Maison Scarlett is a bakery in Vieux Lille, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The savoury side, quiches and sandwiches, makes this a workable lunch as well as a cake stop.
Address: 13 Place des Patiniers, 59800 Lille
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.
Tip: The 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.
Worth the queue: The Méert waffle
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.
Tip: Buy the small size and eat it standing. The cream collapses within the hour.
Worth the queue: The merveilleux
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.
Tip: The shop closes annually from 12 to 23 August, so do not plan a mid-August visit around it.
Worth the queue: Le Fraisier de Phalempin
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.
Tip: The 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.
Worth the queue: The Méert waffle
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.
Tip: Buy the small size and eat it standing. The cream collapses within the hour.
Worth the queue: The merveilleux
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.
Tip: This branch closes for a summer break from 27 July to 16 August 2026.
Worth the queue: The merveilleux
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.
Tip: Open from 06:00 on weekdays, which makes it the only serious pastry option before a first train.
Worth the queue: Cramique
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.
Tip: The shop closes annually from 12 to 23 August, so do not plan a mid-August visit around it.
Worth the queue: Le Fraisier de Phalempin
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.
Tip: The tarte au sucre is the northern one to try, not the lemon meringue everyone photographs.
Worth the queue: Tarte au sucre
