"Céline Mingam’s unfussy, market-fresh cooking earned her a following in Arles before she set up this intimate bistro sandwiched between Nantes’s Dobrée Museum and the Natural History Museum. It’s the ideal spot for a light but nourishing lunch, which might include the chef’s signature, a mollet egg with beluga lentils in a celery emulsion topped with croutons, or a filet of pollock served on a bed of Sardinian fregola with sunchokes and bacon jus. And to finish, don’t forget the caramelized pear and almond dacquoise cake with salted-butter caramel. [$]" - Lindsey Tramuta