Shop

Maison Arlot Cheng

Maison Arlot Cheng (Nantes)

© Maison Arlot Cheng

  • Date
  • share

A stone’s throw from Les Machines de l’Île, Chin-jy Cheng and Pierre-Antoine Arlot now welcome in customers all day long to their luminous Maison Arlot Cheng. The space? A bakery with the best breads in the city, displayed on the granite and slate countertop, and a café corner in the luminous space, designed by Atelier Mima (waxed concrete floors, curved wooden benches, bay windows). Here you’ll find Konatsu Mayuyama (the pastry chef) and Alessandro Mancini (the chef and baker), both of whom used to work at the famous E5 Bakehouse in London, forming an impressive duo as they combine French heirloom flours, Japanese traditions and English inspirations. What should you expect from the bakery side of things? Buckwheat flour and buckwheat grain bread, sourdough spelt wheat focaccia, their pain des marins made with rye sourdough, walnuts, raisins and molasses, or even grilled cheese sandwiches at lunch… And for the sweets? Creamy coconut rochers, buckwheat shortbread cookies, flapjacks (English granola bars), black sesame cake, walnut and azuki bean tart. // Thomas Jossin & Linda Manca 

The hidden gem: The very sweet “shokupan,” an extremely tender Japanese white loaf (€11/kg). 

Save this spot in the Fooding app, available on iOS! Download it now in the app store.

The Belgium Guide 2024 is out of the oven!

Discover the latest selection of the Kingdom’s 350 best addresses (restaurants, bars, cellars, shops and bedrooms), an award’s list celebrating this year’s favorite spots, and a magazine section featuring « Belgium Underground » exploring the margins of the food world, its hidden stories and some of its most taboo subjects.

2024 Le Fooding Belgium guide frontcover
I want it!
About

Le Fooding is a print and digital guide to all the restaurants, chefs, bars, stylish hotels and B&Bs that make up the “taste of the times,” plus an annual awards list for new establishments across France, a series of gastronomic events, a tool that allow you to make reservations at some fantastic bistros, and an agency specialized in event planning, content production and consulting… And after conquering France, Belgium is Le Fooding guide’s latest playground!

Fooding® is a registered trademark.