What to order at Restaurant Sébastopol

Must order
Seared Boulogne scallops, in season.
Editor tip
The card is deliberately short. If you want the tasting menu, say so when you book.
CuisineFrench
Price€€€
NeighborhoodVauban Esquermes
HoursMon-Sat 12:00-13:30 and 19:00-21:00; closed Sunday
Book ahead1 week
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Location

Address: 1 Place Sébastopol, 59000 Lille

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Krevette ★ 4.4

€€€ SeafoodLille CentreChef Laure de Kervenoaël

Krevette on Boulevard Jean-Baptiste Lebas in Lille is a seafood room under Florent Ladeyn's wing, cooking cuttlefish, scallops and sardines with natural wine.

OrderSeared cuttlefish from the evening plates.

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TipHot dishes stop earlier than the room does, so order the cooked plates before 21:45.

Aokamo ★ 4.4

€€€ Tasting €45 to €65JapaneseLille Centre

Aokamo is a neo-izakaya on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille, standing room at the bar downstairs and sit-down Japanese menus with a sake list upstairs.

OrderAgedashi dofu, silky fried tofu in hot broth.

Book1 week ahead

TipDownstairs runs tachinomi style, standing at the counter, with plates from about 10 euros in the evening.

Le Restaurant du Cerisier 1 ★ ★ 4.7

€€€€ Tasting €105Modern FrenchVieux LilleChef Guillaume Barengo

Le Restaurant du Cerisier holds a Michelin star on Avenue du Peuple Belge in Lille, where Guillaume Barengo runs one set menu from an open kitchen.

OrderWhatever the single set menu is running that week.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipThere is no a la carte here. The vegetarian version of the Amarelle menu runs at the same 105 euro price, so say so when you book.

Pureté 1 ★ ★ 4.7

€€€€ Tasting €90 to €110Modern FrenchVieux LilleChef Gérald Guille

Pureté is Gérald Guille's Michelin-starred room on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille, a narrow dining room built around tasting menus and an open pass.

OrderThe five-course menu, the shortest way into this kitchen.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipThe 55 euro weekday lunch is the cheapest seat in a starred Lille dining room, and it runs Wednesday to Friday only.

Ginko 1 ★ ★ 4.6

€€€€ Tasting €79 to €100Modern FrenchLille Centre

Ginko in Lille took a Michelin star for vegetable-forward cooking with a Japanese accent, run by two young chefs on Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire.

OrderFlanders pigeon with pak choi kimchi, when it is on the card.

Book3 weeks ahead

TipReservations are taken by phone only. The wine list leans on natural bottles from women winemakers.

La Table du Clarance ★ 4.2

€€€€ Tasting €89Modern FrenchVieux Lille

La Table du Clarance sits in an 18th-century Lille mansion off Rue de la Barre, serving seasonal set menus under panelled ceilings and on a garden terrace.

OrderThe Eclats du Soir dinner menu.

Book2 weeks ahead

TipThe kitchen changed hands and the room lost its Michelin star after the 2025 guide. It now runs a looser, cheaper card.

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