Things to do in Épernay
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Moët & Chandon
This prestigious maison offers frequent one-hour tours that are among the region's most impressive. At the shop you can pick up a jeroboam (3L bottle) of super-premium Dom Pérignon millésime (vintage Champagne) of 1998 for just €2100.
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Mercier
France's most popular brand has thrived on unabashed self-promotion since it was founded in 1847 by Eugène Mercier, a trailblazer in the field of eye-catching publicity stunts and the virtual creator of the cellar tour. Everything here is flashy, including the 160,000L barrel that took two decades to build (for the Universal Exposition of 1889), the lift that transports you 30m underground and the laser-guided touring train.
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Restaurant Patrick Michelon
The venerable Hôtel Les Berceaux has two in-house eateries: Restaurant Patrick Michelon, a sparklingly elegant gastronomique restaurant whose specialities include truffles (in season) and exquisite blackcurrant sorbet; and Le Sept, a more popularly priced bistro with traditional French fare.
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De Castellane
The 45-minute tours, in French and English, take in an informative bubbly museum dedicated to elucidating the méthode champenoise and its diverse technologies. The reward for climbing the 237 steps up the 66m-high tower (built 1905) is a fine panoramic view.
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Champagne Domi Moreau
This company runs three-hour minibus tours, in French and English, of nearby vineyards. Pick-up is across the street from the tourist office. They also organise two-hour vineyard tours by bicycle (€10) from Nancy. Call ahead for reservations.
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Restaurant Le Théâtre
Refined traditional cuisine is served in a classic corner dining room built a century ago as a brasserie, with 4.2m ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. The menu changes every three weeks, depending to what's fresh in the markets.
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Bistrot Le 7
One of the restaurants at Hôtel Les Berceaux has earned a Michelin star; the other (this one) serves excellent French cuisine amid semi-formal, Mediterranean-chic decor. The escargots in a basil, butter and cream sauce are superior, and the chocolate desserts are to die for.
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La Cave à Champagne
'The Champagne Cellar' is well regarded by locals for its champenoise cuisine, served in a warm, traditional, bourgeois atmosphere. You can sample three different Champagnes for €21.
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Hôtel de Ville
Next to the tourist office, in the neoclassical Hôtel de Ville, you can take a peek at the ornate, Louis XV–style Salle de Conseil (city council room) and Salle de Mariages (marriage hall). The adjacent, flowery park is perfect for a picnic.
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Le Sept
The venerable Hôtel Les Berceaux has two in-house eateries; Restaurant Patrick Michelon and Le Sept, a more popularly priced bistro with traditional French fare.
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Théâtre Gabrielle Dorziat
The north side of Théâtre Gabrielle Dorziat, built in 1902, still shows shell and bullet marks from WWII.
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La Table Kobus
French cuisine in versions traditional and creative, served amid fin-de-siècle Paris bistro decor.
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L'Ancêtre
A rustic eatery with a grapey stained-glass door, traditional French cuisine and just six tables.
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Champagne Houses
Several maisons offer informative and engaging cellar tours, followed by a dégustation (tasting) and a visit to the factory-outlet shop.
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