Le Lys is a brasserie restaurant in Lille Centre, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Carbonade flamande, Waterzoï
Must 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.
Address: 1 Place du Général de Gaulle, 59000 Lille
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 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 into its welsh.
Signature: Welsh with smoked ham, Smoked brisket
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.
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.
Bacio Divino on Rue Saint-André in Lille cooks a dinner card of Italian classics six nights a week, and turns the room over to brunch every Sunday.
Signature: Lasagne, Antipasti
Order: Traditional lasagne, from the standing card.
Tip: Dinner runs Monday to Saturday. Sunday belongs entirely to the all-you-can-eat brunch.
Le Barbier qui Fume on Rue de la Monnaie in Lille smokes its own meat, onglet and Quebec-style brisket, and runs a weekday lunch formula at 18.50 euros.
Signature: Beef onglet with shallots, Quebec-style brisket
Order: Beef onglet with shallots, from the smoker.
Tip: Weekend service runs non-stop from 10:00, which is unusual for a smokehouse.
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 into its welsh.
Signature: Welsh with smoked ham, Smoked brisket
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.
