I came in for a coffee and light lunch and the food and coffee were excellent. I had the cold…read morecucumber and avocado soup-- light, tasty fresh ingredients perfect for this hot day. I wanted to try the main plates but I wasn't hungry. All the ingredients are Bio and fresh. They just serve lunch, but the coffee, beer and wine, and grocery are available until night and late on the weekends. I will definitely be back! The service is excellent. They are very friendly and attentive. There are hardly any places to get coffee on the Ile de Nantes, but this place is perfect. It is the only place I have found with a strong wifi connection, great coffee and a cool ambience. The decor is so charming and inviting. There is a bar area and I another upstairs spot for eating or drinking coffee and using your laptop/ reading. There is a small outside patio seating too. The location is right in the heart of the Ile de Nantes, just a few steps from the Loire and the bridge connecting to downtown Nantes. I have been looking all over Nantes for a place like this. I'll be back!

Friendly bottle shop - mostly a wine shop but they do have a decent selection of spirits and…read moredigestifs too - was also able to pick up some griottes! Stephane is the owner and speaks some limited English if you're not feeling comfortable with your French.

Great chain pastry shop of high quality foods, popular, busy, visually appealing, credit cards…read moreaccepted.

Spectacular ice-cream! I've had a fair few different flavour. Their sorbets are so gorgeous, but I…read morehave to put in a special word for the local speciality flavour. Salted caramel is one of the local specialities and these guys do a fabulous salted caramel ice-cream. One negative thing is that I didn't love their chocolate ice-cream, but with such an array of flavours I really can't complain!

What an absolute dream of a vineyard and wine tasting experience we had at Menard Gaborit! This has…read morebeen a family-owned winery specializing in the Muscadet since the 1700s. The company is now run by two brothers, and they have a little tasting room adjacent to the vineyard. If you haven't tried Muscadet - it is an amazing, refreshing, crisp and crushable white wine that will have you feeling like you're on vacation. We sampled a bunch of their varieties and were able to purchase bottles to enjoy the rest of their vacation. The winemakers wife was our tour guide, and shared charming family stories from the winemakers history, which made me love each bottle we opened more. Such a charming stop in our tour of the Loire Valley that I won't soon forget.