
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Lille: Scavenger hunt and beer tasting in Old Lille
Join a beer-themed scavenger hunt in Old Lille. Your game includes discovering the city, the history of Lille beer, and tastings!
Boulangerie Mathieu is a bakery in Lille Centre, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The tarte au sucre is the northern one to try, not the lemon meringue everyone photographs.

Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Join a beer-themed scavenger hunt in Old Lille. Your game includes discovering the city, the history of Lille beer, and tastings!

Guided tour · 3 hours
A gourmet tour of 6 spots to discover Lille! Enjoy small portions from Vieux Lille's best savory and sweet spots. Fun facts and good vibes with our fantastic guides!

Guided tour · 2 hours
A guided zythological walk that will take you from specialized bars and wine merchants to micro-breweries to discover the know-how and the brewing revival that is shak...
Address: 82 Rue du Molinel, 59000 Lille
Mamatte on Place Rihour in Lille bakes sourdough and stuffed croissants, with a savoury counter and large cakes, seven days a week from 07:00.
Worth the queueCroissant fourré
TipThe Mademoiselles pastries and the cinnamon roll go first. Come before 11:00 at a weekend.
Boulangerie Papillon on Rue Nationale in Lille runs a bakery, a snack counter and a juice bar together, open seven days from 07:00 to 20:00.
Worth the queueMacarons
TipGluten-free breads sit alongside the regional viennoiserie, which is rare in a Lille bakery.
The Rue Jacquemars Giélée branch of Boulangerie Papillon in Lille keeps the same seven-day 07:00 to 20:00 service as the Rue Nationale shop.
Worth the queueCroissant
TipContinuous service means you can get a proper lunch here at 15:00 when kitchens have shut.
Vianney Degruson bakes sourdough and organic breads on Rue Saint-André in Lille, with viennoiserie laminated in AOP butter and a counter of galettes.
Worth the queuePain d'épices
TipTheir bread supplies other Lille kitchens, including the banh mi counter on Avenue du Peuple Belge.
Boulangerie Brier on Rue Esquermoise in Lille bakes the regional canon, cramique au sucre, palet de dame and a vanilla-filled gaufre of its own.
Worth the queueGaufre fourrée à la vanille
TipThis is the cheaper place to try a gaufre fourrée before you queue at the famous one up the street.
Mamatte on Place Rihour in Lille bakes sourdough and stuffed croissants, with a savoury counter and large cakes, seven days a week from 07:00.
Worth the queueCroissant fourré
TipThe Mademoiselles pastries and the cinnamon roll go first. Come before 11:00 at a weekend.
Boulangerie Myrtilles on Rue de la Bassée in Lille is a working neighbourhood bakery, croissants and pain au chocolat with sandwiches and coffee to go.
Worth the queueRoulé pomme-cannelle
TipClosed on Saturday and open Sunday morning, which is the opposite of most Lille bakeries.