From the owner: Amusez-vous gay-ment Au rez-de-chaussée c'est un café, et au sous-sol c'est un club gay avec piste…read morede danse, DJ résident, mur de glace et bar. Le lieu propose trois salles et deux bars. XXL c'est également le nom donné ici à une bière de taille "maxi".

From the owner: Bar africain Ce petit bar à la décoration d'inspiration africaine est réputé pour son ambiance…read morechaleureuse et ses cocktails à base de rhum. Ce lieu est idéal pour débuter comme il se doit vos soirées du week-end. La musique ne pourar que vous ravir.

From the owner: God bless My Goodness Pub irlandais au coeur du quartier étudiant , My Goodness est un subtil…read moremélange de convivialité et musique rock. Anglo-saxons et Amiénois s'y retrouvent pour déguster la fameuse Guinness ou assister au tournoi des 6 nations sur écran géant. Les soirées à thème, comme la Saint Patrick, rassemblent tous les amateurs de l'Irish Spirit.

I always find it amusing when I wander into a bar claiming to be Australian yet located in another…read morecountry only to discovered that other than a couple of kangaroo pictures, and maybe a desert scene, there is nothing about it that makes it feel remotely like an Australian pub. Okay, they might have Fosters on tap but the thing is that no Australian in their right mind would ever dream of drinking Fosters, and you certainly can't get it on tap over here. Anyway, this is that sort of bar - pretty grungy and certainly not Australian. No doubt it is named as such due to the Australians fighting in the region, but then again they fought all along the Commonwealth lines. It's an okay bar, a little grungy, but not bad. However, certainly not one I would hurrying back to any time soon.

One of the problems with checking out the really cool bars is that you can land up at one and end…read moreup not leaving until it is too late to go and check out any of the others (even when the people you meet tell you that there is a much better bar just up the road). Okay, it was a bit of a hike from our hotel, but it was certainly worth it, even if it was just for the atmosphere. Mind you, when I first saw it after stepping out of the alley (and being warmly greeted by some guys standing there), I could see that this was definitely a pretty popular bar, and when we ended up chatting with one of the patrons for most of the night it certainly left an impression on me that is going to stay for quite a while. As I said to one of them, why go to a foreign country when you are not going to mix with the locals - that is one of the best ways to actually experience other places (though of course there are those who simply treat them like museum pieces and spectacles).

From the owner: A deux pas de la cathédrale, nos clients s'attardent pour apprécier l'ambiance conviviale et…read morechaleureuse au détour d'un cocktail et d'une assiette gourmande.L'hattafaya vous propose régulièrement des soirées et des concerts. Vos palais pourront tester nos spécialités de rhum arrangés et personnalisés à vos goûts. Réservation de salle privatisée sur demande.

Wandering about Amiens on a warm morning, looking for sites to photograph and we saw the Notre Dame…read moreDes Amiens. Deciding to walk alongside the river, instead of going around the dry city blocks to find the Cathedral, we stumbled upon a familiar sight. Having been to Brussels last year, we are familiar with the little statue called "Manneken-Pis", so when we found a bar with that name we thought it worthy of an exploration and a good place to rest and enjoy a beer. We were greeted by two lovely attendants who were only too pleased to show us around the bar as we madly photographed everything. We were served politely and our behaviour was tolerated, I had a Belgian beer, Afflinghem(?) and Fureya had a Krieg (?) cherry beer. We sat in the sunshine and enjoyed the restful time as other clients filled the seats around us. The attendants were far too busy to watch us leave after we paid, a good thing! We enjoyed the cold beers, warm sunshine and service. Go back, yes definitely! Tell friends, well, you've read this far.

From the owner: Un café où il fait bon vivre Situé aux bords des canaux du quartier Saint Leu sur la fameuse place…read moredu Don, le Manneken Pis est un endroit agréable pour prendre un verre. A l'intérieur on retrouve des tableaux illustrant des variantes de la célèbre statue bruxelloise qui a donné son nom à l'établissement. Mais on pourra aussi bien profiter de la nuit sur la terrasse, protégé du temps picard par les impressionnants chauffages au gaz.

The first night in Amiens I really didn't have much of an agenda so I simply randomly wandered…read moreabout the place visiting whatever pub I stumbled upon, and this place happened to be one of them. Okay, not strictly a pub, at least not in the sense that we have them here in Australia, but you could call it a bar, or even a cafe. It was okay, and the staff quite friendly. Also, being near one of the open squares, gave it a rather nice location as well. However, while it wasn't a great as some of them I visited, and also a little tacky, it still did its job well.

A little daytrip to Amiens, north of Paris, and we ascertain that the local specialty is La Ficelle…read morePicarde. Wikipedia (should we trust Wikipedia?) says 'its origins appear based in Amiens' l'hôtel du Commerce where a chef developed it in 1950, notwithstanding some legends stating the dish originated in the era of Louis XIV.' I kind of love that you can go to different towns and cities in France and they all claim local specialties which may not be that different than other types of food. On the other hand, we'd never tried this local delicacy. We went to the humble Square Cafe, with a lovely view onto the Place with a gorgeous flowering cherry blossom tree. Spring cometh! They played contemporary music videos, reminding how terrible some of today's music is, and the service was cheery amusing. We asked for a lunch menu, and the waiter said, 'I'm the menu' before he told us what we could order. So, the local specialty is a crêpe, rolled up, with ham and mushrooms, a lovely bit of cheese melted crisply on top, and swimming in cream. What's not to love? It looks like the bar devolves into a raucous drinking hole in the evenings, as there was a Jagermeister dispensing machine, numerous beer specials posted behind the bar, and in front, possibly, patrons from the night before? It was 1pm. They were really drunk. Local food, local flavour, we enjoyed it! In fact, my better half was particularly taken my the Ficelle Picarde. OH MY GOD... was his compliment.