From the elegant Passage Pommeraye to the bustling local markets, shopping in Nantes offers a distinctive blend of historic charm and contemporary French style. Unlike the overwhelming commercial sprawl of larger capitals, the city provides an intimate, walkable retail experience that feels uniquely authentic.
Whether you are hunting for high-end fashion, vintage treasures, or gourmet delicacies, the "Venice of the West" has a distinct retail personality. The city’s independent spirit thrives in its boutiques, where local designers and artisans often take center stage over generic global chains.
Understanding the layout of the city is key to a successful shopping trip. The historic center, with its medieval streets and grand Haussmannian boulevards, is divided into distinct districts, each offering a different atmosphere and selection of goods.
For the discerning traveler, shopping here is not just about acquiring items but about experiencing the local culture. From the scent of fresh produce at the Talensac market to the intricate craftsmanship of local jewelers, every purchase tells a story of the region.
This guide focuses on the most compelling retail destinations that combine quality, atmosphere, and variety. We have curated a list that moves beyond the obvious to include places where locals actually prefer to spend their money.
To help you navigate the city’s retail landscape efficiently, we have compiled the definitive list of must-visit locations that showcase the best of Nantes’ commercial offerings.
Passage Pommeraye
| Address | 20 Pass. Pommeraye, 44000 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
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Historical and wonderful shopping mall in city centre Nantes!
Interesting history. Some stairs. Decorative. Shops
Very impreasive to visit. Difficult to take nice picture as this is crowded.
Very original shopping mall. Art nouveau style. Plenty of upscale, fashion or new items for sale. Nice to stroll around too. You can also have a coffee there to admire the scenery and passers by.
Small shopping center in the middle of Nantes, just enough to find what you are looking for and surrounded by restaurants and night life! Beautiful architecture, besides is an historic place from the city! It’s a must visit place!
Centre Commercial Beaulieu
| Address | Bd Général de Gaulle, 44272 Nantes Cedex 2 |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Phone | 02 40 47 00 26 |
Nice and large shopping center.
Variety of shops, brands, and restaurants.
Enjoy...
Nice mall. Has primark, a large carrefour and HEMA.
One of the best place in Nantes. Multiple shops in this complex. All types of Fashion and Luxury available here in good price
Cool place but surprisingly no drinking water facility. Strange that the Nantes city talks a lot about ecology but for an essential like drinking water, you will have to buy plastic water bottles!!
I've been a few times in the Shopping Mall to buy goods and cosmetics. It wasn't bad, per se, but I would take attention on stuffiness. Also, there are long queues in the goods supermarket. I'm think it is not a problem of SM. It is just for your information.
Passage Cœur de Nantes
| Address | 10 Rue Santeuil, 44000 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM Sunday: Closed |
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Nice old shopping arcade in the center of Nantes. It has opened since 1843. Very nice decoration inside, especially during Christmas time! A must to drop by when you visit Nantes!
Worth a look for the architecture.
While in Nantes, we returned to visit the Passage Pommeraye and were very disappointed to find the elevator out of service. As a wheelchair user, I was unable to visit all the floors. I hope the elevator will be repaired soon, as we plan to return.
After visiting the Passage Pommeraye, which is still beautiful, I love it 😄
We also visited the Passage Coeur de Nantes; it's not the same atmosphere, a bit sad, but the decor is still beautiful 🌹
The arcade was recently renovated. The atmosphere is very cold and the shops are very expensive. As a result, there are few customers and the shops are closing.
Galeries Lafayette
| Address | 2-20 Rue de la Marne, 44000 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
| Phone | 02 40 99 82 12 |
During a short visit to Nantes from the UK I called in at Galeries Lafayette to look for clothing (gifts) for my grandchildren. My rusty French language was no help but the staff in the children’s department on 16 and 17 April were brilliant. With their help and patience I found what I had in mind. I went away happy with exquisitely wrapped presents. Merci Becoup.
Quality department store in centre of Nantes with good selection of top clothing brands and a nice homeware section also.
Nice store with an extensive collection of various high fashion clothes and makeup and more.
Jan 2018 Edit: went into the housewares dept in tge basement, found something I wanted to buy,, took it to the checkout, where nobody was there, looked for another till, there isn't one, so left the stuff and walked away.
The loos cost €0.50/person, usual bored and borderline rude dame pipi, loos not very clean.
Not going back if I can help it.
Original review - It's a department store, so it's hard to get excited. However, despite the fact that it was one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the shop-hater that I am was not put off, didn't feel stressed and sort of enjoyed the visit. I almost bought something!
Elegant and spacious shopping in central Nantes, housed in the Decre building. A wide selection across beauty, fashion and home. Perfect for browsing even if a bit pricey.
Centre Commercial Atlantis
| Address | Bd Salvador Allende, 44800 Saint-Herblain |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM Sunday: Closed |
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Very nice shopping mall with a great selection of various stores. Easy parking both outside and inside. IKEA at the end of the mall (inside). Worth a visit.
This is the biggest shopping mall in Nantes. 1. They have special events for Christmas like photo with Santa Claus and etc.
2. They also have various options for restaurants inside from crêpes Breton, chinese food, burger, mexican food, french food, and... Five Guys!!
3. They also have IKEA and Leclerc.
Also completed with various types of clothing stores from Adidas, Zara, H&M, IKKS, Mango, etc.
For tourists/visitors in Nantes, if you want to go to the Atlantis, please remember to take the tram 1 with terminus "François Mitterand". The reason is because I crossed a lot of people who took the wrong one and they got confused about where to go. It's not a big deal, but it's always nice to plan your itinerary accordingly!
This is a massive mall. Very big. Has all.what we need under one roof. A massif leclerc for grocery shopping and many other stores for food and shopping. Loved this place
Very busy place during holidays, also well decorated. Decent offers during the holidays as well. Mostly visited ELeclerc here and had some snacks. The area outside is quite picturesque especially during sunrise and sunset. Need better walkways during the rains.
Great place to go shop.
I went because there's a discount at the moment but didn't find what i wanted.
The shopping center is great lots of shop and it's pretty big.
At the end of the day its a shopping center.
Passage Chatelaine
| Address | 11 Rue Scribe, 44000 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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The elevator is frequently out of order. Decathlon employees use the entrance on Rue Scribe as a test track for the bicycles they repair, neglecting pedestrians. Deliveries to the shops (Decathlon and Superdry) are noisy, and there is no respect for the entrances to the accessible residences. The gates on the Rue Crébillon and Rue Scribe sides are very dirty when down. The shopping arcade is poorly maintained.
So, the passageway is nice, but one question: why, today, November 25th, with a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, is the air conditioning on throughout the entire passageway? It's quite strong; you can really feel the cold wind. Not great for the environment and really, really unpleasant for us users.
I have rarely seen such a sad passage, no atmosphere, few shops... Surely a design problem as it is very recent.
It's a very nice place to take a walk and to shop; they have different things than shopping centers, and there's a shop exclusively for Harry Potter products.
Thank you for your welcome, Dr. Bataille's work was perfect and demonstrated a strong sense of expertise.
Centre commercial Paridis
| Address | 10 Rte de Paris, 44305 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM Thursday: 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM Friday: 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM Sunday: Closed |
| Phone | 02 40 93 97 20 |
Meh, it's ok. Small mall with a few eateries same a few small clothing stores. Large grocery store as the anchor. It's ok. Not much variety.
Although I seldom shop inside of this mall, if it's three things that I do make a stop here for from time to time.
1. My bank is located here, and even if it's unfortunate that it has zero drive through capabilities in 2025, going to the bank is necessary!
2. Jeff de Bruges Chocolatière I cannot get enough of 🍫
3. Yves Rocher Instituts, because I'm a woman who cares about the little things that make me feel incredibly relaxed and prepped for another week✨
Been there and hygienically, I'd rate the place a 7, however, in terms of explorers conduction, I'd say it's not so impressive. Nonetheless, a great experience ; overall.
I had good shopping here. You'll find just anything.
This mall is big and has a lot of in stores, the supermarket Leclerc in thé mall Paradis is by far the biggest I had seen in my region Loire Atlantique. Nice place to hang out with girlfriend, friends, family and children's since it has a nice carrousel. Take the bus line C1 get down in the station Halluchere and walk less than five minutes. Or the tramway towards Beaujoire and get down in Halluchere.
Galerie Océane
| Address | 10 Rdpt de la Corbinerie, 44400 Rezé |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
| Phone | 02 51 11 51 11 |
Excellent mix of shops and plenty of restaurants. Good parking
Excellent shopping center .has just about everything under one roof. Leclecs is massive there's many more out let's. Optician .coffee shops .Cafe. snack bars .play area for kids .very easy parking .in or out side .escalator s every where .plenty of other stores out side .to visit .you really don't need to go anywhere else .
Very nice place. The available goods in shoop are awesome. Big parking outside.
You can park a car which is higher than 2.3 m, great.
No covid passport that is plus.
👍☺️ super
Warm, cosy atmosphere where you find almost everything you need. Easily accessible by bus.
Centre commercial Carrefour Nantes La Beaujoire
| Address | ZAC de la Beaujoire, 44300 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM Thursday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM Friday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM Sunday: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Phone | 02 41 32 87 96 |
Hi, On Sunday the medical shop is not open.
Only the grocery shop open on the Sunday.
My go to supermarché in Nantes. It has halal section, every aisle was organized. As for my observation, the eggs were cheaper than L'Eclerc. Although it is not as grand as L'Eclerc
Good place for your single stop shopping. But if you are planning to access the place by a tram or bus then it's a 15 minute walk to the nearest Tan station.
Massive store with everything under one roof from daily food to home appliances. Plus there is a pharmacy and other stores in the mall
Place is pretty neat. Followed by wide choices and is one of the biggest Carrefour store.with wheelchair accessible parking and enterance.
À l'Ombre des Marques | Nantes
| Address | 7 Rue du Moulin, 44000 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 9:30 AM – 7:25 PM Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 7:25 PM Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 7:25 PM Thursday: 9:30 AM – 7:25 PM Friday: 9:30 AM – 7:25 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 7:25 PM Sunday: Closed |
| Phone | 02 40 48 20 27 |
I like to shop there nice
Très belle expérience chez À l'Ombre des Marques Nantes !
Le magasin est très bien rangé, propre et agréable à parcourir.
On y trouve facilement ce que l'on cherche. Les vendeurs sont accueillants, souriants et disponibles pour donner de bons conseils. C'est un vrai plaisir de faire ses achats dans une telle ambiance.
Je recommande sans hésiter !
Excellent multi-brand outlet store! Wide selection of products from major brands, well-organized and easy to find. The staff is welcoming and gives great advice. I highly recommend it! Go there without hesitation to find some bargains 🔥
I wanted to buy a 240 x 260 cm PERLE DE COTON brand duvet that was for sale yesterday, May 23, 2025, at the Nantes store. The price wasn't displayed. I asked a sales assistant who tried to find out at the register, but they apparently didn't know. This sales assistant came back to me and said she didn't know the price and that the duvet couldn't be sold to me. I overheard her talking to someone else in the store about going to lunch, then muttering to herself that it wasn't worth the trouble to look up the price of an item when management was exploiting them. Another customer was just as stunned as I was by the response of this young sales assistant with long, brown hair. If management needs it, they shouldn't hesitate to ask us for a statement. We encourage shopping in physical stores, not online, to support local businesses, but we shouldn't complain when customers turn to the internet after being refused a sale. Furthermore, I once came in with a small backpack/handbag containing my documents, money, and payment methods. I was asked to leave it behind the register, on the floor, with very little supervision. What professionalism and what business sense! This store is to be avoided because of the unpleasant staff! Management must address this major problem if they want the store to survive.
Beware of their return policy. The manager calls customers liars because she "feels" like the item has been worn, knowing that I've been buying from this store regularly for four years.
I will never return to this store, and I advise this woman that if she has suffered betrayal or lies in her life, she shouldn't project that onto others!
PS: Looking at the reviews about this old lady, her behavior, and her way of treating customers, my shock evaporated.
MINISO Gare de Nantes
| Address | Gare SNCF, 27 Bd de Stalingrad, 44000 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM Thursday: 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM Friday: 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
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🎀🐰❤️✨
One of my favorite shops in Nantes 💖 The owner is lovely and always attentive. She always has the most beautiful products in her shop. Is a larger shop planned? That would be amazing to enjoy even more merchandise 😍
Je passe souvent dans cette boutique, et ces derniers temps, j’ai remarqué pas mal de nouveautés. C’est vraiment agréable de voir que les rayons se renouvellent régulièrement ! Le magasin est toujours propre, bien agencé, et les produits sont faciles à trouver. Lors de mon dernier passage, une vendeuse a été particulièrement souriante, à l’écoute et de bon conseil — très pro sans jamais être insistante. C’est toujours un plaisir d’y faire un tour, que ce soit pour un petit cadeau ou un achat de dernière minute.
A very nice, clean, and well-organized shop; the saleswoman is also super friendly.
PS: If you happen to be passing by... we got the last two Cinnamorolls from the two mystery boxes we bought again ☺️
A tiny, adorable little shop! Neatly arranged shelves, low prices, pink, kawaii...
KILO SHOP NANTES
| Address | 15-17 Rue des Vieilles Douves, 44000 Nantes |
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| Opening Hours | Monday: 2:00 – 7:00 PM Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Thursday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Friday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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Such a good coffee. Flat white of Melbourne coffee standard. Recommend for Aussie's looking for a cafe that will remind them of Australia
Great selection and nice staff
Amazing shop u get a lot of clothing here
Nice 👍
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Tips for a Successful Shopping Trip
To ensure your retail experience in Nantes is as seamless and enjoyable as possible, it is helpful to understand a few local customs and logistical details. The city operates on a rhythm that balances leisure with commerce, and knowing how to navigate this will save you time and frustration.
Respect the Lunch Break: Many independent boutiques and smaller shops in Nantes close for a two-hour lunch break, typically between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM. Plan your itinerary around this pause to avoid finding locked doors in the middle of the day.
Embrace the Tram: The city center is largely pedestrianized, making walking the best option. However, for reaching spots like the Atlantis shopping center or the markets on the outskirts, the tram system is efficient, clean, and easy to navigate.
Bring Your Own Bag: France has largely phased out single-use plastic bags. Carrying a stylish tote or a compact reusable bag is not only eco-friendly but essential for carrying your finds from the market or boutiques.
Look for the "Fabriqué en France" Label: If you are looking for authentic souvenirs or gifts, prioritize items marked as made in France. This guarantees a level of quality and authenticity that mass-produced imports lack, and supports the local economy.
Visit on Thursday or Friday: While the city is vibrant all week, many boutiques stay open later on Thursdays and Fridays. This is the perfect time to shop if you want to combine a late afternoon browse with an evening dinner.
Navigating the retail scene in Nantes is a rewarding experience that offers far more than a simple transaction. It is an opportunity to engage with the local aesthetic, taste the region’s best produce, and bring home a piece of the city’s unique character.
By mixing the historic architecture of the old town with the creative energy of its modern designers, you will discover that the best souvenirs are often the ones that feel intrinsically connected to the place you are visiting. Take your time, wander the side streets, and enjoy the art of discovery.
