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Reims weekend: the Halles, a chalk cellar and the champagne table

  • ★ 4.6
  • 2 days
  • First-time visitor, two days

A Saturday built around the Halles du Boulingrin market, a Taittinger cellar visit and growers' champagne by the glass, then a slow Sunday of pastries, a brunch buffet, a rooftop champagne bar and dinner in the Crayères park.

  1. Day 1Saturday: the market, a brasserie lunch and the chalk cellars

    Morning
    Start at Les Halles du Boulingrin, where the covered market trades on Saturday from 06:00 to 14:00, then cross Rue de Mars to Boulangerie Les Halles for the tarte Caramélio. Coffee follows at MokLair on Rue Andrieux, open from 10:00 at weekends.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Brasserie du Boulingrin opposite the market, which serves until 14:30: the €25 formula, oysters or the andouillette. Then go up to Place Saint-Nicaise for Taittinger's Instant Rosé cellar visit, 70 minutes with two champagnes; the last tour is at 17:00.
    Evening
    Taste growers' champagnes side by side at Trésors de Champagne behind the Halles, open until 20:00 on Saturdays, then dine at Le Crypto on Place du Forum, where the 64-degree egg comes with jambon de Reims.

    StopsLes Halles du BoulingrinBoulangerie Les HallesMokLairBrasserie du BoulingrinInstant Rosé cellar visitTrésors de ChampagneLe Crypto

  2. Day 2Sunday: pastries, a brunch buffet and the Crayères park

    Morning
    Paintagruélique on Rue de Tambour opens on Sunday from 06:30 to 13:30 for croissants and babka. From there the Sunday street market on Avenue Jean Jaurès runs until 13:30.
    Afternoon
    Harold serves its all-you-can-eat Sunday brunch buffet in the Passage du Commerce in two services, 10:30 and 13:00. Afterwards take a glass on the rooftop terrace of Le 3 by Champagne Thiénot, open on Sundays from 12:30 to 18:00.
    Evening
    Finish at Brasserie Le Jardin in the park of the Crayères estate, the Bib Gourmand brasserie that opens seven days a week for dinner from 18:45, with a three-course menu at €42.

    StopsPaintagruéliqueHaroldLe 3 by Champagne ThiénotBrasserie Le Jardin

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Small Group - Half Day Champagne Tour - Visit of 2 Small Producers/Growers

★ 4.9 (383)4 hfrom EUR 120

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A champagne day in Reims: two houses, one lunch and a wine bar

  • ★ 4.5
  • 1 day
  • Champagne lovers, one day

One Friday on the Saint-Nicaise hill and back in the centre: the Pommery chalk pits in the morning, lunch paired glass by glass at Taittinger's table, the Veuve Clicquot cellars, then a prize-winning sparkling list on Place du Forum.

  1. Day 1Friday: Pommery, Polychrome, Veuve Clicquot and Le Wine Bar

    Morning
    Book Maison Pommery's one-hour guided tour on Place du Général Gouraud: a 116-step staircase leads down to Gallo-Roman chalk pits, 18 km of cellars and the contemporary art exhibition, with one champagne to finish.
    Afternoon
    Move on to Place Saint-Nicaise for lunch at Polychrome, Taittinger's lunch-only table, where the last service is at 13:45 and the menus are paired with the house champagnes. Then take Veuve Clicquot's one-hour Brut Yellow Label cellar tour on Rue Albert Thomas.
    Evening
    Le Wine Bar by Le Vintage on Place du Forum opens at 18:00, with about 500 wines, champagnes and spirits and the Best Sparkling Wine List award for France in 2026. La Vertu, between the square and the town hall, pours by the glass until late.

    StopsGuided tour: the cellars, the making of champagnePolychromeLe Wine Bar by Le VintageLa Vertu

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Reims afternoon tour Champagne and family growers

★ 4.8 (662)4.5 hfrom EUR 130

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Sweet Reims: biscuits roses, chocolate and two tea rooms

  • ★ 4.2
  • 1 day
  • Pastry and tea lovers, one day

A Thursday for the city's sweet side: the Fossier factory shop for biscuits roses, a morning tea room by the cathedral, a chocolate house on Rue Cérès, the Art Deco salon of Pâtisserie Waïda and a pink-biscuit tiramisu at dinner.

  1. Day 1Thursday: Fossier, En Aparthé, Deléans and Waïda

    Morning
    Begin at the Maison Fossier factory shop in La Neuvillette, open from 09:00 on weekdays, for biscuits roses at the source. Back in the centre, En Aparthé on Rue Chanzy serves homemade pastries and a long tea list from 09:00, two steps from the cathedral.
    Afternoon
    Chocolaterie Deléans on Rue Cérès reopens at 14:00 for chocolates, confectionery and jams. Then settle into the Art Deco tea room of Pâtisserie Waïda on Place Drouet d'Erlon, open until 19:30, for the Champagne Rosé entremet and a Valrhona hot chocolate.
    Evening
    Dinner at Café de la Paix on Rue Buirette, the hotel brasserie open seven days a week from 19:00, where the menu ends with a tiramisu made from Reims pink biscuits and red fruit.

    StopsMaison FossierEn AparthéChocolaterie DeléansPâtisserie WaïdaCafé de la Paix

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Champagne and Family-Run Wineries Tour

★ 4.8 (877)4.5 hoursfrom €130

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