De Rode Koe is a vegetarian restaurant in Vieux Lille, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Ravioles, House burgers
Must order: The ravioles, from the vegetarian half of the card.
Tip: Plates land around 15 euros. Saturday runs non-stop from 11:30, which is unusual in Vieux-Lille.
Address: 29 Rue des Trois-Mollettes, 59800 Lille
The Vieux-Lille branch of Le Broc sits on Place Louise de Bettignies, the same cheese-led card of fondue, raclette and tartiflette in a wood-lined room.
Signature: Fondue, Tartiflette
Order: Fondue, if there are at least two of you.
Tip: Both Lille branches keep the same hours and the same card, so pick on location alone.
Pickles on Rue Solférino in Lille is a small bistro and wine bar cooking a mostly vegetarian card that changes weekly, with everything made in house.
Signature: Weekly vegetable plates, Natural wine pairings
Order: Whatever vegetable plate leads the week's short card.
Tip: Menus run 25 to 35 euros and a la carte from 14. The natural wine list is the other reason to come.
Restaurant NŪ sits on Avenue Le Corbusier in Euralille with the widest rooftop view in Lille, a panoramic dining room and an indoor cocktail bar.
Signature: Set menus from €29, Signature cocktails
Order: A cocktail on the terrace before you sit down to eat.
Tip: The kitchen runs until late but the rooftop terrace is the point. Set menus start at 29 euros.
Le Lys occupies a historic cafe facing the Grand-Place in Lille, a brasserie of carbonade, moules-frites and waterzoï with regional beer to match.
Signature: Carbonade flamande, Waterzoï
Order: Waterzoï, the creamy Flemish stew you rarely see on Grand-Place cards.
Tip: Waffles and pancakes run all afternoon, which makes the terrace useful between services.
Le Broc on Place de Béthune in Lille builds its whole card on cheese, melted on toast, roasted, folded into sauces or scraped over potatoes as raclette.
Signature: Raclette, Tartiflette
Order: Raclette, scraped at the table.
Tip: Menus start at 16.90 euros and the kids' menu is 9.90. It runs seven days a week.
The Vieux-Lille branch of Le Broc sits on Place Louise de Bettignies, the same cheese-led card of fondue, raclette and tartiflette in a wood-lined room.
Signature: Fondue, Tartiflette
Order: Fondue, if there are at least two of you.
Tip: Both Lille branches keep the same hours and the same card, so pick on location alone.
Les Sales Mômes on Quai de l'Ouest in Lille keeps more than 800 board games beside a kitchen of burgers, boards and pastries, on the Deûle waterfront.
Signature: Burgers, Aperitif boards
Order: An aperitif board, ordered while you learn a new game.
Tip: Lunch service is 12:00 to 14:00 from Tuesday to Saturday, and sharing plates start again at 17:00.
