Bistro€Vauban-EsquermesTue-Thu 17:00-00:00; Fri 17:00-01:00; Sat 17:00-02:00; Sun 17:00-23:00Until 02:00 Saturday
La Pépite on Place Sébastopol in Lille is a bar canteen of five euro bowls, the cornflake-crusted fried chicken among them, open until 02:00 on Saturday.
Try: Bowls at €5, including cornflake-crusted fried chicken
Tip: The bowls change weekly and all cost five euros, which is the whole idea.
Brasserie€€Lille-CentreDaily from 10:00 until dawnUntil 04:30 on weeknights, 06:00 Friday and Saturday
La Chicorée on Place Rihour in Lille serves regional brasserie food until 04:30 on weeknights and 06:00 at weekends, across three full floors.
Try: Moules-frites and welsh
Tip: This is the only serious kitchen in Lille still cooking at 04:00. Expect a crowd from the clubs.
American BBQ€€Vieux-LilleMon-Fri 10:00-15:00 and 18:00-00:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-00:00Until 00:00
Le Barbier qui Fume on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille smokes its own meat and keeps the kitchen running until midnight, seven nights of the week.
Try: Beef onglet with shallots
Tip: The weekday lunch formula is 18.50 euros. Weekends run non-stop from 10:00.
American BBQ€€Lille-CentreDaily 10:00-00:00Until 00:00
The Place Rihour branch of Le Barbier qui Fume in Lille runs non-stop from 10:00 to midnight, and puts smoked ham and Galloway cheddar in its welsh.
Try: Welsh with smoked ham and Galloway cheddar
Tip: Non-stop service all day means you can eat here at 16:00 when nothing else is cooking.
Street food€Vieux-LilleMon-Wed 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-22:00; Thu-Fri 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-00:30; Sat 11:30-00:00; Sun 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-22:30Until 00:30 Thursday and Friday
La Broche on Rue de Gand in Lille keeps its spit turning to 00:30 on Thursday and Friday, chicken marinated a day and confited for three hours.
Try: Kebab from the spit
Tip: Saturday runs non-stop from 11:30 to midnight, which is the longest service on Rue de Gand.
French regional€€Vieux-LilleMon-Wed 12:00-15:30 and 17:00-23:00; Thu-Fri 12:00-15:30 and 17:00-01:00; Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-23:00Until 01:00 Thursday and Friday, 02:00 Saturday
Bierbuik's brewpub on Rue Royale in Lille runs to 01:00 on Thursday and Friday and to 02:00 on Saturday, and the kitchen stops at 23:30 then.
Try: Frites sauce maroilles
Tip: On those three nights the bar outlasts the kitchen, so order food before 23:30.