At night the university town of Rennes comes alive. The boys swash and buckle in street corners, drinking, fighting, and vying for the attention of any pretty young girl that shimmers past them. The lecturers, meanwhile, hurry past their inglorious students, away from the aptly nicknamed rue de la Soif, to find themselves a quiet corner in the oldest wine bar in town, Le Nabuchodonosor. The floor is pock-marked, the tables are worn and wooded and the wines - endless wines - are chalked up on the board above them. Here, pressed into dark corners, they sit, devouring gossip and chat, till the small hours. Go join them – as the night closes in they’ll pull you over to their table and share with you their huge plates of bread, cheese and cold meats. Never mind that your French is dire – their animated English improves with each bottle that you buy, and drink together.

12 rue Hoche, Rennes
+33(0)2 99 27 07 58
Google map: bit.ly/sLceJW

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Very studenty, full of bars and restaurants, great place to watch people go by. Market on Saturday mornings, very good (towards Place des Lices).

Rue and Place St Michel can be accessed easily from the metro station Ste Anne.

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