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Following a successful run as a pop up, the folks behind Covent\u00a0Garden’s Champagne + Fromage have apparently decided to sign a longer lease to\u00a0continue offering their winning combo of French delights.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Quaint and rustic, Champagne + Fromage is the retail arm of French Bubbles, an\u00a0\u201cartisanal collection of fine quality, limited-production grower Champagnes\u00a0with personality and heritage.\u201d The shop is one part Champagne shop, one part\u00a0fromagerie and one part bistro \u2013 a recipe that adds up to a sparklingly\u00a0delicious French shopping experience in the heart of Central London<\/a>.<\/p>\n All of the French Bubbles range of non-vintage Champagnes along\u00a0with their carefully sourced Grand Cru and Premier Cru bottles are available\u00a0for purchase at the shop, and an in-house<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fromagerie<\/span><\/em>\u00a0will\u00a0allow visitors to take home their favourite cheeses in order to try some home\u00a0Champagne pairings. Cheese and charcuterie come by way of London-based French\u00a0cheese merchants,\u00a0Une Normande \u00e0 Londres.<\/span><\/p>\n Visitors to the Champagne + Fromage can sample tasters from the French Bubble’s\u00a0range of Champagne with the owners and staff on hand to give advice on how to\u00a0pair Champagnes with French cheese and charcuterie. For customers wishing to\u00a0soak up the Gallic atmosphere grab a bite and quench their thirst with some\u00a0quality quaff, cheese and charcuterie platters paired with five boutique\u00a0Champagnes are available as well as specialty French dishes, tartine and\u00a0desserts such as chocolate fondant.<\/p>\n Time to pop the cork and C+F’s good fortune? Well, sure. They’re certainly onto\u00a0a good idea. Located amid some of London’s most popular theatres, markets and\u00a0shopping districts, Champagne + Fromage is\u00a0a convenient and tasteful setting for pre and post theatre nibbles and drinks.\u00a0For shopping spree pit stops and easily accessible, non-pub Central London\u00a0meeting places, this one’s hard to beat.<\/span><\/p>\n Champagne + Fromage is located at 22 Wellington Street, WC2E 7DD. The nearest\u00a0London Underground station is Covent Garden (but Charing Cross, Embankment,\u00a0Temple and Leicester Square are very close as well). The shop is open Tuesday\u00a0through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Find out more about Champagne + Fromage at\u00a0<\/span>www.frenchbubbles.co.uk<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Photo: Chris Osburn<\/p>\n