The suburbs with their own town halls, Tinqueux, Bezannes and Cormontreuil among them, home to the three-star Assiette Champenoise, a prize-winning bakery and a coffee roaster.
L'Assiette Champenoise is Arnaud Lallement's three-Michelin-star table in Tinqueux, on the edge of Reims, cooking Champagne produce with caviar and lobster.
OrderThe blue lobster, one of three signature plates, with a jus made from the heads.
TipThe €175 weekday lunch menu (Monday, Thursday, Friday) is the lowest-priced way in; the house is shut every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Le Macaron Bleu bakes bread, macarons and layer cakes at Bezannes on the edge of Reims, and took the Meilleure Galette de la Marne title again in 2026.
Worth the queueGalette des rois, named best in the Marne in 2026
TipA 24-hour bread dispenser stands nearby for when the shop is shut, and layer cakes and number cakes can be ordered for events.
Aux Délices des Papilles roasts coffees in small batches in its Cormontreuil shop near Reims, alongside its restaurant and a range of Dammann Frères teas.
BeansArabica grands crus from several origins
BrewsWhole bean retail, Ground to order
TipCoffee is sold whole or ground to order; the restaurant serves lunch Monday to Saturday, with a plat du jour at lunchtime Monday to Friday.
Les Chocolats de Maud runs organic chocolate-making workshops for adults at its chocolaterie in Saint-Brice-Courcelles, in the Reims area, from a two-hour first class to an expert session.
TipThe two-hour Création workshop costs €60 and you keep your chocolates; the Expert workshop is €110 and best taken after a Création, with 7 November listed.
Crêpe Touch Cormontreuil serves crêpes, galettes and a €13.95 weekday lunch menu in Cormontreuil, right next to Reims, from 10:00 to 22:00 every day.
TryCrêpes, galettes and a weekday lunch menu
TipThe €13.95 lunch menu runs Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 14:30 except public holidays; sweet creations to compose start at €5.90.
Crêpe Touch Cormontreuil serves a made-to-order brunch every day from 10:00 in Cormontreuil, right next to Reims, with crêpes, galettes and waffles.
OrderCompose a brunch from buckwheat galettes, pancakes or waffles, with a smoothie or fresh juice.
TipBrunch is served at any hour, Sunday included, with table service; the site also advertises all-you-can-eat crêpes on Tuesday evenings.
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