Freia

This greenhouse with timber arches devoted to the goddess Freia is perched on top of a contemporary building. It is the perfect place to grow a garden of aromatic herbs and berries and to admire the panoramic view of Nantes. After the success of Vacarme, Sarah Mainguy crafts poetic and creative cuisine, mainly plant based and scattered with Scandinavian and Asian touches. Each dish is a treasure trove of brainwaves and delicious sauces – cases in point being the white asparagus with a vegetable seaweed XO sauce, or periwinkles with crisp green peas, topped with a glazed gwell snow.

What makes it distinctive

• A rooftop greenhouse dining room with panoramic views over Nantes.
• An on-site urban garden that anchors the menu, planted with herbs, berries, small fruits, and a few vegetables and grains.
• Sarah Mainguy’s cooking leans plant-forward, with Scandinavian and Asian accents.

Signature Ingredients

• Garden herbs and flowers grown on site (coriander, mint, hyssop, nasturtium)
• Small fruits and berries (blackcurrant, elderflower)
• Oats and buckwheat

Tasting Menus

• Lunch: 4 courses (€50) or 6 courses (€70)
• Dinner: 6 courses (€80) or 8 courses (€120)

Style

• Seasonal, garden-led tasting menus with a strong plant focus.