Adult set menu
€29
per person, meal without dessert, 300 g of raclette
The idea
The best seats in the park are under the bubbles
A transparent bubble just for your table, set in the Parc de la Gare, right across from Haguenau's train station. Outside, winter does its work. Inside, the cheese does its own.
Every bubble is decorated, lit, heated and stocked with blankets. Let's be honest though : it's a park, in Alsace, in December. Dress like you're heading to the mountains.
- 13 private bubbles this year, up from 7 last winter
- In the town that has been making Alsace's oldest nativity scenes since 1420
- Open daily, November 20 to December 31, booking required
The gallery
The park at night, for real
No generated images, no heavy retouching. Just the park, the bubbles, and what happens inside them.
More pictures coming as the season unfolds. Photos © Cyrille Fleckinger.
At the table
We keep it simple :
traditional raclette
Raw-milk raclette, IGP La Dent du Chat from Savoie : eight weeks of ageing on wooden boards, a cheese that melts into ribbons without turning oily. Nothing else on the food menu, and that is exactly the point.
Kids set menu
€15
for under-12s (150 g of raclette), from 4 adult menus booked in the bubble
On the plate
- Raw-milk raclette, IGP de Savoie, unpasteurised (300 g per person)
- Artisan charcuterie from the Koenig butcher shop in Sélestat (150 g per person)
- Gherkins & potatoes, as much as you like
- Halal charcuterie on request, at least 72 hours ahead or when booking
P.S. The golden crust that sizzles at the edge of the pan is called « la religieuse ». You don't ask for it. You earn it.
The menu
While it melts : what are we drinking ?
Seasonal cocktails, Licorne beers from Alsace, wines from Savoie, Alsace and Burgundy, sparkling by the glass, mulled wine for cold hands, and three desserts at €5 to finish.
Before you come
The house rules fit on a slate board
The dates
From November 20 to December 31, open daily. We close on December 24 and 25 : Christmas is for us too.
Booking, full stop
No table without a slot. The bubbles go fast, book ahead.
Two sittings
From 6 to 8:30 pm, then from 8:45 pm to 0:30 am.
When your slot ends, the bubble changes tables. Play fair with the next group.
13 bubbles
Seven last year, thirteen this year. We moved a few fir trees.
The deposit
A card hold is taken when you book, charged only if you don't show up without cancelling. Last year, bubbles sat empty while others dreamed of them.
Raw milk
Our raclette is raw-milk, unpasteurised. That's where the flavour comes from, and it is not recommended for pregnant women and vulnerable people.
Bundle up
Heater and blankets provided, but dress like you're going to the mountains : you're dining in a park, in December.
On safety
The bubbles meet all French public-venue (ERP) and fire-safety standards. You can be transparent and serious at the same time.
The questions
What people ask us through the glass
Is it cold inside the bubbles ?
Each bubble has a small heater and blankets, but it remains transparent, in a park, in the middle of winter. The right move : dress warmly.
Can we just walk in ?
No. The bubbles are booking only, open daily, with two sittings (6 to 8:30 pm and 8:45 pm to 0:30 am). 13 bubbles are available this year.
Why a deposit at booking ?
In past seasons, booked tables sat empty with no cancellation. So a card hold is taken when you book, charged only in case of an unannounced no-show. If you come, it costs you nothing.
Can we stay all evening ?
Every sitting has an end time (8:30 pm for the first one). The bubble is then freed for the next table.
What's on the plate ?
300 g of raw-milk raclette, IGP La Dent du Chat (Savoie), 150 g of artisan charcuterie from the Koenig butcher shop (Sélestat), gherkins and potatoes at will. Kids menu, under 12 : 150 g of raclette. Extra cheese and charcuterie are on the menu.
Is the cheese pasteurised ?
No, it's a raw-milk cheese, as tradition demands. It is not suitable for pregnant women, young children and immunocompromised people.
Do you have halal options or special diets ?
Halal charcuterie is available on request, at least 72 hours in advance or when booking.
And how solid are these bubbles ?
Very. The bubbles meet all French public-venue (ERP) and fire-safety standards.
What about the bubbles in Strasbourg ?
The concept was created by Les Bulles de Noël, but the Strasbourg bubbles are operated by L'Archipel, the restaurant of the AC Hotels & Residence Inn by Marriott, solely responsible for their bookings, menu and ingredients. For Strasbourg, contact the restaurant directly ; for Haguenau, it's us and only us.
Can we really take a fir tree home ?
Yes ! Fir trees are on sale every day, all season long. The tradition was born 40 km from here, we keep it alive.
The restaurants
Haguenau first, Strasbourg too
the mother house
Haguenau
Thirteen bubbles in the Parc de la Gare, right across from the platforms, in a town that has taken Christmas seriously since 1420, on the edge of the old « holy forest ». Booking is directly with us.
Parc de la Gare, 67500 Haguenau, France · see on the map
Book in Haguenauthe concept travels
Strasbourg
The concept is ours ; the operation belongs to L'Archipel, the restaurant of the AC Hotels & Residence Inn by Marriott. It is solely responsible for the bookings, menu and ingredients of its Strasbourg bubbles.
To book in Strasbourg, contact restaurant L'Archipel (AC Hotels & Residence Inn by Marriott) directly, not us : we won't be able to help.
Cities, hotels, remarkable venues
Missing some bubbles in your city ?
The concept travels : bubbles built to French ERP and fire-safety standards, the setup, the method, the menu. Strasbourg did it with L'Archipel, at the AC Hotels & Residence Inn by Marriott. We walk you through it, from the first bolt to the first wheel of cheese.
The last collection
We slipped a letter to Santa
Les Bulles de Noël
A letter for you
We're keeping you a seat
A heated bubble, a wheel of cheese gently blistering, the park glowing through the glass. Your table is waiting at the counter. All you have to do is come and collect it.
P.S. Come bundled up, leave with a fir tree. A thousand thoughts from the Parc de la Gare.
Reply to the invitationWe won't forget you. The Bulles team
Collections every evening, 6 pm and 8:45 pm