CuisineFrench bistro
Price€€
NeighborhoodHors Centre
HoursTue-Thu 12:00-13:30, 19:00-20:30; Fri-Sat 12:00-13:30, 19:00-21:00; closed Sun-Mon
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Why locals love it: A neighbourhood restaurant on Avenue d'Épernay, outside the boulevards, with 42 seats inside, a 55-seat terrace and a daily slate menu.

Tip: The slate of the day is posted on the restaurant's website; it is closed on Sunday and Monday and accepts restaurant vouchers.

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Address: 32 Avenue d'Épernay, 51100 Reims

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Le Back Off ★ 3.9

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Le Back Off is a 1930s-themed bar-brasserie on Rue Maurice Prévoteau in La Neuvillette, Reims, with weekday lunches and a rock-concert programme.

Why locals goIn the La Neuvillette district rather than the centre, this 1930s-themed room is one of three parts of a 'capsule temporelle' and serves lunch only.

TipBook by phone on 06 47 89 69 09; the kitchen serves weekday lunch only and the bar takes over from 17:00.

Le Petit Vatel ★ 3.7

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Le Petit Vatel is chef Thierry Lamblot's weekday-lunch restaurant on Rue de Neufchâtel in Reims, serving home-style cooking and a starter buffet.

Why locals goA weekday-lunch restaurant on Rue de Neufchâtel in La Neuvillette, run by chef Thierry Lamblot, with an unlimited starter buffet in its formula.

TipWeekday lunch only; a plat du jour costs €11 and the full formula with starter buffet and cheese or dessert is €17.80.

La Table Saint Thomas ★ 4.2

€€ French bistroHors Centre

La Table Saint Thomas is a twenty-cover Michelin Selected room in Reims, cooking seasonal French plates to order, with a three-course menu from €26.

Why locals goA twenty-seat Michelin Selected room on Rue du Docteur Thomas, outside the centre, cooking to order and working mostly on reservation.

TipThe kitchen works mostly on reservation, and the tourism record lists an annual closure from 1 to 20 September.

À l'Ère du Temps ★ 4.1

€€ CrêperieHors Centre

À l'Ère du Temps is a small Breton-style crêperie on Avenue de Laon in Reims, serving buckwheat galettes and crêpes, with an express lunch menu.

Why locals goA small Breton-style crêperie on Avenue de Laon, outside the boulevards, which the tourism record calls a small gourmet place tied to Breton tradition.

TipThe express menu runs at lunch from Tuesday to Friday; the house is closed Sunday, Monday and on public holidays.

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Le Back Off ★ 3.9

€€ French bistroHors Centre

Le Back Off is a 1930s-themed bar-brasserie on Rue Maurice Prévoteau in La Neuvillette, Reims, with weekday lunches and a rock-concert programme.

Why locals goIn the La Neuvillette district rather than the centre, this 1930s-themed room is one of three parts of a 'capsule temporelle' and serves lunch only.

TipBook by phone on 06 47 89 69 09; the kitchen serves weekday lunch only and the bar takes over from 17:00.

Le Petit Vatel ★ 3.7

€ French bistroHors Centre

Le Petit Vatel is chef Thierry Lamblot's weekday-lunch restaurant on Rue de Neufchâtel in Reims, serving home-style cooking and a starter buffet.

Why locals goA weekday-lunch restaurant on Rue de Neufchâtel in La Neuvillette, run by chef Thierry Lamblot, with an unlimited starter buffet in its formula.

TipWeekday lunch only; a plat du jour costs €11 and the full formula with starter buffet and cheese or dessert is €17.80.

Croquignole ★ 4.2

€€ French bistroJean Jaures

Croquignole is a small bistro on Rue Camille Lenoir in Reims, seating twenty around an open kitchen, with hand-cut beef tartare as the house speciality.

Why locals goA twenty-cover room with an open kitchen on Rue Camille Lenoir, outside the centre near Avenue Jean Jaurès, with a slate that changes with the market.

TipThe tartare comes in several versions and can be taken away; the room is closed Sunday and Monday.

La Table Saint Thomas ★ 4.2

€€ French bistroHors Centre

La Table Saint Thomas is a twenty-cover Michelin Selected room in Reims, cooking seasonal French plates to order, with a three-course menu from €26.

Why locals goA twenty-seat Michelin Selected room on Rue du Docteur Thomas, outside the centre, cooking to order and working mostly on reservation.

TipThe kitchen works mostly on reservation, and the tourism record lists an annual closure from 1 to 20 September.

À l'Ère du Temps ★ 4.1

€€ CrêperieHors Centre

À l'Ère du Temps is a small Breton-style crêperie on Avenue de Laon in Reims, serving buckwheat galettes and crêpes, with an express lunch menu.

Why locals goA small Breton-style crêperie on Avenue de Laon, outside the boulevards, which the tourism record calls a small gourmet place tied to Breton tradition.

TipThe express menu runs at lunch from Tuesday to Friday; the house is closed Sunday, Monday and on public holidays.

Kwabo ★ 4.2

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Kwabo bills itself as the first Afro-fusion restaurant in Reims, on Rue de Courcelles, with halal burgers, plantain plates and a monthly African country menu.

Why locals goBilled as Reims' first Afro-fusion restaurant, on Rue de Courcelles in the station quarter, with a second menu themed on a different African country each month.

TipFried plantain alloco costs €6 and a trio of plantain cups €17.90; the kitchen is closed on Sunday and Monday.

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