Champagne and Fromage Crystal Palace

Champagne and Fromage in Crystal Palace brings a distinctly French rhythm to South East London, pairing boutique bubbles with the country’s most comforting cheeses. Flutes of champagne set the tone, whether sipped neat or stirred into classics like the Kir Royal and the French 75, while a handful of well-judged nibbles opens the palate for what follows.

The heart of the experience is molten and moreish. A bubbling fondue blends Emmental, Comté and Gruyère, ready for roasted potatoes and torn baguette. Raclette is scraped in generous ribbons, offered in classic form or truffled for extra decadence. Camembert arrives baked until oozy, perfumed with garlic and herbs or lifted with truffle, inviting unhurried dipping and sharing.

Grazers can roam further with artisan cheese and cured meat boards, or keep things light with hummus and baguette and padrón peppers. There is a nod to bistro tradition in a salad of chèvre chaud with figs and walnuts, and a sweet finish via delicate macarons or silken crème brûlée. It is French comfort with a celebratory sparkle.

Come for the cheese, stay for the champagne, and linger for the pleasure of both. Settle in, raise a glass, and say fromage with fizz.