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French regionalHors Centre
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.
OrderThe paella, or the €14 Basque plat du jour at lunch; the lunch menus start at €17.
TipThe €14 plat du jour is a lunch offer from Monday to Saturday, and the restaurant is closed all day on Wednesday.
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CrêperieHors Centre
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.
OrderThe express lunch menu of a savoury galette and a sweet crêpe, served Tuesday to Friday.
TipClosed Sunday, Monday and public holidays; the crêpes can be paired with champagne on request.
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French bistroHors Centre
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.
OrderThe daily slate menu, or one of the potato dishes.
TipThe slate of the day is posted on the restaurant's website; it is closed Sunday and Monday and accepts restaurant vouchers.
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LaotianPlace D Erlon
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.
OrderLaab beef with sticky rice to start, then mok pa in banana leaf or pad kra pao with a fried egg.
TipOrder what you fancy and share it; the house eats by hand and puts quality before speed, so the wait can be long.
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Japanese sushiPlace D Erlon
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.
OrderSashimi or a chirashi bowl of assorted raw fish, then the coconut milk flan for dessert.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the house prints 14:00 and 22:00 as closing times, so allow for that when booking a late table.
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CrêperiePlace D Erlon
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.
OrderA galette chèvre miel (€13) or the Guémené andouille galette with cider cream (€15), then a crêpe.
TipMonday is lunch only and Sunday is closed; the room is air-conditioned and dogs are welcome, according to its own site.