What to order at Péniche Archimède

Must order
Whatever the day's plate is, eaten on deck.
Signature dishes
Plat du jour, Bistro plates
Editor tip
Sunday opens at 10:45, earlier than anywhere else on this list.
CuisineFrench bistro
Price€€
NeighborhoodBois Blancs
HoursMon 12:00-22:30; Tue-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:30; Sun 10:45-22:00, non-stop
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Sunday Food Tour, Discovering Lille

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Sunday Food Tour, Discovering Lille

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Location

Address: Façade de l'Esplanade, 59000 Lille

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La Piazzetta ★ 4.2

€€ ItalianVieux Lille

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

€€ French regionalVieux Lille

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

€€ French regionalVieux Lille

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

€€ French regionalVieux Lille

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

€€ French regionalVieux Lille

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

€€ French regionalVieux Lille

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.

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