Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Reims actually eats.

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Tip Khao

Order Laab beef with sticky rice to start, then mok pa in banana leaf or pad kra pao with a fried egg.

Tip Khao serves Lao and South-East Asian family recipes on Rue de Vesle in Reims, cooked to share and eaten by hand, at €8 to €18 a plate, Tue to Sat.

Shin'zen

Order Sashimi or a chirashi bowl of assorted raw fish, then the coconut milk flan for dessert.

Shin'zen is a Japanese sushi restaurant on Place Stalingrad in Reims, with sashimi, chirashi and temaki, open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday.

Crêperie Louise

Order A galette chèvre miel (€13) or the Guémené andouille galette with cider cream (€15), then a crêpe.

Crêperie Louise serves buckwheat galettes, tartines and salads on Rue Marx Dormoy in Reims, from €11 a galette, with non-stop service and an upstairs room.

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Saïgon Cà phê

Order The bo bun citronnelle with lemongrass beef (€14.90), or the lacquered duck with rice (€19.50).

Saïgon Cà phê is a Vietnamese canteen on Place Drouet d'Erlon in Reims, cooking southern Vietnamese plates, bo bun and Thai dishes, with starters from €6.

L'Atmosphère

Order The confit beef cheek with homemade purée (€24), then the Reims biscuit rose tiramisu (€10).

L'Atmosphère is a bistronomic restaurant on Rue de Venise in Reims, serving confit beef cheek at €24, truffle linguine and a summer terrace.

Le Back Off

Order The €25.90 formula (starter of the week, €15.90 plat du jour, dessert of the week) or the knife-cut tartare.

Le Back Off is a 1930s-style bar-brasserie on Rue Maurice Prévoteau in La Neuvillette, Reims, serving weekday lunches with a €25.90 formula.

Le Petit Vatel

Order The €17.80 formula: starter buffet, the day's meat or fish with vegetables, then cheese or dessert.

Le Petit Vatel is a weekday-lunch restaurant on Rue de Neufchâtel in Reims, cooking traditional dishes with a €17.80 formula and a starter buffet.

Pizza Sarda

Order A wood-fired pizza such as the Campa at €11.90, or the €13.60 Presto menu with salad and a pizza or pasta.

Pizza Sarda is a wood-fired pizzeria on Rue Gambetta in Reims, open seven days for lunch and dinner, with pizzas from €11.90 and menus from €13.60.

Au Cul de Poule

Order Thursday's frogs' legs or Saturday's roast chicken with morel sauce from the weekly board.

Au Cul de Poule is a family-run bistro on Boulevard Carteret in Reims, with a Maître Restaurateur kitchen and an I Love Reims lunch formula from €22.

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Réjane et Norbert

Order The daily plat du jour at €14.90, such as veal liver with raspberry vinegar, or the €20.90 Express formula.

Réjane et Norbert cooks home-style plates on Rue des Élus in central Reims, with a daily plat du jour at €14.90 and an Express formula at €20.90.

Le Riad

Order The royal couscous with lamb, chicken, merguez and kefta, or the squab pastilla to start.

Le Riad is a Moroccan restaurant on Rue de Tambour in Reims, cooking couscous, tagines and pastilla in a zellige-tiled room and open seven days a week.

Nonna

Order Puglian burrata with pistachio pesto to start, then the linguine with clams or the ossobuco.

Nonna is an Italian restaurant on the cathedral forecourt in Reims, with arancini, Puglian burrata, clam linguine and ossobuco in a room full of plants.

Hanuri

Order Marinated Black Angus or Wagyu cooked on the table grill, with banchan side dishes refilled through the meal.

Hanuri is a Korean grill restaurant on Rue de Contrai in Reims, where diners cook marinated Angus and Wagyu at the table alongside banchan side dishes.

Genki

Order A bowl of ramen in homemade broth, takoyaki to share, or the vegetarian ramen.

Genki is a ramen house on Rue Chanzy in Reims, a short walk from the cathedral, with homemade broths, takoyaki, Japanese curry and a vegetarian bowl.

Pizzeria L'Antica Chanzy

Order The pizza of the month, or the €13.50 weekday lunch formula of a classic pizza and a soft drink.

Pizzeria L'Antica Chanzy bakes artisan pizzas on Rue Chanzy in Reims from dough rested for 48 hours, with weekday lunch formulas from €13.50.

Version Originale

Order A fish plate from the card; Gault&Millau singles out the timbale of fish with baby vegetables.

Version Originale is a bistronomic restaurant on Rue du Temple in Reims, run by chef Christophe Mertes in the Halles district, with menus from €29 to €49.

Croquignole

Order The hand-cut beef tartare, served in several versions including mustard and sheep's cheese.

Croquignole is a twenty-cover bistro on Rue Camille Lenoir in Reims with an open kitchen, known for beef tartare cut by hand and seasonal plates.

Le Petit Basque

Order The paella, or the €14 Basque plat du jour at lunch; the lunch menus start at €17.

Le Petit Basque serves paella, tapas and a €14 plat du jour on Rue du Colonel Fabien in Reims, with Basque and Spanish home cooking and lunch menus from €17.

À l'Ère du Temps

Order The express lunch menu of a savoury galette and a sweet crêpe, served Tuesday to Friday.

À l'Ère du Temps serves buckwheat galettes and wheat crêpes on Avenue de Laon in Reims, with an express lunch menu of galette and crêpe, Tuesday to Friday.

Chez Nous

Order The daily slate menu, or one of the potato dishes.

Chez Nous is a neighbourhood restaurant on Avenue d'Épernay in Reims serving a daily slate menu and potato dishes, with adult menus from €14.50 to €20.50.