Le Bistrot de St-So is a live music venue in Saint Sauveur, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Programming gives priority to local artists and entry is free, so turn up rather than book.
Address: 17 Boulevard Jean-Baptiste Lebas, 59000 Lille
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
