The restaurants worth a reservation in Reims, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Reims: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Food tour in Reims
Gourmet walk in the heart of the vineyards with Champagne tasting near Epernay
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Order The €42 three-course Menu du Jardin, with wild boar carbonade if it is on the board.
Brasserie Le Jardin is the Bib Gourmand brasserie of the Les Crayères estate in Reims, with a park terrace and a three-course Menu du Jardin at €42.
Order The veal sweetbreads, Le Crypto's signature, or the 64-degree egg with jambon de Reims to start.
Le Crypto is chef Frédéric Dupont's bistronomic table on Place du Forum in Reims, serving Champagne produce, veal sweetbreads and a jambon de Reims egg.
Order The three-course menu at €26, with the duck foie gras and figs or the veal fillet.
La Table Saint Thomas is a Michelin Selected semi-gastronomic table in Reims, cooking seasonal French plates from local produce, with a menu from €26.
Order Thursday's frogs' legs or Saturday's roast chicken with morel sauce, both on the weekly board.
Au Cul de Poule is the Kikel family's bistro on Boulevard Carteret in Reims, a Maître Restaurateur kitchen with lunch formulas from €22 and a weekly board.
Order The duck breast and foie gras portefeuille, then the iced dome made with marc de Champagne.
L'Alambic is chef Fabrice Ansel's terroir restaurant on Rue de Chativesle in Reims, serving a €40 menu of regional plates opposite the city's circus building.
Order The €25 formula, then a seafood platter, or the AAAAA andouillette with gratin dauphinois.
Brasserie du Boulingrin is an Art Deco brasserie opposite Les Halles in Reims, serving seafood, andouillette and tête de veau since 1925 with a €25 formula.
Order The catch of the day in lobster sauce, or the pork fillet in honey and ginger sauce.
Gabrielle is a top-floor restaurant beside Reims cathedral, where chef Vincent Borrossi cooks French plates from local produce, with a rooftop terrace.
Order The Menu Brasserie, finished with the tiramisu made from Reims pink biscuits.
Café de la Paix is the brasserie of the Hôtel de la Paix on Rue Buirette in Reims, open seven days with homemade menus and a pink-biscuit tiramisu.
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, known for hand-cut beef tartare in several versions and a short market slate.
Order The daily home-cooked plat du jour at €14.90, such as veal liver with raspberry vinegar.
Réjane et Norbert is a home-cooking restaurant on Rue des Élus in Reims, serving a daily plat du jour at €14.90 and an Express formula at €20.90.
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Order The royal couscous with lamb, chicken, merguez and kefta, or the squab pastilla.
Le Riad serves Moroccan pastilla, couscous and tagines in a zellige-tiled dining room on Rue de Tambour in Reims, with 5% off takeaway orders.
Order The Puglian burrata with pistachio pesto, then linguine with clams or the ossobuco.
Nonna is an Italian restaurant on the cathedral forecourt in Reims, serving arancini, Puglian burrata, clam linguine and ossobuco in a plant-filled room.
Order Marinated Black Angus or Wagyu cooked on the table grill, with banchan side dishes refilled as you eat.
Hanuri is a Korean barbecue restaurant on Rue de Contrai in Reims, a family-run brand built on shared grilled meat, open every evening from 19:00.
Order The all-you-can-eat mussels, in marinière, Maroilles or Champagne sauce, served every day.
L'Édito is a brasserie on Place Drouet d'Erlon in Reims serving all-you-can-eat mussels daily and a weekday Bouillon menu with mains at €9.90, non-stop.
Order The Mibrasa-grilled beef, or a wood-fired pizza and a sharing board for the table.
LEXperience is a Place Drouet d'Erlon restaurant in Reims serving wood-fired pizzas, Mibrasa-grilled beef and sharing boards, with service until 23:00.
Order A fish plate from the current card; Gault&Millau singles out the timbale of fish with baby vegetables.
Version Originale is chef Christophe Mertes's bistronomic restaurant on Rue du Temple in Reims, in the Halles district, with menus from €29 to €49.
Order A bowl of ramen in its homemade broth, with takoyaki to share and a vegetarian ramen option.
Genki is a ramen house on Rue Chanzy in Reims, facing the cathedral, serving homemade broths, takoyaki, Japanese curry and a vegetarian ramen.
Order The €92 menu: langoustines with artichoke cream and lemon caviar, then the veal sweetbreads.
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.
Order The four-course menu at €75, or the six-course at €125, both from chef Julien Raphanel.
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.
Order The pizza of the month, or the €13.50 weekday lunch formula with a classic pizza and a soft drink.
Pizzeria L'Antica Chanzy makes artisan pizzas a few steps from Reims cathedral, using dough rested for 48 hours, and serves weekday lunch formulas.
Order The confit beef cheek with homemade purée (€24), then the tiramisu with Reims biscuit rose (€10).
L'Atmosphère is a bistronomic restaurant and wine cellar on Rue de Venise in Reims, with a seasonal card, 80-plus wines and a fireplace room in winter.
Order The laab beef tartare with sticky rice, then the banana-leaf mok pa fish or the pad kra pao.
Tip Khao is a Laotian family restaurant on Rue de Vesle in Reims, serving laab, banana-leaf fish and pad kra pao, with mains between €12 and €18.
Order A chirashi bowl of raw fish on vinegared rice, then the coconut milk flan Le Bonbon recommends.
Shin'zen is a Japanese restaurant on Place Stalingrad in Reims, serving sushi, temaki, chirashi and sashimi, open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner.
Order A galette chèvre miel (€13), or the Guémené andouille galette with cider cream (€15).
Crêperie Louise is a family restaurant, bar and crêperie on Rue Marx Dormoy in Reims, serving buckwheat galettes from €11, salads and tartines since 2002.
Order The bo bun citronnelle with lemongrass beef (€14.90) or the lacquered duck with rice (€19.50).
Saïgon Cà phê is a Vietnamese restaurant on Place Drouet d'Erlon in Reims, serving bo bun, pho, pad thai and vegan wok plates every day, lunch and dinner.
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