3 Best Restaurants in Lille, Champagne Country

A significant amount of Lille's culinary praise is reserved for this lovely little restaurant just south of the Place de la Republique. Expect fresh, local, and eco-friendly ingredients cooked to near perfection and given inventive twists. Focusing on quality over quantity, the weekly changing menu only includes four starters, four mains, and four desserts.

No trip to France is complete without eating at least one crêpe, and any visit to Lille should include a meal at this Old Town crêperie. Options range from savory cheese, bacon, and mushroom (with egg cracked on top) to the sweet options like chocolate drizzled with Grand Marnier or banana with rum and Chantilly cream. An added dollop of ice cream is optional and highly recommended. The space is beautiful, with vaulted brick ceilings downstairs and an airy, wood-accented, sun-drenched dining room upstairs.

Located in Vendeville, about 8 km (5 miles) south of Lille, Le Potager des Demoiselles used to merely sell organic fruits and vegetables before eventually deciding to devote its ecological passion to the restaurant business. The space is divided into two sections, with the lavender-colored lunch space on one side and green bistro on the other, both providing farm-fresh dishes. Côté Lunch offers quiches, soups, salads, and sandwiches, while Côté Bistro serves a more elaborate menu.