€€€€French fine diningPlace D Erlon
Le Foch is a Michelin Selected dining room on Boulevard Foch in Reims, run by chef Jacky Louazé and his wife Corinne, with menus from €49 at weekday lunch.
OrderThe €92 menu: langoustines with artichoke cream and lemon caviar, then the veal sweetbreads.
TipReserve through the online calendar on the restaurant's site; Saturday is dinner only, and the room is closed on Sunday and Monday.
€€€€French fine diningCathedrale
La Grande Georgette serves modern French plates in the former Caserne Chanzy fire station in Reims, with a terrace facing the cathedral and daily service.
OrderThe four-course menu at €75, or the six-course at €125, both from chef Julien Raphanel.
TipLittle Georgette, next door in the same building, serves a more affordable bistronomic menu if the main room is out of budget.
€€€€French fine diningGrand Reims
L'Assiette Champenoise is Arnaud Lallement's three-Michelin-star table in Tinqueux, on the edge of Reims, cooking Champagne produce with caviar and lobster.
OrderThe blue lobster, one of three signature plates, with a jus made from the heads.
TipThe €175 weekday lunch menu (Monday, Thursday, Friday) is the lowest-priced way in; the house is shut every Tuesday and Wednesday.
€€€€French fine diningPlace D Erlon
Arbane is chef Philippe Mille's two-Michelin-star table in an 1874 townhouse on Rue Noël in Reims, cooking Champagne produce over vine shoots.
OrderThe Arbanothèque, seven bites for the seven Champagne grape varieties, opens every long menu.
TipThe three-course Premier Cru menu at €80 is served at lunch from Monday to Friday only, so aim for a Monday, Tuesday or Friday.
€€€€French fine diningSaint Nicaise
Le Parc Les Crayères is the two-Michelin-star dining room of the Crayères estate in Reims, where chef Christophe Moret cooks beside over 1,000 champagnes.
OrderThe Menu Signature at €270, the top of three set menus that start at €120.
TipThe Menu Inspiration at €120 is the entry point; a formal dress code applies, though no tie or jacket is required.
€€€€French fine diningCathedrale
Racine is chef Kazuyuki Tanaka's small two-Michelin-star room on Place Godinot in Reims, blending Japanese technique with Champagne produce and herbs.
OrderThe nine-course Menu Kazuyuki at €310, the longest of four menus built on the season's produce.
TipThe €150 Menu Suki is served at lunch only and at the table; the longer menus run up to €310.
€€€€French fine diningCathedrale
Le Millénaire is chef Benjamin Andreux's one-Michelin-star room on Rue Bertin in Reims, serving blind tasting menus from lobster to Champagne-sauced cod.
OrderThe €75 La Douzième Heure lunch menu, three courses served Tuesday to Friday only.
TipBeyond the weekday lunch menu, the set menus are blind and served to the whole table; L'Atemporel at €240 runs at dinner only.
€€€€French fine diningPlace D Erlon
Le Foch is chef Jacky Louazé's dining room on Boulevard Foch in Reims, a Michelin Selected table serving langoustine and sweetbreads, with menus from €49.
OrderThe €92 menu: langoustines with artichoke cream and lemon caviar, then the veal sweetbreads.
TipThe €49 menu is served at weekday lunch only, not at weekends or on bank holidays; the €140 menu is for the whole table.
€€€€French fine diningCathedrale
La Grande Georgette is chef Julien Raphanel's table in the Caserne Chanzy in Reims, a Michelin Selected room whose terrace faces the cathedral.
OrderThe four-course menu at €75, or the six-course at €125, both from chef Julien Raphanel.
TipThe lunch and dinner service runs seven days a week; ask for a terrace table facing the cathedral façade when booking.
€€€€French fine diningSaint Nicaise
Polychrome is Taittinger's lunch-only table d'assemblage in Reims, where chef Charles Coulombeau's menus are paired glass by glass with the house champagnes.
OrderThe four-course menu at €80, or €125 with the three-glass champagne pairing.
TipThe entrance is through the Taittinger cellar-visit door on Place Saint-Nicaise, and the last lunch service is at 13:45.