of puny equivalents found elsewhere. The counter of cakes is varied and enticing, and a slice of cheesecake serves as a tasty conclusion to a satisfying meal. With a meal deal offer, you get a bagel, a hot or cold drink and a dessert for under €10, which is a bargain in my books. It's a perfect place to have a late lunch if you can nab a table. I'll definitely be going again for those delicious bagels!

From the owner: Autour du Bagel s'est immiscé dans le quartier de la cité des congrès depuis fin octobre 2014, afin…read morede proposer des bagels aux amateurs de ces petits pains ronds toastes et garnis de divers ingrédients. La spécialité du lieu étant ce produit, il y a un choix entre 9 recettes et 5 pains différents (sésame, pavot, fromage-piment...). Des salades sont également proposees. Et pour compléter ces plats : boissons et accompagnements salés (chips ou coleslaw) et /ou sucrés (cheesecake, carot cake, brownie, cookies, fromage blanc...). Un café pour finir ??

This is the pizzeria I rate all pizzerias against. Anywhere. And I mean, I live in Florida and…read morestill think about this place. I lived in Nantes for 6 years, and this was my "cantine". I ate here weekly for years, and that was 15 years ago. Then I met my husband, we would go together, it was our spot. Fast forward 12 years, I've been in the US for 10 years, and every time I have pizza, be it the one awesome Neapolitan pizzeria in Chicago, the promising wood fired pizza place in Cincinnati, the "authentic" spot in Jacksonville... They all kinda fall short. If you want to try this place, come right before they open. There will already be a line. Or you can make a reservation. We came yesterday while in France for a few weeks. Our pilgrimage to Pinnochio's was mandatory. Apart from the chairs and tables, everything was the same. Seems the owner and the waiter don't age either. Must be the magically delicious pizzas. I had my awesome calzone. My husband went for the Sicilienne. I would kill for a just-done-right egg yolk on my pizzas stateside. My 20 month old slurped up her spaghetti all a bolognese. She doesn't really eat normally. And she was loving it. My 6 year old loved his pizza. Now France isn't super baby and kid friendly when it comes to restaurants. This place happily got us a baby booster and they never made us feel like fools for bringing our kids (like most places do). I Pinnochio's. That is all.

From the owner: Une tradition nantaise En plein coeur du centre de Nantes et depuis 1977, l'établissement cuit, au…read morefeu de bois et dans un cadre traditionnel, de délicieuses pizzas. Pour une pause déjeuner entre collègues ou une soirée entre amis, c'est sans doute la meilleur adresse nantaise pour déguster une pizza agréablement suivie d'une mousse au chocolat.