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 L'Arrière Pays
- Must order
- The tartine en boîte, cured ham under melted camembert with walnuts and raisins.
- Signature dishes
- Tartine en boîte, Regional cheese boards
- Editor tip
- Two tartines run 10.90 euros and three run 12.90, which is about the cheapest sit-down lunch on this stretch of Vieux-Lille.
CuisineFrench
Price€€€€
NeighborhoodVieux Lille
HoursMon 12:00-15:00 and 18:30-22:00; Tue 12:00-15:00 and 18:30-22:30; Wed-Sat 12:00-15:00 and 18:30-23:00; Sun 11:30-15:00 and 18:30-21:30
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Estaminet La Vieille France ★ 4.1
Estaminet La Vieille France on Rue de Gand in Lille seats 65 and cooks the northern canon, carbonade, blanquette de veau, potjevleesch and pot au feu.
OrderCarbonade flamande, cooked long in brown beer.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday at lunch. Sixty-five covers fill up, so a weekend evening needs booking.
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.
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OrderWhatever the day's plate is, eaten on deck.
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La Piazzetta opened on Rue de la Barre in Lille as a fresh-pasta counter and Italian grocery, run by a chef who came from Big Mamma's La Bellezza.
OrderWhatever ravioli is rolled that morning.
TipLunch only, five days a week. There are very few seats, so come early or take the pasta away.
Estaminet La Vieille France ★ 4.1
Estaminet La Vieille France on Rue de Gand in Lille seats 65 and cooks the northern canon, carbonade, blanquette de veau, potjevleesch and pot au feu.
OrderCarbonade flamande, cooked long in brown beer.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday at lunch. Sixty-five covers fill up, so a weekend evening needs booking.
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.