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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 Ch'tite Brigitte
- Must order
- The maroilles croque-monsieur, or the mixed northern platter.
- Signature dishes
- Croque-monsieur au maroilles, Rollmops
- Editor tip
- The room takes bookings only, and it spreads across two shopfronts on Rue des Bouchers.
CuisineFrench regional
Price€€€€
NeighborhoodVieux Lille
HoursDaily 11:45-22:30, bookings only
Phone+33 3 45 16 80 01
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Location
Address: 10 Rue des Bouchers, 59800 Lille
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Bierbuik ★ 4.4
Bierbuik is Florent Ladeyn's brewpub on Rue Royale in Lille, wood-fired Flemish street food downstairs and the Bloemeke estaminet menu upstairs.
OrderFrites with maroilles sauce, from the ground-floor brewpub counter.
TipThe upstairs Bloemeke runs a three-course estaminet menu at 30 euros. Beers use Mont des Cats hops.
Chez Raoul Estaminet ★ 4.1
Chez Raoul on Rue de Gand in Lille is named for the singer Raoul de Godewarsvelde, an estaminet of chicken in maroilles, fricadelle and charcuterie boards.
OrderGratin de chicons, endives baked in ham and béchamel.
TipClosed Monday and Wednesday lunch. Saturday runs a long afternoon service then reopens late.
Estaminet Au Soyeux ★ 4.1
Au Soyeux on Rue de Gand in Lille runs 44 covers of ch'ti cooking, potjevleesch and carbonade with maroilles croquettes and roasted bone marrow.
OrderPotjevleesch, the jellied terrine of four white meats.
TipOnly 24 seats indoors plus a 20-seat terrace, so book for a weekend evening.
More casual dining in Lille
Le Chat qui Fume ★ 4.0
Le Chat qui Fume on Rue Henri Kolb in Lille is a neighbourhood estaminet doing carbonade, andouillette in beer and a maroilles potato gratin.
OrderThe full welsh, made in house rather than assembled.
TipBook by phone. The kitchen does not take reservations by email.
Bierbuik ★ 4.4
Bierbuik is Florent Ladeyn's brewpub on Rue Royale in Lille, wood-fired Flemish street food downstairs and the Bloemeke estaminet menu upstairs.
OrderFrites with maroilles sauce, from the ground-floor brewpub counter.
TipThe upstairs Bloemeke runs a three-course estaminet menu at 30 euros. Beers use Mont des Cats hops.
Chez Raoul Estaminet ★ 4.1
Chez Raoul on Rue de Gand in Lille is named for the singer Raoul de Godewarsvelde, an estaminet of chicken in maroilles, fricadelle and charcuterie boards.
OrderGratin de chicons, endives baked in ham and béchamel.
TipClosed Monday and Wednesday lunch. Saturday runs a long afternoon service then reopens late.
Estaminet Au Soyeux ★ 4.1
Au Soyeux on Rue de Gand in Lille runs 44 covers of ch'ti cooking, potjevleesch and carbonade with maroilles croquettes and roasted bone marrow.
OrderPotjevleesch, the jellied terrine of four white meats.
TipOnly 24 seats indoors plus a 20-seat terrace, so book for a weekend evening.
La Ducasse ★ 4.2
La Ducasse has anchored the corner of Rue Solférino in Lille since 1979, an estaminet of welsh, carbonade flamande and andouillette casseroles.
OrderThe welsh, cheddar melted flat under the grill.
TipThe estaminet has kept the same regional card since 1979, cooked from fresh local produce.
Au Georges V ★ 4.3
Au Georges V on Boulevard de la Liberté in Lille calls itself the temple of welsh, and runs a smoked version alongside potjevleesch and carbonade.
OrderThe welsh fumé, made with a blend of classic and smoked cheddar.
TipA vegetarian welsh is on the card. The current owners took the place on in 2022.