REIMS and VERDUN - France 2014 - page 1500

you grab a table outside (salads €12-14, hamburgers and plats €12-16, daily until late, at
the cathedral at 9 place du Cardinal Luçon, tel. [phone]).
Dining Elsewhere in Reims
(See “Reims” map, here . )
Brasserie du Boulingrin isagrandoldbrasserie.ThisReimsinstitution servestraditional
French cuisine (including fresh oysters and a seafood platter) at blue-collar prices (€15-22
plats, €18-25 menus, closed Sun; 10-minute walk from the Reims-Centre train station at
31 Rue de Mars, not far from Porte de Mars, tel. [phone]).
Café du Palais is appreciated by older locals who don't mind paying a premium to
eat a meal or sip coffee wrapped in 1930s ambience. Reims' most venerable café-bistro
stands across from the Opéra (€34 menus, €20-30 plats, daily but closed for dinner Sun-
Mon, 14 Place Myron Herrick, tel. [phone]).
Reims Connections
Reims has two train stations—Reims-Centre and Champagne-Ardennes. Most trains to or
from Paris use Reims-Centre, while TGV trains traveling to or from points east (such as
Strasbourg or Colmar) use Champagne-Ardennes (5 miles from the center of Reims; fre-
quent connection by tramway to Reims-Centre Station). Trains that stop at Reims-Centre
don't stop at Champagne-Ardennes. For more on Reims' train stations, see “Arrival in
Reims” on here .
From Reims-Centre Station by Train to: Paris' Gare de l'Est (via TGV: 12/day, 45
minutes; by local train: 2/day, 2 hours), Epernay (12/day, 30 minutes), Verdun (8/day, 2-5
hours, most with change in Châlons or Metz).
From Reims' Champagne-Ardennes Station by Train to: Paris' Gare de l'Est (via
TGV: 4/day, 45 minutes), Strasbourg (via TGV: 12/day, 2 hours), Colmar (via TGV: 10/
day, 3 hours, most change in Strasbourg).
Near Reims: Epernay
Champagne purists may want to visit Epernay, about 16 miles from Reims (and also well
connectedtoParis).EpernayismostfamouslyhometoMoëtetChandon,whichsitsalong
Avenue de Champagne, the Rodeo Drive of grand Champagne houses.
Arrival in Epernay: Trains run frequently between Reims-Centre Station and Eper-
nay (12/day, 30 minutes). From the Epernay station, walk five minutes straight up Rue