The Best Day Trips Outside Paris for Great Restaurants and Bars | Eater
"A 250-year-old pastry shop and tea salon in Lille’s historic center housed in architecture spanning the 18th to 20th centuries, renowned for its regional and signature sweets: thin, flattened gaufres filled with Madagascan vanilla sugar and the decadent merveilleux — layered meringue domes filled with whipped cream and coated in chocolate flakes, caramelized hazelnuts, or other toppings — making it a must-stop for anyone sampling local confectionery traditions." - Lindsey Tramuta
