La Grande Georgette — Restaurant in Reims

In Reims's former 1926 fire station, an Art Deco monument directly opposite Notre-Dame cathedral, La Grande Georgette opened as the restaurant of La Caserne Chanzy Hotel & Spa. The name refers to a 1920s tradition in which the fire station's big ladder bore the first name of the captain's wife; the original 1920 Delahaye fire engine can still be admired in the Reims car museum. Chef Julien Raphanel runs the kitchen; alongside La Grande Georgette there's also its more informal neighbour, Little Georgette, a bistronomy spot for lunch or dinner without the formality of the gastronomic restaurant. Every month a different Champagne house is invited for a food pairing evening with its best wines. The wine list is deeply rooted in Champagne: exclusive bottles from small growers you'll hardly find elsewhere in Reims, plus access to the oenotheque of the Caserne Chanzy.