As you know, I really love the city of Rennes, which I’ve already told you about in a previous article with my recommendations for visiting Rennes, where you’ll find plenty of information about the city, as well as ideas for sightseeing and things to do in the city and its surroundings. In this article, as a complement, I’m sharing my selection of great food spots in Rennes and the surrounding area, which we had the opportunity to test during our stay in the city with the favorite photographer in April 2024, completed by a quick visit in June 2026 as well.
These spots often offer a chance to discover local products and regional specialties to try if you come to Brittany (you can also find my travel journals on the Pink Granite Coast or in Bénodet), such as the galette saucisse or cider, not forgetting to drink a little Plancoët, the Breton mineral water. In truth, the favorite photographer and I were truly impressed by the quality of Rennes’ gourmet addresses, which we can easily describe as a gastronomic city in our opinion!
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Where to do your gourmet shopping in Rennes?
Visit the Marché des Lices
On Saturday mornings, you simply must take a stroll through the Marché des Lices. It has been held on Place des Lices for 4 centuries already. You’ll find around 250 producers, artisans, and merchants there. And by the way, it’s the 2nd largest food market in France!
The stalls I recommend:
- La Ferme du Luguen: a farm located in Ille-et-Vilaine that offers duck specialties (duck breast, foie gras, smoked duck breast roll stuffed with foie gras, terrines and jars…).
- La biscuiterie artisanale La Fabrique: to buy pastries and especially their famous Kouign Amann (15 €)!
- L’Etable Ronde: an artisanal cheese shop that makes award-winning cow’s “hay milk” cheeses.
Marché des Lices
Place des Lices, Rennes
Every Saturday from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM
My selection of restaurants in Rennes
Below I offer a selection of restaurants that we had the opportunity to test during our getaway to Rennes in 2024. There should be something for every taste and every budget too!
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Where to eat Asian food in Rennes? Miss Bao
Located right across from the Rennes train station, this spot offers a cozy and colorful decor. It serves Asian cuisine known as panasian food, meaning fusion cuisine that incorporates dishes, ingredients, and flavors from several Asian countries (here, mainly Japanese, Korean, and Chinese).
What we had: homemade pork and shiitake gyozas (6€); sea bass chirashi (17€); tempura shrimp bao (12€); for dessert, I strongly recommend trying the roasted pineapple on the Japanese robata, which we truly loved (7 €); for drinks, we tried the Tokai Ji Cooler mocktail (9.50€) and sake (between 11 € and 13 € per glass) as an alcoholic drink option for enthusiasts.
Tested in 2024
Miss Bao
7 Place de la Gare, 35000 Rennes
Prices: cocktails and mocktails between 9.50 € and 13 € / plates between 5 € and 23 €
The good deal: lunch set menu at 24 € with bibimbap or ramen
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Where to eat Italian food in Rennes? GruppoMimo
Founded in 2021 by entrepreneurial duo Édouard Hausseguy and Benoît Bossu, this fast-growing young brand and restaurant group is the new phenomenon in trendy Italian gastronomy. Driven by their motto “Pizza, pasta e amore” and a festive identity, the brand has set up shop in Rennes in a prime location: right downstairs from the Mama Shelter hotel (which I told you about in my article on my selection of accommodations in Rennes) and facing the famous Place des Lices.
On the plate, between generously topped pizzas (we tested the Green Washing which is vegetarian – 16 €), pasta dishes, salads (like the Alain Melon with melon, Parma ham, and mozzarella – 18 €) and ultra-gourmand desserts (special mention for their famous creamy tiramisu – 9 €), the group’s promise is kept. As a sharing starter, we also had the inferno arancini trio (14 €) which was wonderfully indulgent. The setting is polished, colorful, and warm, ideal for a casual lunch after the market or a festive dinner with friends.
Tested in 2026
GruppoMimo Rennes
17 Place des Lices, 35000 Rennes
Prices: starters between 7 € and 14 € / pizzas between 12 € and 22 € / salads between 16 € and 18 € / pasta between 14 € and 24 € / desserts between 9 € and 11 €
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A tapas bar in Rennes? Território (Name change)
This cocktail and tapas bar is located not far from the Rennes train station. It offers cuisine that takes your taste buds on a journey with dishes and sharing plates in a very friendly atmosphere. We were particularly won over by the cocktails, which are very affordable and truly high quality, without failing to be original.
What we tasted: forest flammkuchen (12.50 €); tuna and sesame samosas (5 €); fried hake accras (5 €); patatas bravas and aioli (5 €); tiramisu for dessert (7 €).
Tested in 2024
Território
55 Avenue Jean Janvier, 35000 Rennes
Prices: hot dishes between 14 € and 24 € / cold dishes between 16 € and 24 € / tapas between 5 € and 15 € / flammkuchen between 12.50 € and 15 € / cocktails 9 € and mocktails 6 €
Edit of 09/02/2026: the restaurant has changed its name and has become at the same address: Casa Caliente
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Where to eat inside the Rennes train station? Le Paris-Brest by Christian Le Squer
Opened in 2019 as part of the renewal of the Rennes train station, this restaurant is conceived as a contemporary railway station buffet, giving pride of place to revisited and refined local cuisine. The setting is truly very original, since you eat in the heart of the station, in a restaurant with designer decor by architect Patrick Jouin and glass facades that allow you to watch the bustle and life of travelers hurrying or waiting around us. It constitutes a haven of tranquility and a culinary stopover in this place of transit.
The menu is signed by 3-star Chef Christian Le Squer and the restaurant works notably with Breton producers. It offers revisited Breton gastronomy. For dessert, don’t miss the famous Paris-Brest, the signature dish of the address that gives it its name. And on the beverage side, the restaurant has a very lovely wine and spirits list, and you can trust the sommelier to suggest wonderful discoveries. Indeed, this list was crafted by Eric Beaumard, runner-up for Best Sommelier of the World in 1998.
Tested in 2024
Le Paris-Brest by Christian Le Squer
Level 1, Departures Hall / Rennes Train Station
Prices: seasonal set menu with starter + main course + dessert at 45 € / discovery menu with starter + fish + meat + cheese + dessert at 75 € (110 € with food and wine pairing) / children’s menu at 15 € / glasses of wine between 5 € and 17 €
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A bistronomic address in Rennes? Pierre « restaurant de copains » (Closed)
This bistronomic restaurant which opened its doors in 2019 offers extremely well-crafted seasonal cuisine. In his restaurant for friends, Pierre wanted to create a bistro where people can eat and drink well, while enjoying a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, and it is a true success. We really loved this address and I warmly recommend it to you.
What we tasted: soft-boiled egg, with small sardines and asparagus emulsion (12 €); sea bream ceviche with lime, scallion, avocado, and orange oil (15 €); Balinese-style monkfish with king prawns, vegetables, and sticky rice (27 €); crispy 7-hour lamb shoulder with green vegetables, artichokes, barigoule style, garlic puree, and Espelette pepper juice (29 €); for dessert, strawberries and burrata with a poppy seed crumble, basil, and mint (13 €).
Tested in 2024
Pierre « restaurant de copains »
33 Rue Nantaise, 35000 Rennes
Prices: à la carte starters between 12 € and 15 € / main courses between 22 € and 29 € / desserts between 12 € and 13 € / glasses of wine between 4.50 € and 8 €
The good deal: lunch set menu at 25 € with starter + main course + dessert
Edit of 09/02/2026: the restaurant has unfortunately permanently closed its doors
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Where to eat Québécois food in Rennes? Poutine Bros
This brand already has 4 restaurants in Rennes, Angers, Brest, and Tours. We naturally tested the one in Rennes during our visit to the Breton city. It was the very first poutinerie (a Québécois specialty, and don’t hesitate to check out my articles on Quebec if the destination interests you) in France, created in 2014. In 2024, it received the title of world’s best poutine in the International category for the third time at Poutine Week 2024, thanks to its original recipe named Jacques Cartier.
Poutines come in 3 sizes: classic (which was more than enough for us); the “heart attack” version; and “Mont Royal”. Afterwards, if you don’t feel like eating poutine, the place also offers burgers. On the drinks side, the house brews its own beer, which pairs perfectly with the meal. For dessert, we tried the Boston, a cream-filled doughnut.
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Poutine Bros Rennes
17-19 Rue de Penhoët, 35000 Rennes
Price: classic poutine between €8.40 and €13.90 / student poutine meal deal €8.90 / burger between €9.90 and €11.40
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A good bistro in Rennes? Les Petits Papiers
This little spot overlooking Place Saint-Germain is a bistro-bar that has been around for over 20 years. You settle into a cozy, authentic, and warm setting featuring exposed beams and bistro chairs. In the kitchen, chef Yannick serves daily-changing blackboard specials made with homemade dishes.
Tested in 2024
Les Petits Papiers
2 Place Saint-Germain, 35000 Rennes
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Where to have a drink and a bite to eat on a terrace in Rennes? Le Saint-Germain
Located on Place Saint-Germain in Rennes, the Saint-Germain bar-restaurant features a lovely terrace overlooking the square, perfect for sunny days. The food is also very good, making it a solid choice for a quick and simple lunch.
Tested in 2024
Bar le Saint Germain
9 Place Saint-Germain, 35000 Rennes
My selection of Michelin-starred restaurants in Rennes
The city of Rennes is also a fantastic hub for Michelin-starred dining, featuring 5 one-star restaurants, 1 two-star restaurant, 2 restaurants with a green star, and several Bib Gourmands. Since I was working weekdays during our stay in Rennes, my favorite photographer took the opportunity to tour the city’s starred restaurants and test out their lunch menus, and I was sometimes able to join him. We also treated ourselves to the 2-star restaurant located on the outskirts of the city.
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Imayoko / Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
This restaurant is the annex to chef Julien Lemarié‘s Japanese-inspired starred establishment (IMA). In a relaxed Izakaya atmosphere (a sort of Japanese wine bar), you can enjoy a weekday lunch featuring donburi, a dish made of steamed rice topped with fish, vegetables, or meat, which changes according to the season or inspiration.
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Imayoko
20 bis Bd de la Tour d’Auvergne, 35000 Rennes
The good deal: €24 set menu (starter, donburi, dessert) or €30 (starter, okonomiyaki, donburi, dessert) for weekday lunch
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Holen (closed) / 1 Michelin star + 1 green star
This table (which I was able to try by joining my favorite photographer for lunch one day) is run by chef Tugdual Debéthune, offering refined, Nordic-inspired dishes that change with the seasons. He sources ingredients from Breton producers committed to eco-friendly practices. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal, and I particularly loved the starter featuring green and white asparagus. The dessert was also wonderfully original and successful.
Today’s menu: white asparagus, La Torche, with mustard cream and garden salad; pigeon and potato mousse; sorrel sorbet, almond rock candy, and yogurt emulsion.
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Holen
2 rue des Carmes, 35000 Rennes
The good deal: lunch menu with starter + main course or main course + dessert for €38, or starter + main course + dessert for €38
Update from 09/02/2026: the restaurant has unfortunately permanently closed its doors
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Racines / 1 Michelin star
This Michelin-starred restaurant also holds 3 toques in the Gault & Millau guide and is run by Rennes-born chef Virginie Giboire. The restaurant’s decor is elegant and modern, while the plates burst with flavor and color. For the starter, we had white asparagus with Colonnata lardo, followed by a perfectly cooked beef hanger steak served with celeriac and mustard seeds (the dish was powerful and textured yet very subtle). Finally, to finish off, a meringue with lemon, seaweed, and sorrel, offering incredible freshness.
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Restaurant Racines
4 Passage Antoinette Caillot, 35000 Rennes
The good deal: lunch menu with starter + main course + dessert for €45 (served only at lunch from Tuesday to Friday)
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Maison Kervarrec / 2 Michelin stars
This wonderful spot is located in Saint-Grégoire, just north of Rennes (about 10 minutes away by car). This establishment is run by the couple Ronan and Els Kervarrec, who have built a family history around Breton gastronomy. Chef Ronan Kervarrec offers coastal cuisine inspired by his childhood memories in Brittany and Provence at his restaurant Le Saison. The establishment also offers guest rooms on site as well as a fine grocery boutique.
My favorite photographer and I were truly thrilled with our culinary experience at Maison Kervarrec. Even the lunch is an odyssey, both culinary and right into the heart of the restaurant, as we started our lunch on the terrace before going to greet the chef and his team in the kitchen. We then continued our meal indoors and enjoyed coffee and mignardises back out on the terrace.
My recommendation: if you don’t have a car and the weather is nice, I recommend doing as we did and riding your bike to the restaurant along the greenway that runs alongside the Canal de l’Ille-et-Rance (about a 30-minute bike ride).
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Maison Kervarrec
1 Impasse du Vieux Bourg 35760 Saint-Grégoire
Price: bill came to €114 each that day / Business lunch menu: 2 stopovers for €65 (or €85 for 3 stopovers)
My selection of crêperies in Rennes
Obviously, we are in Brittany, so I simply had to test and recommend a few crêperie addresses in Rennes.
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Crêperie Armelle
This young Breton brand highlights short supply chains and quality, offering crêpes and galettes made with organic, freshly spun flours, along with a rigorous selection of regional products. My favorite photographer and I completely fell in love with this house, which modernizes the traditional galette while respecting the fundamentals: a thin, delightfully crispy buckwheat crust. A little detail on the menu that we especially appreciated: an illustration of a map of Brittany allowing you to see at a glance the exact origin of each product and the local producers the brand collaborates with!
For your information, the brand has several locations, including two in Rennes (we tried the one located at Place de Bretagne), as well as in Saint-Malo, Vannes, Pont-Aven, and there is even an address in Paris! As a great tip, if you come for lunch during the week, I recommend getting the ultra-competitive lunch set menu featuring a complete galette, a sweet crêpe, and a bowl of cider. To top it all off, the kindness of the team truly made us have a wonderful time in this retro-cozy spot.
The great discovery: a super interesting organic IPA cider from Ti-Lö (a brewery in Dinan) that we really loved!
Tested in 2026
Crêperie Armelle
4 Place de Bretagne & 12 Place de la Gare, 35000 Rennes
Price: buckwheat crêpes between €4 and €14.50 / wheat crêpes between €3.50 and €9.50
The good deal: lunch set menu (Monday to Friday) at €14.90 with a buckwheat crêpe + dessert crêpe + bowl of cider or organic apple juice
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Breizh Café Rennes
This brand, which offers “crêpes differently” and which we’ve already tried several times in Paris, opened a location in Rennes at the beginning of 2024. As in all the brand’s locations, showcasing quality products is at the heart of the restaurant’s concept. It features a combination of Breton gastronomy and Japanese gastronomy—the founder’s adopted country—centering notably around a shared ingredient: buckwheat. Don’t miss out on tasting the restaurant’s ciders either, as the establishment offers a truly fascinating variety.
We tried: Cancale oysters (€14.50 for 6 No. 3 hollow oysters); the galette of the moment, smoked salmon and white asparagus galette with green peas, organic egg, Comté cheese, and crème fraîche (€22); the specialty smoked duck breast galette with sautéed mushrooms (€16.80); for dessert we also tried the galette of the moment, lemon and yuzu cream, finger lime, pomelo, candied kumquat, and borage (€12.50).
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Breizh Café Rennes
1 Place de la Trinité 35000 Rennes
Price : savory galettes between €9.50 and €22 / sweet galettes between €4.90 and €12.50 / cider by the glass between €4.90 and €7
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Crêperie Bretone
This crêperie is located in a historic mansion in Rennes: the former house Odorico, a French mosaic artist from a dynasty of Italian artisans who settled in Rennes at the late 19th century. Inside the building, all the mosaics have been preserved and can be viewed if you go eat there. This spot is truly unique and well worth a sit-down meal. The crêpes are also quite decent.
Tested in 2024
Crêperie Bretone
7 Rue Joseph Sauveur, 35000 Rennes
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Crêperie La Saint Georges
This address is well-known in Rennes because it offers gourmet and original crêpes. The decor is quite nice and atypical with multiple rooms, as if set up inside a residential building, which is rather unique. The place is indeed located in a beautiful and emblematic timber-framed house in Rennes. All the crêpes are named after celebrities (we had the Lemmen and the Prisset) and they are made with fresh products, prioritizing small producers whenever possible.
Tested in 2024
Crêperie La Saint Georges
11 rue du Chapitre, 35000 Rennes
Price: creative buckwheat galettes between €13 and €22.40 / simpler galettes between €3 and €9 / Suzon dessert galette €9.80
My coffee shop selection in Rennes
Café 1802
Café 1802 is a roaster (Renaud) and a barista (Fred) who joined forces to offer very good specialty coffees. The focus is on sourcing producers and developing roast profiles to create quality, fair-trade coffees. The place also lacks no charm, and you can sit down for a coffee as well as have a quick lunch on site.
Tested in 2024
Café 1802
34 Rue d’Antrain, 35700 Rennes
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Oh My Biche
This brand has two locations in the city of Rennes. The favorite photographer visited the Colombier branch. This charming and friendly coffee shop is also a great place for brunch as well as a delicious and balanced lunch. And of course, the desserts are not left behind; I particularly recommend their delicious lemon tart.
Tested in 2024
Oh My Biche
Price : lunch menu with main course + dessert at €16.50 / daily special €13.50
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Bourbon d’Arsel
Bourbon d’Arsel is an artisan coffee roasting business in Rennes that has been around since 2017. The shop pays special attention to the origin of its coffees, taking seasonality into account and carefully selecting botanical varieties and, above all, the various producers.
Tested in 2024
Bourbon d’Arsel
8 Rue de la Monnaie, 35000 Rennes
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101CAFFE’ Rennes
In this coffee shop, you will only find products from small Italian roasters. They offer whole bean, ground, or capsule coffee, available in a multitude of flavors and intensities. You also have a wide choice of accessories (coffee machines, cups, milk frothers, etc.) and treats (cantucci, chocolates, etc.).
Tested in 2024
101CAFFE’ Rennes
17 Rue de la Monnaie, 35000 Rennes
Go on a food tour in Rennes
Food mood tour Rennes
The Food Mood Tour team invites you to discover Rennes in a gourmet way during a guided walking food tour that stops at 6 restaurants to let us taste their best specialties! The brand, which has existed since 2021, is also present in other cities in France such as Nantes, Lille, Limoges, as well as in New York and Seoul. During this extremely pleasant and friendly food tour, we discovered some very good addresses which I have listed below.
- La Crique (39 Rue Vasselot, 35000 Rennes): an oyster and seafood tapas bar that also offers good wines.
- Le Nabuchodonosor (12 Rue Hoche, 35000 Rennes): one of the oldest wine bars in Rennes (it has existed since 1984), paired with a very nice food menu.
- Oeuf La Crêperie (38 Rue Saint-Malo, 35000 Rennes): a bistronomic crêperie that makes delicious galettes using products from local producers.
- Le Maquis (13 Rue Saint-Malo, 35000 Rennes): a very, very friendly African restaurant (Senegalese specifically).
- Banco (13 Rue d’Antrain, 35000 Rennes): a small spot serving seasonal street food (specializing in grilled cheese) and very good cookies that we tasted that evening.
- Roof Origines (2 Rue de l’Hôtel Dieu, 35000 Rennes): a restaurant, bar, and microbrewery in Rennes, set up on the iconic site of the former Hôtel Dieu.
Food Mood Tour
Price per person: €69 for adults (€64 with reduced rate) and €54 for youth between 4 and 11 years old
Duration: 3h
Meeting point: indicated by text message 48 hours before departure
Gourmet events in Rennes
Le Marché à Manger
This food market takes place every first Sunday of the month at La Criée (a central market, the gourmet heart of the city). It is a food market with a Breton twist, held in an extremely festive atmosphere that attracts foodies, food lovers, and all fans of fine produce for a Sunday in Rennes. Le Marché à Manger is a culinary journey with “bargain” prices since dishes are under €7.
Le Marché à Manger
La Criée – Marché Central, Rennes
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Thanks to Rennes Tourism for discovering some of these gourmet addresses and the food tour, and to the Pain Vin Company Agency for testing a few addresses as well.
I hope all this has made you want to visit Brittany and Rennes, and if you too have your favorite food spots for this destination, feel free to share them in the comments below!
Photo credits: Nicolas Diolez and Melle Bon Plan Photos not in the public domain, photographer authorization required prior to any use
