Eating out

Our two nights eating out in Lille couldn’t have been more different. For the first evening we chose a typical, cosy bar/restaurant, with all the feel of a place that’s been serving patrons for longer than most people can remember.

We arrived early, but it was soon full, and brimming with conversation and laughter. When we received our aperitif, we realised why. The vin chaud was served with a shot of Amaretto, let’s just say it was ‘very warming’ start to the evening.

But if the starting drinks seemed a lot, the food that followed was definitely on the hearty side too. We ordered a couple of sharing platters to start. Followed by a variation of pies, tartiflette, crepes and meat, but most definitely everything included the local cheese — Maroilles.

The second evening was a more contemporary choice, and started with a glass at the downstairs cocktail bar. A great way to start our evening.

Then we walked upstairs to the restaurant, which revealed the rest of the warehouse environment.

It was an interesting layout, with the softened music of the cocktail bars DJ filtering up into the restaurant area.

The food was also quite different, but no less hearty than the night before.

The only question was, ‘should we pop down to the bar to finish?´.

Maybe another time.