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Le Cèdre· 1988
Lebanese restaurant · Nantes

Lebanese restaurant in Nantes Le Cèdre

Mezze, fire-grilled dishes and Lebanese wines, steps from Bouffay. A fully homemade cuisine since 1988.

Le Cèdre at a glance

The first Lebanese table in Nantes

1988

Opened on rue Kervegan, the first Lebanese restaurant in Nantes

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Homemade menu: mezze, grills, desserts

Lebanon

A selection of Lebanese wines to discover

Our cuisine

A homemade Lebanese cuisine in Nantes

Cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled dishes and syrup-soaked desserts: everything is made in house, every day, in our dining room on rue Kervegan.

  • Cold and hot mezze
  • Fire-grilled dishes
  • Syrup-soaked Lebanese desserts
  • Selected Lebanese wines
Salle du Cèdre rue Kervegan : tables dressées, lustres en cristal, plafond à poutres et murs en pierre
Catering & events

Lebanese catering for your events in Nantes

Weddings, seminars or family meals: Le Cèdre puts together a Lebanese buffet on quotation, with the same homemade cuisine served at the restaurant.

Why Le Cèdre

Why choose Le Cèdre, the Lebanese restaurant in Nantes

Opened on rue Kervegan in 1988, Le Cèdre is the first Lebanese restaurant in Nantes. Since then, the house has stood for one simple idea: a generous, fully homemade Lebanese cuisine prepared on site every day. Cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled dishes and syrup-soaked desserts make up a menu faithful to the flavours of Lebanon. It is this consistency, year after year, that has made Le Cèdre a landmark address for lovers of Lebanese food in Nantes.

Choosing Le Cèdre means sitting down in a warm dining room in the heart of Nantes and rediscovering the sharing spirit of the Lebanese table. People come as a couple, with family or among friends to graze on a variety of mezze, carry on the meal around a grill and finish with a syrup-soaked sweet. To go with it, the menu offers a selection of Lebanese wines. Whether you are discovering Lebanese cuisine or already know it well, you are welcomed with the same care.

In the heart of Nantes

Rue Kervegan, on the Île de Nantes since 1988

Le Cèdre is located at 20 rue Kervegan, on the Île de Nantes, a few steps from the Bouffay district. This central Nantes location makes it an easy-to-reach meeting point for a Lebanese lunch or dinner. The restaurant welcomes you Monday to Thursday from 12pm to 2pm and from 7pm to 10pm, then Friday and Saturday until 11pm in the evening.

More than thirty years after it opened, the house keeps Lebanese cuisine alive in this historic corner of Nantes. For those who prefer to stay home, Le Cèdre also offers takeaway and delivery within Nantes via Uber Eats and Deliveroo.

Situé au centre-ville de Nantes, dans le quartier Bouffay et sur l'Île de Nantes, Le Cèdre vous accueille également pour commander à emporter ou profiter de la livraison dans Nantes.

Discover our story

The Lebanese table

Lebanese cuisine, a tradition of sharing

Lebanese cuisine is built on sharing: a succession of mezze set in the centre of the table, fragrant grills and delicate desserts. At Le Cèdre, this tradition takes shape in cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled meats and syrup-soaked pastries made in house. To learn more about this Mediterranean gastronomy, discover Lebanese cuisine and its heritage of sharing.

Nos recettes et traditions

La cuisine libanaise expliquee

Avant de reserver votre table, prenez le temps de decouvrir les plats que nous servons. Sur notre blog, nous detaillons les grandes specialites de notre carte : apprenez a reconnaitre ce qu'est un mezze, parcourez les mezzes incontournables et la difference entre mezzes chauds et froids.

Envie de retrouver nos saveurs chez vous ? Suivez notre recette du taboule libanais, decouvrez les secrets du kebbe et terminez par le baklava, grand classique des desserts libanais. Puis venez les deguster prepares maison dans notre restaurant, au coeur de Nantes.

Frequently asked questions

Lebanese restaurant in Nantes: your questions

Where is the Le Cèdre Lebanese restaurant in Nantes?

Le Cèdre welcomes you at 20 rue Kervegan, 44000 Nantes, on the Île de Nantes, close to the Bouffay district and the city centre.

Is Le Cèdre the first Lebanese restaurant in Nantes?

Yes. Opened on rue Kervegan in 1988, Le Cèdre is the first Lebanese table in Nantes and has since served a 100% homemade cuisine.

Which Lebanese dishes does Le Cèdre serve?

The menu brings together cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled dishes and syrup-soaked desserts, all homemade, with a selection of Lebanese wines.

Can you order Lebanese food for takeaway or delivery in Nantes?

Yes. Le Cèdre offers takeaway and delivery within Nantes via Uber Eats and Deliveroo.

How do I book a table at Le Cèdre?

Booking is done online in real time via Zenchef or by phone on 02 40 20 15 61. The restaurant is open Monday to Saturday, lunch and dinner.

Does Le Cèdre offer Lebanese catering?

Yes. Le Cèdre provides catering and events on quotation for weddings, seminars and family meals, with the same homemade cuisine.

Book

Book your table at Le Cèdre

Le Cèdre welcomes you at lunch and dinner, Monday to Saturday, at 20 rue Kervegan in Nantes.

A Lebanese restaurant in Nantes since 1988, Le Cèdre serves a fully homemade Lebanese cuisine at 20 rue Kervegan: cold and hot mezze, fire-grilled dishes, syrup-soaked desserts and Lebanese wines. As the city's first Lebanese table, the house welcomes individuals and families at lunch and dinner, Monday to Saturday, and provides catering on quotation for weddings, seminars and family meals. Takeaway and delivery via Uber Eats and Deliveroo, or on site after booking online: the Le Cèdre Lebanese restaurant looks forward to seeing you in the heart of Nantes.