€€€€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.
€€€€French bistroCathedraleWed-Sun 12:00-14:00, 19:00-23:00; closed Mon-Tue; Sun dinner closed Oct-Mar
Gabrielle is a top-floor restaurant beside Reims cathedral, where chef Vincent Borrossi cooks French plates from local produce, with a rooftop terrace.
OrderThe catch of the day in lobster sauce, or the pork fillet in honey and ginger sauce.
TipFrom October to March the restaurant is closed on Sunday evenings; the rooftop terrace is a summer feature.
€€€€French bistroSaint RemiTue 19:00-22:30; Wed-Thu 12:00-13:45, 19:00-22:30; Fri-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-14:30; closed Mon
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.
OrderThe confit beef cheek with homemade purée (€24), then the tiramisu with Reims biscuit rose (€10).
TipTuesday is dinner only and Monday is closed; the sommelier can also run a blind wine tasting.
€€€€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.
€€€€French bistroCathedraleTue-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-14:30; closed Mon
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.
OrderThe daily home-cooked plat du jour at €14.90, such as veal liver with raspberry vinegar.
TipOnline booking covers lunch up to 11:45 and dinner up to 18:45; call for later tables. Sunday evening is closed.
€€€€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.
€€€€PizzeriaCathedraleTue-Thu 11:00-14:00, 18:00-22:15; Fri-Sat 11:00-14:00, 18:00-22:30; Sun 18:00-22:00; closed Mon
Pizzeria L'Antica Chanzy makes artisan pizzas a few steps from Reims cathedral, using dough rested for 48 hours, and serves weekday lunch formulas.
OrderThe pizza of the month, or the €13.50 weekday lunch formula with a classic pizza and a soft drink.
TipClosed on Mondays; the €13.50 and €14.50 lunch formulas run on weekdays only, excluding bank holidays.
€€€€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.