€€€€BrasserieSaint NicaiseDaily 12:00-14:00, 18:45-21:45
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.
OrderThe €42 three-course Menu du Jardin, with wild boar carbonade if it is on the board.
TipOpen seven days a week for lunch and dinner; the €42 Menu du Jardin is the value route into the Crayères kitchen.
€€€€French bistroJean JauresMon, Thu 12:00-13:30, 19:30-21:00; Tue 12:00-13:30; Fri-Sat 12:00-13:30, 19:30-21:30; closed Wed, Sun
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.
OrderThursday's frogs' legs or Saturday's roast chicken with morel sauce, both on the weekly board.
TipThe I Love Reims lunch formula from €22 runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; Friday and Saturday dinners are seated at 19:30 or 21:30.
€€€€BrasserieBoulingrinMon-Sat 12:00-14:30, 18:30-23:00; closed Sun
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.
OrderThe €25 formula, then a seafood platter, or the AAAAA andouillette with gratin dauphinois.
TipDinner service runs from 18:30 to 23:00, Monday to Saturday, and the €25 formula is all-inclusive.
€€€€French regionalPlace D ErlonMon-Thu 19:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-15:00, 18:30-23:45
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.
OrderThe duck breast and foie gras portefeuille, then the iced dome made with marc de Champagne.
TipThe €40 menu covers Monday to Thursday evenings; on Friday and Saturday the second dinner service starts at 21:15.
€€€€MoroccanBoulingrinDaily 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:30
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.
OrderThe royal couscous with lamb, chicken, merguez and kefta, or the squab pastilla.
TipClick and Collect takeaway is discounted by 5%; the kitchen serves seven days a week, lunch and dinner.
€€€€French fine diningCathedraleDaily 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00
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.
€€€€BrasseriePlace D ErlonDaily 12:00-14:30, 19:00-21:30
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.
OrderThe Menu Brasserie, finished with the tiramisu made from Reims pink biscuits.
TipThe entrance is through the Hôtel de la Paix at 9 Rue Buirette, and a lunch menu runs Monday to Friday.
€€€€KoreanCathedraleMon, Wed-Sun 12:00-15:00, 19:00-23:00; Tue 19:00-23:00; Fri-Sat dinner from 18:30
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.
OrderMarinated Black Angus or Wagyu cooked on the table grill, with banchan side dishes refilled as you eat.
TipThere is no lunch service on Tuesdays; the Friday and Saturday dinner service opens at 18:30.
€€€€Japanese ramenCathedraleMon-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:30; closed Sun
Genki is a ramen house on Rue Chanzy in Reims, facing the cathedral, serving homemade broths, takoyaki, Japanese curry and a vegetarian ramen.
OrderA bowl of ramen in its homemade broth, with takoyaki to share and a vegetarian ramen option.
TipClosed on Sundays; lunch runs to 14:30 and dinner to 22:30 the other six days.
€€€€BrasseriePlace D ErlonSun-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-00:00
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.
OrderThe all-you-can-eat mussels, in marinière, Maroilles or Champagne sauce, served every day.
TipService is continuous from 11:00; the Bouillon menu runs Monday to Friday, 11:30 to 18:00, outside bank holidays.
€€€€InternationalPlace D ErlonMon-Thu, Sun 11:30-15:00, 18:30-23:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-15:00, 18:30-23:30
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.
OrderThe Mibrasa-grilled beef, or a wood-fired pizza and a sharing board for the table.
TipService runs to 23:00, and to 23:30 on Friday and Saturday, so it suits a later dinner.
€€€€VietnamesePlace D ErlonMon-Sat 11:30-14:30, 19:00-22:30; Sun 11:30-14:30, 19:00-22:00
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.
OrderThe bo bun citronnelle with lemongrass beef (€14.90) or the lacquered duck with rice (€19.50).
TipOpen every day, lunch and dinner; several wok dishes have vegan versions made from textured soy protein.
€€€€CrêperiePlace D ErlonMon 12:00-14:00; Tue-Sat 12:00-22:00; closed Sun
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.
OrderA galette chèvre miel (€13), or the Guémené andouille galette with cider cream (€15).
TipMonday is lunch only (12:00 to 14:00) and Sunday is closed; the room is air-conditioned and there is a dining room upstairs.