Restaurant in Nantes, France
Approachable Michelin Plate, no months-long wait.
Lamaccotte holds back-to-back Michelin Plates for 2024 and 2025 and scores 4.7 from nearly 700 Google reviews — making it one of the most credentialed and easiest-to-book modern cuisine addresses in Nantes at the €€€ tier. If you want serious cooking without the booking battle that higher-starred venues demand, this is a practical first choice in the city.
Getting a table at Lamaccotte is genuinely easy by Nantes standards, which makes it one of the more approachable Michelin Plate addresses in the city. That accessibility should not be mistaken for a lack of ambition: back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 signals consistent execution at the €€€ price tier, and a Google rating of 4.7 across 694 reviews suggests the room agrees. If you are in Nantes and want a modern cuisine dinner that punches above its booking difficulty, this is a strong candidate.
Lamaccotte sits at 7 Rue Saint-Denis in central Nantes, a compact address in the older fabric of the city. The atmosphere here leans composed rather than buzzy — the kind of room where conversation carries without effort, which puts it at the quieter end of Nantes' modern dining spectrum. If you are coming from a long day exploring the city's cultural quarter or arriving after a train connection, the energy level rewards settling in rather than leaning forward. That measured tone is a deliberate fit for the food format: modern cuisine at this price point generally asks for attention, and Lamaccotte's room does not compete with the plate for volume.
The Michelin Plate distinction, held consecutively for 2024 and 2025, is a meaningful signal. A Plate indicates that Michelin inspectors found food worth seeking out — it is the tier below a star, but it separates a venue from the broader restaurant population. In a city like Nantes, where the dining scene includes a spread from farm-to-table neighbourhood spots through to full tasting-menu experiences, two consecutive Plates at €€€ pricing positions Lamaccotte in a specific band: serious cooking, mid-high spend, no theatre required. For context on where this sits within the wider French modern cuisine tier, you can benchmark against destinations like Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen or Mirazur in Menton at the starred end of the spectrum, or Flocons de Sel in Megève for a regional French modern frame of reference.
Because specific menu items, current tasting notes, and dish descriptions are not confirmed in available data, the honest position here is to plan on checking directly with the venue before arriving. What the award record and review volume do confirm is a level of reliability across the full dining room , 694 Google reviews at 4.7 is not a narrow sample, and that consistency over multiple years of Michelin coverage is harder to maintain than a single strong season.
The editorial angle worth addressing directly: modern cuisine at the €€€ tier generally does not travel well off-premise. This is not a criticism specific to Lamaccotte , it is a structural reality of the format. Dishes designed around plating precision, warm service temperature, and the cumulative rhythm of a seated meal lose significant value in transit. If you are considering Lamaccotte for delivery or takeout, the honest advice is to reconsider. The Michelin Plate recognition here is for the full in-room experience. For a meal that genuinely works as takeout in Nantes, the city's more casual addresses , including Les Cadets or options from the broader Nantes restaurants guide , are a better match. Lamaccotte earns its price point at the table, not in a bag.
Reservations: Easy to book by Nantes modern dining standards , no months-ahead planning required, though advance notice is always sensible for a €€€ dinner. Address: 7 Rue Saint-Denis, 44000 Nantes. Price tier: €€€ , expect a mid-high spend appropriate to the Michelin Plate positioning. Awards: Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025. Rating: 4.7/5 from 694 Google reviews. Hours, phone, and online booking: Confirm directly with the venue, as current operational details are not confirmed in available data.
See the full comparison section below for how Lamaccotte sits against L'Atlantide 1874 - Maison Guého, LuluRouget, Bairoz, and Le Manoir de la Régate in Nantes. For a fuller picture of dining options across the city, the Nantes restaurants guide covers the range from neighbourhood spots through to destination dining. If you are building a broader trip, the Nantes hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the wider city. For international modern cuisine benchmarks in the same spirit, Troisgros - Le Bois sans Feuilles, Auberge de l'Ill, and Bras in Laguiole are useful reference points , as are Frantzén in Stockholm and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai if you want a global modern cuisine frame.
At €€€, Lamaccotte occupies the mid-high tier of Nantes dining. Two consecutive Michelin Plates and a 4.7 Google score across nearly 700 reviews suggest the kitchen delivers consistently at that price point. For comparison, L'Atlantide 1874 - Maison Guého sits at €€€€ for a more formal benchmark. If €€€ modern cuisine is your target band, Lamaccotte is one of the more credentialed options in the city.
Current dietary restriction and menu flexibility details are not confirmed in available data. Contact the venue directly before booking , this is standard practice for any €€€ modern cuisine address where menus may be set or semi-fixed. Having specific requirements confirmed in advance avoids friction on the night.
For a step up in spend and formality, L'Atlantide 1874 - Maison Guého at €€€€ is the reference point. At the same €€€ tier with a creative slant, Freia is worth comparing. For modern cuisine at a lower spend, Meraki at €€ is a reasonable starting point. If you want something entirely different in format and price, La Mandale at € covers farm-to-table at the accessible end of the market.
Booking difficulty is rated easy for Lamaccotte, which is notable given the Michelin Plate status. A week to ten days ahead should be sufficient in most periods, though weekends and public holidays in Nantes may require slightly more lead time. Same-week availability is plausible for mid-week dinners , but confirm directly given that operational details including hours are not published in available data.
No dress code is confirmed in available data, but the €€€ price tier and Michelin Plate recognition suggest smart-casual is the appropriate default. Overly casual dress (sportswear, beachwear) would be out of register. In Nantes' modern dining rooms, a mid-level smart-casual approach , clean, considered, not formal , is the standard read across the category.
Specific menu items and signature dishes are not confirmed in available data, so recommending particular plates would be speculation. The Michelin Plate signal indicates the kitchen's overall output meets inspection standards, but the honest move is to ask the service team on arrival what they are running as highlights that evening. That is standard practice for modern cuisine menus at this tier, which typically change with season and availability.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamaccotte | €€€ | Easy | — |
| L'Atlantide 1874 - Maison Guého | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Freia | €€€ | Unknown | — |
| La Mandale | € | Unknown | — |
| Meraki | €€ | Unknown | — |
| Song, Saveurs & Sens | €€ | Unknown | — |
How Lamaccotte stacks up against the competition.
At the €€€ tier with two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025), Lamaccotte delivers on the credential side. For Nantes, it sits in a price band where you expect considered cooking and a composed room — and on both counts it holds up. If you want a Michelin-recognised meal without the booking friction of L'Atlantide 1874 - Maison Guého, Lamaccotte is the more accessible call.
Specific dietary accommodation details are not in the public record for Lamaccotte. At the €€€ modern cuisine level, kitchens at this standard generally work with guests on restrictions when notified in advance — check the venue's official channels when booking to confirm what they can accommodate.
L'Atlantide 1874 - Maison Guého is the step up in prestige and difficulty to book. LuluRouget and Bairoz offer comparable Nantes modern dining at similar or slightly lower spend. If you want a more relaxed format at the same price point, La Mandale and Meraki are worth considering. Song, Saveurs & Sens is a strong alternative if the tasting-menu format appeals.
Lamaccotte is one of the easier Michelin Plate addresses to secure in Nantes — a week or two of lead time is typically enough outside peak periods. That said, at the €€€ level, booking at least a week out is sensible to avoid losing your preferred date. No months-ahead planning required.
Lamaccotte's atmosphere leans composed, and the €€€ price point signals a room where guests dress accordingly. Think neat, put-together clothes rather than anything formal — a jacket is unlikely to be required, but overly casual dress would feel out of place. When in doubt, err on the side of understated.
Specific menu details are not available in the current record for Lamaccotte. At a Michelin Plate modern cuisine address at the €€€ tier, the chef's menu or set format tends to be where the kitchen shows its intent most clearly. Ask when booking whether a tasting menu or seasonal menu is available.
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