Le Bellevue — Restaurant in Le Bellevue

High on a hill above Champillon, halfway between Reims and Épernay, stands the Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa, a former coaching inn where Napoleon once stopped. Today it's a five-star hotel with two restaurants: the Michelin-starred Le Royal and the chic brasserie Le Bellevue. The hotel lies in the golden triangle of Champagne, ten minutes from Épernay and twenty minutes from Reims cathedral. Le Bellevue offers a 360-degree panorama over the vineyards of the Marne valley: the most spectacular terrace in the whole Champagne region. Open from morning to evening: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. The crystal chandelier with a thousand hanging pendants turns the room into a fairy-tale setting after sunset. An aperitif on the terrace with champagne tapas is the most popular moment of the day. Bar Abysse serves cocktails and champagnes, from Leclerc Briant onwards, until late in the evening. Le Bellevue serves accessible brasserie classics: Reims ham, herb chicken, elegant desserts. Chef Christophe Raoux (Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2015) runs the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Royal, for the real gastronomic experience, by reservation. The hotel's champagne list is recognised by Star Wine List and focuses on small grower producers you rarely come across elsewhere, guided by a team of passionate sommeliers.