Must-see restaurants in Lille

  • Meert

    Lille

    Famed for its gaufres (waffles) made with Madagascar vanilla, Meert has served kings, viceroys and generals since 1761. The sumptuous chocolate shop's…

  • L'Assiette du Marché

    Lille

    Entered via a grand archway, a 12th-century aristocratic mansion – a mint under Louis XIV, hence the street's name, and a listed historical monument – is…

  • Le Clair de Lune

    Lille

    Creations such as duck carpaccio with gingerbread vinaigrette, beef fillet with red wine and chocolate jus, and guinea fowl with smoked bacon crème have…

  • La Clairière

    Lille

    In a bare-timber space with mezzanine seating, La Clairière creates colourful, 100% organic vegan cuisine made from sustainable produce (no palm oil)…

  • Papà Raffaele

    Lille

    The queues at Papà Raffaele are as legendary as its pizzas (it doesn't take reservations), so come early or late to this post-industrial space with…

  • Le Barbier qui Fume

    Lille

    Charred aromas waft from this former barber shop (hence the name, the Smoking Barber), which now houses a ground-floor butcher and upstairs restaurant…

  • Le Comptoir 44

    Lille

    Prepared according to the motto 'La bonne cuisine est honnête, sincère et simple' (Good food is honest, sincere and simple), dishes at this rustic-chic…

  • Le Bistrot Lillois

    Lille

    Dishes both Flemish and French are served here under hanging hops. The highlight of the menu is os à moëlle (bone marrow); Flemish dishes worth trying…

  • Le Comptoir Volant

    Lille

    Limousin beef and Flanders potatoes are among the premium ingredients used at this burger restaurant, which hand-makes its own buns, sauces and twice…

  • Au Vieux de la Vieille

    Lille

    Hops hang from the rafters at this estaminet (Flemish-style restaurant), where specialities include carbonade flamande (braised beef slow-cooked with beer…

  • La Petite Cour

    Lille

    Belgian- and French-Flemish staples such as anguilles au vert (eel in green sauce) and poulet waterzooi (chicken stew) are served in the atmospheric,…

  • Marché de Wazemmes

    Lille

    This beloved covered market, with 26 food stalls, is 1.3km southwest of the tourist office in the working-class quarter of Wazemmes. Up to 400 open-air…

  • La Petite Table

    Lille

    Chef Arnaud Duhamel prepares Flemish favourites such as Ostend shrimp croquettes, veal sweetbreads flambéed in cider, carbonade (beef stew with beer) and…

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