Racine
A small two-Michelin-star restaurant run by Japanese chef Kazuyuki Tanaka, cooking with herbs, vegetables and flowers. The menu changes monthly and seats are few.
Located on Place Godinot, southeast of the cathedral, the restaurant is run by Japanese chef Kazuyuki Tanaka, who settled in the Champagne region in 2015 and holds two Michelin stars. The space is tiny and minimalist, with a Japanese garden visible through floor-to-ceiling windows. The cooking centers on vegetables, wild herbs and flowers, paired with top ingredients such as langoustines, lobster and Spanish red shrimp. The sauces and stocks show real craft, and the menu changes monthly. The wine list includes about 250 Champagnes. Only tasting menus are served, at the top of the Michelin price range, and seating is limited, so book early. Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, with dinner only on Monday and Thursday. It is about a 5-minute walk from the cathedral.
Opening hours
Mon & Thu dinner only from 7:15 p.m.; Fri–Sun lunch from 12:15 p.m., dinner from 7:15 p.m.; closed Tue & Wed
Nearby sights
- Carnegie Library of Reims
- Palace of Tau
- Reims Cathedral
- Cryptoportique
- Biscuits Fossier
- Halles du Boulingrin
- Musée Saint-Remi
- Place Drouet-d'Erlon