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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What to order at Estaminet La Vieille France
- Must order
- Carbonade flamande, cooked long in brown beer.
- Signature dishes
- Carbonade flamande, Poulet au maroilles
- Editor tip
- Closed Tuesday and Wednesday at lunch. Sixty-five covers fill up, so a weekend evening needs booking.
CuisineFrench regional
Price€€€€
NeighborhoodVieux Lille
HoursDaily 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:30; closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch
Phone+33 3 20 31 00 57
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Also in Vieux-Lille
Estaminet Au Vieux de la Vieille ★ 4.2
Au Vieux de la Vieille spills onto the cobbles of Rue des Vieux Murs in Lille, the terrace estaminet locals send visitors to for carbonade and welsh.
OrderGratin de la Vieille, a pancake baked with endive, ham and maroilles.
TipThe courtyard terrace fills first on a warm evening. Plat du jour runs at 9.90 or 14.90 euros.
Estaminet Chez la Vieille ★ 4.1
Chez la Vieille on Rue de Gand in Lille is the maroilles house of the strip, a cluttered estaminet where the cheese turns up in almost every course.
OrderMaroilles croquettes first, then the chicken in maroilles sauce.
TipSame family runs four estaminets in Lille. This is the one to pick if maroilles is the point of the meal.
L'Estaminet du Welsh ★ 4.0
L'Estaminet du Welsh on Rue de Gand in Lille builds its whole card around welsh, a dozen versions of cheddar melted in beer over bread and frites.
OrderThe welsh au maroilles, if you want the northern version rather than the cheddar one.
TipClosed Wednesday and Thursday at lunch. A vegetarian welsh is on the card.
La Petite Table ★ 4.2
La Petite Table has run on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille since 2003, a small estaminet doing carbonade, welsh and potjevleesch properly by hand.
OrderPotjevleesch with the house frites.
TipFinish with the spéculoos mousse rather than the café gourmand.
Les Compagnons de la Grappe ★ 4.3
Les Compagnons de la Grappe hides down a corridor off Rue Lepelletier in Lille, a courtyard terrace serving welsh, carbonade and grilled meat non-stop.
OrderOnglet frites, cooked over the grill.
TipThe kitchen runs straight through the afternoon, which makes this the answer to a 16:00 arrival.
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Estaminet Au Vieux de la Vieille ★ 4.2
Au Vieux de la Vieille spills onto the cobbles of Rue des Vieux Murs in Lille, the terrace estaminet locals send visitors to for carbonade and welsh.
OrderGratin de la Vieille, a pancake baked with endive, ham and maroilles.
TipThe courtyard terrace fills first on a warm evening. Plat du jour runs at 9.90 or 14.90 euros.
Estaminet Chez la Vieille ★ 4.1
Chez la Vieille on Rue de Gand in Lille is the maroilles house of the strip, a cluttered estaminet where the cheese turns up in almost every course.
OrderMaroilles croquettes first, then the chicken in maroilles sauce.
TipSame family runs four estaminets in Lille. This is the one to pick if maroilles is the point of the meal.
L'Estaminet du Welsh ★ 4.0
L'Estaminet du Welsh on Rue de Gand in Lille builds its whole card around welsh, a dozen versions of cheddar melted in beer over bread and frites.
OrderThe welsh au maroilles, if you want the northern version rather than the cheddar one.
TipClosed Wednesday and Thursday at lunch. A vegetarian welsh is on the card.
La Petite Table ★ 4.2
La Petite Table has run on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille since 2003, a small estaminet doing carbonade, welsh and potjevleesch properly by hand.
OrderPotjevleesch with the house frites.
TipFinish with the spéculoos mousse rather than the café gourmand.
Les Compagnons de la Grappe ★ 4.3
Les Compagnons de la Grappe hides down a corridor off Rue Lepelletier in Lille, a courtyard terrace serving welsh, carbonade and grilled meat non-stop.
OrderOnglet frites, cooked over the grill.
TipThe kitchen runs straight through the afternoon, which makes this the answer to a 16:00 arrival.
Le Barbu d'Anvers ★ 4.1
Le Barbu d'Anvers is a 130-seat Maître Restaurateur estaminet near Rihour in Lille, serving northern regional cooking across three panelled rooms.
OrderCarbonade flamande, the beef stew braised in brown beer.
TipA la carte runs 17 to 25 euros. The room closes for a summer break, so check before an August visit.