Three generations of the Waïda family have been running this popular business since the reconstruction of Reims in the 1920s and 1930s following the first world war. The Art Deco interior has a colorful mosaic frieze around the pastry shop. The tearoom in the back, where I had my usual light lunch with heavy pastry, features wood paneling with marquetry insets and backlit stained-glass.
And look at those pastries. Too many, too little time … but I did my best.