8 french bistro places in Lille we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Lille | French Bistro across every city.

Bouillant ★ 4.3

French bistro · €€

Gambetta · 358 Rue Léon Gambetta, 59000 Lille

Bouillant took over the old Café de la Paix on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille, seventies furniture and orange paint over a sharp, unnostalgic market card.

Bleu Canard ★ 4.4

French bistro · €€

Lille-Centre · 27 Rue Pierre Mauroy, 59000 Lille

Bleu Canard is a long narrow canteen on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille, floral wallpaper and moleskine banquettes around Ryo Nakamura's market cooking.

Café Bellot ★ 4.4

French bistro · €€

Saint-Michel · 71 Rue Jeanne d'Arc, 59000 Lille

Café Bellot on Rue Jeanne d'Arc in Lille is a neighbourhood bar and bistro in one, chalkboard plates at lunch and natural wine into the small hours.

Brigand ★ 4.4

French bistro · €€

Lille-Centre · 23 Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire, 59000 Lille

Brigand on Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire in Lille is blond wood and brick, a bistro of comfort cooking and natural wine run by a chef and sommelier pair.

Café Augustin ★ 4.2

French bistro · €€

Moulins · 57 Rue de Valenciennes, 59000 Lille

Café Augustin on Rue de Valenciennes in Lille is retro-chic, a long counter and wooden banquettes serving simple lunches and generous evening plates.

Les Sales Mômes ★ 4.1

French bistro · €€

Bois-Blancs · 91 Quai de l'Ouest, 59000 Lille

Les Sales Mômes on Quai de l'Ouest in Lille keeps more than 800 board games beside a kitchen of burgers, boards and pastries, on the Deûle waterfront.

Les Casseroles Lilloises ★ 4.0

French bistro · €€

Gambetta · 150 Rue Solférino, 59800 Lille

Les Casseroles Lilloises hangs hundreds of pans from its ceiling on Rue Solférino in Lille, cooking bourguignon, duck parmentier and tête de veau.

Péniche Archimède ★ 3.8

French bistro · €€

Bois-Blancs · Façade de l'Esplanade, 59000 Lille

Péniche Archimède is a moored barge on the Deûle by the Esplanade in Lille, serving generous bistro plates with the water on both sides of the room.