Le Network ★ 3.8
Le Network on Rue du Faisan is a big generalist club in central Lille, an immense room under a mezzanine playing pop, electro, reggaeton and rap.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Lille, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Dance Clubs in Lille
Le Baron ★ 4.0
Le Baron on Rue Pierre Mauroy is Lille's underground room, techno, house and electro from midnight until seven, three nights a week.
The Room ★ 3.7
The Room on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille runs hip-hop, RnB and rap three nights a week, the city's main address for that sound.
The BOX Club ★ 3.7
The BOX Club on Rue Saint-Etienne in Lille programmes house, tech-house and techno, and turns generalist on the busier weekend nights.
Live Music in Lille
Le Bistrot de St-So ★ 4.2
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 Wednesday to Saturday.
Tip: Programming gives priority to local artists and entry is free, so turn up rather than book.
Lokarria ★ 4.1
Lokarria on Rue des Postes in Lille is a Wazemmes cafe-concert of live sets, open mics and jam sessions, and one of the city's queer-friendly rooms.
Tip: Check the programme before you go. The room changes character completely on a gig night.
Rooftop Bars in Lille
Mesa ★ 4.1
Mesa sits on the ninth floor of the ShAke building in Lille, a 360 degree rooftop terrace about forty metres above the Bois-Blancs waterfront.
Tip: It is the highest rooftop in Lille. Book a terrace table on a clear evening or you will stand.
The View ★ 4.1
The View is the top-floor hotel bar on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille, looking over the Opera and the rooftops of the centre with a creative card.
Tip: The bar runs mixology workshops for guests. Book those separately from a table.
Speakeasies in Lille
Shelby Secret Bar ★ 4.3
Shelby Secret Bar on Rue Sainte-Anne in Lille is entered through a vintage telephone, a prohibition-styled room of built signature cocktails.
Tip: The signature cocktails, Le Finn and Le Lizzy among them, run at 14 euros and change with the seasons.
La Planque ★ 4.0
La Planque hides down a staircase off Rue des Trois Mollettes in Lille, a vintage cellar where cocktails and half-litre beers both cost 5 euros.
Tip: There is no sign worth looking for. Find the staircase, then keep going down.
Lgbtq in Lille
Le Privilège ★ 4.1
Le Privilège on Rue Royale is the best known LGBTQ+ bar and club in Vieux-Lille, with a dancefloor, drag shows and karaoke on Wednesday nights.
Lokarria ★ 4.1
Lokarria on Rue des Postes in Lille is an inclusive cultural bar in Wazemmes, running concerts, exhibitions, DJ sets and queer nights.
Tip: Check the programme before you go. The room changes character completely on a gig night.
Listening Bars
Late Night Dives in Lille
La Capsule ★ 4.4
La Capsule on Rue des Trois Mollettes in Lille sells no mainstream lager, running 28 taps of lambics, sours and small-brewery beer instead.
Tip: The operator counts more than 300 different beers across a year, so the taps change constantly.