Cold and hot mezze
Small portions to share, cold or hot: the starting point of any Lebanese meal, made in house.
Lebanese cuisine · Nantes
Lebanese cuisine in Nantes, Le Cèdre
Cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled dishes and syrup-soaked desserts: a fully homemade Lebanese cuisine on rue Kervegan since 1988.
What is Lebanese cuisine
Lebanese cuisine, an art of sharing
Lebanese cuisine is one of the great tables of the Mediterranean. It rests on one simple idea: sharing. Rather than an individual plate, a succession of small dishes is set in the centre of the table for everyone to graze on at their own pace. At Le Cèdre, the first Lebanese restaurant in Nantes, opened on rue Kervegan in 1988, this tradition runs through every service: cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled dishes and syrup-soaked desserts, all made in house.
Discovering Lebanese cuisine means, above all, tasting a wide variety of flavours in a single meal. Vegetables, fresh herbs, marinated meats and pastries echo one another around the table. This generosity, faithful to the flavours of Lebanon, turns every lunch or dinner into a convivial moment that Le Cèdre has kept alive in Nantes for more than thirty years.
The pillars of our cuisine
The great families of Lebanese cuisine
Here are the great families of dishes that make up Lebanese cuisine and that you will find on our menu.
Fire-grilled dishes
Marinated meats and skewers seared over the fire, fragrant and generous, in the spirit of sharing.
Syrup-soaked desserts
Delicate pastries and syrup-soaked sweets to finish the meal on a fragrant note.
Lebanese catering
The same homemade cuisine offered as a buffet for your events in Nantes, on quotation.
The mezze
Mezze, the heart of Lebanese cuisine
Mezze are the heart of Lebanese cuisine. They are small preparations, cold or hot, shared at the start of the meal and often extended until they make up the whole meal. At Le Cèdre, the cold and hot mezze are made in house every day, in our dining room on rue Kervegan in Nantes.
This diversity is what makes Lebanese cuisine so convivial: you taste a little of everything, you swap, you start again. Mezze based on vegetables and pulses or more generous bites, everyone builds their meal to their own taste. It is this logic of sharing that sets the Lebanese table apart from plated cuisines.
The grills
Lebanese dishes grilled over the fire
After the mezze come the grills. In Lebanese cuisine, the meats are marinated then cooked over the fire, which gives them their characteristic aroma. At Le Cèdre, the grills are cooked over the fire and served in the spirit of sharing, alongside the mezze. It is one of the highlights of the Lebanese meal, to discover on our menu in Nantes.
Sweets and Lebanese wines
Syrup-soaked desserts and Lebanese wines
Lebanese cuisine ends with syrup-soaked desserts, delicate pastries that balance the meal with a sweet, fragrant note. To go with it all, Le Cèdre offers a selection of Lebanese wines, from an ancient Mediterranean vineyard. Homemade desserts and Lebanese wines thus extend the experience of a true Lebanese meal.
A Mediterranean tradition
Lebanese cuisine, a tradition of sharing
Lebanese cuisine belongs to the great family of Mediterranean cuisines, built on olive oil, vegetables, fresh herbs and sharing. To learn more about its history and diversity, discover Lebanese cuisine and its heritage of conviviality.
In Nantes since 1988
Tasting Lebanese cuisine in Nantes
In Nantes, it is at Le Cèdre that this Lebanese cuisine comes to life. Located at 20 rue Kervegan, on the Île de Nantes, a few steps from the Bouffay district, the restaurant is the first Lebanese restaurant in the city. Since 1988, it has offered a 100% homemade menu, from mezze to desserts, in a warm dining room in the heart of Nantes.
You can taste Lebanese cuisine on site, at lunch and dinner, but also as takeaway or delivery within Nantes via Uber Eats and Deliveroo. For your events, Le Cèdre also puts together a Lebanese buffet on quotation, with the same homemade cuisine served at the restaurant.
Nos articles sur la cuisine libanaise
Découvrez nos guides et recettes : apprenez à préparer la recette du houmous, explorez les mezzés à goûter absolument avec notre sélection de mezzés chauds et froids. Pour aller plus loin, explorez nos grandes spécialités libanaises ou découvrez comment manger végétarien à la libanaise. Nos vins du Liban accompagnent à merveille chaque mezzé.
Retrouvez aussi nos fiches sur les grands classiques : découvrez le kebbé, le chiche taouk et le baklava. Envie de cuisiner chez vous ? Préparez des falafels maison ou réalisez le vrai taboulé libanais. Et pour débuter, tout savoir sur le mezzé.
Frequently asked questions
Lebanese cuisine in Nantes: your questions
What is Lebanese cuisine?
Lebanese cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine built on sharing: a succession of cold and hot mezze is set in the centre of the table, followed by grills and syrup-soaked desserts. At Le Cèdre, in Nantes, everything is made in house.
Where can you taste Lebanese cuisine in Nantes?
At Le Cèdre, 20 rue Kervegan, 44000 Nantes, on the Île de Nantes near the Bouffay district. Opened on rue Kervegan in 1988, it is the first Lebanese restaurant in Nantes.
What are the typical dishes of Lebanese cuisine?
Cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled dishes and syrup-soaked desserts make up the essentials of a Lebanese meal. Le Cèdre also offers a selection of Lebanese wines to go with the meal.
Does Lebanese cuisine offer vegetarian dishes?
Yes. Many Lebanese mezze are based on vegetables and pulses, which makes it possible to build a generous vegetarian meal. You will find these preparations on the Le Cèdre menu in Nantes.
Can you order Lebanese food for takeaway in Nantes?
Yes. Le Cèdre offers takeaway and delivery within Nantes via Uber Eats and Deliveroo, as well as a catering service on quotation for your events.
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Come and taste Lebanese cuisine at Le Cèdre
Homemade mezze, fire-grilled dishes and Lebanese wines await you at 20 rue Kervegan. Book your table online and come and discover Lebanese cuisine at Le Cèdre, in Nantes.
Le Cèdre has kept Lebanese cuisine alive in Nantes since 1988. As the first Lebanese restaurant in the city, located at 20 rue Kervegan on the Île de Nantes, it offers a 100% homemade menu: cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled dishes, syrup-soaked desserts and a selection of Lebanese wines. Faithful to the sharing spirit of the Lebanese table, the house welcomes individuals and families at lunch and dinner and puts together a Lebanese buffet on quotation for weddings, seminars and family meals. On site after booking online, for takeaway or delivery via Uber Eats and Deliveroo: the Lebanese cuisine of Le Cèdre looks forward to seeing you in the heart of Nantes.