12 editor picks in Lille.
12 bakeries in Lille, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in Lille.
Méert has traded on Rue Esquermoise in Lille since 1761, and its flat waffle filled with Madagascar vanilla sugar is still the counter's signature.
TipThe waffle is meant to be eaten at room temperature, not hot. The tea room at the same address opens at 12:00 Tuesday to Friday and at 10:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
L'Ogre de Carrouselberg on Rue des Vieux Murs in Lille builds the prettiest pastry in the city, from the Fraisier de Phalempin to trays of P'tits Pouchins.
TipThe shop closes annually from 12 to 23 August, so do not plan a mid-August visit around it.
Aux Merveilleux de Fred started on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille, and this counter still sells the meringue and cream pastry that gave the brand its name.
TipBuy the small size and eat it standing. The cream collapses within the hour.
Vianney Degruson bakes sourdough and organic breads on Rue Saint-André in Lille, with viennoiserie laminated in AOP butter and a counter of galettes.
TipTheir bread supplies other Lille kitchens, including the banh mi counter on Avenue du Peuple Belge.
Boulangerie Mathieu on Rue du Molinel in Lille bakes everything on site, classic and organic breads under a counter of tartes au sucre and framboisier.
TipThe tarte au sucre is the northern one to try, not the lemon meringue everyone photographs.
The Wazemmes branch of Aux Merveilleux de Fred on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille opens at 06:30, earlier than the Vieux-Lille shop, and sells the same range.
TipThis branch closes for a summer break from 27 July to 16 August 2026.
The Place des Buisses branch of Aux Merveilleux de Fred sits beside Lille Flandres station, open from 06:00 and stocked with merveilleux and cramique.
TipOpen from 06:00 on weekdays, which makes it the only serious pastry option before a first train.
Mamatte on Place Rihour in Lille bakes sourdough and stuffed croissants, with a savoury counter and large cakes, seven days a week from 07:00.
TipThe Mademoiselles pastries and the cinnamon roll go first. Come before 11:00 at a weekend.
Oxalis et Bergamote on Rue d'Angleterre in Lille bakes cinnamon rolls, financiers, brioches and flan, and pours a chicory latte to go with them.
TipSunday is a two-hour window only, 10:30 to 12:30. Everything else is afternoons.
Boulangerie Papillon on Rue Nationale in Lille runs a bakery, a snack counter and a juice bar together, open seven days from 07:00 to 20:00.
TipGluten-free breads sit alongside the regional viennoiserie, which is rare in a Lille bakery.
The Rue Jacquemars Giélée branch of Boulangerie Papillon in Lille keeps the same seven-day 07:00 to 20:00 service as the Rue Nationale shop.
TipContinuous service means you can get a proper lunch here at 15:00 when kitchens have shut.
Boulangerie Myrtilles on Rue de la Bassée in Lille is a working neighbourhood bakery, croissants and pain au chocolat with sandwiches and coffee to go.
TipClosed on Saturday and open Sunday morning, which is the opposite of most Lille bakeries.
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