Vegetarian€€Vieux-LilleMon 11:30-15:00 and 18:00-22:00; Wed-Fri 11:30-15:00 and 18:00-22:00; Sat 11:30-22:00; Sun 11:00-15:30 and 18:00-22:00; closed Tuesday
De Rode Koe on Rue des Trois-Mollettes in Lille cooks an inventive vegetarian card from fresh produce, with fish, meat and house burgers alongside.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Saturday runs non-stop from 11:30, which is rare in Vieux-Lille.
Vegetarian€MoulinsTue-Wed 11:30-00:00; Thu-Sat 11:30-02:00; closed Sunday and Monday
La Moulinette on Boulevard Victor Hugo in Lille is a café, bar and vegetarian canteen in the Moulins quarter, organic and entirely made in house.
Tip: It runs to 02:00 from Thursday to Saturday, which makes it the late vegetarian option.
Vegetarian€Vauban-EsquermesMon-Fri 09:00-18:00; closed Saturday and Sunday
Takk on Rue d'Esquermes in Lille is a coworking café and tea room with a small vegetarian kitchen, everything made in house on weekdays only.
Tip: Weekdays only. It doubles as a coworking room, so lunch is quieter after 13:30.
Bakery€€WazemmesTue-Sat 08:30-19:00; Sun 08:00-14:00; closed Monday
Og Boulangerie bakes inside the Halles de Wazemmes in Lille without gluten or dairy, organic throughout, with a fryer kept for gluten-free use only.
Tip: The dedicated fryer matters if you are coeliac. Ask for it rather than assuming.
Vegetarian€€Vieux-LilleTue-Sat 10:00-18:30, lunch service 11:30-14:00; closed Sunday and Monday
Hopen Source on Rue du Plat in Lille lists vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free options on request, in a daytime plant kitchen off the Vieux-Lille grid.
Tip: Gluten-free versions are made on request rather than listed, so say so when you order.
French bistro€€GambettaMon-Fri 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-23:30; Sat 11:30-00:00; closed Sunday
Le Beaulieu on Rue Solférino in Lille cooks bistronomic plates entirely halal, a rare combination in a city where the estaminet card runs on pork.
Tip: Saturday runs non-stop from 11:30 to midnight. Sunday is the only closed day.