Tag: lille
Debriefing my stay in Lille
A few words about my recent stay in Lille, including what to take away from it, the choices I was happy with, and the things I could have done better or differently, to help you plan your own.
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Visit Lille for a weekend
Lille is a lively, pleasant city with a very interesting cultural heritage. Its partly pedestrianized town center makes it ideal for strolling.
Lille is one of those cities I've often visited on business, for a few hours or even a...
Restaurant Le Braque in Lille: creative and friendly
In Lille, Le Braque offers creative cuisine based on local produce, in a very convivial setting.
For this last dinner in Lille, and after testing the two extremes (one estaminet and two starred restaurants), I'll finish with something in between....
Restaurant le Cerisier in Lille: good but boring
Le Cerisier, in Lille, offers quality cuisine for a Michelin-starred restaurant, but it's hampered by laborious service.
For my third dinner in Lille, after La Table du Clarance, I chose another Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Cerisier. Ideally I would have preferred...
L’Hermitage Gantois in Lille: a little disappointing
L'Hermitage Gantois in Lille offers a good quality service, but sometimes disappoints in relation to the claimed standing and the prices charged.
For this second part of my stay in Lille I went upmarket and after the very nice Moxy...
La table du Clarance in Lille: a good Michelin-starred restaurant
La Table du Clarance's cuisine is quite inventive in its classic guise, with the quality you'd expect from a Michelin-starred restaurant, but with a few welcome creative touches. No more, but no less.
For my second evening in Lille, I...
Estaminet Chez Raoul in Lille: typical but a little careless about service
Chez Raoul offers simple, tasty and hearty cuisine typical of northern France, but the service is seriously sloppy.
For my first evening in Lille I was looking for something typical, an estaminet, which is to local cuisine what the bouchon...
Moxy Lille City: nice hotel but sad room
The Moxy Lille City offers a superb setting for this category of hotel. Too bad my room was so sad.
For the start of my stay, I chose to stay at the Moxy Lille before finishing at the Hermitage Gantois....
Paris-Lille by TGV in 1st class: zero service but we’ve seen worse
Absolutely no service between Paris and Lille on this TGV in 1st class, but a certain level of comfort, which in the end is all that matters.
So it's off to Gare du Nord for the start of our trip,...