New in Rennes. These three friends open their first restaurant: Homies Burger

Charly, Basile and Antoine at their new restaurant Homies Burger, rue de Nantes in Rennes.
From the back, Charly, Basile and Antoine, at their new restaurant Homies Burger, rue de Nantes in Rennes. (©Brian Le Goff / News Rennes)

eat at homemade hamburger between friends like homeis the concept of these three Friends from Rennes with its establishment called Homies burgers. After a common experience in Ethnic Food brand outlets in Rennes, Basil, Antoine and Charlie they decided to open theirs together first restaurant opting for homemade recipes.

The three of us wanted to keep working and doing what we knew how to do, but with our own values. The project was launched during the health crisis and confinements. We worked on our proposal, adjusted our recipes until we were satisfied and we started.

Basile Garault, Charly Chevrier and Antoine CorreThree friends from Rennes who run Homies Burger

Going into this cozy little restaurant, located rue de Nantes between the boulevards Jacques Cartier and Georges Clemenceau, the striking blue and orange colors mixed with the good smell of hot bread – prepared and cooked on site (we checked) – i grilled meat (Bretons and chopped fresh every day) are delicious.

At Homies Burger, the bread is homemade with a recipe that Basile, one of the managers, tries to keep secret.
At Homies Burger, the bread is homemade with a recipe that Basile, one of the managers, tries to keep secret. (©BLG / News Rennes)

The atmosphere is just as pleasant thanks to the three managers with which we have feel friends from the first second.

Original hamburger names

On the menu, they are proposed five hamburger recipes to the confessions that collect precisely the personalities that can be found in a group of friends: greedy, teasing, friends, Veggie, boy. “The idea was to say thatwe all have a friend one way or another”, they explain.

We were not disappointed when we tried the gourmet burger at Homies Burger, a new restaurant on rue de Nantes in Rennes.
We were not disappointed when we tried the gourmet burger at Homies Burger, a new restaurant on rue de Nantes in Rennes. (©BLG / News Rennes)

Soon, hamburgers with seasonal products will be added to the map.

The accompaniment to the burger that needs no introduction is, of course, the French fries. And there they are also homemade, just like them sauces : ketchup, homies (creation inspired by biggy sauce), white, mayonnaise, tease, pepper. The “sides”two types of cheese croquettes i desserts (biscuits and panna cotta) too.

A concept that pleases

open since October 11Homies (which means friends, friends from the same neighborhood in American slang) Burger seems to have found its clientele and its place in the neighborhood, according to its managers.

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“We really want to see ourselves as a neighborhood business. The first returns they were positive and objective. There is even a resident who told us that he was going to talk about us in the neighborhood whatsapp group. We are very well received and we hope it continues”, they conclude.

Homies Burger, 239 rue de Nantes in Rennes. Opening hours: from Monday to Friday, from 11.30 to 14.30 and from 18.00 to 22.30 (closed on Tuesday), Saturday and Sunday, from 12.00 to 22.30 h. On site or to go, click and collect via website. Delivery via Deliveroo and Ubereats.

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