The bar of the Le Vintage wine shop beside the Place du Forum in Reims, run by the Papavero brothers, with a vast list of grower and house champagnes.
The list: More than 1200 references including some 400 champagnes from growers and houses, plus burgundies and 100 spirits; large formats and older grower vintages
Pours: Grower Champagne, Blanc de Blancs, Vintage Champagne
A traditional bistro on the Place du Forum in central Reims, serving classic French plates with a regularly rotating champagne and regional wine selection.
Awards: Petit Fute listed 2025
Family-run wine bar on the Place du Forum with a deep grower-Champagne list and a late, convivial room. A Reims institution for terroir-driven bubbles.
The list: Around 500 references of wine, Champagne and spirits, with a strong line in grower and biodynamic Champagne alongside the big houses
Tip: Brothers Nicolas and Pierre-Louis Papavero lean into grower fizz; ask them to open a biodynamic Champagne by the glass.
Neighbourhood bistro on the Place du Forum in Reims pouring Champagne by the glass with regional cooking into the evening.
The list: Bistro wine list with Champagne by the glass alongside French regional bottles, a relaxed evening room on the Forum
Tip: A low-key Forum bistro for a glass of Champagne with classic French plates away from the tourist crush.
The grower-Champagne heart of Le Wine Bar by Le Vintage, pouring biodynamic and small-estate fizz by the glass late on the Place du Forum.
The list: Champagne-forward bar with a large grower and biodynamic fizz selection by the glass, open late on the Place du Forum
Tip: Ask for a flight of biodynamic grower Champagnes; the Papavero brothers keep a deep small-estate selection open by the glass.