Modern bistro on Place Auban-Moet in Epernay pouring Champagne by the glass in a relaxed evening room near the avenue.
The list: Bistro with a Champagne-leaning list poured by the glass, a relaxed evening room near the Avenue de Champagne
Tip: A short walk off the Avenue de Champagne; a relaxed evening glass of grower Champagne with bistro plates.
Address: 2 Place Auban-Moet, 51200 Epernay, France, Champagne
Epernay tasting bar and shop devoted to small independent growers, with discovery flights and dozens of Champagnes by the glass into the evening.
The list: Tasting bar and shop pouring more than 300 grower Champagnes from small independent producers, flights and by the glass
Tip: Order the discovery flight of grower Champagnes; the cellar staff steer you to small estates you will not find at the big houses.
The oldest working distillery in Champagne, at Ay, where Ratafia, Fine and Marc de Champagne are made and tasted in the boutique.
The list: Tastings of the three Champenois spirits, Ratafia Champenois, Fine de Champagne and Marc de Champagne, at the oldest working distillery in the region
Tip: Take the guided distillery tour at Ay and finish with the commented tasting of Ratafia, Fine and Marc, the Champagne digestifs.
The cathedral-facing Champagne bar Le Parvis also pours Ratafia and Marc de Champagne, a place to close the night on a regional digestif.
The list: Champagne bar that also pours regional digestifs, Ratafia Champenois and Marc de Champagne, to close an evening by the cathedral
Tip: After the Champagne flight, ask for a glass of Ratafia Champenois as a sweet regional nightcap.
Epernay tasting bar and shop devoted to small independent growers, with discovery flights and dozens of Champagnes by the glass into the evening.
The list: Tasting bar and shop pouring more than 300 grower Champagnes from small independent producers, flights and by the glass
Tip: Order the discovery flight of grower Champagnes; the cellar staff steer you to small estates you will not find at the big houses.
The Club Tresors de Champagne boutique and tasting bar near the Boulingrin, pouring 200-plus cuvees from its independent grower members.
The list: Tasting bar pouring more than 200 Champagnes from 26 independent grower members of the Club Tresors de Champagne
Tip: Behind the Halles du Boulingrin; taste across the Club Tresors growers to compare special-club cuvees side by side.
Champagne bar, boutique and guest house on the Avenue de Champagne pouring the biodynamic Leclerc Briant range into the evening.
The list: Champagne bar and boutique on the Avenue de Champagne pouring the full biodynamic Leclerc Briant range by the glass
Tip: Taste the biodynamic Leclerc Briant range on the famous avenue, then linger on the garden terrace as the houses light up.
Perrier-Jouet's Champagne bar and restaurant on the Avenue de Champagne, pouring the house range up to the Belle Epoque prestige cuvee.
The list: House Champagne bar pouring the Perrier-Jouet range including Belle Epoque, by the glass and in flights on the avenue
Tip: Book the Belle Epoque flight to taste the floral Perrier-Jouet prestige cuvee in the house's own bar on the avenue.