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Le Pot au Lait

Le Pot au Lait · Liège bar
Rue des Sœurs de Hasque, a stone's throw from Saint-Paul Cathedral. Born in the 1960s from a ULiège student initiative, Le Pot au Lait takes its name from La Fontaine's fable. Psychedelic décor, local beers, rock and reggae. In January 2025, the <em>European Bar Guide</em> ranked it 8th best bar in Europe.
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The Pot au Lait Bar - Le Pot au Lait
1979 · Top 8 European Bar Guide 2025
The Pot au Lait Bar
Bar fondé par des étudiants de l'ULiège · années 1960 · 1979 · Top 8 European Bar Guide 2025
Guide : Portraits, mushrooms, gears, frescoes — Le Pot au Lait is a bar that built itself by sedimentation since the 1960s. Born from a ULiège student initiative, it takes its name from a La Fontaine fable and climbed in 2025 to 8th place in the European Bar Guide ranking. What catches your eye first in this décor?
The Toilets · Graffiti Museum - Le Pot au Lait
décennies d'accumulation
The Toilets · Graffiti Museum
Graffeurs anonymes · accumulation depuis les années 1980 · décennies d'accumulation
Guide : Decades of tags and drawings cover every centimetre of tile and partition. Nobody planned this — it is a collective, anonymous work that the bar chose never to erase. One of the most photographed spaces at Le Pot au Lait. What strikes you first in all this chaos?
The Aquarium · Pig, Mouse and Billy Goat - Le Pot au Lait
depuis 1979
The Aquarium · Pig, Mouse and Billy Goat
Décor psychédélique · animaux encastrés dans un aquarium · depuis 1979
Guide : At the back of Le Pot au Lait, an aquarium embedded in the wall — waterless, but inhabited. A pig, a mouse-man, a goat and a billy goat have taken up residence. Well-lit, strange, quiet: the calmest corner of the bar. Who created this décor?
The Entrance Corridor · Underwater Mural - Le Pot au Lait
décor construit par accumulation · depuis 1979
The Entrance Corridor · Underwater Mural
Décor collectif · fresque et sculptures non signées · décor construit par accumulation · depuis 1979
Guide : The end of the covered terrace, where it tips into the interior. Across one entire wall: a large underwater mural with pink mermaid, child in diving helmet, polar bear in a bubble and lurking crocodile. Ahead, the Pot au Lait sign. You are inside before deciding to enter.
The Main Room · Monster Arch and Jungle - Le Pot au Lait
décor construit par accumulation
The Main Room · Monster Arch and Jungle
Décor collectif · végétation et sculptures non signées · décor construit par accumulation
Guide : The ceiling disappears beneath a canopy of monsteras and vines. At the centre, an arch sculpted as an illuminated giant mask mouth frames the passage to the bar. Cobblestone floor, barrel tables, garlands — this is the heart of Le Pot au Lait. Where does your eye go first: toward the ceiling, or toward the mouth?
The Back of the Bar · The Lady and the Lobster - Le Pot au Lait
depuis 1979
The Back of the Bar · The Lady and the Lobster
Décor collectif · accumulation non signée · depuis 1979
Guide : At the back of Le Pot au Lait, in the passage to the toilets, a woman in a classical dress gives you the middle finger from her oval gilded frame. To her right, a lobster with expressive eyes is framed like a painting. Green walls, low light, quiet absurdity.

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