Guidebook for Lille
Drinks & Nightlife
Mother
29 Bd Jean-Baptiste LebasMagazine Club
84 Rue de TréviseThe best club in northern France
Food Scene
Clarins Spa & Lunch
96 Rue NationaleGreat spa + restaurant. Healthy and tasty food.
Clarance Hotel
32 Rue de la BarreThe perfect place for tea time
Stepping inside this café is a quite an experience since the place hasn't changed in the last 40 years. The owner is 95+ years old and still behind the bar.
Café de l'Etrier
40 Rue des BouchersStepping inside this café is a quite an experience since the place hasn't changed in the last 40 years. The owner is 95+ years old and still behind the bar.
EXKi Béthune
13 Pl. de BéthuneHealthy fast food at a fair price.
A tiny place with a great selection of english cakes and pastries.
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Elizabeth's
69-71 Rue BasseA tiny place with a great selection of english cakes and pastries.
Already a legendary place for tea time. Mouth watering pastries and cakes. 20.000 Facebook fans !
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L'impertinente
9 Bd PapinAlready a legendary place for tea time. Mouth watering pastries and cakes. 20.000 Facebook fans !
Pain de nos Ancêtres
26 Rue des BouchersVery average bread but best gingerbread in town... and cheap too !
Il Bastione
1 Bd VaubanBest place in town for pizza or pasta.
The original coffee shop in Lille. Best coffee in town but also great for lunch. Nice guys.
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Coffee Makers
151 Rue Pierre MauroyThe original coffee shop in Lille. Best coffee in town but also great for lunch. Nice guys.
Best place in town for crepes. Run by the same family for the last 50 years. Original decor from the 70s and quirky waiters.
Café Le Voltaire
12 Rue NationaleBest place in town for crepes. Run by the same family for the last 50 years. Original decor from the 70s and quirky waiters.
This covered market and the neighboring area is the best place for food. Wine, beer, cheese, meat, bread... you name it.
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Fournil bio
Place Nouvelle AventureThis covered market and the neighboring area is the best place for food. Wine, beer, cheese, meat, bread... you name it.
Best tea shop/house in town. A great selection of handmade Japanese tea pots and cups.
UNAMI Maison de Thé
8 Rue Saint-JacquesBest tea shop/house in town. A great selection of handmade Japanese tea pots and cups.
Italian restaurant. Cheaper than Il Bastione but almost as good. Great for a movie + restaurant night since there are 3 movie theaters on the same street.
IT Italian Trattoria
65-67 Rue de BéthuneItalian restaurant. Cheaper than Il Bastione but almost as good. Great for a movie + restaurant night since there are 3 movie theaters on the same street.
EXKi
70 Rue NationaleGreat for a healthy bite. Tip : coffee costs only 1.30€ before 11am.
This is the closest café/restaurant to the apartment. It is both good and cheap and the owners are nice.
Cosy Lunch
This is the closest café/restaurant to the apartment. It is both good and cheap and the owners are nice.
Best quality/price ratio in Lille + the owners are really nice people.
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Aux éphérites
17 Rue Nicolas LeblancBest quality/price ratio in Lille + the owners are really nice people.
Great lunch spot. Gastronomic meal for 25€. Only lunch since the place becomes a crowded bar at night.
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Le Triporteur
63 Bd Victor HugoGreat lunch spot. Gastronomic meal for 25€. Only lunch since the place becomes a crowded bar at night.
Shun Boy
17 Rue du Maréchal de Lattre de TassignyTiny Thaï restaurant
Parks & Nature
Citadelle de Lille
Avenue du 43e régiment d'infanterieLille's biggest park where joggers meet strollers.
Great place for picnics. Families meet students meet jugglers...
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Vauban Garden
Boulevard VaubanGreat place for picnics. Families meet students meet jugglers...
Shopping
Lifestyle shop with a nice selection of furniture and house accessories
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Memento Mori
122 Rue EsquermoiseLifestyle shop with a nice selection of furniture and house accessories
ATELIER KUMØ
7 Rue de l'Hôpital MilitaireNordic Design shop
Magasins Oxfam France
19 Rue de l'Hôpital MilitaireDirt cheap second hand bookstore + some CDs and vinyls.
Arts & Culture
The biggest museum in town with interesting temporary exhibitions.
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Palais des Beaux Arts
Place de la RépubliqueThe biggest museum in town with interesting temporary exhibitions.
Essentials
This organic supermarket is really close to the studio.
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Biocoop Saveurs et Saisons Lille
98 Rue SolférinoThis organic supermarket is really close to the studio.
MURIEL T. Spa
40 Rue Jacquemars GiéléeA nice independant Spa close to the studio.
A brand new organic supermarket which is somewhat cheaper than Biocoop.
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Carrefour
A brand new organic supermarket which is somewhat cheaper than Biocoop.