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.
OrderBoudin with marinated apples and almond granola.
TipWine by the glass starts at 4 euros and a 50cl pitcher runs 13 euros, which is why the room stays full late.
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.
OrderWhatever vegetable plate leads the week's short card.
TipMenus run 25 to 35 euros and a la carte from 14. The natural wine list is the other reason to come.
La Ducasse has anchored the corner of Rue Solférino in Lille since 1979, an estaminet of welsh, carbonade flamande and andouillette casseroles.
OrderThe welsh, cheddar melted flat under the grill.
TipThe estaminet has kept the same regional card since 1979, cooked from fresh local produce.
Les Casseroles Lilloises hangs hundreds of pans from its ceiling on Rue Solférino in Lille, cooking bourguignon, duck parmentier and tête de veau.
OrderTête de veau with gribiche, if you want the bistro classic done straight.
TipThe kitchen runs non-stop from 11:45, which is rare in Lille.
Kiff-Kiff on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille is an Algerian-influenced canteen built on feuilles de brick, in vegan, vegetarian, beef and fish versions.
DrinkMint tea
TipAsk for the Kiffers, an Algerian cake rebuilt as a house snickers bar.
The Wazemmes branch of Aux Merveilleux de Fred on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille opens at 06:30, earlier than the Vieux-Lille shop, and sells the same range.
Worth the queueThe merveilleux
TipThis branch closes for a summer break from 27 July to 16 August 2026.
Tu Brilles on Rue Léon Gambetta in Lille runs brunch without a set formula, just large plates served five days a week between the centre and Wazemmes.
OrderAvocado toast, from the standing card.
TipThere is no fixed brunch menu here, so order plates rather than asking for the formula.
La Canopée on Rue Solférino in Lille runs an all-you-can-eat brunch at 30 euros every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 15:00, and a bar the rest of the week.
OrderScrambled eggs and bacon from the hot table.
TipBrunch runs 11:00 to 15:00 at weekends only. The rest of the week this is an evening bar.
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.
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