Le Barbier qui Fume (Place Rihour) is an american bbq restaurant in Lille Centre, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Welsh with smoked ham, Smoked brisket
Must order: The welsh, made with smoked ham and Galloway cheddar.
Tip: Non-stop service all day means it solves the 16:00 problem in central Lille.
Address: 22 Place Rihour, 59000 Lille
Bleu Canard is a long narrow canteen on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille, floral wallpaper and moleskine banquettes around Ryo Nakamura's market cooking.
Signature: Crispy pork breast, Sesame mille-feuille
Order: Crispy pork breast with white peach.
Tip: Children get adapted portions and something to draw on, which is rare in a room cooking at this level.
Brigand on Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire in Lille is blond wood and brick, a bistro of comfort cooking and natural wine run by a chef and sommelier pair.
Signature: Mussels in haddock cream, Red cabbage tatin
Order: Mussels in haddock cream, from the evening sharing plates.
Tip: Lunch is a weekly menu at 25 to 30 euros. Evenings switch to plates built for sharing.
Le Porthos on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille is a brick-walled estaminet cooking the regional card: carbonade, potjevleesch and welsh, served all day at weekends.
Signature: Carbonade flamande, Potjevleesch
Order: Carbonade flamande, with the house frites.
Tip: The kitchen runs 12:00 to 14:00 and 19:00 to 22:00 on weekdays, then straight through from 12:00 to 22:30 on Saturday and to 22:00 on Sunday.
Bouillant took over the old Café de la Paix on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille, seventies furniture and orange paint over a sharp, unnostalgic market card.
Signature: Boudin with marinated apples, Teriyaki pork terrine
Order: Boudin with marinated apples and almond granola.
Tip: Wine by the glass starts at 4 euros and a 50cl pitcher runs 13 euros, which is why the room stays full late.
Bleu Canard is a long narrow canteen on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille, floral wallpaper and moleskine banquettes around Ryo Nakamura's market cooking.
Signature: Crispy pork breast, Sesame mille-feuille
Order: Crispy pork breast with white peach.
Tip: Children get adapted portions and something to draw on, which is rare in a room cooking at this level.
Café Bellot on Rue Jeanne d'Arc in Lille is a neighbourhood bar and bistro in one, chalkboard plates at lunch and natural wine into the small hours.
Signature: Potato croquettes with smoked trout, Pork meatballs with cheddar
Order: Potato croquettes stuffed with smoked trout, in trout roe cream.
Tip: Lunch runs on reservation only. A Burgundy red starts around 7 euros a glass.
Beatriz brought contemporary Mexican cooking to Boulevard Jean-Baptiste Lebas in Lille, brick walls and zellige behind a counter of ceviche and tacos.
Signature: Dorade ceviche, Grilled mushroom taco
Order: The dorade ceviche, for its tiger's milk.
Tip: The lunch menu is 24 euros. The tequila list is longer than the wine list, so ask for a recommendation.
Brigand on Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire in Lille is blond wood and brick, a bistro of comfort cooking and natural wine run by a chef and sommelier pair.
Signature: Mussels in haddock cream, Red cabbage tatin
Order: Mussels in haddock cream, from the evening sharing plates.
Tip: Lunch is a weekly menu at 25 to 30 euros. Evenings switch to plates built for sharing.
