C. Comme Champagne ★ 4.5
A grower-champagne tasting shop and bar in central Epernay representing dozens of small producers, pouring walk-in flights by the glass with cheese and charcuterie.
Tasting Rooms in Epernay centre
520 Champagnes et Vins d'Auteurs ★ 4.5
Run by former champagne ambassador Pierre-Yves Cainjo, 520 carries some 650 references from 180 growers and houses, with free Saturday producer tastings.
Wine Bars in Epernay centre
Sacre Bistro ★ 4.5
A youthful bistro on the Place Auban-Moet in Epernay with a serious champagne-by-the-glass and natural-wine list. Local, seasonal, often organic plates accompany.
The list: Wide champagne-by-the-glass selection plus a serious natural-wine list, served in a relaxed central Epernay bistro with local seasonal cooking
Pours: Grower Champagne, Blanc de Noirs, Natural wine
C. Comme Bar a Champagne ★ 4.5
The bar side of C. Comme on rue Gambetta in Epernay, pouring dozens of grower champagnes by the glass. Cheese and charcuterie boards make it a full evening stop.
The list: Self-serve grower-champagne bar pouring dozens of small-producer cuvees by the glass, with cheese and charcuterie boards from the region
Pours: Grower Champagne, Blanc de Blancs, Rose Champagne
Les Grands Vins de France ★ 4.4
A grower-champagne cave and bar in central Epernay carrying more than 50 independent producers. A weekly five-cuvee tasting is poured by the glass at 7.50 euros.
The list: More than 50 independent grower champagnes across the appellation, with a weekly rotating tasting of five cuvees served by the glass and bottle
Pours: Grower Champagne, Cote des Blancs Blanc de Blancs, Vallee de la Marne Pinot Meunier
Wine Restaurants in Epernay centre
La Grillade Gourmande ★ 4.5
A central Epernay grill where chef-owner Christophe Bernard cooks meats and fish over wood fire, with champagne specialities. The wine list is famously bound like.
Awards: Michelin Guide listed 2025
La Cave a Champagne ★ 4.4
A traditional Epernay table founded in 1993 and run by Alexandre Ocio, serving Champenois terroir cooking matched with champagnes by the glass and bottle.
Awards: Gault and Millau listed 2025
Wine Retailers in Epernay centre
520 Champagnes et Vins d'Auteurs ★ 4.5
Pierre-Yves Cainjo's Epernay champagne cave, carrying some 650 references from 180 growers and houses. Saturday-morning producer tastings run free at the counter.
Les Grands Vins de France ★ 4.4
A central Epernay cave focused on more than 50 independent grower champagnes from across the appellation, with a weekly five-cuvee tasting as a buying guide.
Wine Hotels in Epernay centre
Hotel Jean Moet ★ 4.4
A 4-star hotel in a restored Epernay townhouse steps from the Avenue de Champagne. Wine bar and bistro on site, with the train station and the major house cellars.
The list: Champagne bar pouring grower and house cuvees by the glass; cellar-visit bookings arranged at reception
Hotel de la Cloche ★ 4.2
A central Epernay hotel five minutes from the train station and the Moet & Chandon cellars. On-site restaurant serving French regional cooking, with the Avenue de.
The list: Champagne by the glass at the bar; restaurant list of local houses and growers; cellar-visit suggestions at reception
La Villa Saint Pierre ★ 4.1
A simple 14-room hotel in central Epernay, within walking distance of the Avenue de Champagne and the Moet & Chandon cellars. A value base for travellers touring.
The list: Concierge bookings for Avenue de Champagne cellar visits; champagne recommendations from the hosts
Nightlife in Epernay centre
La Cave a Champagne ★ 4.2
Traditional Epernay restaurant and Champagne bar on Rue Gambetta, pouring growers and houses by the glass into the evening.
The list: Champagne-focused list spanning growers and houses, poured by the glass alongside a traditional Champenois menu
Tip: A reliable Epernay table for Champagne by the glass with regional cooking; sit late after the avenue houses close.
Les Berceaux ★ 4.2
Long-running Epernay hotel restaurant and wine bar minutes from the avenue, with a deep Champagne cellar in an intimate evening room.
The list: Hotel restaurant and wine bar with a deep Champagne cellar poured by the glass in an intimate evening dining room
Tip: A few minutes from the Avenue de Champagne; the candlelit dining room is a calm spot for a serious Champagne list.
Sacre Bistro ★ 4.0
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.
C Comme Champagne ★ 4.6
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.
C Comme grower sparkling room ★ 4.6
Epernay's dedicated grower-Champagne room, pouring hundreds of small-estate cuvees in flights with nothing on the list but bubbles.
The list: Champagne-only bar and cellar pouring 300-plus grower cuvees, organised by discovery flights of small independent estates
Tip: Descend to the cellar room and let staff build a grower-only flight; nothing here is poured but Champagne.