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!
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CuisineBakery
Price€€€€
NeighborhoodVieux Lille
HoursTue-Sat 09:30-18:30; closed Sunday and Monday
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Tip: The savoury side, quiches and sandwiches, makes this a workable lunch as well as a cake stop.
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Location
Address: 13 Place des Patiniers, 59800 Lille
Also in Vieux-Lille
Méert ★ 4.7
Méert has traded on Rue Esquermoise in Lille since 1761, and its flat waffle filled with Madagascar vanilla sugar is still the counter's signature.
Worth the queueThe Méert waffle
TipThe waffle is meant to be eaten at room temperature, not hot. The tea room at the same address opens at 12:00 Tuesday to Friday and at 10:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Aux Merveilleux de Fred (Rue de la Monnaie) ★ 4.5
Aux Merveilleux de Fred started on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille, and this counter still sells the meringue and cream pastry that gave the brand its name.
Worth the queueThe merveilleux
TipBuy the small size and eat it standing. The cream collapses within the hour.
L'Ogre de Carrouselberg ★ 4.6
L'Ogre de Carrouselberg on Rue des Vieux Murs in Lille builds the prettiest pastry in the city, from the Fraisier de Phalempin to trays of P'tits Pouchins.
Worth the queueLe Fraisier de Phalempin
TipThe shop closes annually from 12 to 23 August, so do not plan a mid-August visit around it.
More bakeries in Lille
Méert ★ 4.7
Méert has traded on Rue Esquermoise in Lille since 1761, and its flat waffle filled with Madagascar vanilla sugar is still the counter's signature.
Worth the queueThe Méert waffle
TipThe waffle is meant to be eaten at room temperature, not hot. The tea room at the same address opens at 12:00 Tuesday to Friday and at 10:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Aux Merveilleux de Fred (Rue de la Monnaie) ★ 4.5
Aux Merveilleux de Fred started on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille, and this counter still sells the meringue and cream pastry that gave the brand its name.
Worth the queueThe merveilleux
TipBuy the small size and eat it standing. The cream collapses within the hour.
Aux Merveilleux de Fred (Wazemmes) ★ 4.3
The Wazemmes branch of Aux Merveilleux de Fred on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille opens at 06:30, earlier than the Vieux-Lille shop, and sells the same range.
Worth the queueThe merveilleux
TipThis branch closes for a summer break from 27 July to 16 August 2026.
Aux Merveilleux de Fred (Gare Lille Flandres) ★ 4.2
The Place des Buisses branch of Aux Merveilleux de Fred sits beside Lille Flandres station, open from 06:00 and stocked with merveilleux and cramique.
Worth the queueCramique
TipOpen from 06:00 on weekdays, which makes it the only serious pastry option before a first train.
L'Ogre de Carrouselberg ★ 4.6
L'Ogre de Carrouselberg on Rue des Vieux Murs in Lille builds the prettiest pastry in the city, from the Fraisier de Phalempin to trays of P'tits Pouchins.
Worth the queueLe Fraisier de Phalempin
TipThe shop closes annually from 12 to 23 August, so do not plan a mid-August visit around it.
Boulangerie Mathieu ★ 4.4
Boulangerie Mathieu on Rue du Molinel in Lille bakes everything on site, classic and organic breads under a counter of tartes au sucre and framboisier.
Worth the queueTarte au sucre
TipThe tarte au sucre is the northern one to try, not the lemon meringue everyone photographs.