Le Bistrot de St-So is a bar in Saint Sauveur, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar food and plates
Tip: Programming gives priority to local artists and entry is free, so turn up rather than book.
Address: 17 Boulevard Jean-Baptiste Lebas, 59000 Lille
Joker on Place Louise de Bettignies in Lille rewrites its cocktail list every week around house-made juices, syrups, purees and its own infusions.
Signature drink: The Mayagarita, built on Tequila Patron Silver
Food: Drinks only
Tip: The card changes weekly, so ask what came in rather than ordering from memory.
Little Havana on Place Maurice Schumann in Lille is the city's mojito room, a Cuban-themed bar running the drink through a long list of fruit variations.
Signature drink: Mojito, in white peach or basil and strawberry
Food: Charcuterie platters
Tip: It traded as Le Draque before this. Order a flavoured mojito rather than the classic.
Genever on Rue Saint-André in Lille builds its bar around the northern grain spirit of the same name, poured neat and stirred into spiced cocktails.
Signature drink: Genever with lychee
Food: Drinks only
Tip: This is the easiest place in Lille to drink genievre without ordering a bottle in an estaminet.
Bartown on Rue Saint-Sébastien in Lille serves gourmet tapas boards beside house cocktails named for city landmarks, Eglise Caipi and Tour Mojito among them.
Signature drink: House cocktails named for Lille landmarks
Food: Tapas boards
Tip: The room is small and fills after 21:00 at weekends. Go early for a seat at the bar.
Le Quai des Bananes on Rue Royale in Lille is jungle-dressed and loud, pouring large-format tropical drinks with its own kitchen counter attached.
Signature drink: Large-format tropical cocktails
Food: Banana Kitchen, the in-house food counter
Tip: The alcohol-free list runs past forty mocktails, which is rare at this scale in Lille.
Artchives on Rue Jacquemars Gielee in Lille runs a bar, an art gallery and a kitchen in one building, with paintings and sculpture across several floors.
Signature drink: Art-inspired house cocktails
Food: Urban canteen menu
Tip: The hanging changes, so the drinks list and the walls both move. Ask what is up before you order.
