I wanted to pick up some local champagne to take with me on my train ride across France, and I…read morestumbled into Nicolas Reims. What a charming little wine shop! This turned out to be a truly fantastic wine merchant and one of our favorite stops in Reims! Established in 1976, this shop specializes in a wide selection of French and foreign wines, spirits, an impressive range of chilled champagnes. If they don't have something you'll like here, then you obviously didn't need it! The staff were incredibly friendly, patient, and helpful. They graciously put up with our terrible attempts at speaking French, and (no surprise) they spoke perfect English. Once we at least made the effort in French, they seemed genuinely happy to switch, which really added to the experience. It's amazing how that works in Europe. The selection here is excellent. There's a large variety of white and rosé wines, champagnes, and beers, many of them already chilled and ready to enjoy. I had made a couple of picks in my basket, but I asked the staff their thoughts. The friendly man nodded with approval at two of my bottles but made a "kind suggestion" about replacing the third with something different. Of course I took his advice! I really liked that they sold champagne and wine in different size formats. I was able to get a couple of splits that made it easy to try new champagnes without committing to the cost and space limitations of a larger, regular sized bottle. The shop itself is clean, professional, and well organized, and the service is quick and knowledgeable without ever feeling rushed or snobby. You can tell they know their products and genuinely enjoy helping customers find what they're looking for. We weren't given an upsell pitch or anything like that, and the customer service was really, really great. We were especially touched that they packaged our champagne in beautiful Christmas gift wrapping without us even asking. Maybe something got lost in translation or maybe they're just that thoughtful, but either way, it was a lovely surprise and looked great. It was also early December, so I'm guessing most people were gift shopping at that time and maybe they just automatically wrap things assuming they are gifts. All around, Nicolas Reims is a great wine shop and an easy recommendation if you're looking for something to drink or to take home as a souvenir. I'd definitely come back here.

A great bar/ wine shop with friendly, helpful staff. We came in upon opening and were seated…read morepromptly, they helped us pick wines and recommended what small bites we might like. The champagne was very good, they had a wide selection. As for food, we got a trio of dips (pesto, carrot/peanut butter and a radish/goat cheese), that I wasn't a huge fan of. The pesto was best, but the other two were under seasoned (they do give salt on the platter for you to use) and nothing special in my opinion. We also got an order of their glazed pork and potatoes. Both were very good, the pork (I forgot the cut) was tender and flavorful but a little fatty. The potatoes came with an aioli and both were good. It's a fun place to just come and relax!

Oh my, sometimes you just get lucky. Thanks to previous yelpers we set off to find Aux 3 P'tits…read moreBouchons and we are so glad that we did. After a day of being rained upon we were drenched/saturated/waterlogged and highly resistant to going very far afield. Yet thankfully, down the street and round the corner we found a beacon of loveliness. There was just room for two more...it's a tiny place...and we sat down, grateful for a warm welcome. The wine bottles decorating the shelves are also the wine list, prices marked on each bottle for take out, add 8€ for drink in. A simple, effective way to Puck your fancy. We were cold and damp and our friendly waitress suggested 4 bottles, ranging in price and potency. Our choice was spot on- warm, fruity and capable of creating a mellow feeling. We also sampled the excellent 'simple' board of charcuterie, cheeses, fruit, nuts, olives and pickles. What a feast this was. Every mouthful a different taste combination and every one delicious. To top a great evening we were offered suggestions of places to visit tomorrow...all good although we might just wend our way back to Aux 3 P'tits Bouchons. A fabulous find.