Café du Palais
about 80 minA bistro under an Art Deco glass roof with a long champagne list, open all day Tuesday to Saturday.
Its own site describes bistro cooking under an Art Deco glass roof signed Jacques Simon, wines by the glass and a large champagne list. It is open all day: Tuesday to Friday 9 am to 9 pm, Saturday 9 am to 11 pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Reviewers mention champagne, foie gras, rum baba and desserts.
What to do there- Eat bistro cooking under the Art Deco glass roof
- Choose from a long champagne list
- Order the foie gras or the rum baba
Centre-ville14 Pl. Myron Herrick, 51100 ReimsBest: lunch, dinner, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Le Millénaire
about 105 minA haute French restaurant with tasting menus and champagne; lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday.
The listing summary describes seasonal French cuisine, tasting menus and champagne in a contemporary space. It serves noon to 1:30 pm and 7 to 9:30 pm, Tuesday to Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. Reviewers mention champagne, Michelin, wine pairing, the tasting menu and the sommelier's advice.
What to do there- Try a tasting menu with champagne
- Ask the sommelier for a wine pairing
Centre-ville4-6 Rue Bertin, 51100 ReimsBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Maison Mumm
about 90 minA champagne house with 25 km of cellar tunnels; guided visits end with a tasting and are booked on its site.
Mumm's official page is a booking page: the visit goes through the historic site and the 25 km of underground tunnels and ends with a tasting of two vintage cuvées. It lists tours at several prices and says visits run daily from 1 May to 31 October, on fewer days in other months. The guide shows Thursday to Saturday, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 to 5:30 pm, the days and times every season shares. Book ahead.
What to do there- Go down into the 25 km of chalk cellar tunnels
- Taste two vintage cuvées
- Learn how champagne is made, from vineyard to bottle
Centre-ville34 Rue du Champ de Mars, 51100 ReimsBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Reims Cathedral
about 60 minThe Gothic cathedral of the French coronations, free to enter from 8 am, with guided tower visits booked online.
English Wikipedia calls Reims Cathedral one of the most important works of Gothic architecture, with about a million visitors a year. The parish site says it is open every day from 8 am with free entry, but on Sunday until noon visitors reach only the narthex. The listing gives 8 am to 7:15 pm. The towers are visited on a separate guided visit, booked online and closed from 16 November to 14 February.
What to do there- Look up at the 13th-century stained glass and the Chagall windows
- Find the champagne window by Jacques Simon
- See the carved west front from inside
- Climb the towers on a guided visit (book online; closed 16 Nov-14 Feb)
Centre-villePl. du Cardinal Luçon, 51100 ReimsBest: early morning, morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Brasserie Excelsior
about 80 minA brasserie on Place Drouet d'Erlon serving seafood and brasserie classics at lunch and dinner, seven days a week.
Its own site says it serves lunch and dinner seven days a week, with seafood and traditional French brasserie dishes. The listing describes a white-tablecloth room with a terrace and gives 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and 6:30 to 10:30 pm every day. Reviewers mention oysters, seafood platter, steak tartare and lobster.
What to do there- Eat seafood platters and brasserie classics
- Start with oysters
- Sit on the terrace
Centre-ville96 Pl. Drouet d'Erlon, 51100 ReimsBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Brasserie le Boulingrin
about 80 minA brasserie on Rue de Mars open for lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday.
The listing gives noon to 2 pm and 7 to 11:30 pm, Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday, at 31 rue de Mars, the street of the Halles du Boulingrin. The tourist office lists it among its brasseries. Reviewers mention Art Deco, oysters, champagne, profiteroles, seafood platter and sole meunière.
What to do there- Order oysters or a seafood platter
- Finish with profiteroles
Centre-ville31 Rue de Mars, 51100 ReimsBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Carnegie Library
about 30 minAn Art Deco public library with a listed interior, free to enter; closed Sunday and Monday.
English Wikipedia says the Carnegie Library was built with money from Andrew Carnegie and that its Art Deco decor is worthy of inclusion in the French inventory of historic monuments; English Wikivoyage lists entry as free. It is a working library: the listing gives Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 am to 1 pm and 2 to 7 pm, Thursday 2 to 7 pm, Saturday to 6 pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Reviewers mention the reading room, chandeliers and stained glass.
What to do there- Admire the Art Deco reading room
- Look for the mosaics, stained glass and chandelier
Centre-ville2 Pl. Carnegie, 51100 ReimsBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Halles du Boulingrin
about 45 minA 1920s covered market under a concrete parabolic vault, open Friday and Saturday mornings only.
French Wikipedia says the Halles du Boulingrin house a covered market on the northern edge of the centre, under concrete walls forming a parabola 19.85 metres high. The listing calls it a 1920s food hall open on Friday and Saturday: Friday 7 am to 1 pm, Saturday 6 am to 2 pm, closed the other days. Reviewers mention architecture, local products and a flea market.
What to do there- Browse the covered market
- Look up at the Art Deco concrete vault
- Buy local products
Centre-ville50 Rue de Mars, 51100 ReimsBest: early morning, morning, late morning, lunchOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
L'Édito
about 75 minA bright brasserie on Place Drouet d'Erlon with a sidewalk terrace, open 11 am to 11 pm or midnight every day.
The listing summary describes mussels, pizza, global dishes and drinks in a bright, contemporary brasserie with a sidewalk terrace, in the Hôtel Le Bristol. It is open every day: 11 am to 11 pm, Friday and Saturday to midnight. Reviewers mention champagne, mussels, a café gourmand and the staff.
What to do there- Order the mussels
- Sit on the sidewalk terrace
- Finish with a café gourmand
Centre-ville78 Pl. Drouet d'Erlon, 51100 ReimsBest: lunch, dinner, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Le Vergeur Town-House Museum
about 60 minA preserved town house on Place du Forum visited on guided tours, with a garden; open daily except Monday.
The city's museum page describes preserved interiors of a wealthy Reims family's town house, showing three centuries of the art of living. Visits are guided only, in groups of up to 15 per slot. Hours are 10 am to noon and 2 to 6 pm, closed Monday; the garden is open Tuesday to Sunday. Reviewers mention the guided tour, the garden and Albrecht Dürer.
What to do there- Take a guided tour of a wealthy family's town house
- Walk the garden (Tuesday to Sunday)
- See the decorative art and engravings
Centre-ville36 Pl. du Forum, 51100 ReimsBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Porte de Mars
about 20 minA third-century Roman triumphal arch, said to be the widest in the Roman world; open 24 hours on Place de la République.
English Wikipedia says the Porte de Mars is an ancient Roman triumphal arch dating from the third century AD and the widest arch in the Roman world. It stands in a small park on Place de la République and its listing gives open 24 hours. Reviewers mention restoration work and a tarpaulin, so check how much of it can be seen.
What to do there- See the Roman triumphal arch
Centre-villePl. de la République, 51100 ReimsBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Roman Cryptoportico of the Forum
about 30 minA Roman underground gallery under the Place du Forum, shown on its listing from 2 pm to 6 pm every day.
French Wikipedia describes the Roman cryptoportique as a U-shaped underground gallery, a horreum, on the site of today's Place du Forum in the middle of Reims. Its listing gives 2 pm to 6 pm every day. Reviewers mention a free visit, a terrace, ruins, the cathedral and outdoor concerts.
What to do there- See the Roman underground gallery
- Take the free visit
Centre-ville6 Pl. du Forum, 51100 ReimsBest: afternoon, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Maison Fossier
about 20 minA biscuit and macaron shop by the cathedral where reviewers mention the pink biscuits; open Monday afternoon to Saturday.
Listed as a cake shop at 25 cours Jean-Baptiste Langlet: Monday 2 to 7 pm, Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 7 pm, closed Sunday. Reviewers mention pink biscuits, macarons, the boutique, champagne, gift boxes and Reims specialities.
What to do there- Buy the pink biscuits of Reims
- Pick up a gift box
Centre-ville25 Cr Jean-Baptiste Langlet, 51100 ReimsBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Waïda et Fils
about 40 minA bakery and tea room on Place Drouet d'Erlon, open Wednesday to Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday.
Listed as a bakery at 5 place Drouet d'Erlon; the tourist office lists "Waida Bakery" as traditional cuisine, ice cream parlour and tea room. Hours: Wednesday to Friday 8 am to 7:30 pm, Saturday to 8 pm, Sunday 8 am to 1:30 pm and 3:30 to 7 pm, closed Monday and Tuesday. Reviewers mention viennoiseries, a tea house, Art Deco and a terrace.
What to do there- Sit in the tea room
- Order viennoiseries
Centre-ville5 Pl. Drouet d'Erlon, 51100 ReimsBest: early morning, morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.