Mesa is a bar in Bois Blancs, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar plates
Tip: It is the highest rooftop in Lille. Book a terrace table on a clear evening or you will stand.
Address: 612 Rue de la Chaude Rivière, 59800 Lille
Le Bistrot de St-So sits inside the old Gare Saint-Sauveur in Lille, a bar with a stage running free concerts and DJ sets from Wednesday to Saturday.
Signature drink: Draught beer, drunk on the terrace
Food: Bar food and plates
Tip: Programming gives priority to local artists and entry is free, so turn up rather than book.
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.
